Thread by @RosiePalfy

I encourage concerned @CuyahogaCounty residents to attend Tuesday’s @CuyahogaCouncil meeting & make a public comment at the beginning of the meeting. It starts at 5 pm at the County admin HQ at the 4th floor. You have 3 minutes to speak. #ARPA #RapeCrisis @clevelandrcc

https://twitter.com/rosiepalfy/status/1538605422835380224

I literally got a tension headache when I read this story. It was so well written I assumed @njKaitlinDurbin wrote it. But it was written by @clevelanddotcom’s new Stimulus Watch reporter @LucasDaprile.

As a #Parma resident, I’m surprised & embarrassed @ParmaMayor Tim DeGeeter, Parma City Council President Sean @BrennanForParma & @CuyahogaCouncil member Scott Tuma thought rebuilding the city’s golf course club house was a good use of #ARPA funds because they are good leaders.

I agree this is a transformational project for #Parma, but leaders should’ve found another way to pay for it. Some golfers could’ve held a fundraiser to help defray a small amount of the cost, considering some well known @CuyahogaDems are known to use the course.

I commend @ParmaMayor Tim DeGeeter’s decision to use some of the city’s #ARPA funding for sewer improvements. He should not be criticized for @CuyahogaCouncil member Scott Tuma’s decision to fund or not fund other proposed projects.

Cuyahoga County should not have created these so-called #ARPA council district “slush funds.” The 11 @CuyahogaCouncil members should be held accountable collectively, not individually, with Executive @armondbudish for the decision to not fund #Cleveland’s #Rape Crisis Center.

@LucasDaprile & @njKaitlinDurbin The most concerning part of the #Parma golf course project is the fact the old clubhouse was demolished back in March. Clearly the decision was already made to pay for a new clubhouse/community center with #ARPA funds. cleveland.com/community/2022…

As a compromise, I propose that each of the 11 @CuyahogaCouncil members take about $272,727 from their #ARPA district funds to collectively fund #Cleveland #Rape Crisis Center’s $3 million request. #RapeCrisis #CuyahogaCounty @clevelandrcc

Then @ParmaMayor Tim DeGeeter & other @CuyahogaCounty mayors’ projects can still be funded with small reductions. Each city can find a way to make up for that funding. Or @CuyahogaCouncil can take $3 million from the money set aside for the next executive to fund @clevelandrcc.

Perhaps the most telling part of @LucasDaprile’s story is @CuyahogaCouncil members’ lack of understanding about how @CuyahogaHHS services work. @CuyahogaCounty residents’ property taxes fund HHS. In 2020, they overwhelmingly voted to increase the levy during the #COVID #pandemic.

@threadreaderapp unroll thread