Archive for April, 2006

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

Thursday, April 13th the historic Broadway Mills/Strong Cobb/Gillota building and its supporters go before the Cleveland Landmark Commission to plead its case for Historical Landmark status.  This building at the end of the Central Viaduct in the vicinity of the Western Reserve Historical Society Fire Museum stands in the way of the construction of the northern span […]

First Eminent Domain Public Hearing Today

Monday, April 10th, 2006

The state’s eminent domain task force has filed its preliminary report on the rules and regulations for eminent domain in Ohio.  For some reason, the task force could not come to an agreement on what constitutes “blight”.  Strangely enough, this definition is necessary when deciding if a public entity ( a city) can take control […]

Safety: The Number One Priority of the RESIDENTS of the City

Monday, April 10th, 2006

Protest on the steps of CityHall!!

Monday April 10, 2006

6:00 p.m.

601 Lakeside

Tell Mayor Jackson and City Council to keep Hook and Ladder #42

Gathering on the steps of City Hall will begin at 6:00 p.m. prior to the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Petitions to save Hook and Ladder #42 will be presented

to Mayor Jackson and City […]

Ohio’s own “Scary Movie”

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

I just read Chas Rich’s take on the preliminary eminent domain task force report and it is scary folks.  Chas runs down a list of the people on this task force and again as is so often the case with scoping committees, task forces, and summits there is a decided lack of just “plain” folks.  […]

Ladder 42–Subject discussed at Public Safety Committee Meeting

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

Last Thursday, I attended a meeting of the Public Safety Committee.  We had a good showing of people attending from the area given the time of the committee meeting. I am going to give a short list of attendees and if I have forgotten someone it is not intentional, but I want everyone to know […]

Two Sucides for every homicide in the U.S.

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Each week on brewed fresh daily, George posts a link to the latest entries from Postsecret.  You can reach the link through BFD.   A few weeks ago, when I scrolled down past the postcard entries,  the abpve message caught my attention.  My first thought was Can this be true? My second thought was I should verify this statement […]

Fulton Road Bridge Project Update

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

There are a few things happening on this front and I thought it was time to bring everyone up-to-date on what I know.

!.  Councilman Cummins had a meeting with the County Engineer’s office and has a drawing of the final plans for the bridge.  I am sure that it is on display in his Ward […]

Monday–Last day to register to vote for May Primary

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Monday, April 3rd, 2006 is the last day to register to vote for the May 2nd Primary.  Visit Brewed Fresh Daily to get the details.

For those of you already registered to vote, now is the time to begin your voter education on the issues and candidates.  This year you have a new tool at your disposal to […]