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Although a downtown high-rise building purchased by the City in 2016 as a new space for over 1,000 staffers was closed down last year over asbestos exposure, a greater threat to people in the building could have been uncontrollable fires.
A lawsuit filed this week by a senior City staff engineer claims he warned his superiors about non-functioning heating, air conditioning, and fire systems in the 101 Ash Street building beginning in late 2018, more than a year before the City began moving up to 1,100 staffers into the building in January 2020, but his warnings and those of several outside vendors were ignored by City departments, putting staff and the public at risk.
Image credit: Russ McNamara
The public body voted 5-4 to approve a $200,000 contract for the city’s federal litigation against the Detroit Will Breathe movement.
Detroit City Council approved a $200,000 expenditure that will fund a counter-lawsuit against the city’s Black Lives Matter protesters in a 5-4 vote. City attorneys are suing demonstrators associated with the Detroit Will Breathe movement, claiming they engaged in a civil conspiracy during last summer’s marches. But the protestors sued the city first. Their federal complaint alleges the Detroit Police Department used excessive force to stop demonstrators from exercising their First Amendment rights. A federal judge issued a restraining order against DPD’s use of rubber bullets, chokehold and tear gas against peaceful protesters following the protester lawsuit.
Main Street Medina praised for continuing to serve the community during pandemic
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
Some city officials got to participate in this week s Medina City Council meeting in the newly renovated City Hall rotunda. (Alyssa Alfano, special to cleveland.com)
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MEDINA, Ohio During City Council’s Finance Committee meeting on Monday (Jan. 11), Main Street Medina was recognized for its work in supporting the community through the COVID-19 pandemic.
This came about as council discussed an ordinance allowing the city to renew its membership in the non-profit organization that promotes and works to preserve Medina’s historic district.