Interesting Study on Nuisance Laws

[Kate McCarthy]

This article was a real eyeopener for me. The associated study is included in the article and the NY Times op-ed linked below puts Lakewood front and center. Victimizing victims. What is wrong with our city?

https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/11/10/how-northeast-ohio-nuisance-laws-harm-domestic-violence-victims-minorities-renters-and-people-experiencing-mental-illness

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/opinion/nuisance-ordinances-eviction-violence.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur&_r=1

[mjkuhns]

Councilman-elect Rader wrote about this some months back (and I believe Mead was one of his teachers at CSU). I know he is interested in reforming this.

Members of the Action Together Lakewood Area group have been discussing this today, too, and might be a good contact point for anyone who wants to work on the issue.