Friday, February 15, 2013
Former Lakewood mayor and potential candidate for Ohio governor, FitzGerald told a group of college students he was the first Cuyahoga County official to endorse Obama.
As Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald travels the state rallying support for his possible run for Ohio governor, he's been attracting the attention of the folks at Politifact Ohio. Recently, they checked out a claim published late last month by the Cincinnati Enquirer that FitzGerald, the former mayor of Lakewood, said he was the first Cuyahoga County official to endorse Barack Obama for president. Politifact Ohio called that claim mostly false. They weren't able to prove that he wasn't the first, but neither was FitzGerald. Does this mean anything to you in deciding whether you think FitzGerald has a shot at the governor's seat? Tell us what you think.
Monday, March 19, 2012
FitzGerald plans to give a presentation and then hold a question-and-answer session during the Wednesday event.
Residents in Solon, Hillcrest and Brecksville: Have questions for Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald? Wednesday night is your chance to ask them in person. FitzGerald will host his 10th town hall meeting for county residents at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Chagrin Falls Township. The town hall is for residents in District 6, which includes Brecksville, Gates Mills, Mayfield, Mayfield Heights, Highland Heights and Solon. The town hall will be held at the Chagrin Falls Township Hall, 83 North Main Street, located in Chagrin Falls Township. FitzGerald plans to give a presentation and then hold a question-and-answer session. “The town hall meetings are an opportunity to update the residents of Cuyahoga County on the exciting changes that are …
Friday, March 16, 2012
FitzGerald plans to give a presentation and then hold a question-and-answer session during the Wednesday event.
Residents in Solon, Hillcrest and Brecksville: Have questions for Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald. Wednesday night is your chance to ask them in person. FitzGerald will host his 10th town hall meeting for county residents at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Chagrin Falls Township. The town hall is for residents in District 6, which includes Brecksville, Gates Mills, Mayfield, Mayfield Heights, Highland Heights and Solon. The town hall will be held at the Chagrin Falls Township Hall, 83 North Main Street, located in Chagrin Falls Township. FitzGerald plans to give a presentation and then hold a question-and-answer session. “The town hall meetings are an opportunity to update the residents of Cuyahoga County on the exciting changes that are …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald hosted his ninth Town Hall Meeting in Cleveland Heights and discussed county challenges and goals
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald shared his priorities with a crowd of about 70 people Tuesday night during his ninth Town Hall Meeting in the Cleveland Heights Community Center. First, he said the county has to restore trust with its residents in the aftermath of scandal and corruption. He went through a list of challenges facing Cuyahoga County, including a more than 100,000 person population drop in the past 10 years, 9,405 foreclosed homes in 2011 and more than 10,400 in 2010 and high school and college achievement rates that are “significantly” below the national standards. The high school graduation rate is 71 percent, and 27 percent of people have college degrees. “If all those challenges weren’t enough, the corruption …
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
This will be the Cuyahoga County Executive's 9th town hall meeting
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald will speak at the Cleveland Heights Community Center, 1 Monticello Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28. The event will mark his ninth town hall meeting for Cuyahoga County residents. ''The town hall meetings are an opportunity to update the residents of Cuyahoga County on the exciting changes that are taking place in county government and give an overview of what the next year will bring for Cuyahoga County,'' said FitzGerald in a press release. ''A review of the State of the County will be included in the presentation.'' FitzGerald will also take questions from the community.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
County Executive FitzGerald announces effort toward regionalization.
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald wants to push regionalization forward, with the county making its services available to cities on a contract basis. Speaking at the City Club for his second state of the county address, FitzGerald said Greater Cleveland cannot compete against other metropolitan areas with the inefficiencies that come with having functions performed by 59 different communities. "It is self-evident that our current patchwork of individual kingdoms is powerless to execute any coordinated strategy to compete in a global economy," he said. As part of his "Western Reserve Plan," FitzGerald proposed that the county start with computer services and eventually expand the level of services offered. "The concept is simple and …
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Solon Mayor Susan Drucker said she plans to review the letter from Cuyahoga County with her economic development staff, but said she hasn't seen signs of business poaching in the area
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald wants suburban mayors to sign a deal by the end of the month to stop cities from poaching businesses from each other, according to The Plain Dealer. Solon Mayor Susan Drucker said she has received the letter, but wants to review it with Economic Development Manager Peggy Weil-Dorfman before making a decision. The policy has been discussed by county and suburban officials for a few months. The newspaper reports that the guidelines say trigger notifications and discussions between cities when a company approaches a suburb about moving. Cities are still free to market themselves, but can't pursue specific companies. The Cuyahoga County suburbs that sign on could be eligible to receive cash from a $100 …
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Cuyahoga County officials override a state directive
Cuyahoga County plans to again mail out applications for absentee ballots to all voters. That's a big deal for Solon. In the November 2010 election, more than half of all ballots cast were absentee, according to data from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Cuyahoga County Council voted last night to override opposition from Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and support County Executive Ed FitzGerald's decision to continue mailing the applications. "We can't go back to the days of long lines and voter confusion," Cuyahoga County Vice President Sunny Simon said in a news release. "Our elections board has implemented key reforms – and they've worked. Our ability to vote is a fundamental right that must come first." Solon voters have …
Roger Vozar
5:53 am on Sunday, February 5, 2012
I would think that a healthy, viable core city is important to any metropolitan area. I can't imagine suburbs can thrive for an extended period of time without it. more ›