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Residents, survivors press Cleveland council on unsafe housing and displacement
Summary
Residents and survivors told Cleveland City Council about unsafe housing, an explosion that left families displaced and children with elevated lead levels, and months without heat or water; council members acknowledged the crisis and discussed enforcement, land‑bank data and modular housing pilots.
Residents and survivors of recent housing disasters pressed Cleveland City Council on what they described as a widening housing and public‑safety crisis, urging faster enforcement, accountability and safe placements for displaced families.
Bridget Smith Jackson, an East Cleveland resident, told the council the region’s housing crisis is “about humanity” and described families displaced by an explosion at an 85th Street apartment building and children living without heat, safe electricity and stable housing. “We must continue to say his name, Mr. Cordell Sheffield,” she said, referencing a life lost in a recent housing incident and urging urgent action from the council.
Yajane Moses, who identified herself as a survivor of a blast that destroyed a rental unit,…
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