Fall is officially here, which means we can sip on a pumpkin spice latte with no shame even if it’s nearly 80 degrees. And nothing goes better with pumpkin spice than some Documenters coverage, of course!

Last week, Documenters captured higher parking rates, public comments urging City Council to ban the sale of flavored tobacco, and County approval for $40,000 to community groups. Check out the highlights in this week’s episode. 👇🏿

Listen to this week’s Public Meetings Report here:

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

  • Carolyn Cooper
  • Christina Easter
  • Tina Scott
  • Marvetta Rutherford
  • Hannah Morgan
  • Stésià Swain
  • Tucker Handley

Their work has been compiled this week by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Anastasia Vanisko. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. 

The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.

Show notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:

Documenters coverage: 

  • Cleveland City Council Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Notes and Live-Tweet Thread- September 18, 2023 
  • Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals Notes and Live-Tweet Thread – September 18, 2023 
  • Cleveland City Council Notes and Live-Tweet Thread – September 18, 2023 
  • Cuyahoga County Council Community Development Committee Notes – September 18, 2023 

Related Signal Cleveland reporting: 

Legislation: 

Recordings: 

Other resources: 


The Public Meetings Report is a weekly audio rundown of what happened in local government meetings here in Greater Cleveland – in five minutes or less! The show is based on the work of Cleveland Documenters – residents like you who are trained and paid to document these meetings for the public. Produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM “Our Voices United,” a Burten, Bell, Carr community radio station.


Audio Producer (she/her)
I create audio stories meant to engage and inform people in a way that pushes beyond media stereotypes. I aim to build trust between local media and the community, striving to teach people “how” to think about life in Cleveland, not “what” to think.

Documenters Program Director (he/they)
I steward the Documenters community. That includes holding and maintaining space to raise up Documenters work and questions. It also includes creating easy on-ramps to civic life and deeper civic participation via the exchange of civic information, knowledge and skills.

Cleveland Documenters pays and trains people to cover public meetings where government officials discuss important issues and decide how to spend taxpayer money.