Do citizens have a say in what happens in their community? To their tax dollars? Cleveland Heights City Council has asked the Board of Education to approve an 11yr 80% tax abatement to a developer to build on Meadowbrook-Lee. Cleveland Heights City Council plans to further … [Read more...] about Future Heights: Please hold a public forum about Meadowbrook-Lee project
Fran Mentch
Facts do no support another tax-abated project: Meadowbrook-Lee.
Mayor Ed Kelley was quoted in a Sun Press article saying that the Lee-Meadowbrook development will not go forward if the CH-UH Board of Education will not approve an 11 year, 80% tax abatement.This abatement would apply to both the commercial and residential parts of this … [Read more...] about Facts do no support another tax-abated project: Meadowbrook-Lee.
Cuyahoga County Public Library suffers from too much money?
When I heard that the Cuyahoga County Public Library was going to spend $12.6 million to build a new library in South Euclid-Lyndhurst and abandon the current library in the Telling Mansion, it did not sound like a particularly good idea to me. But, in order to be fair and … [Read more...] about Cuyahoga County Public Library suffers from too much money?
Bulldozers on Taylor: Children, people with visual impairments and homeowners don’t count.
The bulldozers are on Taylor Road; these machines are busy digging up and moving dirt, concrete and asphalt. But these bulldozers wouldn’t be there if it were not for Cleveland Heights city officials. They bulldozed over the expressed desires and concerns of the … [Read more...] about Bulldozers on Taylor: Children, people with visual impairments and homeowners don’t count.
Supercongrats to First Interstate for Superwalmart!
It's official. Superwalmart is going to be built on Oakwood and Walmart is leaving Severance Center in Cleveland Heights. Cleveland Heights city officials are fully and completely culpable for this lost economic opportunity. Their inability to understand that a Metropark is an … [Read more...] about Supercongrats to First Interstate for Superwalmart!