Aug 29Climate Crisis at Cleveland’s Cudell Commons Park(Original art by J.E. Hargate) Does destroying 40 mature trees in the Cudell Commons Park urban neighborhood to make way for an elementary school constitute an assault on its residents? The tree canopy helps to protect urban residents from the dangerous effects of the climate crisis. We know the tree…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
Aug 3Equitable Lakefront Development in Cleveland, OhioMy name is Arthur Hargate, I live in Little Italy in Ward 6 of Cleveland and I am writing to provide public comment on the NorthCoast lakefront plan in response to its presentation to the public on July 27, 2023. …Development16 min readDevelopment16 min read
Jul 9Hottest EverJuly 3 and 4, 2023 were the two hottest days ever recorded on Planet Earth. June 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. If you still deny that the planet is warming and that we are deep into a global climate crisis caused by human activity, you have no ability…Maga2 min readMaga2 min read
Jul 1Embracing CivilityA local media outlet here in Cleveland is running a series of articles analyzing and bemoaning what they observe to be the breakdown in civility in today’s political discourse. …Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Jun 25A Monstrous Power PlayPublic Comment to Cleveland City Council: My name is Arthur Hargate. I live in Ward 6 in Little Italy. I am writing to express concern over the firing of Tessa Jackson from her position as the City of Cleveland’s Economic Development Director. First, this is a matter that should be…Corruption5 min readCorruption5 min read
Jun 2Now that’s “Special”!TO: Cleveland City Council I am writing to express concern about the Special Improvement District (SID) requested by University Circle, Inc. (UCI). I live in Little Italy. …Community Activism2 min readCommunity Activism2 min read
May 13Cleveland City Council Must Stand Up for Community Benefits AgreementsI urge City Council to maintain its focus on Community Benefits legislation that benefits all Clevelanders in the face of intense lobbying pressure, hysterical scare tactics and baseless predictions of economic gloom and doom from the business and property development communities, if all Clevelanders should actually come to benefit from…Politics2 min readPolitics2 min read
Mar 19Cleveland’s Consultant CravingMy name is Arthur Hargate and I live in Cleveland’s Ward 6. I am providing public comment regarding reports in the press that the Justin Bibb administration is promoting legislation in City Council that authorizes $1.5 million to be spent with an outside consultant for a 10-year operational strategic plan…Consultant3 min readConsultant3 min read
Mar 14The Real EnemyGee whiz, do we see a pattern here? Banks failing. Trains derailing, creating environmental crisis and threatening people’s health. Record oil company profits and rampant corporate price gouging fueling inflation. More gouging and market manipulation creating an affordable housing crisis. Man-made climate crisis driving severe weather that wreaks havoc on…Greed2 min readGreed2 min read
Mar 12Development Deja Vu in Little ItalyMarch 10, 2023 Dear Mr. Marinucci, I am Arthur Hargate and my wife and I live in one of the Edgehill Townhomes. I am writing to provide public comment on the proposed development at 2183–2185 Cornell Rd., …Development8 min readDevelopment8 min read