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SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio--- Later this week, President Barack Obama is coming to Northeast Ohio to discuss his plan to reform our nation's healthcare system.

Thursday afternoon, the President will tour the Cleveland Clinic. Later in the day, President Obama will hold a town-hall style meeting at the Shaker Heights High School gymnasium at 2:25 p.m.

Shaker Heights Resident Jim Schuerger says, "I like him a lot. I think this is a chance to get some decent healthcare reform. If he comes to Shaker, great!"

When asked why the President chose Shaker Heights as the site for his town-hall meeting, Mayor Earl Leiken said, "My understanding is that somebody in the White House was familiar with Shaker and they contacted the schools. Shaker Heights is a perfect site for him because we have so many physicians and healthcare professionals from the Clinic and University Hospitals."

Tickets for the town-hall meeting will being made available online to the public until Tuesday at 3 p.m.

The mayor says he's unsure how many tickets will be made available, but he says the Shaker Heights Gymnasium is able to seat about 2,000 people.

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Limited tickets are available for Thursday's event.

To register for the President's Town Hall Meeting, click here

The website will be available until 3:00 pm Tuesday, July 21. If you don't have internet access, you can call (216) 295-6144.

The town-hall meeting will begin just after 2 p.m at the high school.