Ward 14 News ~ Fall 2018, Council Member Jasmin Santana
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FALL 2018 | www.ClevelandCityCouncil.org A Message from Councilwoman Jasmin Santana Greetings Ward 14 Resident, City Council took a legislative break this past summer, which allowed me time to get out of City Hall and make deeper connections to the neighborhoods of Ward 14. It was great to walk throughout the community every day, meeting and greeting and listening to your concerns. Over the summer, with the help of block clubs and local activists, we “I am committed to cleaning up, handled hundreds of constituent fixing up and lighting up our complaints, ranging from potholes to trash pickups to neighborhood Ward 14 neighborhoods.” annoyances. their artistic skills to painting trash bins and fire I have to admit, sometimes the work of a hydrants along Fulton Road and Clark Avenue. Engage with Councilwoman public official in a big city can be somewhat The volunteer event marked the first step in challenging, but then I am reminded of the JASMIN SANTANA creating a ward-wide beautification project. words by the late Mother Teresa: “I alone Concejala Jasmin Santana, Distrito 14 I am committed to cleaning up, fixing up cannot change the world, but I can cast a and lighting up our Ward 14 neighborhoods. PHONE/TELÉFONO stone across the waters to create many ripples.” So I’m putting out a call to arms – arms with 216-664-4238 And each of those ripples, the late Robert rolled up sleeves – to help me in this endeavor. EMAIL F. Kennedy once said, is a tiny accent of hope, Together, we can clean up litter and stop illegal [email protected] moving and connecting with other ripples dumping. to “build a current that can sweep down the WEB These are quality-of-life issues that concern www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/ward-14 mightiest walls of oppression.” us all. And you can help your neighborhood Here in Ward 14, I can see those ripples by reporting high weeds and grass, graffiti, moving. I can see hope building in our standing water and abandoned properties and Working Together for community. vehicles. Our Families & Children A good example is an art beautification Meanwhile, the city continues its road Trabajando juntos por nuestras program I organized this summer. More than familias y nuestros hijos 100 residents, joined by local artists, applied Continued on page 3 New MetroHealth Hospital Design Unveiled ¡Bienvenidos a Distrito 14/ Ward 14! Si eres una persona o familia afectada por el huracán Irma o Maria. Ward 14 residents were treated to an in- like. The hospital will be built toward the south person unveiling of the plans for MetroHealth’s end of MetroHealth’s campus and will be Favor comunicarse con la oficina new hospital at the Town Hall meeting on July surrounded by acres of green space which will 26. The hospital revealed the plans publicly be open to patients and their families, and the de Jasmin Santana, Concejal del for the first time at their annual meeting in community to enjoy. Distrito 14 al 216-664-4238 para late June. For more information, visit www. MetroHealth expects to break ground on metrohealth.org/transformation the new hospital toward the end of this year. saber en que podemos ayudarlos. Senior Vice President of Transformation The hospital will open its doors in 2023. To ¡Hablamos español! Walter Jones shared the pictures we’ve all learn more, please visit: www.metrohealth. been waiting to see. He showed drawings of org/transformation. If you have questions, what the eleven-story new hospital will look please email [email protected]. Serving Ward 14 Neighborhoods : Clark-Fulton, Stockyards, portions of Brooklyn Centre, Tremont and West Boulevard Scranton Road Closure Ward 14 Walk & Talk The MetroHealth Transformation is about more than building a new hospital on its main campus. The Transformation is also focusing on helping to solve issues that are important to the Councilwoman and to the residents of the Clark-Fulton neighborhood. Being a good neighbor means knowing what’s going on in your community, being invested in its future, and supporting efforts to improve the area. But how do you do that when you’re a health system? That’s exactly what MetroHealth asked October 15 – 29, a portion of Scranton Councilwoman Santana. Her solution? Come businesses that form the backbone of Ward Road will be closed northbound from West and see. And that’s what they did. 14. There were robust discussions about 25th Street to just before the entrance to Recently the councilwoman took improving vacant buildings, preventing the Elizabeth Severance Prentiss Center. representatives from MetroHealth on a tour of violence, creating better access to healthy Traffic will be rerouted to West 25th Street. the Clark-Fulton neighborhood. She wanted foods, and reducing health disparities. Based Through traffic northbound on West 25th to show what’s working well, what needs on the comments