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30 minutes ago, Pugu said:

 

I'm not mad! I'm perplexed. Its probably not a legal issue, but it certainly just makes Cleveland look stupid---that we have a mayor that needs to be loved so bad he holds a fake swearing-in for himself after he was already sworn in. On more serious grounds, it begs the question, if this is how he thinks, what else is in store for us? Will he turn out to be Dennis the Sequel as some have called him (I never did)? I hope not.

 

Instead of filling this thread up with any more of this how about you Google "Ceremonial swearing in" and you will see article after article of politician, supreme court justice, normal judge, etc who was sworn in at an earlier date and then had a ceremonial swear in for the cameras. This is the norm. 

 

 

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9 hours ago, KFM44107 said:

Instead of filling this thread up with any more of this how about you Google "Ceremonial swearing in" and you will see article after article of politician, supreme court justice, normal judge, etc who was sworn in at an earlier date and then had a ceremonial swear in for the cameras. This is the norm. 

 

 

 

That was my thought too, it happens all the time.   While I do suspect he is "Dennis Jr" (only with less experience, and while not with an ivory tower perhaps with a glass one), this didn't strike me as odd at all.

11 hours ago, Pugu said:

 

I'm not mad! I'm perplexed. Its probably not a legal issue, but it certainly just makes Cleveland look stupid---that we have a mayor that needs to be loved so bad he holds a fake swearing-in for himself after he was already sworn in. On more serious grounds, it begs the question, if this is how he thinks, what else is in store for us? Will he turn out to be Dennis the Sequel as some have called him (I never did)? I hope not.

 

 

To be fair, I heard he once tied his tie multiple times in one day, after he realized the knot was crooked. 

 

Based on that, it's pretty clear he's a self-absorbed sociopath, obsessed with outward appearance. Pray for our city! 

This thread is already toooooo funny 😄

 

Look out!!!  It's Justin Bibb!!!

 

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Some folks need to calm down- seriously 😄  One week in on the job and he's committing some type of crime against humanity due to a ceremonial swearing in.  Talk about not giving the guy a chance 🤣

 

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To get back on topic, I'm rooting for him.  Seriously- his direction will be felt on all of the surrounding communities. As Cleveland improves, so does the region.

23 hours ago, Luke_S said:

Crain's Cleveland:

 

Cleveland's college presidents look forward to working with Bibb administration

 

https://www.crainscleveland.com/education/clevelands-college-presidents-look-forward-working-bibb-administration

 

I think it's worth returning to this article. Parallels are drawn to Pittsburgh how how they've successfully leveraged their higher educational institutions to drive economic activity in the city. 

 

The fact that all three of Case's, CSU's and Tri-C's University presidents are optimistic and see an opportunity in working with the new administration is a big positive. 

 

Of course, you wouldn't expect them to say otherwise, it would kill any prospects of a working relationship before they start, but at least the conversation has started! 

I know for a fact that Bibb has already been building a relationship with the Case president. So it’s not just empty words.

20 minutes ago, Luke_S said:

 

I think it's worth returning to this article. Parallels are drawn to Pittsburgh how how they've successfully leveraged their higher educational institutions to drive economic activity in the city. 

 

The fact that all three of Case's, CSU's and Tri-C's University presidents are optimistic and see an opportunity in working with the new administration is a big positive. 

 

Of course, you wouldn't expect them to say otherwise, it would kill any prospects of a working relationship before they start, but at least the conversation has started! 

 

Definitely- and to look to our neighbor down south, Columbus has unquestionably done a fantastic job of leveraging Ohio State.  I always wondered why there was not the same push in Cleveland to leverage Case, CSU and Tri-C.  The assets are here and I'm hopeful Bibb is the man to do it.  I may be alone on this one, but I don't view Bibb as a "Silver Bullet" type of guy.  Not that big projects won't come during his administration, but I'm expecting him to leverage education for the growth of the city.  That and at least economically I believe the region is done shrinking, so there's no where to go but up.  

