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I just saw a viral video of a constituent ask those that condemn the killing of civilian men women and children in Gaza to stand. Not a single council person stood up. What is wrong with you all?
Do you know how disgusting and inhuman you look? Shame on you. The way you are all getting dragged on social right now is absolutely deserved. Thankfully the internet is forever and no one will forget that you were on the wrong side of history on this day or on election day.
Johanna Staral
Since October 7th, 2023, more than 25,000 people have been killed in Palestine. Almost all of these have been civilians, including journalists and medical personnel, who had no part in inciting this conflict. Gaza has a population of 2.2 million, and nearly 2 million of these (91%) have been displaced due to the conflict (source: www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-20415675). That would be equivalent to 334,512 Clevelanders displaced from their homes, all in a three-month period. In addition to the massive loss of life and displacement, Gazans are faced with famine, illness, and a constant risk of further violence. Many civilians have been arrested without cause by Israeli forces, and those "fortunate" enough to be released share harrowing stories of beatings and torture (source: mondoweiss.net/2024/01/the-shocking-inhumanity-of-israels-crimes-in-gaza/).
Cleveland City Council has a duty to its citizens, particularly to the Jewish and Arab communities, to condemn this violence and demand its immediate cessation. In this crucial moment, I urge you to remember the words of
non-violent anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
My gripe and complaint has to do with city streets our school districts and and just Everyday People the main city streets of the city of Cleveland are passable the side streets as of today Monday have not been cleared if meteorologists are projecting ice to be for Tuesday January 23rd my issue is what's going on with the plowing of the current snow on all the side streets we may be from Cleveland but the false verification to believe that citizen should kill themselves to get out of there driveways or pull off the streets when it's icy is unconceivable and disrespectful we pay taxes many households are several persons paying taxes until the city of Cleveland and yet we can't function as Citizens safely the other issue has to do with schooling this Council and the mayor place people on the board to the Grimace of parents we typically hate your board members cuz they're ill-equipped to comprehend basic one two three however when the weather is unbearable for people who have to walk which is typically the students of the city we shouldn't have to haggle and and pray that by 6:00 a.m. school will be closed you all feel like you may not can do anything but you can you have a conversation with the CEO that y'all helped with the search and reminding him that citizens are also students and they shouldn't have to be harmed and trying to get to and from school now back to my original gripe before this new snowstorm which isn't snow ice storm kicks in or the city streets going to be clear snow because right now if it begins to freeze with the rain and it already still has snow you're looking at treacherous driving situations treacherous walking situations for your citizens that are the viable reason of the city without people you don't have a city make it safe start protecting us and do something about it and thank you to all the men and women who are actually out plowing and taking care of the streets just need them to get to the side streets because the storm happened Friday it's Monday side streets should be clear already.
My concerns is for example Dominion's Energy Charges is more than the actual basic charge, and with Cleveland
Public Power how the Energy Adjustment Charge is more than actual current charges. Cleveland Public Power
also does not accept any outside assistance for lower electric bills. Please figure out what assistance could lower
and help seniors on fixed income with these high bills. P.s. why couldn't no one apply for medical bills debt assistance.
Online comments such as this are a pacifier and I seriously doubt are all that monitored and responded too in a timely manner. Please bring back more open comment periods during council meetings. If other municipalities can do it, so can Cleveland.