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A message from Reforesting Councilman Brancatelli Slavic Village Dear Ward 12 neighbor: Trees are a critical piece of our With a hint of community infrastructure: trees spring in the air, it’s improve public health and safety, add economic value to residential properties time to start thinking and businesses, meet environmental about all our great challenge, and improve our natural outdoor programs world and its inhabitants. The and events here in Tree Coalition is a collaborative group Ward 12, ranging of public, private and community from little leagues to stakeholders that have partnered with ARBOR DAY BLOCK PARTY community gardens the City of Cleveland to rebuild our to neighborhood cleanups and a street Saturday, April 27, 2019 urban forest and achieve reforestation 8:30 am – 1:00 pm parade. goals outlined in the Cleveland Tree It’s also time to start thinking about Plan. Fullerton School (3900 East 75th St.) home repairs, fresh paint and window Reforesting Slavic Village partners Advanced volunteer registration is requested. screens. The city has reinstituted its have come together to improve the TO REGISTER: free-paint program for those who neighborhood’s tree canopy and Onlline www.wrlandconservancy.org/events/ qualify. The program is part of a new support this larger effort. Members Call 216-515-8300 housing code initiative, whereby experts include: Americorps, ArcelorMittal, from neighborhood development Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland, Register online at www.wrlandconservancy. corporations and other non-profit Councilman Anthony Brancatelli, Broadway org/events/ or call 216-515-8300 to reserve agencies alert home owners to violations P-16, City of Cleveland Office of Sustainability, your spot. and work with them on getting them City Year, Cleveland Metropolitan School This year Reforesting Slavic Village is repaired. District, Cleveland Central Catholic, Cleveland partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to Metroparks, Cleveland Urban Design offerFREE TREES to all residents in Ward 12 Collaborative, Cuyahoga Community College, through the Cleveland Community Canopy …now that we’ve got our Holden Forests and Gardens, Slavic Village program. Residents of 44105, 44109 and Development, Third Federal Foundation, 44127 zip codes can receive a tree to plant work cut out for us, let’s get Western Reserve Land Conservancy, in their yard at no cost through this website: out the gloves and shovels Bartlett Tree Service, Davey Tree and Youth www.arborday.org/cleveland. You can also Opportunities Unlimited. call 216-515-8300 to receive a tree. Trees will and think spring. Community members are invited to help be distributed at Fullerton School on Saturday, plant trees at an exciting Arbor Day Block Party April 27th during the Arbor Day event. on Saturday, April 27 from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm Together, we can reforest Ward 12 and The $1.8 million program comes at at Fullerton School (3900 East 75th Street). help make Cleveland the Forest City once the request of city council as a way for Advanced volunteer registration is requested; again! For more details call 216-515-8300. homeowners to avoid citations from the city by voluntarily addressing violations through the help of the program. And speaking of fixing up homes, unfortunately we have some properties that are too far gone to make them habitable. Three of them – one on East 54th Street and two on East 53rd Street in Slavic Village – have been subjected to our annual Rooms to Let program, which allows artists to express their talents on walls, floors and ceilings of the empty houses soon to be demolished. The program – in its 6th year – is on May 18 and 19 this year. It’s open to the public and features live performances, crafts and food. But as we tear down, we also pick up. Rooms to Let: CLE Art Program Returns for 6th Year So don’t forget RiverSweep, the one- day volunteer clean-up of the Cuyahoga On May 18 and 19, the Slavic Village E. 53rd Street, and 3621 E. 54th Street. The neighborhood will host its annual art project three structures will evolve, room-by-room, into River corridor on Saturday May 11. (See called Rooms to Let: CLE, which allows artists temporary art exhibitions until the wrecking ball page 3). to express their talents on walls, floors brings them down. Each year, more than 700 volunteers and ceilings of empty houses soon to be The event, open to the public, features demolished. live performances, crafts and food. For more Continued on page 3 The program, in its 6th year, has selected information visit www.slavicvillage.org or contact three empty houses: 3601 E. 53rd Street, 3661 Joe Linsky at [email protected]. PLEASE… Smoke Alarms Don’t Put Plastic Save Lives! Bags in Your Recyclable Bins

