Here's what you can do.
If helicopter noise is affecting your neighborhood, there are a few concrete steps you can take. Every report and every call adds up.
Call 311
Call 311 (or 216-664-2000) when helicopter noise disrupts your evening or wakes you up. Cleveland's 311 system doesn't have a "helicopter noise" category, so use "Street Issues" or describe it as a noise disturbance. Every call gets logged and creates a public record. When enough residents report the same issue, those numbers show up in the city's open data portal.
You can also file online at clevelandohio.gov/311, but calling is faster and harder to ignore.
Contact your council member
City council oversees the police budget. Your council member can ask questions about how the helicopters are used and whether the $3.5 million refurbishment is delivering value. Let them know this matters to you.
Find your ward and council member at clevelandcitycouncil.gov (click "Find My Ward").
Share the data
Send this site to your neighbors, your neighborhood association, your neighborhood Facebook group, or a local journalist. The more people who see the data, the more likely something changes.
Get involved
Want to help? We're looking for neighbors who care about this issue, people willing to attend council meetings, and anyone who wants to help make the case with data.
Reach out at hello@clehelicopterwatch.com.