A Few More Thoughts....

Please click on the link below for a reader's comment along with a few more thoughts regarding the post, "Show Me The Money". We thought that based on the much appreciated reader's comment that some clarification was in order. We welcome your comments and thank everyone for their interest and support. http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/10/show-me-money.html

Show Me The Money!

Seeing is most absolutely believing; so we ask that South Euclid City Hall open up the books and show people the money in the form of a canceled check. Now, we know that it has been their practice in the past to handle messy details such as these behind closed doors in “Executive Session”, but Mayor Welo could not be more accurate when she stated the city's need to “...explain what we're doing...” Trust but verify indeed; while they are at it, it would be most appreciated if they provide the details regarding the ($17 Million) Bond repayment schedule.

How interesting that between September 4, 2007 and October 25, 2007 the Sun Messenger’s reporting on the total cost of the Cedar Center development fluctuated $60 Million.


What will it take for us to get the whole TRUE story on this venture?


How can it be that the tax payers of South Euclid must foot the bill for environmental cleanup? Would this not be Coral Company’s concern now that they are supposedly going to PURCHASE the property?


Some of the so called facts don’t quite add up in this tangled web.



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Changing Story

Notice the dates on these Sun Messenger articles located online. Please click on image to view full size.

Drowning In Retail

The Plain Dealer published this article on October 16, 2007. As previously discussed at this site, retail will not be the savior of Cuyahoga County and certainly not of South Euclid. Did this Administration and City Council act responsibly by spending 17 million taxpayer dollars to purchase the Cedar Center property and run established business out of South Euclid? Should City Hall be in the real estate business?

Please see other postings this site regarding Cedar Center:

• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/09/cedar-center-opposition.htm
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/07/blog-post_28.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/05/are-blight-rulings-justified.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/05/please-click-on-image-to-view-full-size.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/05/too-much-retail-space.html
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Encouraging More Tax Hikes

Cuyahoga County Commissioners held a public hearing regarding the proposed "Medical Mart". The topic has generated much controversy due to the lack of public input on a possible tax increase initiated by the Commissioners to pay for the project. At the meeting, South Euclid Mayor Georgine Welo spoke during the public participation portion. The following commentary came from two separate individuals who attended the presentation. A link to the entire article published by each person will follow the excerpt. "...Mayor Georgine Welo who essentially said that she wanted to give the county commissioners their first 25 cents towards this wonderful project. I feel for the people of South Euclid when their mayor doesn't realize that the actual tariff is $7.75 not the 25 cents that she stated in her "oh so cute" two minutes. Be glad she doesn't handle the books." --see link to entire article at-- http://www.gloriaferris.net/2007/09/defining-public-hearing-in-cuyahoga-county/ "South Euclid Mayor Georgine Welo cleverly offered one 25-cent piece to Commissioners Hagan and Dimora. Presumably mocking critics. It was to show people how small the cost would be to consumers. Welo was misleading; it will cost hundreds and hundreds of dollars for each family. It is not a one-time tax, but a constant tax, every day on almost every item, for 20 or more years." --see link to entire article at-- http://www.lakewoodbuzz.com/RoldoBartimole/RB-080107-Suckered-HaganDimoraTax-LakewoodOhio.html

Diminishing Open Space

See other related topics this site:

• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/03/save-our-city.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/03/anderson-and-green-roads.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/04/local-school-newspaper-article.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/05/conflict-of-interest.html
• http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post_16.html

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False Advertising

In 1998 Councilwoman Georgine Welo was already sounding the tax increase alarm. Seven years later in 2005 as Mayor she was able to convince the taxpayer’s of the need for a tax hike. It should be noted that in 1998 the state of the economy was much healthier than it was in the year 2005. In the public dialogue regarding a proposed tax increase there was no mention of pay raises for nearly everyone at City Hall. Why didn’t at least one councilperson object to pay raises when the original intent of the tax increase was sold to the public under vastly different circumstances? Please see other postings this site dated July 20, 2007:

• “Proposed Mayor’s Raise” http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/07/proposed-mayors-raise.html
• “Ordinance 12-07 Mayoral Pay Raise” http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/07/ordinance-12-07.html
• "Ordinance 20-07" http://southeuclidoversight.blogspot.com/2007/07/ordinance-20-07.html

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