American Red Cross Every day seven people die in home fires “Sound the Alarm” volunteers will be and the Red Cross wants to do everything we can to prevent these needless tragedies. Volunteer installing FREE smoke alarms participants work alongside fire departments in Ward 12 on and other local groups, canvassing at-risk neighborhoods to install free smoke alarms, I want to remind residents NOT to Saturday, May 4, 2019 replace batters in existing alarms, educate include plastic bags in your recycling 9:00 am - 1:00 pm families about fire prevention and safety, and bins. Please place recycling materials To volunteer visit SoundTheAlarm.org/neo fundraise to help sponsor this life-saving mission. loosely in your bins, NOT in plastic bags or call 216-431-3328. because they get tangled in the sorting machines at our recycling facilities. Plastic shopping bags can be Neighborhood Little League News recycled at many retail stores, including Three leagues in our area – Near West Recreation, Giant Eagle, Lowe’s Home Improvement, It’s time for America’s Pastime as little Old Brooklyn and Morgana – have begun signing up Marc’s, Target and Walmart. Please leagues around our communities are kids for divisions ranging from T Ball to fast pitch. rinse and remove residue from cartons, getting ready to lime-stripe the fields, containers, bottles, jars or any recyclable For more information about costs and schedules, visit the items that may contain food particles. dust off the plates and Play Ball! leagues’ websites. Here is their contact info: Items like greasy pizza boxes are not 1. Near West at [email protected] or call accepted. 216-781-3222 x 108 Also, make sure paper and cardboard 2. Old Brooklyn at www.oball.org recyclable items are dry. 3. Morgana is in the process of re-starting after For more information, please visit a hiatus and is currently seeking coaches and www.CuyahogaRecycles.org or call volunteers. It doesn’t take much to change someone’s 216-443-3749. life and if you have fond memories of Morgana Little Thank you, League come help make memories for someone else. Tony For more info on the Morgana League, send an email to [email protected] or call Susan Gordon at 216-429-1182, ext.132. A Call for Community 2019 Y.O.U. Summer Gardeners Youth Employment For those who like to get their hands in the dirt, Registration for the Youth Opportunities join our community garden crews, either at the Unlimited (Y.O.U) summer employment program closes at 5 p.m., guardian should be Benjamin Franklin Garden in Old Brooklyn or the Friday, May 3, 2019. available to assist in the Dan Kane Morganic Garden in Slavic Village. Applicants must apply on-line registration process for Plots are still available. at www.youthopportunities.org informational purposes. Community gardening is a great way to meet Y.O.U. matches thousands Y.O.U. community- of Cuyahoga county teens based programs help neighbors, get outdoors and grow fresh vegetables. and young adults ages 14-24 nearly 5,000 teens and You don’t need experience. All gardeners are with summer work. The program is northeast young adults annually, welcome. Here is the contact info: ’s leading youth workforce development preparing them for career pathways through summer and year-round jobs, internships, and • Ben Franklin Community Garden 216-446- organization, providing job placement, training and development programs. training. 5155 or Benfranklincommunitygarden.org To be considered for the 2019 program The programs are offered in collaboration • Dane Kane Morganic Gardens call Jerry Bieda services, applicants must complete the online with other local workforce development and 216-570-2455 or email: [email protected] registration form. health and human service organizations. If under 18 years of age, a parent or For more information, call 216-776-3900.

Neighborhood Pets Outreach & Resource Center on Neighborhood Pets Outreach & Resource Center is Slavic Village Program Offers Pet East 65th Street in Slavic Village is offeringfree spay/ located at 3711 East 65th St. in the heart of the Slavic Village Care For Low-income Families neuter for pet cats. neighborhood. Neighborhood Pets, affiliated with the non-profit Friends of Walk-in hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to the Cleveland Kennel, is a resource for low-income pet owners, 4 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. offering affordable pet food, pet supplies, flea medications, Neighborhood Pets is membership based. To qualify, you vaccinations and more. must be a low-income Cleveland resident. Membership allows Neighborhood Pets’ mission is to help end animal suffering, access to free and reduced supplies and services. Non-members manage pet population, and keep pets in their homes through pay full price, which helps to support membership discounts. affordable pet care, resources, and education, thereby reducing For more information, call: 216-505-5853 or visit: intake at Cleveland area shelters. www.neighborhoodpetscle.org Annual RiverSweep Message continued remove tons of trash, including hundreds Cleanup Set for of automobile tires along the natural May 11 waterway. And on the subject of volunteers, RiverSweep, ’s one-day don’t forget our Arbor Day weekend volunteer clean-up of the event: Reforesting Slavic Village on corridor will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday, April 27. (See front page). Saturday, May 11, 2019. The event is in partnership with the Each year, more than 700 volunteers Arbor Day Foundation, offering free remove tons of trash, including hundreds of trees to residents in Ward 12. Residents automobile tires. Last year, they also applied are also invited to help plant trees 40 gallons of paint to cover up ugly graffiti throughout the neighborhoods. For along the natural waterway. more information, call 216-515-8300. Over the course of 29 years in existence, So now that we’ve got our work cut 19,108 volunteers have helped extract and out for us, let’s get out the gloves and recycle 24,317 illegally discarded tires. shovels and think spring. And before you RiverSweep draws volunteers from know it, summer will be here. throughout the region, including students, Meanwhile, don’t hesitate to call me environmental activists, neighborhood with any questions or concerns. My activists and public officials. office number is 216-664-4233. If I’m not There are 10 sites in which volunteers immediately available, leave a message may work. Those who want to work the Ward and I or my executive assistant Marcelina 12 area, which includes Slavic Village and Tremont, are invited to meet at Lincoln Park in Sladewska or Deb Heyink will get back to Tremont, 1050 Starkweather Ave., or Mound you as soon as possible. Elementary School, 5935 Ackley Rd. The school Other contacts: Thank you, is adjacent to Morgana Bluffs Nature Preserve. Joe Linksy: [email protected] Another nearby meeting place is Brilla John Robinson: [email protected] House, 8411 Webb Terrace, located at the 216-429-1182, ext. 119 intersection of Turney, Broadway and Warner roads. Scott Rosenstein: For more information, please visit: [email protected] Anthony Brancatelli canalwaypartners.com/events/riversweep/ 216-575-0920, ext. 106 Councilman, Ward 12

