Show Me the Money...

How lame can out local governments be? This is exactly why we are not a first class area. Thanks to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan and Bay Village Mayor Deborah Sutherland, Avon may lose their proposed highway interchange. All because of money. They don't have to pay one cent to build the interchange, but that is not good enough. For their blessing they need a payout. Why they should get a say in this is problem enough. It is not in Cuyahoga County so why should they have any right to tell another county what they can or cannot do? And why wait until the last minute? At least have the decency to put your intentions out on the table early enough for rational dialog. Oh wait, we are taking about politicians. My bad. If we hope to grow and prosper we need a regional government. One that is able to see the big picture. Not petty minded politicians who cannot see past their own backyard...