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Jay Miller, reporter, Crain's Cleveland Business; Steven Litt, art and architecture critic, The Plain Dealer; Bill Sheil, weekend anchor, Fox 8 News
Bell Tolls for More County Workers
Cuyahoga County government has eliminated the jobs of 33 more workers, bringing to more than 400 the number of county jobs cut since the first of the year. Many in this latest round of cutbacks were members of disgraced former auditor Frank Russo's staff, some made surplus by the merger of the auditor's and treasurer's operations mandated by the new charter.
Corruption Figure Has Ties to Med Mart
The Plain Dealer reports contractor Michael Forlani still has financial ties to a company doing work on the new medical mart and convention center, despite claims to the contrary. The newspaper reported Forlani helped secure financing for convention center work being done by a company comprised of former Forlani employees. The employees set up the new company when Forlani was implicated in the county corruption probe. He's since been indicted.
Not-So-Public Square
Mayor Frank Jackson thinks Cleveland's Public Square would be a more attractive place without all the traffic that bisects it. Jackson wants to close two major arteries, Superior and Ontario, where they run through the square thus opening the entire space for foot traffic and activities. The plan is one of those under consideration by the Jackson-appointed Group Plan Commission.
Club Not Envy of Neighborhood
Developer Ari Maron has closed down Club Envy near the West Side Market. The seven-year-old club was the frequent target of neighbor complaints and occasionally the site of criminal violence. Maron plans to knock down the building and use the space as parking for a new hostel going up nearby.
Dimora Case Stays in Akron
Federal judge Sara Lioi denied a bid to move former commissioner Jimmy Dimora's corruption trial outside northeast Ohio. Dimora's lawyers contended intense media coverage of Dimora's case would have prevented a fair trial. Dimora's trial is scheduled to start in early January.
November 4, 2011