Documenters are hard at work covering all the information being packed into Cleveland City Council’s final meetings before their summer recess. Last week, Documenters captured debates about the effectiveness of funding home-repair loans, and plans for development on the city’s Southeast Side. That and more in this week's episode.

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In this audio recording of her article titled, “Tri-C celebrates new president Michael Baston and fundraising campaign with six-figure party,” Signal Cleveland’s Higher Education reporter Amy Morona breaks down the “Baston Bash” at Cleveland Browns Stadium where Tri-C’s foundation spent $127,629.

With spring in full swing, the bees are buzzing. And last week, Documenters had no shortage of encounters with B’s -- the Browns, Burke, and ballots, that is. They covered those topics and more, including plans for an East Side lakefront trail. Plus, a Cleveland City Council committee paused a proposal for street resurfacing. Check out the highlights in this week’s episode. 

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As the weather heated up, so did the discussions Documenters covered in last week’s public meetings. Cleveland City Council talked about new rules for Community Benefits Agreements. They also spent almost half of a five-hour Safety Committee meeting debating how much control they should have over the proposed Neighborhood Safety Fund. Catch the details in this episode!

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Documenters captured lots of action in public meetings last week. Residents advocated for veterans housing. Cleveland City Council debated a proposal to create a $10 million neighborhood safety fund and decided to cut civic participation from the list of things the city would spend federal stimulus money on. That and more in the week’s episode!

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Last week, Documenters gathered details about a medical-debt forgiveness initiative. They also heard public comments about child abuse prevention and about the ongoing West Side Market repairs saga. Plus, almost 18 months after residents voted for stronger civilian oversight of police, Cleveland City Council received an update on the progress.

Get the details in this week’s episode of the Public Meetings Report from Signal Cleveland. 

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Gambling was legalized in Ohio in 2009, and the first casino in Cleveland opened in 2012. Since then, the city of Cleveland has received around $10 million every year from the money Cleveland casinos make on gambling losses. Most of it is spent on general city services, but each of Cleveland’s 17 City Council members also get a portion of the money to spend on projects in their wards. Last year, each council member had about $116,000 to spend, plus any money they had saved from previous years. Cleveland Documenters interviewed more than 30 Cleveland residents across 13 wards to find out what they knew about Council’s casino revenue funds, what they wanted to know, and how they might spend that money in their wards. Listen to hear what they had to say. 

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Cleveland Documenters covered another slate of info-packed public meetings last week. The highlights include details on City Council’s support for abortion rights, a citywide land survey, fuss over consultants and federal funds, programming for youth who are incarcerated, and more.

Get the details in this week’s episode of the Public Meetings Report.

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Last week Cleveland Documenters (residents like you who are trained and paid to document local government meetings for the public) chased away the Sunday scaries with a Monday full of public meetings. Council members learned about county efforts to address fentanyl overdoses, a public commenter advocated for more protections for renters, and GCRTA shared plans to update its rail fleet.

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Signal Cleveland K-12 Education Reporter Paul Rochford speaks with civic leaders as they review student strategies to reduce gun violence in their communities. 

Hear from the students, who are self-described "Certified Nerds Against Gun Violence," directly in this podcast. 

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