The Future Of Shaker Heights Starts Next Week

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — Shaker Heights' future will gain a modicum of clarity at an upcoming panel discussion.

The Forward Together process, a collaborative project to determine the future-looking strategy of the city, will start Tuesday, March 26. A panel will be convened at Shaker Heights High School's large auditorium, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is open to the public.

The event will start with light refreshments before panelists conduct short presentations on the city's public facilities and their future. There will be a moderated question-and-answer session following the opening remarks and presentations.

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Felton Thomas Jr., the executive director of the Cleveland Public Library and a Shaker Heights resident, will moderate the discussion. The three speakers are:

• Terry Schwarz, director, Kent State University Urban Design Collaborative
• Evan Struble, associate state librarian for library development, State Library of Ohio
• Michele Pomerantz, director of regional collaboration, Cuyahoga County

Shaker Heights Mayor David Weiss discussed the advent of the Forward Together initiative — led by the city, the school district, and the library system — in a video shared with residents. That video is below.