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Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, Cuyahoga Plan of Ohio, Federation for Community Planning,
<br />Greater Cleveland Roundtable, Lutheran Housing Corporation, Metropolitan Strategy Group, North Coast
<br />Community Homes, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Services
<br />for Independent Living, United Way, and Urban League of Greater Cleveland.
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<br />In addition to the above list, the Consolidated Plan development process also included the HUD Cleveland
<br />Office, Ohio Department of Development - Office of Weathefization Services, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County
<br />Office of Homeless Services, .Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging, Alcohol and Drug Addiction
<br />Service Board of Cuyahoga County, Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Cleveland Heights Health
<br />Department, Lakewood Division of Health, Shaker Heights Health Department, Lakewood Christian
<br />Service Center, Maximum Independent Living, and Neighbors Organized for Action and Housing
<br />(NOAH).
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<br />These organizations, institutions, and agencies are also mentioned at the appropriate sections of the
<br />document.
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<br />Lakewood, in cooperation with the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission, have worked jointly in
<br />preparation of the Consolidated Plan.
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<br />In an effort to solicit citizen input, .public meetings were held on August 25, 1994 at City Hall and
<br />October 5, 1994 at City Hall. An effort was made to hold an additional public meeting at a community
<br />location in a low- and moderate-income neighborhood in Lakewood. Due to the limited amount of time
<br />available to complete the Consolidated Plan however, arrangements could not be finalized. Finally,
<br />Lakewood also utilized their Communi{y Development Block Grant Citizens Advisory Committee.
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<br />In accordance with HUD regulations, the draft Consolidated Plan document was released for a 30-day
<br />public comment period beginning November 10, 1994 and ending December 9, 1994. A notice of
<br />availability was published in a newspaper of general circulation, The Lakewood Sun Post, on November
<br />10, 1994. The document was available in the following locations: both branches of the Lakewood Public
<br />Library, and Lakewood City Hall (Office of the Mayor, Office of the City Council Clerk, and the
<br />Department of Planning and Development). During November, the document will'be reviewed by
<br />Lakewood City Council. The document will be filed with HUD on or about December 23, 1994.
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<br />Demo~raohic Characteristics
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<br />The population of Lakewood has remained almost steady during the past decade, with the 1990 Census
<br />counting almost 60,000 persons. The population loss'during the period 1980-19990, 3.6%, Ires been part
<br />of a national trend of a decline in the number of persons per household, rather than a decrease in the
<br />number ofhonsing units. The number of minority residents rose from about 675 (1.6%) in 1980 to 1,500
<br />(2.5%) in 1990.
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<br />Lakewood contains about 27,000 households. In terms of household types, families represent just over
<br />one-half of all households. Two trends occurring in Lakewood are a decline in the number of families
<br />and an increase in the number of nonfamily households (persons living alone or with nonrelatives only).
<br />In addition, as of 1990, almost 11% of all households in Lakewood are headed by females, a rapidly rising
<br />category.
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