A photo of Thad Franklin, Joe Schwarten,Omar Kurdi, and Adam Rosen stepping up to the mic to make a public comment at Cleveland City Council in the last few weeks.
Thad Franklin, Joe Schwarten,Omar Kurdi, and Adam Rosen all stepped up to the mic to make a public comment at Cleveland City Council in the last few weeks. Credit: Cleveland City Council YouTube

Many residents of Cleveland and nearby suburbs come to Cleveland City Council meetings to make a public comment on an issue that affects them most: from the dangers of vape products marketed to children, to those directly affected by violence and conflict in the Middle East. 

In this episode, we’ll highlights four local commenters who stepped up to the mic at Cleveland City Hall and shared their thoughts with City Council and the public.🎤

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Show notes:

  • Cleveland City Council’s online form to sign up for public comment. 
  • More from Signal Cleveland and Cleveland Documenters on the first year results of public comment. 
  • Public Comment CLE, the website where all public comments given at Cleveland City Council meetings are transcribed.
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Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Freelance Audio Producer(she/her)
Gennifer is a news writer returning to her first love, radio. She holds a MA in Journalism from Kingston University in the UK, and has spent the last couple years as a Cleveland Documenter.

Managing Editor, Community (he/they)
Lawrence, a 2022 Stanford JSK Community Impact Fellow, was most recently field coordinator for Cleveland Documenters, where they led the recruitment of more than 600 Greater Cleveland residents. They bring a wealth of knowledge about journalism, civic engagement and technology. Lawrence has worked in non-commercial media for over 28 years, including 11 years at Ideastream where they focused on civic engagement and media production.