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Opportunity Zone increases interest of developers and realtors in neighborhood
Opportunity Zone increases interest of developers and realtors in neighborhood by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2019) What wasn’t emphasized at the Ohio City Community Conversations Community Building Meeting or the Ward 14 Planning 101 meeting covered elsewhere in this issue of the Plain Press is that a good deal of the increased interest…
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Customers voice concerns about how Cleveland Public Power treats them
Customers voice concerns about how Cleveland Public Power treats them (Plain Press, November 2019) Cleveland Public Power (CPP) customers brought concerns about the services and practices of the power company to a public hearing held on October 17th. The hearing was hosted by the End Poverty Now Coalition and held at St. Paul’s Community…
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Residents and stakeholders offer feedback on plans for Lincoln Heights neighborhood
Residents and stakeholders offer feedback on plans for Lincoln Heights neighborhood by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, November 2019) David Jurca arrived twenty minutes late to the Reaching Lincoln Heights community meeting, shuffled into the conference room at the Cleveland Public Library South Branch on October 15th, and set up his computer. The darkly dressed…
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South Brooklyn Branch Cleveland Public Library Community Meeting addresses neighborhood safety
South Brooklyn Branch Cleveland Public Library Community Meeting addresses neighborhood safety by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, November 2019) On July 23rd, 19-year-old Brandon Cutnoe was fatally shot by Paul Sender inside the bathroom of the South Brooklyn Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. Mr. Sender was arrested and faces aggravated murder charges, which could…
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UPDATE Lincoln Heights Land Use Planning discussion continues
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, October 2019) In the basement of St. Augustine’s Walsh Hall on September 9th, under a flickering fluorescent light and hum of air conditioning, there was talk about tearing out the old rug and refinishing the wood floors. The Lincoln Heights Block Club was about to get under way with their…
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Residents and stakeholders weigh in on Lincoln Heights Land Use Study
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, October 2019) Residents and stakeholders of the Lincoln Heights Block Club (LHBC) met with staff members of both the City Planning Commission and Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC), as well as members of the Seventh Hill design team to discuss a planned land use study for their neighborhood. The August…
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Residents with stories about Cleveland Public Power shutoffs or bills urged to attend public meeting on October 10th
by Jacie Jones (Plain Press, October 2019) Have you experienced electricity shutoffs or had trouble paying your bills with Cleveland Public Power (CPP)? Many Clevelanders are reporting electric shutoffs without receiving adequate notice, without being offered a reasonable payment plan, or have had their electric shut off despite a medical necessity. End Poverty NOW Cleveland,…
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Grandson of immigrant calls for acceptance of today’s immigrants
Grandson of immigrant calls for acceptance of today’s immigrants To the editor: (Plain Press, September 2019) My grandfather Albert Joseph Bialek came to the United States from Poland {Galicia} in 1910. Per the Ellis Island website, he boarded the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in Bremen, Germany {formerly Prussia}. He had just completed his service…
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Federal grant awarded to help shore up Cuyahoga River at Irishtown Bend
Federal grant awarded to help shore up Cuyahoga River at Irishtown Bend (Plain Press, September 2019) On July 25th, United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced the award of a $9.02 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) to rehabilitate aged and failing riverbank infrastructure…
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