🌱 How Garfield Heights families can tap new funds for lead-safe home repairs
Garfield Heights, Ohio Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Garfield Heights! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Garfield Heights families can tap new funds for lead-safe home repairs
- Garfield Heights man hurt in Sagamore Hills bike crash, police report says
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How to apply for lead safe home repairs from Cuyahoga County (signalcleveland.org) — Garfield Heights homeowners, landlords, and tenants in pre-1978 homes can now apply for up to $10,000 in Cuyahoga County grants to remove dangerous lead paint from windows, doors, and porches. The first-come, first-served program targets inner-ring suburbs and runs through March 2030, with income limits and a focus on families with young children. 
• Sagamore Hills Police Blotter: Death, Crash, Court Order Case (nordoniahills.news) — A 71-year-old Garfield Heights resident was injured in a bicycle crash in Sagamore Hills on August 3, prompting a rescue squad response and recovery of his bike and belongings. The same police blotter details an unrelated death investigation at a condominium complex and a reported civil court order violation, both also handled by Sagamore Hills officers.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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