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Serious crime in Cleveland Heights down by 22.4 percent

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Year-end crime statistics from the Cleveland Heights Police Department indicate that, despite a few high-profile cases, serious crime was down 22.4 percent in the city in 2014. Serious crimes consist of violent crimes against people and major crimes against property. Less serious incidents, such as trespassing and OVI, are not included in these figures.

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Cleveland Heights – House for Sale or Rent

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On Bendemeer Rd. 3 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath, finished basement with wooden floors. Tilted windows throughout the house, new front door with storm. Kosher kitchen, Frigidaire and dishwasher included, eating area in kitchen, hand-made kitchen cabinets, family room with built in wall unit. Washer and dryer in the basement. For Rent or Sale. Available at the end of February. Call 216-224-5114. 

Cleveland Heights may make more loans, rebates available to revamp storefronts

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The city wants to make more zero-interest loans available, and allow more businesses to receive grants to help spruce up their sclevelandheightslogopaces.

Through the city’s current storefront renovation program, owners can apply for a zero-interest loan to cover half the cost to improve their businesses, up to $25,000; and businesses in certain commercial areas may receive a rebate to cover up to 50 percent, as much as $25,000. There’s also a $2,000 rebate for signage on significant projects.

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Cleveland Heights – House for Sale or Rent

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On Bendemeer Rd. 3 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath, finished basement with wooden floors. Tilted windows throughout the house, new front door with storm. Kosher kitchen, Frigidaire and dishwasher included, eating area in kitchen, hand-made kitchen cabinets, family room with built in wall unit. Washer and dryer in the basement. For Rent or Sale. Available at the end of February. Call 216-224-5114. 

Severance Town Center could be sold at foreclosure auction

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Severance Town Center appears to be headed for the auction block, after a speedy foreclosure case concluded last week.

Cuyahoga County Judge John P. O’Donnell signed off Dec. 31 on a foreclosure decree related to the notable retail property. Now a lender has asked that the shopping center, at Mayfield and Taylor roads in Cleveland Heights, be sold at a foreclosure auction in an attempt to recoup more than $38 million in debt.

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Severance Town Center hit with foreclosure lawsuit after Walmart departure, loan default

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Severance Town Center, a prominent retail property in Cleveland Heights, is the subject of a foreclosure lawsuit filed in Cuyahoga County.

On July 1, a lender asked to foreclose on the troubled shopping center, after the property’s out-of-state owner failed to repay the balance on a $43 million mortgage. Now, the litigation is working its way through Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, where it’s possible that a judge might appoint an outside expert — called a receiver — to manage the 600,000-square-foot complex.

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Access Cleveland Heights – New City APP

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Today Cleveland Heights launched its new smartphone app – Access Cleveland Heights – the latest development in the City’s ongoing efforts to enhance communication with its residents.

“The Access Cleveland Heights App empowers residents to be our eyes and ears in the community by providing an easy and interactive way to report issues at their convenience,” said City Manager Tanisha Briley. “The new app also creates a tool for us to manage service requests and expand coordination and communication between departments which will result in more efficient and effective service to residents.”

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Hoen appointed to Cleveland Hts. zoning board

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Benjamin Hoen, an attorney with the Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. law firm, has been appointed to a four-year term on the Cleveland Heights board of zoning appeals.

Cleveland Heights City Council made the appointment. The zoning board handles requests for variances and hears appeals of decisions made by city officials.

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