It took a century since Cleveland Heights was established as a city, but now the town's first mayor walks through city hall.
“This is a new era in Cleveland Heights, and I want people to understand that as the first mayor, it is incumbent on me to set a strong precedent,” said Mayor Khalil Seren.
Seren said he plans to create change, and on the top of his agenda is restricting and improving departments, touting the city’s new recycling bins as an example. Seren said development is also a priority, he celebrated a number of new projects across the city but also touched on the troubled Severance Town Center, the shopping plaza went into foreclosure several years ago and was purchased by a new owner.
The mayor confirmed his police department is short about 10 officers, News 5 also found the city had 47 reports of violent crime in 2020, 14 more reports than in 2019.“There’s room for improvement, taking it back to a time where we had foot patrols in our business districts, bike patrols through our parks and so staffing up in our police department would be useful to bring back those services,” said Seren.
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