Cory Shaffer

Council could take action on the measure as early as the Dec. 16 meeting.

The city’s Planning, Neighborhood and Development Department will present the winners with cash prizes at a showcase ceremony at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at Cleveland Heights City Hall.

The city’s Building and Housing Department declared the building a nuisance on Sept. 13, the day that department Director Kyle Krewson said the city became aware of a piece of masonry that fell from the century-old building’s parapet.

City Council will vote tonight to spend up to $110,000 over the next year for protective fencing around the Lee-Scottsdale Building.

The program, which began in 1987, is fueled by bonds that the state sells. The program must be reapproved by voters every 10 years to fund the next decade of projects. In May, voters will again be asked to continue the program. 

“We hadn’t faced this situation before, so we hadn’t set a precedent for it,” CSHL President Tim O’Shaughnessy said in a recent phone interview. 

Cleveland Heights carried out a year-long study to identify areas with high numbers of crashes and come up with recommendations on how make them safer.

“I don’t think it was his intent to be portrayed as antisemitic. But you have to be careful with your words when you put them out on social media,” one of the council members said.

City council’s Recreation Committee will meet virtually at 6 p.m. Wednesday to hear a presentation on the two bodies splitting the cost of hiring a Youth Sports Administrator, according to the meeting agenda.

Kamala Harris held a slight lead when the results of early votes in heavily Democratic counties were posted shortly after the polls were closed. Trump, however, retook the lead as the state began reporting election-day votes around 8:30 p.m. and never ceded ground.