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Cleveland will be picking up your leaves this fall with updated program
CLEVELAND, OH — Fall is here, and the leaves are doing their part. Yet, across the city of Cleveland, there’s uncertainty. Cleveland residents aren’t sure the city is coming to collect their piles of leaves. That’s because last year the city abruptly canceled leaf collection at the start of November, after piles had already been raked to curbs. Mayor Justin Bibb faced so much backlash from residents he walked away from our questions. Now another fall season is here and we’re keeping our promise to our viewers by following this through.
Ivory Jones III knows all too well the hard work of the fall season. We found him out raking his leaves to his tree lawn on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., a street lined with large trees that have huge canopies. When the city announced the end of leaf collection last fall, it wasn’t his own yard he thought about — it was his neighbors.
“First, we were kind of shocked,” he said. “There’s a lot of trees on Martin Luther King and a lot of older residents.” But the city reversed course quickly, and Jones was glad to hear it. “That’s what we have to do more often when we have issues that are concerning the community is voice our opinion and share it in a good clear way, and it’s good to see that City Hall responds in a caring way.”
This fall, the leaf program is back again, with some changes to address those equity concerns the city was worried about. News 5 anchor Rob Powers spoke with Cleveland’s Director of Public Works, John Laird, about the backlash of 2022.
“We thought about some things, worked some things through,” he said. “The residents let us know we needed to pivot.”
As for the city’s attitude in 2023: “From this point forward, we’ve got a solid program and we’re ready to serve the citizens of the city and we’re ready to give them all we have with this leaf program,” Laird said.
So, leaf collection is back. The city plans to pick up leaves in neighborhoods considered high-generation areas. Those are the spots where there are the highest concentrations of city-owned trees on tree lawns, and in areas where there are flooding concerns. If you’re not in a high-generation area, the city wants you to know there are now new options for you as well this year.
“We want the residents to know that you can bag up to 20 bags of leaves,” Laird told Rob. “If you have neighbors who live, or residents who live next to parks, we’re taking care of leaves there, so for folks living next to the parks, you’ll see some differences there.” That’s 20 bags for each collection day that the program runs.
The city is also encouraging residents to go green. It’s working on developing programs for composting and mulching leaves. That’s an alternative Jones is open to.
“Anything that would help environmentally and community-wise and help our seniors and our elders out, I think that would be great,” he said. For now, he’s just happy to know someone is coming to clean the pile of leaves off his curb.
“I’m grateful,” he told News 5. “It’s a lot of work.”
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Cavaliers’ Jarrett Allen Receives All-Defensive Team Votes For Stellar Season
In a season where just three Cleveland Cavaliers played 70+ games, Jarrett Allen stepped up in a big way, especially with his presence on the defensive end of the floor.
The NBA All-Defensive Team is reserved for the most consistently effective defenders in the league. And with the recent switch to positionless voting, it makes being voted as a member of this group that much more exclusive.
On Monday, NBA Communications announced that Allen received 20 total points in the 2023-24 All-Defensive Team voting process. The 2022 NBA All-Star garnered one first-place vote (worth two points) and another 18 votes for second place (worth one point apiece).
However, these 20 points were not enough for Allen to make any of the 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive Teams. Four centers made the First Team in Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves), Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), and Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers).
Overall, the Cleveland big man finished 14th in voting, behind Luguentz Dort (34 points) and Chet Holmgren (21 points) of the Oklahoma City Thunder, as well as Kawhi Leonard (29 points) of the Los Angeles Clippers on the NBA’s de facto Honorable Mention list.
Just some of Allen’s defensive presence could be felt in the Cavaliers’ first two playoff games against the Orlando Magic before he eventually suffered a rib injury that made him miss the remainder of the team’s playoff run. The big man played a significant role in this span, recording a combined 26 defensive rebounds, four steals, and three blocks.
Allen averaged 1.1 blocks and 0.7 steals per game during the regular season, reaching these marks for the third consecutive campaign.
Cleveland, OH
Stunning Cavs Front Office Changes Coming During Pivotal Offseason
The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering the offseason with a lot of questions to be answered. Despite going 48-34 and notching the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, they were sent packing by the Boston Celtics in five games in the semifinals.
There have been questions surrounding the future of J.B. Bickerstaff, Donovan Mitchell, and Darius Garland in Cleveland.
With all these things looming over the organization, the Cavs decided to make a shocking change ahead of this offseason.
According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is going to be ‘significantly’ more included in the basketball operations starting this offseason.
The Cavs have Koby Altman as the President of Basketball Operations and Mike Gansey as the general manager. Nonetheless, it looks like those two men will have to include Gilbert in conversations regarding the future of the club.
Jarret Allen’s name has already been involved in trade discussions with Mitchell’s potential massive extension hanging in the balance.
Windhorst appeared on ‘The Hoop Collective’ and said, “I would think the Cavs are going to be spending more time in this next month looking at possible Jarrett Allen trades and what that can bring.”
Allen has two years and $40 million left on his current deal and the Cavs could be looking to move that.
As for Garland, it has been reported that his management Klutch Sports will meet with Cleveland this offseason to orchestrate a trade if Mitchell decides to stay in Cleveland long-term.
With all these big changes on the horizon, the 62-year-old owner will have a say in what transpires.
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