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This seminar is completely booked.  The next seminar will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2012.  To register for the April seminar, please call (216) 529-6601 or email luann.baker@lakewoodoh.net.

There will be a Landlord Training Seminar on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm in the Lakewood City Hall Auditorium, 12650 Detroit Avenue.

This seminar is designed to introduce the Lakewood Landlord Training Manual to landlords and discuss various issues including fair housing, the eviction process and the tenant screening process. Attendance at the session fulfills one of the newly imposed obligations landlords now have in Lakewood. Additionally, this will be an opportunity for the city to field questions from landlords about city protocol and procedures.

To register for this seminar, please call (216) 529-6601 or email luann.baker@lakewoodoh.net. Registration is limited to 180 participants.

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The 2012 Citizen Police Academy is now full. Registrations are no longer being taken for this class.

The 2012 Lakewood Citizens Police Academy will be held on Wednesdays from February 1 through April 18. The Academy will be held from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Lakewood Police Department on each Wednesday.

The Citizens Police Academy is a 12-week course for Lakewood residents or people who work in Lakewood, 21 years of age or older, who are interested in learning more about the Division of Police. Classes are held once a week for 2 hours. There is no fee to attend. During the sessions, students are presented with information from a number of speakers to familiarize them with a variety of policing issues in Lakewood. In addition to speakers from the Division of Police, the Department of Law and Judge Carroll also address the class. At the end of each session the graduates are permitted to schedule a ride-along with a patrol officer for one evening.

For further information contact Officer Ortiz at (216) 701-3063.

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Come to one of these Free Earned Income Tax Credit Clinics where trained volunteers will help you, at no charge, apply for the money you have earned.

In order to qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, your earned income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than:

• $43,998 ($49,078 married filing jointly) with 3 or more qualifying children;
• $40,964 ($46,044 married filing jointly) with 2 qualifying children;
• $36,052 ($41,132 married filing jointly) with 1 qualifying child;
• $13,660 ($18,740 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children

Clinics will be held at the Lakewood Public Library on Janaury 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Appointments times on these dates will be 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM.

To schedule an appointment, please call (216) 226-0611.