Public Meetings Report for the week of March 25, 2024

As Clevelanders prepare for an onslaught of eclipse watchers, Documenters were steadily watching local government meetings. Among the things they caught:  Cleveland City Council approving the 2024 General Fund Budget,  Cleveland Metropolitan School District contemplates moving to a single calendar, and Samaria Rice and other Cudell residents voice support for preserving Cudell Park amid the construction of Marion Seltzer Elementary School. Get the details in less than five minutes in this week’s show. 🎧📻👇🏿

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The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

  • Alfreda Williams
  • Ayanna Rose Banks
  • Barbara Phipps
  • Regina Samuels

Their work has been compiled this week by Signal Cleveland’s Dakotah Kennedy. The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell.

Show Notes:

Signal Cleveland meeting briefs:

Documenters coverage: 

  • Cleveland City Council, Notes and Live-Tweets, March 18, 2024  
  • Board of Education, Cleveland Metropolitan School District Notes and Live-Tweets, March 19, 2024 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

Recordings: 

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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.

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