You're right, Maureen, I'm a little busy to be involved in this issue right now. Here's what you wrote to me on 2.26.08. If this is agreed upon by all the parties affected by my blog post, then I'll be happy to submit this as the corrected copy to this page.

The shuttered TRW valve factory on East 185^th Street has been transformed into an indoor vermicomposting center after a protracted battle with Collinwood -area councilman Mike Polensek. Now, there is a new tenant outside in the parking lot. Greater Cleveland Ecology Association, a 501c-3, moved to E. 185^th St. from its site on St. Clair and will hopefully continue its 30 year composting business on E. 185^th under the name of Safe Soil. Although Polensek seems confused about zoning for leaves-- it is allowed per zoning of the lot, which is general industry. His complaints have caused Housing court judge Raymond Pianka to unwittingly bring a halt to the drop off of composted leaves to the back of the parking lot by the train tracks at 1455 E. 185^th Street. A grass roots effort will be needed to help change the unfriendly councilman’s actions in trying to stop an environmental concern. More updates will be forthcoming. Attached is the fruit of yet another tenant, this one inside the building, EarthWorm Digest. EarthWorm Digest provides a complimentary magazine here (pdf).

What is there to retract, Undercover Agent? Melvin and Browne were summoned to Judge Pianka’s court, according to Browne. Browne does report, however, that “in the end, Melvin appeared before the Board of Zoning Appeals yet again on a cold day in November and this time Sansai Environmental Technologies’ business license was allowed by applying a variance to the general industry zoning definition. Sansai finally was approved by the City of Cleveland.”