Cleveland City Council’s decision to approve new ward maps without holding a public hearing or debate on the redrawn boundaries is drawing criticism from government watchdogs who accuse council ...

Officials from the Town of Brookhaven, the Village of Head of the Harbor, and the Ward Melville Heritage Organization met Wednesday afternoon to work on answering who owns the properties in question.

Cleveland's new map reduces the size of council from 17 to 15. It faced opposition from groups that included the League of ...