Biography
Cleveland Heights Roots
Jason Stein has roots in Cleveland Heights going back with his grandparents who lived in and raised their children in Cleveland Heights. Jason’s parents also lived in and raised their children in Cleveland Heights. Jason grew up in Cleveland Heights and attended Boulevard elementary, Wiley Middle and Heights High Schools. Now, Jason and his wife, Shimona, are raising their children in Cleveland Heights.
Experience
- Cleveland Heights City Council Member, 2011 – present
- Cleveland Heights – University Heights Library Board of Trustee member, 2010 – present
- Operations Committee, member 2011
- Planning & External Relations Committee, member 2010
- Cleveland Heights Citizens Advisory Committee member, 2008 – present
- Preservation and Housing Subcommittee, Vice-Chair 2010
- Finance & Other Subcommittee, member 2009
- Neighborhood Activities Subcommittee, member 2008
- CH – UH’s School Facilities Committee, member 2010 – present
- Financial Subcommittee, member 2011
- Advisor to County Executive Edward Fitzgerald, 2010
- Public Engagement Committee, Advisor 2010
Community Activism
In 2007, Jason led a grass roots group of citizens in opposition to a “Salt Dome” being built on Taylor Road. This was a complicated and potentially divisive issue. The University Heights Mayor, Beryl Rothschild wanted to build a “Salt Dome” on land she had hoped University Heights would purchase from the Board of Education that was adjacent to Taylor School.
Jason spoke at Cleveland Heights and University Heights Council meetings and the Board of Education to highlight the damage that a “Salt Dome” would create for the residents, businesses and Cain Park in the South Taylor area. Jason recommended that, in the spirit of “regional cooperation”, Cleveland Heights and University Heights share the Cleveland Heights “Salt Dome”. In the end, Cleveland Heights and University Heights agreed to share the Cleveland Heights “Salt Dome”.
