BROOK PARK, OH — On a sunny August afternoon, Brook Park Mayor Edward Orcutt stood on the roof of the city’s recreation center with construction supplies on either end of the roof, reflecting on the last year. After tornado damage, Brook Park Recreation Center could reopen next week

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“65 percent of the roof tornado damage has been completed at this point,” said Oructt. “We still have another 35 percent to complete.”

It was around 4 pm on Aug. 6, 2024, when an EF-1 tornado ripped into the city and blew a portion of the roof off the rec center. Storms tear through Northeast Ohio, leaving hundreds of thousands without power

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