The Public Meetings Report for the week of Sept. 29, 2025.

From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters.

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cuyahoga Community College’s Access Learning and Success Committee swears in a new board member and hears of new directions for the college, including offering a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing. Learn more in this week’s episode. 

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Jamie Harman

• Mikayla Coleman

Their work has been compiled this week by The Mighty 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.SHOW NOTES:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Access Learning and Success Committee, Cuyahoga Community College Board of Trustees Notes, September 2, 2025

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• How Ohio State’s new free tuition program could impact other public colleges By Amy Morona
• Cleveland expands mental health crisis response teams By Cleveland Documenters 

Recordings: 

• Access Learning and Success Committee, Cuyahoga Community College, September 2, 2025

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Sept. 22, 2025

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cuyahoga County Council receives legislation related to the CROWN Act. Plus, county council passes legislation banning conversion therapy for minors. Learn more in this week’s episode. 

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Tommy Oddo

• Janenell Smith 

• Julia Brookover

• Regina Samuels

  
  

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.

SHOW NOTES:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities Notes, August 28, 2025
• Ward 14 Community meeting, Cleveland City Council Notes, September 4, 2025
• Ward 5 Community meeting, Cleveland City Council Notes, September 4, 2025
• Cuyahoga County Council Notes, September 9, 2025

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Cold winter and spring chill Metroparks revenues By Cleveland Documenters 
• Recordings: 
• Cuyahoga County Council, September 9, 2025

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Sept. 8, 2025.
In this week’s Public Meetings Report, MetroHealth reports increases in self-pay and rebranding of office closures. Plus, how the Metroparks are using AI in their daily operations. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Lena Anglin

• Mikayla Coleman 

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. 

Show Notes:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Board of Park Commissioners, Cleveland Metroparks Notes, August 21, 2025
• Board of Trustees, MetroHealth Notes, August 27, 2025 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Cold winter and spring chill Metroparks revenues By Cleveland Documenters 
• On the go-rilla: Cleveland Zoo gives update on new home for primates By Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters 
• Metroparks tracks visitors’ cell phone data; Mayor Justin Bibb TV and City Hall travel budgets By Nick Castele and Mark Naymik 

• Recordings: 
  Board of Trustees, MetroHealth August 27, 2025
  

The Public Meetings Report for the week of September 1, 2025.

From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters.

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, we’ll take our regular look back at some of the more notable public comments residents have made at local government meetings in the past few months.

The Public Meetings Report is produced by Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters, in partnership with WOVU 95.9FM. SHOW NOTES:

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 

Full public comment recordings: 

• Essie Williams, Cuyahoga County Council, March 25, 2025
• Wally Grossman, Cleveland City Planning Commission, April 4, 2025
• LaShorn Caldwell, Cleveland City Council, June 2, 2025
• Jessica Beam, Administrator, Cleveland Landmarks Commission, July 10, 2025

The Public Meetings Report for the week of August 24, 2025.

From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters.

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland City Council’s Committee of the Whole approves an increase in cost for housing incarcerated persons at the Cuyahoga County Jail. Plus, updates on construction at MetroHealth. Learn more in this week’s episode. 

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Cassie Park

• Ronaldo Rodriguez, Jr. 

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. 

SHOW NOTES:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Facilities and Planning Committee, Metrohealth Notes, August 13, 2025 
• Committee of the Whole [Afternoon Session], Cleveland City Council Notes, August 13, 2025
• $168M MetroHealth outpatient center set for April 2026 opening By Cleveland Documenters 

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• City of Cleveland can’t meet its climate goals without clean steel transition from Cleveland-Cliffs, report finds By Celia Hack 
• What are carbon emissions, and why does Cleveland have a plan to reduce them? By Frank Lewis 

Recordings: 

• Facilities and Planning Committee, Metrohealth August 13, 2025 
• Committee of the Whole [Afternoon Session] Cleveland City Council, August 13, 2025

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  

The Public Meetings Report for the week of August 12, 2025

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland's Commission on Black Women and Girls discusses the effect of federal layoffs on black women in the workforce. Plus, Euclid City Council votes down redevelopment of office space into apartments. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: 

• Ayanna Rose Banks
• Antoinette Williams
• Tina Scott

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.SHOW NOTES:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Cleveland commission prioritizes school safety plans for girls By Cleveland Documenters 
• Condemned Ohio City home may get new lease on life By Cleveland Documenters
• Euclid City Council Notes July 21, 2025 
• Commission on Black Women and Girls, City of Cleveland Notes July 23, 2025
• Board of Zoning Appeals Notes July 28, 2025

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Shaker Boulevard landlord challenges Cleveland Housing Court’s power over corporate property owners By Nick Castele 
• ‘Clevelanders are not apathetic’: New coalition launches participatory democracy effort to drive local policy change By Frank Lewis 
• ‘God, we make it so difficult’: The struggle to fix lead hazards in Glenville homes and what it means for Cleveland’s efforts to prevent kids from being poisoned By Celia Hack 

Recordings: 

• Euclid City Council, July 21, 2025 
• Board of Zoning Appeals, July 28, 2025 

The Public Meetings Report for the week of August 4, 2025.

In this week’s Public Meetings Report, public commenters express their frustrations with Ohio and Cuyahoga County services for the developmentally disabled.

The Documenter whose work contributed to this episode is Marcy Clark.

Her 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:

• Cuyahoga County Council Notes, July 22, 2025

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Six years later, has the Say Yes Cleveland scholarship program lived up to its promise? By Amy Morona 
• Program that helps people with memory loss looking for more African American families to participate By Celia Hack 

• Recordings: 
  Cuyahoga County Council, July 22, 2025

The Public Meetings Report for the week of July 27, 2025In this week’s Public Meetings Report, the Cleveland Metroparks considers a partnership with the Ohio Lottery Commission in an effort to diversify revenue streams. Plus, Garfield Heights City Council tells the state to pay up on marijuana tax earnings. Learn more in this week’s episode.

The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:

• Annie Maglicic 
• Stesia Swain
• Alicia Moreland. 

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.

Show Notes:

Signal Cleveland Documenters coverage:

• Cold winter and spring chill Metroparks revenues Board of Park Commissioners, Cleveland Metroparks, July 17, 2025
• Garfield Heights City Council tells the state to pay up on marijuana tax earnings Garfield Heights City Council, July 14, 2025
• Garfield Heights City Council Notes, July 14, 2025
• Board of Park Commissioners, Cleveland Metroparks Notes, July 17, 2025
• Cuyahoga County Veterans Services Commission Notes, July 23, 2025

Signal Cleveland reporting: 

• Cleveland was promised marijuana tax money. Where is it? By Andrew Tobias 
• MetroHealth lays off 125 employees, facing rising cost of charity care By Nick Castele 
• Is this union headed for a strike or a new contract? A local program helps high school students role-play collective bargaining By Olivera Perkins  
• Ohio’s new budget cuts funding for lead safe projects. Here’s what it means for Cleveland By Celia Hack 

Recordings: 

• Garfield Heights City Council, July 14, 2025

Listen in as Signal Cleveland Reporter Gennifer Harding-Gosnell takes a tour of the Interpretive Center and learns some fascinating details about the Underground Railroad, Toni Morrison and the family of poet Langston Hughes.