🦃The holiday season is upon us! While many of us are getting ready to fill up on turkey, mashed potatoes, and some Midwestern jello “salad,” city officials have been filling up their legislative plates. During last week’s round of meetings, Documenters covered proposed changes to public comment, and plans to jumpstart investment in Cleveland’s southeast side. 🍗📻👇🏿

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The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

  • Alicia Moreland
  • Tucker Handley
  • Christina Easter
  • Marcy Clark
  • Michaylah Burch
  • Prerna Agarwal
  • Marvetta Rutherford

Their work has been compiled this week by Anastasia Vanisko and Dakotah Kennedy. 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, Caucus meeting Live-Tweet Thread – November 13, 2023 
  • Cleveland City Council Notes and Live-Tweet Thread – November 13, 2023 
  • Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals Notes and Live-Tweet Thread – November 13, 2023 
  • Cleveland Board of Control Notes and Live-Tweet Thread – November 15, 2023 

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.