The City of Cleveland's TV20 now provides LIVE streaming video of Cleveland City Council meetings:  Here is the link:
http://portal.cleveland-oh.gov/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice/tv20/watch

Here are the funding records for the past four years for the Community Development Block Grant, Neighborhood Development Activity funds for the former Wards 14 and 15.  These are the CDBG funds that are provided to each Ward under the Council person's authority for development needs in the Wards.  Note that in addition to these funds there were or are also the following funding sources that are utilized by Councilmembers and Community Development and Service organizations:

Mary Rose Oakar, Helen K. Smith and three Primary Candidates endorse Councilman Cummins for Ward 14 seat

Following the successful first place win in the Primary Election for Cleveland City Council’s new Ward 14, Councilman Brian Cummins announced this morning five new endorsements from prominent former elected officials and three Candidates from the recent Ward 14 Primary.

This information is being provided from the City's Community Development Department.

There will also be an update provided on the project at the next regularly scheduled Southwest Citizens Advisory Council meeting at 7:00 pm at Gino's Tavern (basement meeting room), 1314 Denison Avenue.

Regards,

Brian Cummins
Cleveland City Councilman Ward 15
216-459-8400
brianjcummins [at] earthlink [dot] net
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Incumbent Councilman Brian Cummins to contest seat in newly established Ward 14

A big day tommorrow as we received confirmation today that tomorrow the Stanford Homes project will begin to be taken down.  Lighting Demolition has won the bid and from the City of Cleveland and will be managing a deconstruction/demolition to try to harvest as much of the 2x4s and plywood etc... as possible.

The six partially constructed townhomes are located on Stanford Avenue just off of Pearl Road in between Memphis Avenue and State Road.

The map above is one of two alternative proposals to the consultant’s recommendations being provided this morning at 9:30 am in Council’s Committee Room, 2nd Floor of City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue.

From CoolCleveland.com

Straight Outta Mansfield

It's a Mansfield Trifecta!
On Sweeney and redrawing districts, Mike Trivisonno and the Catholic Church

Excerpt - on the redistricing and scheduled meeting

See full post here.

Submitted by Anthony Fossaceca on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 4:30pm.

Henry Gomez at the Plain Dealer is reporting that Councilman Zack Reed got a sneak peek at the working draft of the redistricting of council wards headed to the entire council by the end of the month.

See the full post:

Councilman Reed's (likely) Fate

Submitted by Paul Schroeder on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 9:16pm.

About 100 Old Brooklyn residents expressed anger, frustration, and total disapproval of a proposed plan to put them into the current East Side Ward 12...

See full post:
Anger, Frustration and Total Disapproval
 

This email originates from Bette Meyer, who facilitated last week's forum on Cleveland City Council's political redistricting.

Journal of a frustrated but energized Councilman…

 

After meeting with Council consultants on Thursday late afternoon, I had to prepare for a Councilman's report for a 60-year old civic association that serves the eastern portion of Brooklyn Centre named Southwest Citizens Area Council.

I had an hour to calm down from my anger in realizing that the neighborhoods that I currently serve have been targeted to be cut-up, divided, and distributed to two additional Wards.

Here are the handouts will be providing at this evenings meeting.  For meeting details see the previous post at:

http://realneo.us/content/near-westside-public-meeting-cleveland-city-council-%E2%80%93-2009-ward-redistricting-process#comment-9741

Thanks to our community partners for assisting in getting the word out for this meeting.

Regards,

Brian Cummins
Cleveland City Council, Ward 15

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In search of a Medical Mart mathmatical formula…
…and more details!

See full post at Brewed Fresh Daily here.

WHO:
Near Westside Cleveland City Council Members.

Summary information regarding current legislative actions and discussions in Cleveland and Akron with regards to outdoor media advertising and in particular digital billboards.

The following (see below) is a PD report of the announcement made at the end of the day today.

Although many of us have our doubts as to the actual benefit or success a Med Mart/Convention Center investment will have, the fact that the damn location decision has been made is a relief...particularly given the fact the Mall site prevailed.