In last week’s Sun Messenger Mayor Georgine Welo accused me of spreading false information about her plans to develop the land adjoining the South Euclid-Lyndhurst branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library. I stand behind every word … [Read more...] about Mayor Welo is giving away the Telling Mansion: Massage anyone?
Fran Mentch
Why is the Library for sale? South Euclid officials have been salivating over this land since 2008.
If you tell someone that the Cuyahoga County South Euclid-Lyndhurst Mansion Library is for sale, they usually ask, “Why” We have a logical theory that answers that question: The city of South Euclid wants the Library and the surrounding land to be developed into mixed use … [Read more...] about Why is the Library for sale? South Euclid officials have been salivating over this land since 2008.
Our Taxes: Let’s use our $250,000 to help our city’s economy. NOT to pave the perfect parking lot.
Will "greening" City Hall's parking lot attract new residents or help our businesses? According to a Sun News article published on Cleveland.com 10/6/12, Mayor Ed Kelley plans to spend $250,000 of the city’s money to “retrofit” the City Hall parking lot to make it … [Read more...] about Our Taxes: Let’s use our $250,000 to help our city’s economy. NOT to pave the perfect parking lot.
Map, chart and Meadowbrook-Lee
Is the proposed Meadowbrook-Lee tax abated project a good fit for that part of town? To help you decide for yourself, I am attaching a map of the foreclosures and postal vacancies in the Cedar-Lee area. This map was created by April Hirsh, Research Assistant at Case Western … [Read more...] about Map, chart and Meadowbrook-Lee
Meadowbrook-Lee: Get your checkbooks out!
We could debate all day about whether or not developing Meadowbrook-Lee is a good idea. But that is really beside the point. Cleveland Heights City Council is asking for approval from the CH-UH Board of Education for an 11-year 80% tax abatement on the proposed project. Two … [Read more...] about Meadowbrook-Lee: Get your checkbooks out!