On Monday, February 5^th at 7:00 P.M. at Rocky River city hall council chambers, a Cleveland city official will talk to Rocky River city council. 

About, three (3) economic regional agreements, the city of Cleveland want Rocky River to enter into with Cleveland. 

1. ‘The gridiron enthusiast Rocky River city council’ who recently rescheduled their council meeting from (Monday) January 8th to (Tuesday) January 9th.  Why?  To watch an Ohio State/Florida College Football Game!

2. They will decide Rocky River’s ‘economic fate’ with Cleveland, and for possibly up to twenty (20) years. 

3. That said, (1.) Demand for ‘Full Public Disclosure’ (2.) and ‘Recall’ is coming from residents!

‘Said Agreements’ are:

1. Amendment to Water Service Agreement for direct service between the city of Cleveland and the city of Rocky River:

2. Asset Transfer Agreement:

3. Joint Economic Development Zone Agreement Between The City Of Cleveland and The City Of Rocky River, Ohio:

If council accepts these agreements, there will be future ramifications in Rocky River that council and the city administration may have not yet considered.

1. It appears Cleveland will take over Rocky River's waterlines.  So Rocky River must share Rocky River's income tax money with Cleveland.  Then have Rocky River allow it to be gobbled up in an "economic development zone agreement" with Cleveland.  

2. Furthermore, even when some of these ‘football fan council members’ will be gone from the political scene.  A future generation of Rocky River taxpayers will still be footing the bill, for these guys’ possible bad decision with Cleveland.

3. A friend recently suggested that residents sign a petition telling council.  Residents do not want council to make any deals with the city of Cleveland.  I agree with him and support him totally. 

4. May I also suggest a ‘citizen petition filing’, against these ‘left out in the cold’ council members from Rocky River?  Do you know how to spell RECALL?  So what if it is an election year for Rocky River elected officials?

5. I will push to initiate two (2) Rocky River city wide petitions to recall two (2) Rocky River elected officials.  (1.) Against one elected official on Council.  (2.) Against one elected official from the Rocky River City Government Administration.

6. Then have the two (2) ‘recall petitions’ placed on the November Rocky River Municipal Ballot for 2007.  

7. Next week I will request all public information, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 149.43 (B), from the City of Rocky River regarding the Rocky River/Cleveland ‘said agreement’.   To see who in Rocky River brought this ‘regionalism agreement’ to Rocky River Council anyway.  

8. I will expect an answer from my ‘request for public information’ before the Rocky River/Cleveland Agreement meeting on Monday, February 5^th.   That will take place in Rocky River.

In closing, I suggest citizens to attend the Rocky River council meeting on Monday, February 5^th at 7:00 P.M. at Rocky River city hall council chambers, regarding the Rocky River and Cleveland Agreement.

• Then listen to a Cleveland city official talk to Rocky River city council about how Cleveland wants to make an ‘economic deal’ with Rocky River!

Finally, people say, just elect our public officials and let them make the decisions for us.  That's fine, if you are an ostrich with your head stuck in the sand! 

Yet in Rocky River's case.  Rocky River elected officials are on the brink of giving away our 'waterline rights' and for what?  So we can share our tax money with Cleveland?  Has this world gone insane?  What's next?  That pigs fly?