📝🏛️Documenters returned to covering local government meetings last week, and they kicked off the year by notching a major milestone: 1,000 local government meetings covered in just over three years! On the way to that community feat, Documenters detailed plans for Clevelanders to weigh in on tree maintenance and parking concerns at a planned development in University Circle. Check out the highlights in this week’s episode.👂🏿🎧📻👇🏿

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The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

  • Joanna Tomassoni
  • Dan McLaughlin
  • Elan Eichler
  • Chau Tang
  • Tucker Handley
  • Marvetta Rutherford
  • Barbara Phipps
  • Ayanna Rose Banks

Their work has been compiled this week by Anastazia Vanisko and Dakotah Kennedy. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. 

Show Notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:

Documenters coverage: 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

Legislation:

  • Ordinance establishing the Shore-to-Core-to-Shore TIF District 

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.

Signal background

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.