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Board of Zoning Appeals again postpones vote on Lincoln Park Flats
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, January 2021) When Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) committee member Tim Donovan suggested postponing a vote on the Lincoln Park Flats project in Tremont to allow developers 60 days to conduct a parking study in the middle of the winter, in the middle of the worst pandemic in 100 years,…
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Cleveland City Council issues statement about group attacking Cleveland Public Power
(Plain Press, January 2021) On Christmas Eve 2020, Cleveland City Council released the following statement about Consumers Against Deceptive Fees, a group that did a number of mailings to Cleveland residents this past year: Recent tax filings from the dark money group Partners for Progress clearly establish that dark money interests that funded the HB 6…
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COVID-19 is real, please wear a mask to save lives
To the editor: (Plain Press, January 2021) People have to realize that COVID-19 not only is real, but that it is just a passing “thing”, like influenza or the polio epidemics were in the past. If people continue congregating in public places (read “bars, parties, football stadia) as they are, just by being there; they are…
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Black Lives Matter in Cuyahoga County speaks out about lead-poisoning of children in Cleveland
To the editor: (Plain Press, January 2021) In March of 2021, a law will go into effect requiring landlords who own rental properties in the city of Cleveland to certify that those properties are lead safe. The law is necessary because some landlords and realtor associations are willing to allow families to rent lead toxic properties…
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Cleveland City Council removes the city’s requirement to hire off-duty police officers at neighborhood block parties
Cleveland City Council removes the city’s requirement to hire off-duty police officers at neighborhood block parties by Lee Chilcote, The Land (Plain Press, December 2020) Spurred by a grassroots, citizen-led petition that garnered more than 1,000 signatures, Cleveland City Council passed legislation at its November 18th meeting to remove the requirement for hired police at block parties. The…
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Transformation Alliance’s Communications and Engagement Committee discusses how best to reach out to families with information about school choices in the city of Cleveland
Transformation Alliance’s Communications and Engagement Committee discusses how best to reach out to families with information about school choices in the city of Cleveland (Plain Press, December 2020) At its November 17th meeting, the Communications and Engagement Committee of the Cleveland Transformation Alliance, which is charged with marketing responsibilities for the Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools, discussed…
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Neighborhood groups receive grants for a variety of projects
Neighborhood groups receive grants for a variety of projects (Plain Press, December 2020) Neighborhood Connections and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture joined together to fund several projects in Cleveland neighborhoods and city-wide. Below are projects funded in the Plain Press service area: The Glengar Community Association in the Bellaire Puritas neighborhood received $761 to host a Power of Pollinators workshop,…
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