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Cuyahoga
Falls Officials Prepare For Bush Visit
City officials in Cuyahoga Falls are busy preparing
for Saturday's campaign visit by President George Bush.
As many as 25 thousand people are expected to attend the
rally in the parking lot of the city's new natatorium.
The Secret Service has been busy coordinating security
with local police, even obtaining aerial photos of the
natatorium which just opened last month. Traffic will be
affected by the presidential motorcade. Fencing is also
being installed, and Cuyahoga Falls school buses will be
used, as well as 60 city trucks to contain that area.
East
Cleveland Mayor Says Killing A Moot Issue
East Cleveland Mayor Saratha Goggins told a Town Hall
meeting this past weekend a 1982 stabbing death she was
involved in is now a "moot issue." Goggins says the
death of O'Neal Price was in self-defense, and offered
little comment other than that. Court records were
sealed by a judge in 1991, and Goggins would not
elaborate on how she pleaded or what punishment she
received. The rest of the meeting centered on how to
deal with issues facing East Cleveland.
Parma Tax
Request At Risk
The recent investigation into the Parma Police
Department could hurt chances for a $1.8 million
property tax request. That's the opinion of some City
Council members who say reports of alleged misconduct by
the retired chief and other former and present officers
have angered many residents. Council President Chuck
Germana says it could hurt chances for the tax request
even more if indictments aren't handed down against the
accused. The 18-month investigation showed some officers
double-billing the city, moonlighting while on sick
leave, and slowing down on writing tickets. The tax
request would go toward funding the police department.
Citizens
League Calls It Quits
After more than a hundred years of service, the Citizens
League of Greater Cleveland has announced it will cease
operations in the near future. The Citizens League rates
political candidates and works for political reform. But
a lack of donations and membership fees has forced it to
suspend operations. The group was working with the
Cuyahoga County Republican Party to reform county
government, replacing commissioners with a chief
executive and an eleven-member council. The county GOP
is continuing its efforts to get the issue on the fall
ballot. Citizens League Executive Director Mike Thomas
says it's hoped reform movement will continue even
without the Citizens League.
Air Show
Honors Female Pilots
The Cleveland National Air Show this weekend will
celebrate the achievements of women in aviation. That
includes present and former pilots, and is backed by the
International Women's Air and Space Museum at Burke
Lakefront Airport. Among those to be honored are Bessie
Coleman, one of the first black female pilots in the
1920s, and Jackie Cochran, the first woman to break the
sound barrier.
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