Ward 12 News Anthony Brancatelli, Councilman | WINTER 2019 | www.clevelandcitycouncil.org A message from Come Out for Councilman Brancatelli Super Saturday SUPER SATURDAY Dear Ward 12 neighbor: Get your taxes prepared free by Free Tax Prep Event! I wish you and your an IRS-certified volunteer WHEN: families a happy and On Saturday, February 16, the Cuyahoga EITC February 16, 2019 • 9:00 am - 3:00 pm prosperous New Year. Coalition will provide FREE tax preparation LOCATION: Last spring our at Cleveland Central Catholic High School Cleveland Central Catholic High School, neighborhood of (6550 Baxter Ave.), 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Radio 6550 Baxter Ave. Brooklyn Centre on station Z 107.9 will be broadcasting live and the west side of the on location from 10:00 am to noon. This event ward finally saw the is done in partnership with Neighborhood demolishing of the Housing Services of Greater Cleveland and YMCA building and adjacent vacant Third Federal Savings & Loan. factory building on Pearl Road. Soon we Be sure to visit www.refundohio.org or will see a $12 million investment of a 71- call 2-1-1 for more information about this unit apartment on the site. We also held and other upcoming tax preparation events and to schedule an appointment. a ribbon cutting celebrating the long awaited opening of W.C. Reed Field WHAT TO BRING FOR SUPER SATURDAY: 3 Bank account and routing number if Park, off Denison Avenue. 3 Government issued photo ID using direct deposit to receive tax refund In the Tremont neighborhood, work 3 Social Security or ITIN cards for each 3 Child care provider information is underway for Stage 3 of the Towpath person on the tax return Trail, which will extend the trail 1.9 3 Last year’s tax return if possible miles from Steelyard Commons to 3 All income documents such as W2’s, Literary Avenue. The project includes the 1099’s, etc. 2018 had been a year of progress as we continued working together to advance our neighborhoods; City of Cleveland Department of Aging when you call so that to build our community. an application may be CHORE & SHAP Programs sent to you. Once you CHORE Program 216-664-3998, receive it fill it out as creation of wetlands and reducing run- Jerimiah Greathouse quickly as possible and off pollution to the Cuyahoga River. SHAPE Age Friendly Home Repair 216-664-3098 mail it back. In Slavic Village, in July, we held Julie Dahlhausen, Home Repair Coordinator If you have received a ribbon cutting for 37 new green, help from the programs energy-efficient homes near East 65th In order to be considered for the 2019- in the past, you do not 2020, season it is highly recommended that Street and Fleet Avenue. The homes are need to call again. An application will be sent out you call before February 1, 2019, in order to automatically without you needing to call. being offered through a lease-purchase ensure a spot for the City Services through the If you aren’t sure, just call and ask. Just program through CHN Housing Partners. Department of Aging. remember the earlier you call the better your We also broke ground for a four-acre Please note, if this your first time considering chances of getting services from the City wetland, nature preserve and learning using city services, an address must be provided programs. center behind the Boys and Girls Club, on what had been the site of the old power plant for the Cleveland Worsted Councilman Brancatelli Gives Recognition to 80-year-old Third Federal Mill (Broadway Ave). Work is underway Cleveland City Council in wife Gerome, using just $50,000 in November adopted a resolution capital. By 1941, it had over $1 million and the preserve is scheduled to open in recognizing Third Federal Savings & in assets. September. Loan for its 80 years of operation in Today, under the direction of Work also continues on a variety the heart of the city’s Slavic Village president and CEO Marc Stefanski – of new home construction projects neighborhood. the youngest of Ben and Gerome’s five throughout the ward, including the “This is a family business children – Third Federal has $14 billion building of 100 market-rate homes that never gave up on the in assets along with a number of adjacent to the campus of Third Federal city,” said Councilman Tony branches throughout Ohio and Florida. Brancatelli, who sponsored the Third Federal, in partnership with Savings & Loan, off Aetna Avenue. resolution. “Even in our darkest the city, is currently building 100 new The project, known as Trailside, is a ABOVE: Third Federal CEO Marc Stefanski (second from left) accepting days of economic depressions a Resolution of Recognition from Councilman Brancatelli. market-rate homes adjacent to its collaboration of the City of Cleveland, and