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Many outstanding staff picks so far. Here’s a new write-up

 

https://www.thelandcle.org/stories/mayor-justin-bibbs-top-hires-so-far-have-a-wide-range-of-backgrounds
 

Mayor Justin Bibb's top hires so far have a wide range of backgrounds:

 

Ryan Puente, Cleveland’s new chief government affairs officer, collects memorabilia from local African-American campaigns. “There’s a rich history in Cleveland’s black political scene,” Puente said recently. The Parma man has interviewed some 75 people for a biography of the late politician Arnold Pinkney, “a master strategist” and one of the trailblazers who “paved the way in Cleveland’s rough and tumble politics.”

Ryan Puente is Cleveland’s new chief government affairs officer. Photo by Grant Segall.

 

Puente started leafletting about age 5 with relatives on union picket lines. He grew up to become executive director of the Cuyahoga County Democrats, then lead the campaign that turned Justin Bibb from unknown to mayor. Now he’s Bibb’s liaison to city council, different governments, unions, businesses, grass-roots groups, and others.

 

Bradford Davy of Tremont, formerly director of regional engagement for the Fund for Our Economic Future, has become Cleveland’s chief strategy officer. He likes to jog across Cleveland’s bridges and sip coffee in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s vast atrium.

 

When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?

The biggest differentiator that I see between young mayors Bibb and Kuchinich is that Bibb is appointing people with connections to a lot of important institutions; Kuchinich had the Grdina sisters.

 

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Hey @PoshSteve is Sally Martin your old boss? Does this mean Cleveland might get some of those property-manager-accountability rules that were put in place in South Euclid? 
 

Looks like another couple great hires. 
 

 

When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?

3 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

Hey @PoshSteve is Sally Martin your old boss? Does this mean Cleveland might get some of those property-manager-accountability rules that were put in place in South Euclid? 

 

The very same! Sally has alot great ideas on how to move things in the right direction. She did it in SE, and I think we have a good chance of it happening in CLE now too.

4 minutes ago, PoshSteve said:

 

The very same! Sally has alot great ideas on how to move things in the right direction. She did it in SE, and I think we have a good chance of it happening in CLE now too.

Sally was the best boss I've ever had. 

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9 minutes ago, PoshSteve said:

 

The very same! Sally has alot great ideas on how to move things in the right direction. She did it in SE, and I think we have a good chance of it happening in CLE now too.

 

4 minutes ago, KFM44107 said:

Sally was the best boss I've ever had. 

Thank you for confirming. 

 

As far as the hiring of Jeff Epstein from MidTown Cle inc, I saw @misterjoshr raving about him on the bird app.

 

This feeling of hope around local politics is not something we are used to here.

When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?

Seems like a no-brainer

 

ideastream: Mayor Justin Bibb announces plans to expand use of county's diversion center by Cleveland Police.

 

"Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb said yesterday that his city's police officers can bring people experiencing mental health or substance abuse crises directly to the Cuyahoga County Diversion Center, rather than awaiting approval from the city prosecutor.

 

Bibb announced the rule change after touring the facility on Cleveland’s East Side."

 

https://www.ideastream.org/news/mayor-justin-bibb-announces-plans-to-expand-use-of-countys-diversion-center-by-cleveland-police

ideastream: Mayor Justin Bibb pledges to improve Cleveland's 'broken' snow removal plan.

 

'Saying Cleveland’s response to the weekend’s snowstorm “wasn’t good enough,” Mayor Justin Bibb on Thursday pledged to improve the city’s snow removal plan.

 

“I inherited a broken system that needs significant overhaul and investment,” the mayor said in a video posted to social media. “I heard you. We need a new snow removal plan to ensure we are better prepared for the next storm.”'

 

https://www.ideastream.org/news/mayor-justin-bibb-pledges-to-improve-clevelands-broken-snow-removal-plan

Could you imagine Frank Jackson taking accountability like this?  So refreshing!

Frank Jackson: "It is what it is".

20 minutes ago, newyorker said:

Could you imagine Frank Jackson taking accountability like this?  So refreshing!

