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Shaker Heights council approves emergency amendment to place 0.3‑mill levy for historical museum on ballot

5528669 · August 4, 2025
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Summary

Council amended a prior resolution to correct a state-law calculation so a 0.3‑mill property tax levy intended to fund the Shaker Historical Society museum can be submitted to the Board of Elections; the amendment passed on a 6–1 roll call.

Shaker Heights City Council on Aug. 4 approved an emergency amendment to a prior resolution so an additional 0.3‑mill property tax levy to fund the Shaker Historical Society museum can be placed on the ballot.

The amendment, described by city staff as a technical correction required by a change in state law, passed on a 6–1 roll call after a motion to approve was moved by Councilmember Kauss and seconded by Councilmember Carmela Williams.

Mr. Gruber, a city staff member who took the lead on the item,…

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