recessions, Third Federal national headquarters in Slavic Village. Slavic Village Development Corp. and remained an anchor in our neighborhoods, serving “For 80 years, Third Federal has been giving back to our city generations of residents.” neighborhoods,” said Councilman Brancatelli. “Marc Stefanski has Continued on page 3 Third Federal was founded in 1938 by Ben S. Stefanski and his never forgotten his roots; has never lost faith in his urban mission.” DID YOU KNOW 2018 HIGHLIGHTS If you DIAL 311 you can • OLD BROOKLYN report a problem in your Lilly Chocolates & Confections neighborhood? There’s a new face in town. Moving from the Tremont neighborhood to South Hills of Old brooklyn 2032 W. Schaaf Rd. Lilly Chocolates and Confections is here. Christmas might have passed but just around the corner is Valentine’s Day. But lets be honest we don’t need a reason or a season to have chocolate. Welcome to the neighborhood! Follow them on instagram:lillychocolatesandconfections or online www.lhchocolate.com for events and new creations. 2018 HIGHLIGHTS • SLAVIC VILLAGE Polish American Heritage Garden A pot hole? Marking the 100th celebration of Tree lawn tree limb down? Poland’s independence, a dedication Vacant House need boarding up? of the new heritage garden at the Polish Dead animal? American Cultural Center was held on Simply dial 311 dial and you will be connected November 11th. The center is located at to the appropriate city department so 6501 Lansing Avenue. Stop by for a visit! your complaint can be addressed. Are you computer savvy? File a complaint online: www.city.cleveland.oh.us/ CityofCleveland/Home/311 Affordable Pet Care Options for All Fleet Avenue Kielbasa Cookout in Slavic Village The second annual Fleet Avenue Kielbasa Cookout in Slavic Village (pictured right) took place October 19th. Hundreds of Did you get a neighbors and friends braved the elements new pet as a gift? to bond while cooking delicious sausages Do you plan on and other tasty treats over open fire pits and getting a new pet to listen to live music. This was truly a taste of for your child but are burdened by the thought what our great neighborhood has to offer. of vet expenses? Well now you don’t have to. Neighborhood Pets Outreach and Resource Slavic Village Green Homes Center is an affordable pet care option aimed On July 19th, Councilman Brancatelli joined at providing a good quality of life for your pets Mayor Frank G. Jackson and a host of others for regardless of your income or where you live. CHN Housing Partners ribbon cutting of Slavic Their office is located at 3711 E. 65th Street. Village Green Homes – 37 new, energy- For days and hours, please visit their website efficient green, and affordable lease-purchase at www.neighborhoodpetscle.org or call 216- homes. 505-5853. Making a Splash for Charity Councilmen Tony Brancatelli and Kevin Kelley wagered $100 to charity on who would get dunked the most at the 2018 Old Brooklyn Smorgasbord event last summer. Councilman Brancatelli won, but both donated $100 to local charities. FREE BOOKS for children under the age of five Message continued Did you know that “the single most Third Federal. So far, eight houses have important factor influencing a child’s early been completed and sold and eight educational success is an introduction to more are under construction. books and being read to at home before Also in Slavic Village, we held a starting school?” (National Commission on grand dedication in November of the Reading). As a parent or caregiver, reading Polish Heritage Garden at the Polish daily with your child is one of the most American Cultural Center on Lansing important actions you can take to help Avenue. The garden includes displays prepare them for future success. of Poland’s history with permanent The Literacy Cooperative has partnered with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to placards, brick walkways, decorative deliver new books into the hands and hearts fencing and landscaping. of the youngest residents living in the Slavic Meanwhile, we are seeing a boost Village neighborhood as well as many other in infrastructure projects throughout surrounding communities at no cost to the our ward, including re-paving and fixing child or family. 11 streets at a cost of $700,000, not Enrolled children receive a brand new, Village and your child is under the age of including millions invested in our main age-appropriate book in the mail every month five. To enroll, visit The Literacy Cooperative streets. We’re also seeing an aggressive until five years of age. Best of all it is a FREE website at www.literacycooperative.org and sidewalk repair program, thanks to a GIFT funded by the Third Federal Foundation! click on the Imagination Library logo.