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Councilperson Dan Brady who referred him to the city. He stated that he caught pneumonia <br />because he's had to walk in the cold and park his car over by the 125th block, far away from <br />his apartment building. He requests that he have handicapped parking spots installed near his <br />home on Lake Ave. near W. 117th St. Council President O'Leary stated that he appreciated <br />Mr. Blair's comments and Councilman O'Malley expressed his intent on connecting with <br />Mr. Blair after meeting concluded. <br />Mr. Blair is also concerned about veteran services. He stated he spoke with Melissa Garrett <br />last week and inquired about veteran services in Lakewood. He stated the US has been in 14 <br />conflicts since 1990 and the he was recruited out of the Lakewood Armed Services <br />recruitment office. Cuyahoga County has 1.2 million people and the county has <br />approximately 200,000 veterans. Within Lakewood, there is no office that serves veterans. <br />He was not offered services when coming back to Ohio. He found out about services by <br />happenstance. He is asking for the council to bring back a veteran service center that used to <br />operate out of the senior center that works with surrounding cities to provide veteran <br />services. Council President O'Leary stated that Council is discussing relocating the senior <br />center and will have additional discussion on the proposition. <br />At 8:51 p.m. Council President O'Leary made a motion to adjourn the meeting, which was <br />seconded by Councilman Anderson. Motion passed. All members voted in favor. <br />Approved: <br />00' <br />SIDENT <br />m <br />