The water system in Cleveland Heights is in need of significant repair, estimated at $20 million. It also owes more than $3 million to the Cleveland Water Department, which supplies water to Cleveland Heights through a "master meter" (i.e. Cleveland Heights pays for all the water … [Read more...] about Update on CH water system from City Council Member Jason Stein
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Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
Here is a series of charts using crime data from the Cleveland Heights Police Department. All of these have been published previously in the Heights Observer. I'm providing them as a quick visual to see crime trends. For information on how the data are gathered and managed, read … [Read more...] about Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
Life in the Breakdown Lane
For my second thread blog thread, I’m going to post material from a manuscript titled Life in the Breakdown Lane. In this country, children’s services agencies and juvenile courts intersect at a place I call the breakdown lane. Telling the story of this place seems as … [Read more...] about Life in the Breakdown Lane
Citizens Police Academy – Part VII: Wrapping It Up
I had every intention of wrapping up my experience with the Cleveland Heights Citizens Police Academy back when it ended last fall. But I didn’t know what to say. That is until a Cleveland Heights resident named Samuel Taylor allegedly led police on a brief car chase through a … [Read more...] about Citizens Police Academy – Part VII: Wrapping It Up
The money was there all along
Election day is over, and many of us are worried about the state of our state. I find myself increasingly concerned with the state of my city. Still. Even more so than while writing my prior posts in [what I thought was] a 5 part series. If you have been following this story, … [Read more...] about The money was there all along
