Politics & Government

Week in Review: Sept. 5 – 11

From City Council updates to the closing of the Brecksville campus of the VA Medical Center, catch up on the week's news.

Did you miss a story or two this week? Don’t worry – you can catch up quickly by reading the summaries below. Just click the links to view the full stories. 

  • On Tuesday, the . The campus is closing after 50 years of service. Most patients and staff have been moved to the Wade Park facility, and the building will completely close in 2012.
  • that they won’t get applications for absentee ballots in the mail this fall, after all. 
  • There was a bit of a scare in the city on Thursday when a . The bomb squad found that the package wasn’t explosive and dismantled it.  
  • City officials talked a lot about construction this week. and discussed a lot of projects, including a new service department building at Blossom. And on Thursday, a new sign for Seared restaurant and approved initial plans for Clinical Technology, Inc.
  • And today is the 10th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11. Local Patches talked to residents to learn how the events of that day impacted their lives; . 


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Brecksville