On Saturday, March 11th of this year, Gloria Ferris of Meet The Bloggers and GloriaFerris.net along with Attorney Roger Bundy of Cleveland Equanimous Philosopher helped a group of their Archwood-Denison neighbors orchestrate a community assembly at the Archwood United Church of Christ. The purpose of the assembly was to publicly address abuses of process in the renovation of the Fulton Road Bridge. The main presenters are Marge Pauls and Denise Donaldson, two of the affected, and quite gifted and articulate, property owners on West 44th Street. The podcast runs for nearly an hour and a half and was captured by another neighbor and concerned citizen, Andrew Hassfurther, who has given permission to use his recording here. You’ll also hear newly minted Cleveland City Councilman Brian Cummins participate in the open discussion and offer help. The emotional affirmations of some of the 63 neighbors assembled here are invaluable when it comes to reminding us of what America is all about.
Other developments and details subsequent to this March 11th meeting appear at the Save Our Land Blog, where a team of five guest bloggers will keep you apprised of updates to the status of the takings and on the furor soon to be surrounding the machinations of the Cleveland Landmarks Commission and the Ohio Department of Transportation.