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Cleves business owner presses council for clarity on former skate park and seeks short‑term parking help
Summary
At a village council meeting, Emily Bender, owner of Total Body by Bender, asked whether a former skate‑park grant still restricts use of the village parcel and requested short‑term parking accommodations while a master plan is completed.
Emily Bender, owner of Total Body by Bender, told the Cleves Village Council she wants clarity about the fate of a former skate park and whether past grant terms still limit what the village can do with the parcel.
Bender said she helped pursue the original WeThrive grant and that the equipment has been removed, leaving pavement in place. "Just would like some clarity, on the intentions of the skate park," she said, asking whether the equipment’s removal changed any grant conditions. She said the loss of nearby parking has injured her business and asked whether the parcel could be purchased or…
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