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Mayor Burke outlines $2 million road borrowing, municipal-court move and youth-safety steps
Summary
In his March 9 report, Mayor Matthew Burke said the city plans to borrow $2 million for street repairs, is supporting a proposed municipal-court move he said would be reviewed by the state legislature, and warned that repeated incidents at local basketball courts may prompt the city to lock courts and remove hoops to protect public safety.
Mayor Matthew Burke used his March 9 report to highlight near-term infrastructure plans, intergovernmental negotiations and public-safety concerns facing Garfield Heights.
“We are planning to borrow $2 million to do roads,” Burke said, describing a review of candidate streets that also includes checks of subsurface infrastructure to avoid resurfacing roads that would shortly require reopening. He told council he has discussed asphalt recycling with a…
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