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Please TH or you may call Cleveland City Council at 216-664-2840. at City Council call Cleveland may or you 216-443-VOTE of Elections Board at County please contact the Cuyahoga I 5, 2013 November Tuesday, General Remember I f you have questions about your ward and precinct ward questions about your have f you RD WE W I and homes. basins which can cause flooding in streets neighborhood catch clogging end up in the street, drift and eventually because loose leaves clear of leaves leaf burning). prohibit lots; local laws in vacant up and gather to all residents Works and the Department Cimperman Councilman of Public trash pick up! regular for leaves Bag your f you have any questions please call any 216-664-3717. have f you on their regularly scheduled waste collection day (leaves should not be dumped (leaves collection day scheduled waste on their regularly DN A E sda R D E Y of each month lection 3 C 3 L place fallen leaves into bags or trash cans into pick for place fallen leaves UB UB E Phone City Hall Cleveland 3 Ward Joe Cimperman, Councilman mail at St. Clair Place Apartments, 1380 E. 13th Street. Place Clair St. at facebook.com/Ward3Cleveland [email protected] M 216-664-2691 Fax: 216-664-3837 216-664-2691 Fax: EE Sidewalks should remain free and free should remain Sidewalks to Vote! to TI 601 Lakeside N G would like to remind remind to like would A venue, Room 220 venue, CLEVELAND, OH CLEVELAND, PERMIT NO. 2893 NO. PERMIT @CleCityCouncil PRESORT STD. PRESORT U.S. POSTAGE U.S. PAID Seeds of Literacy Health Insurance Marketplace announcement needs your smarts! Seeds of Literacy offers free, one-to-one tutoring in basic education and GED prep to adults. 95% of our students live at or below the poverty line, and want a GED to get a better job and improve their lives. Last year, over 200 volunteer tutors helped over 1,200 students change their lives through education. Seeds of Literacy Tutors: • Work individually with students to improve reading, writing and math skills • Offer encouragement and support • Help students develop confidence and positive attitudes about learning • Review any work done independently by the student PHOTO CREDIT: City of Cleveland Photographic Bureau • Help to keep records of each student’s progress On September 23 Councilman Joe Cimperman joined Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Health and Human Services Region V Director, Kathleen Falk Tutor Requirements and the City’s Director of Public Health, Karen Butler for an information session and presentation regarding enrollment in the new online • No teaching experience necessary Health Insurance Marketplace which began October 1 as part of the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act. • Attendance at one training session “We are a City known for our nationally and globally ranked hospitals. Enrollment in the online Health Insurance Marketplace will provide • Attendance at one class observation • Commitment to volunteering at least one class session access to thousands in Cleveland who were unable to utilize healthcare in their own backyard,” said Councilman Cimperman. “It will have a per week for one year positive impact on the quality of life for many Clevelanders, providing prescription drug discounts to seniors and affordable coverage for adults and children with pre-existing health conditions. It will improve and save lives.” Class sessions are held Monday-Thursday, 9 am – 11 am, 1 pm – 3 pm, and 6 pm – 8 pm. Seeds of Literacy is The Monroe Street Cemetery and Gatehouse Restoration Project located at 3104 West 25th Street, 3rd floor, at the corner of The City of Cleveland and Councilman Joe Cimperman are committed to making restorations to the Monroe West 25th and Clark Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44109. Seeds has a free, secure parking lot, building security, and is ADA Street Cemetery and Gatehouse. Repairs to the cemetery will include replacement of deteriorating fencing, removal of accessible. dead/dying trees, planting of new trees, installation of trash cans and section markers, erection of a permanent map of each FOR DEtaILS contact: cemetery near the main entrance, as well as restoration of structures. Alexandria Marshall at 216-661-7950 or Renovations to the gatehouse began August 2013. Improvements will include replacement of stonewalls, replication of [email protected] fixtures such as windows and doors, and the restoration of the bell tower. LATE FALL 2013 www.ClevelandCityCouncil.org/ward-3 A message from Councilman Cimperman Dear friends & neighbors: The days may be getting shorter, but work in and around Ward 3 is not slowing down. Growth, improvement and expansion are Love Letter abounding in all areas of our community from downtown, to Cleveland