from the MetroHealth staff Street should use the left lane, reserving the improvement, and discuss how MetroHealth who participated in the tour, they are more right lane for drivers to turn onto Southpoint can help in both areas. dedicated that ever to creating partnerships Drive and MetroHealth Drive. Drivers exiting From one stop to the next, Councilwoman that support all the good things that are the MetroHealth are encouraged to use Santana showed everything she’s doing happening in the area and will be helping to MetroHealth Drive to access West 25th Street on behalf of our neighbors including year- improve issues that restrict our neighborhood to travel south. round activities and programs for youth from being the most thriving community it Pedestrian traffic northbound on Scranton at organizations like City Life, and small can be. Road from West 25th Street will be routed to the west side of the street by a marked This summer Councilwoman Santana led crosswalk. Pedestrians can cross back to the Ward 14 Dumpster Days community clean up events. These “Dumpsters east side of Scranton at Southpoint. Days” were held on five different dates and locations throughout Ward 14. At each site a large dumpster was provided for residents to discard trash – Truck Activity on Scranton especially bulk items – from their homes. Also on As construction around the MetroHealth these days dedicated volunteers took time to beautify Transformation continues, you’re going to our neighborhoods by picking up trash from streets see dump trucks traveling on Scranton Road and vacant lots. Over 150 tires were rounded up and during the next few weeks. The trucks are approximately 18,720 pounds of garbage collected. hauling dirt from the hospital’s construction area to Clark Fields where the city will use it as fill for an environmental clean-up project. If you have questions, please email [email protected] MetroWest Development Housing Enforcement Pays Off Councilwoman Santana on a Crusade to Clean Up Vacant Properties Councilwoman Jasmin Santana is giving NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS OF VACANT LOTS AND STRUCTURES that they must maintain After two years of effort to hold an their properties free of high grass, weeds, The owner or person in control of a vacant absentee landlord accountable for his refuse and other nuisances. lot or structure must remove or otherwise properties in Brooklyn Center, Cleveland The following conditions have been abate any listed nuisances no later than 30 Housing Court found against LenL Properties, declared by Cleveland City Council to be days of receiving a notice of violation. LLC and ordered the owner pay a $2,000 nuisances in violation of city ordinance If any nuisance on a vacant property is fine, get on a payment plan to repay the 209.02: not abated as required, the city will take over $110,000 in delinquent property taxes, • The grass is over 8” in height. one of or more of the following actions: establish an escrow account of $10,000 to 1. The city may clean up the lot and cover future demolition costs and other • Noxious weeds and wild plants capable bill the owner for all costs. penalties. If conditions are not met, he faces a of causing skin reaction upon contact maximum fine of $535,000. or producing or aggravating hay fever, 2. The City may ticket the owner, subject LenL Properties had at one time owned asthma, allergic respiratory reaction or to a fine of up to $150. seven properties in the neighborhood, similar conditions. including one of which was torn down by 3. The City may take other civil or criminal the city. While LenL has transferred some of • Refuse, including trash, junk, garbage and legal actions. the properties to a new owner, MetroWest food waste, offal, animal waste, tires and is committed to working to ensure landlords all other waste materials. For more information, call Councilwoman keep their properties up and up to the Santana at 216-664-4238 or the Cleveland city’s code. • Stagnant surface water. Department of Health at 216-664-2300. Councilwoman Message Continued repair and resurfacing projects throughout and Residents are our area and we are seeing beefed up police patrols in Ward 14. Remember to keep an eye Painting a Better on any criminal or suspicious activities in your Picture for Ward 14 neighborhoods. “If you see something, say something.” On August 31 and September 1, Finally, I will be keeping you up to date Councilwoman Jasmin Santana presented on the huge transformation of MetroHealth “Painting a Better Picture” – a two-day beautification event celebrating the Medical Center which is partially underway. multicultural diversity of the community. The medical center will soon have a complete Ward 14 residents and friends joined 10 makeover, featuring a 10-story main hospital talented local artists (pictured top right) to paint fire hydrants and building, new parking garages and much cement garbage cans around the Clark-Fulton neighborhood.