Ward 11 Cleveland City Council Office

10/28/2026

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, COUNCILWOMAN HUDSON IS HELPING TO LEAD THE FIGHT on illegal dumping and presses the Bibb Administration to better enforce the City's laws already in place.

As reported by Signal Cleveland,
"Hudson, the Ward 11 council member, has been vocal about calling for increased enforcement of illegal dumping. She points to a troubling pattern of contractors and businesses taking advantage of vacant properties — often owned by out-of-state landlords — to dump construction debris, brush and tires."

Read/Listen to Signal Cleveland article (10/23/2026), https://signalcleveland.org/cleveland-sees-thousands-of-illegal-dumping-reports-as-citations-drop-by-50/

HOW YOU CAN HELP!
☎️ How to Report Illegal Dumping,
https://www.clevelandohio.gov/311/illegal-dumping

☎️ Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'? How about a Block Club or Group?! Contact City of Cleveland Community Relations Board Public Engagement Admin Tammy Hanna, (216) 664-6634 or [email protected]

☎️ 311 Cleveland — Report Building & Housing Issues; Cemetery Maintenance Issues; City Park Issues; Graffiti Removal; Illegal Dumping; Street Issues; Trash & Recycling Issues; Tree Issues; Vacant Property Issues and more! It's simple dial 311 (or 216-664-2000) on your phone and talk to a compassionate & knowledgeable specialist today! https://www.clevelandohio.gov/311

JOIN US! We're planning some great things for Ward 11 and our neighborhoods for 2027! Please come to our next monthly community meeting (Wednesday, November 11 - see flyer below), talk directly with Councilwoman Hudson, meet members of the Ward 11 Office team, and be a part of helping to shape YOUR neighborhood.

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/27/2026

LIFELONG SACHSENHEIM HALL MEMBERS: Ambassador Renate Jakupca, Joan Miller-Malue, and German Poet Laureate of Cleveland John Schobel were recognized yesterday evening by Councilwoman Hudson, Council President Blaine Griffin, and all of Cleveland City Council for their ongoing contributions to Cleveland's ethnic heritage and in recognition of German-American Heritage Month.

Watch Presentation (begins at 46:20) Please Note: Audio is difficult to hear due to sound issues. Council sincerely apologizes for this glitch and will be looking into rectifying the problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Js10X1-F0&t=2238s

TUNE IN: Renate & David Jakupca host a German focused music program on XCSB.org (every Sunday 10 am - 12 pm). The first hour regales its audience with old world German classics and then shifts into more modern style German music in its second hour. Music, Interviews & More! Check it Out!

"Farewell to Sachsenheim Hall and the end of a 116-year Cleveland tradition," Cleveland dot com (10/2/2026), https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2026/10/farewell-to-sachsenheim-hall-and-the-end-of-a-116-year-cleveland-tradition.html

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/27/2026

GIVE IT UP FOR Ward 11 Resident Faouzi Baddour who spoke during last night's Public Comment!!! 📣📣📣

We'd love to see YOU! PLEASE CONSIDER coming to a Monday evening City Council meeting. Councilwoman Hudson and the Ward 11 Office team (Joe, Paula & Jeon) always love having Ward 11 residents in attendance at the "People's House!"

⭐️ LOCATION: Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue in Downtown Cleveland.

⭐️ PARKING: City Hall offers FREE (upper deck/lot) visitors parking on Mondays after 5 pm, (specific to Monday Council meetings).

⭐️ SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (the Wednesday prior) on the Cleveland City Hall website, https://www.clevelandcitycouncil.gov/resources/public-comment

If you'd like, please drop me a line and let me know you're coming, [email protected]

YOUTUBE ALTERNATIVE: TV20 offers a live YouTube feed of every Monday Night City Council Meeting (also recorded & posted, so you may watch/re-watch it at any time).

Watch full 10/26/2026 meeting, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Js10X1-F0&t=2238s

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/26/2026

DO YOU KNOW YOUR VOTING LOCATION? The new map below was released in August and is specific to Ward 11 residents.

Upon locating your precinct on the map, you may double-check your new polling location by visiting, https://boe.cuyahogacounty.gov/voters/Find-Voting-Information-by-Address

By now, you should have received a personalized letter from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections detailing YOUR new polling location.

For early voting questions & other voting-related inquiries, please contact the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections,
Board of Elections
1803 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
(216) 443-8683
8:30 am to 4:30 pm Mon-Fri

The next General Election is on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/25/2026

Frank (Franz) Cudell (May 11, 1844 - October 25, 1916) 🌳🌲💚

THANK YOU, FRANK CUDELL, for your gift of land to create Cudell Commons Park for the people of Cleveland . . . to be enjoyed by the people of Cleveland . . . and, unintentionally, to have brought together, decades later, the people of Cleveland to fiercely fight to keep the park and his wishes intact.

May Frank & Emma Cudell's spirit & generosity live on through each rising tree, every blade of grass, and all peaceful and joyful gatherings on its grounds and activities taking place at Cudell Rec Center and Cudell Fine Arts.