East Side How to Contest Your Stretch of I-490 Property Tax Bill Will Be Closed For Two Years Starting May 29, 2019, construction crews working on Section 3 of the Opportunity Corridor project will be closing I-490 between East 55th Street and I-77 for approximately two years. YOU CAN: Traffic will be detoured via 1. Woodland or Carnegie avenues to Visit bor.cuyahogacounty.us and file access East 55th Street. online. This is the most efficient method. You Prior to the freeway closing, will need an email address, but notarization is temporary pavement will be not required. installed to allow northbound and southbound traffic to continue 1. You can go online and print the form and on East 55th Street between mail it in. Paper copies need to be signed and approximately Bower and Francis notarized. avenues. Commuters should follow detour signage along the 2. Visit the County’s Board of Revision office construction areas and are urged to at 2079 East Ninth Street, Cleveland Ohio and use caution in the work zones. fill out a complaint in person. There is usually a The Opportunity Corridor is a new • Reconstruction of existing streets and notary on site. boulevard that, when completed, will run intersections along the new boulevard from East 55th Street at Interstate 490 to East Providing evidence regarding your 105th Street in . The project • Major underground work including property’s valuation is an important part is being managed by the Ohio Department sanitary sewers, waterlines, drainage and of the process. Examples of types of evidence of Transportation, the City of Cleveland and utility services Partnership. include: Arms length sale information, recent Opportunity Corridor encompasses nearly • Construction of new bridges and retaining appraisals, new construction costs certified by the 1,000 acres on Cleveland’s southeast side walls builder. Go online to https://bor.cuyahogacounty.us and is anchored by University Circle and the to see more. . For more information about traffic Work during this two-year closing will restrictions and updates, please visit: NOTE: All complaints must be received via email, in include: OpportunityCorridor.transportation.ohio.gov person by 4:30 pm on April 1, 2019 or bear a United • Demolition of existing buildings, bridges Call 216-584-2007 States postmarked April 1, 2019 or the complaint is and tree removal Email [email protected] not considered timely filed. PRESORT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PIEROGI DASH 2019 • SUNDAY, JUNE 9 PAID The 13th annual run on the Morgana Run Trail, will start at Aetna Road and CLEVELAND, OH PERMIT NO. 2893 E.75th Street and wind through historic Slavic Village finishing on the Morgana Run Trail in Trailside Slavic Village. Nothing beats the greeting of fresh hot pierogi, smokies and craft beer that embraces you at the finish line! For more information contact: Joe Linsky (216-429-1182, x130; email: [email protected]) or visit www.slavicvillage.org/annual-events/pierogi-dash/

Councilman Tony Brancatelli was joined by Councilman Brancatelli Hosts Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Council President Kevin J. Kelley and other city officials in January to formally Opening of New Business welcome a newly opened business – Indoor Gardens – into the city’s Slavic Village neighborhood. The new Indoor Gardens on Fleet Avenue Polish Parade in is an Ohio retail chain that sells equipment and Ward 12 News Slavic Village products for indoor gardening, including hydroponic systems, organic gardening supplies, grow lights, plant nutrients and Celebrates Faith, Family & Community more. “Indoor Gardens is a solid, privately owned business The annual Polish Constitution Day Parade in moving into a come-back neighborhood,” said Councilman Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood will kick off Brancatelli. “Small businesses like Indoor Gardens are the at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 28, 2019, on Fleet Avenue back bones of American commerce and we welcome this in the Warszawa Historic District. investment into our neighborhood and into our city.” Prior to the parade, a Polish mass will be held at Indoor Gardens first opened in 1992 in Columbus. It now 11 a.m. at St. Barbara Catholic Church, 1505 Denison has two stores in Columbus, one in Akron and now one in Ave., Cleveland.For over a century, the parade – Cleveland, located in a newly renovated building that was marking the Polish constitution of 1791 – has taken WARD 12 COUNCIL MEMBER once Karlin Hall, a social hall built in the early 20th century place in Slavic Village. The event, featuring floats by Cleveland’s Czech community. Anthony Brancatelli and marching bands, celebrates faith, family and community. Groundbreaking for the redevelopment of the historic For more information, contact Ray Vargas at Atlas Building Redevelopment Atlas Building (4274 Pearl Rd.) occurred on February 26. 216-233-7234 or 216-584-0344. The deadline for The construction project will renovate and transform participating in the parade is April 18. Groundbreaking the structure into a mixed-use space and the future headquarters of Old Brooklyn Community Development Phone: 216-664-4233 Corporation. Councilman Tony Brancatelli and Council President Fax: 216-664-3837 Kelley were on hand for the event.

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