The Public Meetings Report for the week of August 19, 2025.

From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters.

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland Heights City Council heard from residents concerned about losing Lower Shaker Lake. Plus, there’s an update on the H.O.P.E. Campus residential facility for youth in crisis. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Stephanie Manning

• Janenell Smith

• Laurie Redmon

• Andrew Kenneson

Their work has been compiled this week by Doug Breehl Pitorak. 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.

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Community Advisory Committee, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Notes Aug. 1, 2025  
• Cleveland Heights City Council Notes Aug. 4, 2025
• Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services Advisory Board Notes Aug. 6, 2025 
• “Justice and Journalism: How the Marshall Project is Changing Media”, City Club of Cleveland Forum Notes Aug. 7, 2025  
• RTA embraces ‘journey mapping’ to improve rider experience By Cleveland Documenters 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Find fact sheets on Cleveland’s 15 redrawn wards here By Signal Cleveland Staff 
• CMSD students start school in one week. Here’s what parents and students need to know By Signal Cleveland Staff 
• Trump administration cancels $156 million in grants for low-income Ohioans to buy solar panels By Jake Zuckerman 

Recordings: 

• Cleveland Heights City Council Aug. 4, 2025
• “Justice and Journalism: How the Marshall Project is Changing Media”, City Club of Cleveland Forum Aug. 7, 2025