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Resident urges mayor, council to pursue new Fire Station 23 and suggests eminent domain
Summary
A Ward 11 resident told Cleveland City Council the city should use its authority, including eminent domain if necessary, to build a new fire station at West Boulevard and Madison Avenue, citing health concerns at Fire Station 23 and the 2024 death of firefighter Sean Calvi.
John Francis, a Ward 11 resident, asked Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council on May 8, 2025, to push for construction of a new fire station at West Boulevard and Madison Avenue, saying Fire Station 23 has potential health problems and urging the use of eminent domain if needed.
Francis told the council he understood the mayor and some council members were aware of “health…
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