Future of Shaker Heights to be Debated at Event

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH - The future of Shaker Heights, and what the city will look like, will be the focal point of an upcoming event for residents. The local chapter of the League of Women Voters is putting on "Building Shaker's Future: Q&A, Comments, and Dialogue."

The event will be held Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Building, 3450 Lee Road between Van Aken and Chagrin Boulevard.

Panelists from the Shaker Heights Library, Shaker Schools, and the City of Shaker Heights, will discuss how the city evolving moving forward. The League notes that the moderated discussion will give residents a chance to weigh in on how their city is developing.

If you have something you'd like to ask, and know what that question is now, the League asks that you email your question to president@shakerlwv.org.

The city's Master Plan webpage is available here, the financial task force's recommendation are available here, and the library's facility options study is available here.

Notably, there has been some conflict between the city's major institutions this year. The financial task force recommended the library become part of the county library system. The library responded by voting down the recommendation for joining the county system.

"I view inclusion in the County library system as an open question and see the recommendation in this report as being premature. It lacks the evidence necessary to provide much guidance to the Shaker Library Board about how to proceed. We can and will, however, take it under advisement as a matter of opinion," wrote Chad Anderson, President Library Board of Trustees in responde.

Panelists include:

• Tres Roeder, Shaker City Council Member
• Nancy Moore, Shaker City Council Member

• William Clawson, President, Shaker Heights Board of Education
• Stephen Wilkins, Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations

• Chad Anderson, President, Shaker Heights Library Board of Trustees
• Amy Switzer, Director, Shaker Heights Public Library

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