Jimmy Speaks Out
Dimora on Hagan: “He’s bored” When introducing himself, County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora often announces, “Now you’ll hear from the politician who carries the most weight,” and this is true in more ways than one. Not only is he famous for his considerable physical girth, he also serves as Chairman of the Democratic party in these parts. In this exclusive interview with Cool Cleveland, Dimora discusses the upcoming arts and economic development levy, community engagement on issues, and Tim Hagan’s challenge of sitting Commissioner Tim McCormack.
Why do you think Tim Hagan is running against incumbent and fellow Democrat Tim Mc Cormack??
Why? I guess he’s got a lot of time on his hands and he’s bored. My understanding is his new wife [actress Kate Mulgrew] was very successful on Broadway with her Katherine Hepburn show, and she has a lot of work now, and he’s home and needs something to do. Supposedly, corporate people, Republicans, have asked him to run against a Democrat. We’ve always had an incumbency rule to not run against a sitting Democrat. So he’s listening to the corporate community instead of the Democratic party…
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First or worst? Within a week of being ranked by Business Week magazine as one of the worst managers of 2003, First Energy CEO Peter Berg has passed away at the Cleveland Clinic of complications related to leukemia. See Business Week here: www.businessweek.com. See Associated Press on his death here: www.miami.com. See PD on the nation’s largest-ever blackout here: http://www.cleveland.com/blackout.
Parking lots are killing Cleveland An in-depth overview of land pricing Downtown shows why it is more profitable to pave over prime land and park cars on it, than to sell it for housing, retail and other development at a fair price. The City is afraid to help with eminent domain (see West End project above), and the lack of a master plan means Cleveland will probably suffer for years with asphalt as far as the eye can see. Here’s a plan: the City builds three massive Downtown parking towers and offers $5 per day parking. Revenue bonds will pay for it, and parking fees will retire the debt. This not only offers all the parking Clevelanders need, it reduces the land costs so developers can bring in housing, retail and other high-impact development. Sure, that’ll happen… See PD here: www.Cleveland.com
RTA names Euclid Corridor artists This is how you create a city. As part of the $220 million hi-tech Euclid Corridor Transportation Project that will reconfigure Cleveland’s main street to accomodate futuristic hybrid electric vehicles, $1 million has been set aside for built-in art, installation, and public art. Clevelanders Mark Howard and Arlene Watson, along with three others, were selected from an international pool of 86 applicants and will each receive contracts for $18,640 to create art integral to the project, all coordinated by Cleveland Public Art. Cleveland’s looking better already. See PD here: www.cleveland.com
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