 

I've found the anti-Bibb twitter and lol unless he solves the Israel-Palestine conflict he's "just in it for the photo ops". I really don't understand how people have so much disdain for him when he's literally been in office two weeks and the city has languished for so long. People expect change overnight I guess. 

 

I'm encouraged that a plan is in the works, hopefully it prevents another issue like this. I look forward to the city updating and when necessary, establishing plans to ensure a smooth and improved delivery of municipal services.

1 hour ago, GISguy said:

 

I've found the anti-Bibb twitter and lol unless he solves the Israel-Palestine conflict he's "just in it for the photo ops". I really don't understand how people have so much disdain for him when he's literally been in office two weeks and the city has languished for so long. People expect change overnight I guess. 

 

I'm encouraged that a plan is in the works, hopefully it prevents another issue like this. I look forward to the city updating and when necessary, establishing plans to ensure a smooth and improved delivery of municipal services.

Having worked closely with the City of Cleveland, I imagine a large amount of the anti-Bibb crowd are city employees themselves, who have grown accustomed to showing up late, not doing much while on the job, and leaving early under the Jackson administration.   Not many of them are up for a hard days work, especially in the rank-and-file trenches of streets, parks and rec, etc.  

7 minutes ago, Cleburger said:

Having worked closely with the City of Cleveland, I imagine a large amount of the anti-Bibb crowd are city employees themselves, who have grown accustomed to showing up late, not doing much while on the job, and leaving early under the Jackson administration.   Not many of them are up for a hard days work, especially in the rank-and-file trenches of streets, parks and rec, etc.  

Isnt that the truth. I'm looking forward to new zone cars. We are down to using old Crown Victoria's and Tauruses with 200k miles. Nothing works on them and we have shotguns from the early 80s. We lost one of our last SUVs in the fourth to a drunk driver last night. It's amazing we don't have insurance on these cars or that we don't go after people who do have insurance (though alot of people don't). 

 

This isn't Bibbs fault obviously, but the last regimes decision to let this stuff languish and or ask the Feds for help or maybe even apply for grants. 

 

7 minutes ago, KFM44107 said:

Isnt that the truth. I'm looking forward to new zone cars. We are down to using old Crown Victoria's and Tauruses with 200k miles. Nothing works on them and we have shotguns from the early 80s. We lost one of our last SUVs in the fourth to a drunk driver last night. It's amazing we don't have insurance on these cars or that we don't go after people who do have insurance (though alot of people don't). 

 

This isn't Bibbs fault obviously, but the last regimes decision to let this stuff languish and or ask the Feds for help or maybe even apply for grants. 

 

 

The department doesn't have insurance on the cars (I would hope liability at least), and doesn't hit up at fault civilian drivers who have it when they hit department vehicles??

2 minutes ago, E Rocc said:

 

The department doesn't have insurance on the cars (I would hope liability at least), and doesn't hit up at fault civilian drivers who have it when they hit department vehicles??

To my knowledge both of those things are true. I heard it was a money issue. But buying new cars seems to be a bigger money issue in my opinion. On New Years Eve alone we had three cars get totaled by drunk drivers. 

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when the city needed a 0.25% income tax increase, they went ahead with a 0.5% increase with the idea that there would be extra funds to improve things. Whatever happened with the additional 0.25% collected above and beyond the amount needed.

42 minutes ago, E Rocc said:

 

The department doesn't have insurance on the cars (I would hope liability at least), and doesn't hit up at fault civilian drivers who have it when they hit department vehicles??

 

The city of Cleveland is self-insured. 

https://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/2019/11/cleveland-looks-to-create-a-second-32m-reserve-fund-to-cover-self-insurance-claims-uninsured-losses-and-payouts.html

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From a source who “knows the things” when asked if funds allocated for claims and payouts could be used for other purposes:

 

If an Ordinance established the fund and says it is only for that purpose then no. If it is just budgeted for that it can be moved during a process called reconciliation.

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5 hours ago, freefourur said:

when the city needed a 0.25% income tax increase, they went ahead with a 0.5% increase with the idea that there would be extra funds to improve things. Whatever happened with the additional 0.25% collected above and beyond the amount needed.

