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  • Mayor balanced budget with money promised to Cleveland school children WITH CURRENT SURPLUS MONEY SHOULD BE RETURNED

    To the editor: One of the incentives used to pass the 1995 parking tax was that the Cleveland schools would receive $2 million for extracurricular activities for the children for as long as the parking tax was in effect. Sometime around 2009, Mayor Frank Jackson decided to divert $1 million of the children’s money to…

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  • Civic Commons Community Conversation offers citizens insight into City and County budgets

    PHOTOS BY CHUCK HOVEN  (Top Photo) Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Civic Commons at the Bier Markt, 1948 W. 25th Street, Conversation about Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Budgets: (L-R) Cleveland Tenants Organization Executive Director Angela Shuckahosee, Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley, and Civic Commons Ideastream’s Andrew Samtoy. (Bottom Photo) Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Civic Commons at…

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  • Despite competitive City Council race only 14.1% of registered voters go to polls in Ward 14

    Despite competitive race only 14.1% of registered voters go to polls in Ward 14 (Plain Press, January 2014) Brian Cummins squeaked out a victory over Brian Kazy by 19 votes in the Ward 14 City Council race, the City of Cleveland’s most competitive City Council race this year. Cummins managed to get 953 votes to…

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  • Remember to Vote: General Election, Tuesday November 5, 2013

    (Plain Press, November 2013) The November 5th General Election Ballot includes races for Cleveland Municipal Court, the Cleveland Mayor’s race and Cleveland City Council races. Voters will also be asked to weigh in on levies for Health and Human Services, the Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland Metroparks and the Port Authority. There will also be…

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  • Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 11 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Mike Masterson

    1.   Please introduce yourself to the Plain Press audience and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative from Ward 11. (Please limit answer to 200 words or less) 1) My name is Michael Masterson and I’d…

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  • Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Anthony Brancatelli

    Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Anthony Brancatelli 1.   Please introduce yourself to the Plain Press audience and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative from Ward…

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  • Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Roz McAllister

    Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Roz McAllister 1.   Please introduce yourself to the Plain Press audience and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative from Ward 12.…

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  • Ward 14 Candidate Forums – link

    Residents organize candidate forums in Ward 14 (Plain Press, September 2013) Ward 14 resident Gloria Ferris could not find any evidence there were any candidate forums planned in new Ward 14 prior to the primary election on September 10th – so she began to organize. Ferris called upon other block club leaders and they planned…

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  • Cleveland City Council Ward 3 Candidate Survey

    Plain Press Candidate Survey Cleveland City Council – Ward 3 –Primary Election, September 10, 2013 Please introduce yourself to Plain Press readers and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative from Ward 3.  (Please limit…

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  • Plain Press – Cleveland City Council Ward 14 Primary Candidate Survey

    Plain Press, September 2013 Plain Press Cleveland City Council Ward 14 Candidate Survey –Primary Election – September 10, 2013   Please introduce yourself to Plain Press readers and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative…

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