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🌱 Patch AM: What Lakewood Park visitors should know about the new parking lot work

And check out St James Lakewood Oktoberfest on the Lakewood Patch calendar

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Hello Lakewood! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Lakewood Park visitors should know about the new parking lot work
  • How did Lakewood erase a 19-point deficit in Bay?
  • How could Lakewood's Flock camera rules change after public pushback?

Also on today's calendar: St James Lakewood Oktoberfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 54.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lakewood begins Lakewood Park's parking lot project (cleveland.com) — Construction is underway in the Lakewood Park parking lot, with about $200,000 in concrete and asphalt repairs planned near Foster Pool and several parking areas over roughly three weeks. The lot should mostly remain open, but sections will be blocked off at times as crews address curb and pavement issues before winter, so plan for minor disruptions when visiting the park.
   

• Gatling, Bolden Led Lakewood To Dramatic Comeback Win Over Bay (lakewoodobserver.com) — Lakewood Rangers fans just saw one of the program's greatest comebacks, as the team erased a 19-point deficit to beat Bay 36-35 in overtime and improve to 6-1. Standouts Simmie Bolden and Tyrese Gatling powered the rally, and the Rangers now head home to face Normandy with momentum and renewed community pride.
   

• Lakewood City Council taking a look at city's Flock contract (cleveland.com) — Lakewood officials are reexamining the city's five-year, $125,000-a-year Flock license plate reader contract, focusing on privacy, data sharing with federal agencies, and potential misuse. Residents worried about surveillance, immigrants, or abortion-related data are invited to a public safety committee meeting at City Hall on Oct. 12 to review and possibly tweak Lakewood's specific policy.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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