
Last week, @CleCityCouncil started reviewing Mayor Frank Jackson’s proposed city budget for 2021. There was robust discussion, and Documenters were there to cover it. Here’s a thread of what we learned last week about the #CLEBudget



Good morning, #Cleveland! I\u2019ll be covering the Cleveland City Council General Fund Budget Retreat today starting at 9 a.m. for @cledocumenters #CLEdocumenters & @NeighborUpCle. You can watch along on @CleCityCouncil\u2019s YouTube channel here: https://t.co/kfORaAgob1 #CLEbudget
— Gennifer with a G (@GenniferwithaG_) February 12, 2021

This week, @CLECityCouncil is holding committee meetings about federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). CDBG is complicated and it\u2019s hard to know how it impacts our City, so I thought I might share some background and how I interact with CDBG on the regular.
— Jessica Trivisonno (@Jesstrivisonno) February 8, 2021
Hiya! I\u2019ll be live-tweeting this morning\u2019s #CLEbudget @CleCityCouncil Development, Planning & Sustainability Committee meeting for #CLEDocumenters @CLEDocumenters @NeighborUpCLE.
— Danny Mc (@dmcbillion) February 9, 2021
Hi, I'll be live-tweeting today's Cleveland City Council, Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee's
— Seanna Denee' (@seandene) February 9, 2021
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Budget Hearing (part 2) at 1:30pm, for #CLEDocumenters @CLEDocumenters @NeighborUpCLE
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Good day! I'm representing @cledocumenters and live-tweeting the Cleveland City Council Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee: CDBG Budget Hearings at 1:30 pm
— Melanated Millennial (@MelanatedMill) February 10, 2021
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