This is the mess that Bibb inherited.  Jackson's pitch to get the income tax increase passed in 2016 was basically a pack of lies.  When it was announced in 2016, it was stated that the increase was going to bring in an extra $83 million per year in tax revenue.  With the governor's order stating that people who worked at home instead of working in their Cleveland offices and the relief funds from the Federal government, the department heads under Jackson cannot use the pandemic as an excuse.  Since the extra 0.5% started to be collected at the start of 2017, well over $400 million should have been brought in.  Cleveland shouldn't have Crown Victorias in service that are well over 10 years old.  The EMS fleet shouldn't mostly consist of units that would be too old and worn out to even serve in backup capacities in other cities.  There aren't even enough fire trucks to cover for repairs and breakdowns of front-line units.  During the recent snowstorm, only 48 regular trucks were available (plus 12 road graders and 13 small trucks) to clear streets.  

 

For people to expect that after being in office for less than 3 weeks, the deplorable state of Cleveland's equipment cannot be corrected basically overnight.  Even in a normal world, equipment cannot be procured in such a short period of time.  With supply chain issues, it will take months longer.  Now, if progress doesn't start being achieved by next fall and the same problems exist when things hopefully start returning to normal, that would be another story.

 

What is aggravating in this state of affairs, is that it has been going on for years.  How could Jackson even consider in good conscience make a prolonged pitch to spend $2.5 million on a dirt bike park with all of these equipment problems facing the city?  At least that foolish thinking came to an end.  The 48 regular trucks to clear snow from streets has been an on-going problem for decades.  When Kucinich was mayor in the late 1970's, Cleveland had a similar number of trucks to clear streets.  Even in the depths of default, he was able to lease, then purchase 50 Unimog mid-size trucks to help clear streets.  When Voinovich became mayor, he re-instituted a policy last used in the 1950's where garbage trucks were outfitted with plow equipment to assist when weather got bad.  After White became mayor, he ended the use of garbage trucks to clear snow.  Since then, over the last 32 years under 3 different mayors, every year it is announced that Cleveland has about 50 trucks to clear snow to start off the winter season.  The default is ancient history and even then it was worked around.  What happened to the increased revenue from the tax increase?  Why wasn't Jackson ever pressed on providing answers?  

14 minutes ago, LifeLongClevelander said:

This is the mess that Bibb inherited.  Jackson's pitch to get the income tax increase passed in 2016 was basically a pack of lies.  When it was announced in 2016, it was stated that the increase was going to bring in an extra $83 million per year in tax revenue.  With the governor's order stating that people who worked at home instead of working in their Cleveland offices and the relief funds from the Federal government, the department heads under Jackson cannot use the pandemic as an excuse.  Since the extra 0.5% started to be collected at the start of 2017, well over $400 million should have been brought in.  Cleveland shouldn't have Crown Victorias in service that are well over 10 years old.  The EMS fleet shouldn't mostly consist of units that would be too old and worn out to even serve in backup capacities in other cities.  There aren't even enough fire trucks to cover for repairs and breakdowns of front-line units.  During the recent snowstorm, only 48 regular trucks were available (plus 12 road graders and 13 small trucks) to clear streets.  

 

For people to expect that after being in office for less than 3 weeks, the deplorable state of Cleveland's equipment cannot be corrected basically overnight.  Even in a normal world, equipment cannot be procured in such a short period of time.  With supply chain issues, it will take months longer.  Now, if progress doesn't start being achieved by next fall and the same problems exist when things hopefully start returning to normal, that would be another story.

