When Columbus tells Cuyahoga “wait,” it should give the rest
of us a chance to ask what the county is actually paying for.
Last week, state leaders did Cuyahoga County residents a
favor. They told the county to slow down on a plan that would have
tripled — or maybe quadrupled — the so-called “sin tax” the people of
this county already pay on alcohol and tobacco. The money was supposed
to fund repairs at Progressive Field, Rocket Arena, and the Cleveland
Browns’ new stadium in Brook Park.
They were right to say wait. And the rest of us, in Garfield Heights
and across this county, should use this pause to ask a question the
county hasn’t given us a good answer to: where exactly are the
priorities?
