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Residents protest City Council’s new ward maps
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, December 30, 2024; Fix the Map Citizen Rally at Shaker Square: Theodore Wadell and Diab Dar-issa protest the proposed new City Council Ward maps that would radically change the ward boundaries in their Ward 15 and Ward 11 neighborhoods. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, December 30, 2024; Fix the Map…
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City Council set to vote on proposed 15-ward map
WARD MAP COURTESY OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL Cleveland City Council posted this map on its website that includes lines for the current City Council Wards as well as multicolored images of the proposed new City Council Wards. Due to a drop in population, Cleveland City Council must reduce the number of Council Wards from seventeen…
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City Council must speed up ward redistricting to meet new deadline
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2024) A November 22nd article in The Plain Dealer by Kaitlin Durbin and Courtney Astolfi titled “Surprise state election has council in a holiday rush”, says that City Council will have to reduce the number of Council Wards to 15 and draw new ward boundaries by January 6th.…
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Ward 15 City Council member Spencer will not seek re-election in 2025
PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL Ward 15 Councilwoman Jenny Spencer has decided not to run for reelection in 2025. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press December 2024) Cleveland City Council Member Jenny Spencer, who represents Ward 15, which includes Edgewater, Cudell, Detroit Shoreway, and parts of the Ohio City and Stockyard neighborhoods, is not…
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Neighborhood Family practice receives Council support for new facility
(Plain Press November 2024) Cleveland City Council announced at its October 14th meeting the awarding of a $500,000 federal Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) loan to Neighborhood Family Practice to help finance a new facility at W. 130th & Lorain Avenue. According to a statement from Cleveland City Council, the legislation, sponsored by…
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Cleveland City Council approves creation of the Cleveland Housing Investment Fund
(Plain Press November 2024) At its September 30th meeting, Cleveland City Council passed legislation to create a $100 million Cleveland Housing Investment Fund. The 16 members in attendance voted unanimously to approve the fund proposed by Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration. A statement from Cleveland City Council about the legislation says that the fund…
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Neighborhood residents protest proposed gas station
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Friday, September 6,2024; Residents protest proposed gas station at former CVS site at 10022 Madison Avenue: Christine Ferges’ sign says, “People over cars”. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Friday, September 6,2024; Residents protest proposed gas station at former CVS site at 10022 Madison Avenue: (L-R) Nikki Hudson (Rear), Gloria Still, and Sunny…
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Cleveland’s new online 311 service grants easier access to City services, information
(Plain Press October 2024) On September 4th, 2024, the City of Cleveland announced its new 311 online service. The new website allows residents to submit requests related to public works, sanitation, street maintenance, City parks, and more via online forms. 311 is a centralized, non-emergency hotline and website that provides residents with easy access…
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City Council increases amount allowed for campaign donations: LEGISLATION SPURS RESPONSE FROM A BETTER CLEVELAND FOR ALL
(Plain Press July 2024) At its June 3, 2024 meeting, Cleveland City Council passed campaign finance legislation (Ordinance No. 615-2024) that increased the amount of donations an individual can make to a City Council candidate from $1,500 per calendar year to $3,000 in a calendar year. The legislation also increased the amount of money…
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Local politicians fund wants of the wealthy over needs of the poor
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press June 2024) Cleveland bears the distinction of having the highest child poverty rate among big cities in the United States. Yet rather than addressing this critical issue, Cleveland politicians continue to prioritize the wants of the wealthy and powerful over the needs of its poorest citizens – Cleveland’s children…
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