Chris Warren urges regionalism to stem declineWednesday, December 05, 2007Joe GuillenPlain Dealer ReporterNortheast Ohio must further embrace regionalism to escape its economic doldrums, and there are many dangling opportunities on which to capitalize, said Cleveland's chief of regional development in a speech at the City Club on Tuesday.The speaker, Chris Warren, identified specific goals, such as hammering out a regional revenue-sharing program by the end of next year, and laid out broad plans to unify the region.More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com
BTW, the dolts at Cleveland.com are already hating this, saying Cleveland's financial problems will spread to other suburbs. First, Cleveland doesn't have a monopoly on budgetary constraints in Northeast Ohio. In fact, their situation is better than many suburbs. And, if anything, this regional governance proposal will help reduce the outward spread of financial, safety, economic and social problems farther and farther out from Cleveland's core.
Hello?? Is this thing on?? I'm so disappointed in you people. This regional compact has to be one of the most important developments affecting Northeast Ohio in decades and not a single comment, either praise or critique.Why?
Absorbing those problems is indeed a real concern, and the naysayers have a point: the people that elected the leaders who brought about those problems would likely have more votes than those currently in better run towns.
KJP: Do you think that 16 counties is perhaps over-reaching? I am a huge proponent of regionalism... but I fear that this may be too broad in geographic scope. Perhaps a 7 county Cleveland/Akron tax base / land use district would be more appropriate. I fear that far-flung rural areas could have too much power.
Quote from: E Rocc on April 11, 2008, 07:23:38 AMAbsorbing those problems is indeed a real concern, and the naysayers have a point: the people that elected the leaders who brought about those problems would likely have more votes than those currently in better run towns.You are greatly oversimplifying the source of the problems. The economic problems of some cities are results of decades of bad decisions, market changes, unions, etc. To imply that the last mayor of city X is responsible for its problems is a very weak argument. I think that you are trying to manipulate the facts so that regionalism looks like a poor strategy.
The mayor of University Heights sounds like an old coot.
Quote from: jpop on April 16, 2009, 10:08:47 AMThe mayor of University Heights sounds like an old coot.Can you elaborate on that? It's hilarious as is, but I'd like to know more.