Much gratitude to all those many neighborhood residents who fought in 1954, and then again in 2023-2024 (Friends of Cudell Commons Park) to ensure the Cudell Family vision was upheld through the test of time and outside interests.

And a SPECIAL MENTION of Councilwoman Hudson (Nikki) who has been fighting for our community long before taking a seat on City Council, AS WELL AS, Gail Lundberg, a descendant of Frank & Emma Cudell who traveled to Cleveland several times beginning in the fall season of 2023 to lend her voice to the fight that ultimately helped save Cudell Commons Park and Frank's desire for his gift to be kept in the hands of the people of Cleveland and the wonderful Cudell neighborhood.

Watch News Conference w/Gail Lundberg (10/24/2023), https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/cudell-descendant-urges-cleveland-schools-not-to-use-cudell-park-for-new-school

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/24/2026

SO MUCH FRIDAY FUN WITH 311: Many thanks to Kate Warren, Rick Roscoe and ALL of our friends at CLE 311 for a FANTASTIC tour & training yesterday, and for an informative BONUS TUTORIAL from Manager Lauren Pring at 'Urban Analytics & Innovation' about their Open Data Portal (i.e., demographics, fun nerdy info, leaf pick-up locations, publicly available info on property violations, permits, tax info, and so much more)!!!

DID YOU KNOW, City of Cleveland residents can call in issues or request city services by dialing 311 (also 216-664-2000) 24/7/365 OR submit requests via the online portal, https://www.clevelandohio.gov/311

FUN FACTS ABOUT CLE 311: Officially established in 2009 (marketing campaign launched in 2024, alongside a new online portal and multi-million-dollar tech upgrade under Mayor Bibb's administration) 🎯 12 Citizens Support Specialists on hand to take your calls 🎯 147,866 were answered last year 🎯 Office hours are 7 am - 6 pm and then rolls over to an after-hours service (includes weekends & holidays).

MORE ABOUT the City of Cleveland's 'Urban Analytics & Innovation' and Open Data Portal, https://data.clevelandohio.gov/

CLE 311 ~ just another way City Hall & Mayor Bibb, Councilwoman Hudson, the Ward 11 Office Team and all of Cleveland City Council are collectively working together to serve YOU and its people ~ our City's greatest asset!

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/23/2026

HEY BOO: Big City Boo and YOU! 🎃 A Trunk or Treat!!! 🎃 Friday, October 30th (5 - 7 pm) in the parking lot of Cudell Commons (Cudell Rec Center & Cudell Fine Arts)!!!

Bring the kids & the family! Don't get caught without a costume, though! The caravan of carnival characters may just whisk you away! 🧟🧙‍♀️👀👻🤡

Join us on this spooky night of Games. Crafts. Music & more! Bring the family! Bring your friends!! And be ready for a spooktacular time!!

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/22/2026

THURSDAY 10/22 (beginning 1 pm) & FRIDAY 10/23 (beginning 9:30 am) CDBG Hearings will be broadcast live on the Cleveland City Council YouTube channel,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09AwTCTh5Mc

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

10/21/2026

RAIN OR SHINE it's always clean-up time!!! Thanks to all throughout our wonderful city for helping to keep our neighborhoods together!!

☎️ How to Report Illegal Dumping, https://www.clevelandohio.gov/311/illegal-dumping

☎️ Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'? How about a Block Club or Group?! Contact City of Cleveland Community Relations Board Public Engagement Admin Tammy Hanna, (216) 664-6634 or [email protected]

☎️ 311 Cleveland — Report Building & Housing Issues; Cemetery Maintenance Issues; City Park Issues; Graffiti Removal; Illegal Dumping; Street Issues; Trash & Recycling Issues; Tree Issues; Vacant Property Issues and more! It's simple dial 311 (or 216-664-2000) on your phone and talk to a compassionate & knowledgeable specialist today! https://www.clevelandohio.gov/311

We are better together, Cleveland!

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs

10/20/2026

WARD 11 SABRINA OTIS spoke during last night's Public Comment.

Note: Issues with the mic prevented the video recording to capture all of Ms. Otis' Public Comment. The sound resumes at 41 seconds. A full recording of last night's City Council meeting can be seen (and partially heard) by visiting, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owLT5-eGpv0

AND PLEASE CONSIDER coming to a Monday evening City Council meeting. Councilwoman Hudson and the Ward 11 Office team (Joe, Paula & Jeon) always love having Ward 11 residents in attendance at the "People's House!"

⭐️ LOCATION: Council Chamber on the 2nd floor of Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue in Downtown Cleveland.

⭐️ PARKING: City Hall offers FREE (upper deck/lot) visitors parking on Mondays after 5 pm, (specific to Monday Council meetings).

⭐️ SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (the Wednesday prior) on the Cleveland City Hall website, https://www.clevelandcitycouncil.gov/resources/public-comment

If you'd like, please drop me a line and let me know you're coming, [email protected]

YOUTUBE ALTERNATIVE: TV20 offers a live YouTube feed of every Monday Night City Council Meeting (also recorded & posted, so you may watch/re-watch it at any time).

Posted by: Jeon Francis, Executive Assistant of Community Affairs