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?
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.
Here’s something most Garfield Heights residents don’t know: you don’t get to vote for your City Council President.
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.
You don’t need to follow trade policy to feel the tariffs. You feel them at the grocery store when beef costs 9% more than it did last year. You feel them at the auto shop when a brake job costs an extra $80 because steel and aluminum parts are up 20–33%.
In 1970, Garfield Heights was home to 41,417 people. Our seven-member city council — one representative per ward — made perfect sense. Each member served roughly 5,917 residents. The ratio was right. The structure matched the city.
Right now, 72 acres of prime land at Transportation Boulevard and Granger Road sit at the center of one of the biggest investments Cuyahoga County has ever made.
The county is building an $890 million Central Services Campus — a jail — on land it purchased from Craig Realty Group for $38.7 million. Read More