 

What is aggravating in this state of affairs, is that it has been going on for years.  How could Jackson even consider in good conscience make a prolonged pitch to spend $2.5 million on a dirt bike park with all of these equipment problems facing the city?  At least that foolish thinking came to an end.  The 48 regular trucks to clear snow from streets has been an on-going problem for decades.  When Kucinich was mayor in the late 1970's, Cleveland had a similar number of trucks to clear streets.  Even in the depths of default, he was able to lease, then purchase 50 Unimog mid-size trucks to help clear streets.  When Voinovich became mayor, he re-instituted a policy last used in the 1950's where garbage trucks were outfitted with plow equipment to assist when weather got bad.  After White became mayor, he ended the use of garbage trucks to clear snow.  Since then, over the last 32 years under 3 different mayors, every year it is announced that Cleveland has about 50 trucks to clear snow to start off the winter season.  The default is ancient history and even then it was worked around.  What happened to the increased revenue from the tax increase?  Why wasn't Jackson ever pressed on providing answers?  

Ya. None of this is Bibbs fault. They used the tax revenue to try to increase staffing. That clearly isn't working out, so let's instead upgrade our vehicles and department infrastructure with that money. 

1 hour ago, KFM44107 said:

Ya. None of this is Bibbs fault. They used the tax revenue to try to increase staffing. That clearly isn't working out, so let's instead upgrade our vehicles and department infrastructure with that money. 

What staffing did they increase?  It definitely wasn't for police officers or EMT's.  Probably not fire fighters, either.  Based upon the sizes of those units, they should have lots of left over money.  

 

Wondering if any of the increased "staffing" was along the lines of something that was stated by the late John Webster (back when he was news director at WMJI).  Back then, Cleveland Metropolitan School District laid off a lot of employees with 25 of the losses coming in the public relations department.  He stated that as news director of the radio station, he should have know all or almost names in the laid off PR department list.  He knew of two or three of them.  Could a lot of the staffing increases be in areas of non-consequential, crony-type positions?  Jackson did have a number of special advisors who were retired former chiefs and safety directors.

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1 hour ago, LifeLongClevelander said:

What staffing did they increase?  It definitely wasn't for police officers or EMT's.  Probably not fire fighters, either.  Based upon the sizes of those units, they should have lots of left over money.  

 

Wondering if any of the increased "staffing" was along the lines of something that was stated by the late John Webster (back when he was news director at WMJI).  Back then, Cleveland Metropolitan School District laid off a lot of employees with 25 of the losses coming in the public relations department.  He stated that as news director of the radio station, he should have know all or almost names in the laid off PR department list.  He knew of two or three of them.  Could a lot of the staffing increases be in areas of non-consequential, crony-type positions?  Jackson did have a number of special advisors who were retired former chiefs and safety directors.

I think COVId hit and retirements hit and the attempt of staffing increase was well intentioned but just isn't reachable at the moment. So why not move that new revenue to fixing vehicles now and then when staffing becomes more realistic than shift back. We were at full staffing as late as 2019. 

4 hours ago, KFM44107 said:

I think COVId hit and retirements hit and the attempt of staffing increase was well intentioned but just isn't reachable at the moment. So why not move that new revenue to fixing vehicles now and then when staffing becomes more realistic than shift back. We were at full staffing as late as 2019. 

There is something seriously out of whack.  COVID was a big factor in the last two years, but these problems have been going on for many, many years before anybody heard of COVID.  Nine year or older Crown Victorias had no place being used as zone/patrol cars in 2019, just like eleven year or older ones have no place on the force today.  There have been multiple reports on old, worn-out and unreliable EMS squads in front line service for the city going back many years.  Every single year going back to the time of Mike White being mayor, the city announces it has within a few units either side of 50 to clear the city's streets.  It doesn't matter how many hundreds of drivers the city has to clear city streets of snow, they can only drive as many serviceable trucks that are available.

 

It isn't rocket science.  There should be more than enough historical numbers to say that plow trucks have XX years of life as do EMS squads and fire trucks.  Patrol cars have different factors due to the way they are driven, but those numbers are available as well.  A certain number of each type of vehicle will be lost due to accidents and mishaps.  A well-managed fleet management system would factor in a certain number of reserve/fall-back vehicles.  Unless something totally unforeseen or abnormal happens (for example, a few years ago, Chardon suffered a fire that destroyed a service garage along with a number of trucks stored there), a well-run city should be okay.  Yet in Cleveland, year-in and year-out the same stories make the rounds:  old, worn-out, unreliable and unavailable vehicles plague all aspects of city services.  It is quite obvious that Cleveland does not fall into the category of well-run cities.

