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Residents urge council to pause sale of Cedar Road green space; ordinance on second reading
Summary
Neighbors told council May 5 they were blindsided by a proposed sale of two city-owned parcels on Cedar Road and said the parcels have served as neighborhood green space for decades. The sale is tied to an ordinance on second reading authorizing a real estate purchase agreement; residents asked council to delay action and provide written details.
Residents of the Cedar Hill neighborhood told Cleveland Heights City Council on May 5 that they want the city to pause consideration of a plan to sell two small green parcels on Cedar Road between Delaware Drive and South Overlook.
"I was often told by neighbors that these parcels were intended to remain within the community for park and green space for the original 1948 council agreement," said Kelly Ovecsek, who said she learned about the proposed sale through a neighborhood notice and that neighbors had found evidence the proposal had been in development since January 2024.
Several speakers said they received little or no direct notice and…
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