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Public Meetings Report for the week of August 27, 2024

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland Documenters listened in as the Landmarks Commission debated the use of its new Solar Panel Policy in the city’s Historic Districts, and public commenters express their concerns to CMSD about new proposed state legislation to require school districts to make release time for religion. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

• Ashley Lubecky 

• Stacie Simon 

• Tucker Handley

• Dan McLaughlin 

The Public Meetings Report is produced by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell. 

The Public Meetings Report is a production of 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: 

• CMSD will reimburse some families $600 to transport kids who don’t attend district schools Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education Business meeting, August 20, 2024. 

Documenters coverage: 

• Juvenile Court Advisory Subcommittee, Cuyahoga County Council notes, August 19, 2024. 
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education Business Meeting notes and live-tweets, August 20, 2024

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• ‘It’s a family to me’: Cleveland’s young immigrants build community through sports (photos) by Michael Indrolio
• Questions about voting? We have answers for you by Helen Maynard
• Cleveland schools ‘will overcome’ looming budget hole, says CMSD CEO Warren Morgan by Nick Castele 

Recordings: 

• Juvenile Court Advisory Subcommittee, Cuyahoga County Council, August 19, 2024. 
• Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education Business Meeting, August 20, 2024. 
• Cleveland Landmarks Commission, August 22, 2024. 

Other resources:

• Lifewise Academy