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The Public Meetings Report for the week of Dec. 15, 2025 From ⁠Signal Cleveland⁠ and ⁠Cleveland Documenters⁠ . In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland City Council approves a $100 million deal between the City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Browns. Plus, RTA changes its DEI policy to comply with federal orders. Learn more in this week’s episode. The Documenters whose work contributed to t...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Dec. 8, 2025 From ⁠Signal Cleveland⁠ and ⁠Cleveland Documenters⁠ . In this week’s Public Meetings Report, The Cleveland Metroparks is closing the seals and sea lions exhibit. Plus, the Board of Zoning Appeals denies approval for a Tremont auto repair shop. Learn more in this week’s episode.  The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:  Jul...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Dec. 1, 2025 From ⁠Signal Cleveland⁠ and ⁠Cleveland Documenters⁠ . In this week’s Public Meetings Report, the family of Tanisha Anderson and Ward 7 Council member Stephanie Howse-Jones urge Council to pass Tanisha’s Law. Plus, disputes over budget amounts for the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department. Learn more in this week’s episode.  The Documenters who...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Nov. 24, 2025 From ⁠Signal Cleveland⁠ and ⁠Cleveland Documenters⁠ . In this week’s Public Meetings Report, RTA’s Board of Trustees reviews Shaker Square upgrades and gets a $9 million budget request to cover increases in health care costs in 2025.  Learn more in this week’s episode.  The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:  Lori Ingram...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Nov. 18, 2025 From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters . In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Warren Morgan announces recommendations for school closings and mergers he says will save the district $30 million per year in operating expenses. The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: Anni...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Nov. 11, 2025 From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters. Facing deep funding cuts , local nonprofits and social service organizations made their budget case to Cuyahoga County Council. Learn more in this week’s episode of the  Public Meetings Report  podcast. The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are:  Stesia Swain Bilal Hakeem Her...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Nov. 3, 2025. From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters. In this week’s Public Meetings Report, the Cleveland Metroparks’ Board of Park Commissioners learned about job positions that will no longer be funded, and a plan to construct two new cell towers at Chagrin Reservation. Learn more in this week’s episode.  The Documenter whose work contributed...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Oct. 27, 2025 From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters. In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Warren Morgan says district students’ proficiency rates have improved in every testing subject on the State of Ohio’s report card. Learn more in this week’s episode. The Documenters whose work contributed to this...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Oct. 20, 2025. From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters. In this week’s Public Meetings Report , Cuyahoga County Public Library CEO Jamar Rahming told the Board of Trustees that property tax bills currently in committee at the state level are “an adverse, colossal threat” to the library’s sustainability. Learn more in this week’s episode. The Docum...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Oct. 13, 2025. From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cuyahoga County Council approves $5.1 million for nine housing developments around the city. Plus, the owner of Play Bar and Grill speaks out to Cleveland City Council. Learn more in this week’s episode. The Documenters whose work contributed to this epis...

Beach-goers enjoyed the sights as private horse owners from well beyond Northeast Ohio gathered to take a swim at Edgewater Beach in Cleveland this weekend, Friday Oct. 10-12.  

The Public Meetings Report for the week of Oct. 6, 2025 From Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters. In this week’s Public Meetings Report, City of Cleveland Public Health Director Dave Margolius told the Lead Safety Advisory Board that there has been a decrease in the number of children testing positive for high levels of lead in their blood. Learn more in this week’s episode.  The Documenter...

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 wor...

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 Samuel...

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 we...

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 partnersh...

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 con...

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 contri...

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...

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 H...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of July 27, 2025 In 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...

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. 

The Public Meetings Report for the week of July 20, 2025 In this week’s Public Meetings Report, Cleveland City Council approves legislation to remove Horseshoe Lake Dam in Shaker Lakes. Plus, 96 residents weigh in on construction of a new Ohio City biergarten. Learn more in this week’s episode. The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode are: Anna Truax Kellie Morris Their work has been...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of July 13, 2025 In this week’s Public Meetings Report , the Cuyahoga Land Bank says subsidies for renovations may need to increase as many properties are found to be in worse shape than expected. Plus, the Urban Forestry Commission swears in three new commissioners. Learn more in this week’s episode. The Documenters whose work contributed to this episode ar...

The Public Meetings Report for the week of July 7, 2025 In this week’s Public Meetings Report , Cleveland Documenters covered a recent Ward 7 community meeting. Cleveland police commanders talked with residents about safety issues and the city’s nuisance law. Plus, a state representative sounds a warning about the proposed state budget and Ohio House Bill 335. Learn more in this week’s episode. Th...