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With spring in full swing, the bees are buzzing. And last week, Documenters had no shortage of encounters with B’s -- the Browns, Burke, and ballots, that is. They covered those topics and more, including plans for an East Side lakefront trail. Plus, a Cleveland City Council committee paused a proposal for street resurfacing. Check out the highlights in this week’s episode. 

The Public Meetings Report podcast is produced by Signal Cleveland, Cleveland Documenters and WOVU 95.9 FM.

Hosted by Lawrence Caswell.

Signal Cleveland Meeting Briefs:

• A battle for Ohio ballot initiatives and the cost of Browns Stadium 
• Residents support Irishtown Bend, question spending tax money on stadiums: Cleveland public comments 
• Cleveland officials discuss plans for repaving streets, rehabbing parks 
• Cleveland City Council discusses unions for airport concession workers

Reporting: 

• Cleveland Proposes 12 Weeks Paid Family Leave for City Workers (Signal Cleveland, May 2023) 
• Ohio Republicans approve August election that could thwart abortion-rights push in state (CNN, May 2023) 
• Proposed Ohio abortion-rights constitutional amendment clears another hurdle, signature-gathering can begin (Cleveland.com, March 2023) 
• The public cost of Cleveland Browns stadium: hundreds of millions and counting (Signal Cleveland, May 2023) 

Legislation:

• Ordinance on road resurfacing ARPA money 
• Ordinance on lakefront trail construction 

Recordings: 

• Full Cleveland City Council Meeting, May 15, 2023 
• Full Municipal Services and Properties and Finance Committee Meeting, May 15th, 2023 
• Full Transportation and Mobility Committee Meeting, May 17, 2023 

Other resources: 

• How to follow legislation through Cleveland City Council (Guide)
• Econsult Solutions