Your voice matters. Real change starts with the people who live here — with you. We can’t keep putting the same people in the same positions and expect different results. If we want a Garfield Heights that works for its families, we have to speak up and show up.
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?
The Cuyahoga County jail project has been stuck for nearly a year. This week, we learned at least one of the reasons a piece of it may stay stuck a while longer: the County never actually asked the sheriff if he was willing to move his office.
Cleveland.com reporter Kaitlin Durbin broke the story on April 23, 2026. Sheriff Harold Pretel told the paper this week that he has never agreed to relocate his headquarters out of downtown Cleveland to the planned Garfield Heights site — and, as far as he is concerned, he has never been formally asked.
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On April 6, I wrote a letter to Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber. I was asking about something small in the grand scheme of things — three years of missing city audits for Garfield Heights, fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024.
People say politicians only look out for themselves. In 2007, the Garfield Heights City Council proved that doesn’t have to be true.
I’ve spent my career fighting for the residents of Garfield Heights. But there’s one fight that matters more than any budget line or council vote: the fight for our young people.
Here’s something most Garfield Heights residents don’t know: you don’t get to vote for your City Council President.
On April 15, 2026, I sent a public records request to the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office asking for clear answers about Garfield Heights’ missing financial filings. On May 8, 2026, the AOS Open Government Unit responded. They sent records. The records speak for themselves.
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In March 2025, I wrote about a troubling fact: the City of Garfield Heights had not released a financial audit since 2021. In April 2025, I wrote again when the delays sparked public demand for answers.
There’s a narrative going around that the Garfield Heights Municipal Court is a financial burden on the city. That narrative is wrong.