 

Having more invested in maintenance is a big help, but it isn't enough.  Proper maintenance schedules can help reduce the breakdowns, but maintenance can only go so far when high mileage situations are found across-the-board.  Old and high-mileage vehicles will disproportionally consume maintenance time and money.  This is where a constant emphasis needs to be focused on increasing fleet size and reducing fleet age.   

2 hours ago, LifeLongClevelander said:

Nine year or older Crown Victorias had no place being used as zone/patrol cars in 2019, just like eleven year or older ones have no place on the force today.  

 

Patrol cars have different factors due to the way they are driven, but those numbers are available as well.  A certain number of each type of vehicle will be lost due to accidents and mishaps.   

 

 

8 hours ago, LifeLongClevelander said:

There is something seriously out of whack.   

 

Understatement of '22 thus far! 

 

8 hours ago, LifeLongClevelander said:

Having more invested in maintenance is a big help, but it isn't enough.  Proper maintenance schedules can help reduce the breakdowns, but maintenance can only go so far when high mileage situations are found across-the-board.  Old and high-mileage vehicles will disproportionally consume maintenance time and money.  This is where a constant emphasis needs to be focused on increasing fleet size and reducing fleet age.   

 

I'm not sure about police cruisers, but a friend of mine who used to work for streets said that the mechanic's union contract with the city includes clauses about when equipment can be worked on.   So there could 40 out of 48 trucks with broken plows, and a bunch of guys sitting around in October with nothing to do, but they refuse to touch them until after November 1 (dates are illustrative--I don't know the actual).  


These are the kind of small things that hopefully the Bibb administration can renegotiate.  

 

2 hours ago, Cleburger said:

I'm not sure about police cruisers, but a friend of mine who used to work for streets said that the mechanic's union contract with the city includes clauses about when equipment can be worked on.   So there could 40 out of 48 trucks with broken plows, and a bunch of guys sitting around in October with nothing to do, but they refuse to touch them until after November 1 (dates are illustrative--I don't know the actual).  


These are the kind of small things that hopefully the Bibb administration can renegotiate.  

 

It is amazing what a stranglehold on the city these unions have.  When Voinovich was mayor, a city pool was repainted by a certain city laborer group.  The pool bottom was covered in broken glass and despite this, the pool was painted anyways.  On any container of paint it usually states that the surface to be painted is to be clean, dry, free of dirt and so on.  Voinovich wanted to fire the painters.  He couldn't as it was ruled as it "wasn't in their job description"!  One would think that following the instructions for proper paint surface preparation should be, but it wasn't.

 

I am curious how old the Crown Victoria police cruisers are that Cleveland is using (and what the top mileage is for that matter).  The body style that was last produced was manufactured from 1998 to 2011.

Just gotta say I always appreciate your historical perspectives @LifeLongClevelander. Between this and your knowledge w RTA you really help paint a picture.

 

And same goes for @KFM44107(and @cfdwarrior) always helps to have some inside perspective when sensitive subjects are brought up. 

5 hours ago, LifeLongClevelander said:

It is amazing what a stranglehold on the city these unions have.  When Voinovich was mayor, a city pool was repainted by a certain city laborer group.  The pool bottom was covered in broken glass and despite this, the pool was painted anyways.  On any container of paint it usually states that the surface to be painted is to be clean, dry, free of dirt and so on.  Voinovich wanted to fire the painters.  He couldn't as it was ruled as it "wasn't in their job description"!  One would think that following the instructions for proper paint surface preparation should be, but it wasn't.

 

I am curious how old the Crown Victoria police cruisers are that Cleveland is using (and what the top mileage is for that matter).  The body style that was last produced was manufactured from 1998 to 2011.

The Victoria's are in good shape, they have under 70k on them. The issue is half the time they have the old computer systems that can't update so the computers in the car don't work. If this is going to be a long term solutions how come we can't put updated MCADs in the car?

