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Public Meetings Report for the week of August 21, 2024

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland Documenters listened in as the City Planning Commission denied approval for a new gas station off Madison Avenue on the city’s West side, and the Cleveland Metroparks’ Board of Park Commissioners approved a new land purchase in Parma that Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman calls “the most strategic land acquisition we’ve done.” Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

• Mildred Seward

• Nick Ventura 

• Ashley Lubecky 

• Ayanna Rose Banks

• Nani Faye Palmer 

Their work has been compiled this week by Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, 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: 

• RTA’s MicroTransit program in Solon stalls, Aerozone service continues Board of Trustees committees, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, August 13, 2024. 
• Cleveland Metroparks moves forward with West Creek Reservation expansion Board of Park Commissioners, Cleveland Metroparks, August 15, 2024. 

Documenters coverage: 

• Board of Trustees committees, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Notes and Live-Tweets, August 13, 2024. 
• Board of Park Commissioners, Cleveland Metroparks Notes, August 15, 2024. 
• City Planning Commission Notes and Live-Tweets, August 16, 2024. 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• ‘Biased and deceptive’ or ‘fair and factual’? Issue 1 ballot language dispute is headed to court By Frank Lewis 
• ‘If they wanted to fix it, they could’: State lawmakers could help residents struggling with rising property taxes – but likely won’t By Dakotah Kennedy 
• On the go-rilla: Cleveland Zoo gives update on new home for primates By Dakotah Kennedy 

Recordings: 

• Board of Trustees committees, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, August 13, 2024. 
• Board of Park Commissioners, Cleveland Metroparks, (audio) August 15, 2024. 
• City Planning Commission, August 16, 2024. 

Other resources:

• Cleveland Metroparks West Creek Reservation 
• The Albert M. Higley Co. 
• RTA’s MicroTransit program 
• RTA’s MicroTransit Program meeting presentation
• What is Cleveland’s Aerozone?