to Tremont, to Ohio City and the Flats. Foot, bike and car traffic have certainly picked up in the Ward and I thank you for your patience and understanding Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman welcomed as we work through our growing pains. the latest public art creation to Ohio City, “Our Love Letter to Our community has become the “place Cleveland” by artists Gary and Laura Dumm. to be” and we can all benefit from new “We call this “Our Love Letter to Cleveland” and hope it will spark conversations and bring joy and pride to the people PHOTO CREDIT: City of Cleveland Photographic Bureau Our community viewing it,” said Gary Dumm. “The blue ribbon running has become through the mural represents the Cuyahoga River, and has Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) in October “the place to be”.... within it, in no particular order, the names of all the people, 2012 and funding from this award allowed the Dumms to places and things pictured that make our city so great.” complete this project, which they began in January 2012. schools, new dining and entertainment The Dumm’s three murals are placed on the back of Market Garden Brewery will added to the excitement of establishments, and new businesses calling Orange Blossom Press. Gary Dumm was awarded a Creative Ohio City’s latest public art project by offering a beer named our Ward home. These will bring stability Workforce Fellowship by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) and “Love Letter Lager” after the mural unveiling. and improve quality of life. I will continue to leverage this development and energy to support all areas of our Ward. Many of us who have lived or worked in this community for years Clinton Avenue groundbreaking have known all along what people are saying today – Cleveland is a great city. But we all know it’s the residents – our neighbors – who make this city shine. I look forward to working with all of you as we move Ward 3 forward and reshape our city for a bright and prosperous future. And as always my office is here to help. You can reach the Ward 3 off by calling 216-664-2691 or emailing us at [email protected]. We look forward to working with you as we move Cleveland forward. Sincerely, Mayor Frank Jackson and Councilman Joe Cimperman participated in a groundbreaking ceremony held September 6 on Clinton Avenue. Located in the Ohio City neighborhood, the property on Clinton Avenue will meet both the historic architectural feel of the neighborhood as well as Cleveland’s Green Building standards. Don’t let the Flu tackle you... Downtown Cleveland Alliance Serves as Get your Flu shot! Cleveland’s Ambassador to Success Downtown Cleveland’s been safer,” said Councilman Special Improvement District Cimperman. “A strong down- has succeeded in making town is essential to the contin- downtown a cleaner, safer ued growth and prosperity of place to live and visit. In 2010, Cleveland, and I applaud the based on the District’s accom- “Thanks to the SID strides we have made together.” plishments, the constituent and the efforts of DCA, One of the District’s primary property owners reauthorized vehicles is DCA’s Downtown the continuance of its work for Downtown Cleveland has Ambassadors program. In 2012 another five years. alone, the Ambassadors were In 1994, the State of Ohio become an increasingly responsible for cleaning nearly enabled Special Improvement vibrant part of the city 650,000 pounds of garbage Districts (SIDs), a mechanism from downtown’s streets, spent CDPH HEALTH CENTER: designed to supplement exist- and downtown has over 900 hours clearing snow, McCafferty Health Center ing city services in an area by never been safer...” and reported nearly 8,000 4242 Lorain Avenue raising funds for that district’s instances of graffiti removal. In EVERY FRiday from 8:30 am - 11:30 am development through an – Councilman Joe Cimperman an effort to help make down- Call 216-651-5005 for details or assessment paid by the area’s town safer, the Ambassadors visit www.clevelandhealth.org. property owners. Downtown Cleveland’s SID also offer a free safety escort service. People can Flu Vaccine provided by the Cleveland spans the area from the railroad tracks north of call Ambassador dispatch at 216-621-6000 to have Lakeside Avenue (North), East 18th (East), the In- someone meet them and walk them wherever Department of Public Health (CDPH) nerbelt (South), and Cuyahoga River and West 10th they want to go. In 2012, the Ambassadors pro- Most people should get their yearly flu (West) and is managed by the Downtown Cleve- vided over 4,200 safety escorts. vaccine, but these groups are at a higher land Alliance (DCA). DCA plans to continue enhancing downtown’s risk for complications from the flu: Mark Lammon, DCA’s Director of Operations streetscapes.