10 hours ago, GISguy said:

Just gotta say I always appreciate your historical perspectives @LifeLongClevelander. Between this and your knowledge w RTA you really help paint a picture.

 

And same goes for @KFM44107(and @cfdwarrior) always helps to have some inside perspective when sensitive subjects are brought up. 

Thank you for the compliments.  I have always felt there is plenty to be learned from history and all too often there are leaders who don't learn from that history.  They either ignore it or think they are "smarter" when they aren't.  In the end, they end up repeating the same old mistakes over and over again, or make even worse ones.

This is why I voted for him. The snowplow tracker is also live and using GIS technology (props to all involved with that quick turnaround!)

 

 

On 1/22/2022 at 11:17 AM, LifeLongClevelander said:

It is amazing what a stranglehold on the city these unions have.  When Voinovich was mayor, a city pool was repainted by a certain city laborer group.  The pool bottom was covered in broken glass and despite this, the pool was painted anyways.  On any container of paint it usually states that the surface to be painted is to be clean, dry, free of dirt and so on.  Voinovich wanted to fire the painters.  He couldn't as it was ruled as it "wasn't in their job description"!  One would think that following the instructions for proper paint surface preparation should be, but it wasn't.

 

I am curious how old the Crown Victoria police cruisers are that Cleveland is using (and what the top mileage is for that matter).  The body style that was last produced was manufactured from 1998 to 2011.

 

Private sector unions used to push for strict "not my job" work rules, in order to maximize membership.   The advent of foreign competition broke them of that habit, had they been broken of it sooner they'd likely be more relevant than they are today.

 

The public sector has never lost that habit, especially when their bosses have no incentive to maintain productivity.   

FYI Bibb and his team held a call with CDC's this morning to figure out their pain points and see how they can help more with this upcoming storm. They have five more trucks and are going to start plowing residential streets at the same time they're plowing main ones. 30 Hand shovelers mainly dispatched downtown and will be coordinating with RTA and bus stops and move their way out from the city center. 

 

Give Bibb all the crap you want, but this is governmental action that hasn't been seen in years. Hopefully the plan works out!

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So refreshing to receive communication from the mayor’s office. 
 

 

Accompanying the report is an online tool that tracks Bibb’s progress in carrying out key recommendations. City Hall released the document midday on Monday.

 

https://mayor.clevelandohio.gov/#tracker-section


https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21198241-mayor-justin-m-bibb-2021-22-transition-report
 

 

When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?

Seriously....the guy has a more modern landing page up in only a few weeks. Where is that guy that kept saying Bibb would take Cleveland into the gutter?  

 

 

https://mayor.clevelandohio.gov/#tracker-section

7 hours ago, newyorker said:

Seriously....the guy has a more modern landing page up in only a few weeks. Where is that guy that kept saying Bibb would take Cleveland into the gutter?  

 

 

https://mayor.clevelandohio.gov/#tracker-section

Trying to clutter up other threads.

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7 minutes ago, MayDay said:

They’ve been given two months off for doing just that; next time it’s a permanent ban.

Thank you

When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?

On 2/9/2022 at 10:13 PM, TBideon said:

Come on Bibb, that's a weak excuse and makes the city look minor league. Guaranteed this wouldn't be an issue in NOLA or LA. 

 

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/02/public-safety-timing-constraints-behind-clevelands-denial-of-extended-hours-for-bars-restaurants-during-nba-all-star-weekend-mayor-says.html

 

 

 

At first I had the same reaction then thinking about it, I've kind of come to agree with him. 1.5 hours of additional time being open isn't exactly make it or break it for a bar. I mean, @mack34 tweeted the other day about downtown being dead after a game gets out at like 930, letalone staying open till 4. 

 

I've experienced the response time of our thinly stretched police dept and this event isn't like the rnc where we have additional outside depts to cover downtown. As a cle resident I'm aok with our police not being stretched even thinner..

 

Maybe we can get some inside baseball from@KFM44107

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