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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

JENNIFER HUDSON GIVES DEEPLY MOVING MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO OPRAH WINFREY


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Jennifer Hudson sings "I'm Here" from "The Color Purple," to honor Oprah Winfrey, Kennedy Center Honoree. Hudson was joined by a choir from Winfrey's Alma mater, Tennessee State University.
 Scott Sanders Produced The Color Purple Musical and The AMAZING Allee Willis, along with Brenda Russell and Stephen Bray composed the brilliant score. — with Scott Sanders and Allee Willis.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

MAPLE HEIGHTS RESIDENTS PROTEST SPEED CAMERAS AND DROP OFF PETITIONS AT CITY HALL


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NAACP SAYS "NO" TO COUNCILMAN REED'S STOP, QUESTION, AND FRISK PROPOSAL

Sunday, August 3, 2014

BEWARE: PHOTO ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS ARE IN MAPLE HEIGHTS

Maybe our eyes are playing tricks on us, but did Maple Heights change their big photo radar (or was it photo enforced ?) signs to smaller photo enforced white signs (?).  Photo enforced could mean anything from photo radar to red light cameras to speed cameras -whatever (fixed and portable).
 
 
So go the speed limit, which for all of Warrensville Center Rd in Maple is 25 mph; and for most (if not all) of Broadway in Maple is 25 mph.
 
 
Remember, .. every council person voted for the use of the speed cameras; and according to channel 19, the traffic cam issue was sponsored by the mayor.   

If you disagree with the photo-monitoring cameras, tell the mayor and your council person how you feel about these  photo enforced cameras.


[LATEST NEWS, August 4, 2014 ... IN ADDITION TO SPEED CAMERAS ON WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD AND BROADWAY, TRAFFIC COPS HAVE ALSO BEEN SPOTTED ON WARRENSVILLE CENTER RD AND NORTHFIELD RD. ... THE AREAS THAT ARE TARGETED ARE EAST SIDE AND 25 MPH ZONES,... SO JUST DO 25 MPH UNLESS YOU WANT TO GIVE UP YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY ON A $100 PHOTO RELATED FINE, OR EVEN MORE IF A TRAFFIC COP PULLS YOU OVER FOR SPEEDING]

August 5, 2014



BELOW IS MAPLE HEIGHTS FIVE YEAR RECOVERY PLAN (DATED 7/28/2014) GIVEN TO US BY A MEMBER OF COUNCIL.  THIS PLAN WILL SUPPOSEDLY GET MAPLE HEIGHTS OUT OF FISCAL WATCH.  NOTE IT RELIES HEAVILY ON LEVIES AND REVENUE FROM PHOTO MONITORING (SPEED CAMERAS, ETC.)  THE DOCUMENT IS WAITING ON THE STATE AUDITOR'S SIGNATURE.

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