Frank W. Lewis

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Frank W. Lewis

Does your Ohio driver’s license or state-issued identification card have a star near the top right corner? If so, congratulations, you already possess a REAL ID and can stop reading. If your ID does not have a star, or you know people who are also starless, there’s no need to panic. There’s no penalty for not having one. And there are workarounds for the few situations in which the new IDs are required.

1 week ago | signalcleveland.org | Frank W. Lewis

Does your Ohio driver’s license or state-issued identification card have a star near the top right corner? If so, congratulations, you already possess a REAL ID and can stop reading. If your ID does not have a star, or you know people who are also starless, there’s no need to panic. There’s no penalty for not having one. And there are workarounds for the few situations in which the new IDs are required.

3 weeks ago | signalcleveland.org | Frank W. Lewis

April 8: Urban Forestry CommissionCovered by Documenter Collin Cunningham (notes) There are trees on Cleveland streets that haven’t been pruned in more than 20 years, but the Urban Forestry division hopes that a pilot program it launched over the winter will dramatically improve its timelines for this investment in tree longevity. “We would like to be ideally on a five- to seven-year pruning cycle.

1 month ago | signalcleveland.org | Frank W. Lewis

April 1: Greater Cleveland Regional Transit AuthorityCovered by Documenter Colleen Boyd (notes) Engineers will dive into the murky waters of the Cuyahoga River and climb train bridges across the region to help Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority meet federal safety inspection requirements, according to a presentation at the April 1 meeting of the RTA board’s Operational Planning & Infrastructure Committee.

1 month ago | signalcleveland.org | Frank W. Lewis

A photo of Marcus Perez, the outgoing administrator of the Office of Professional Standards, was recently seen posted behind the security desk at Cleveland City Hall. That photo told security workers that Perez, who is on administrative leave, is not allowed back into parts of city buildings that aren’t open to the general public without an appointment. A spokesman for the city said the restriction is routine practice for employees on administrative leave.