The recent effort to use tax dollars as hush money in Cleveland City Council is just the tip of the iceberg here in NEO.  And how about the police department?

A month ago our NorthEastOhioRegionalSewerDistrict (NEORSD)sewer money WAS used to buy silence and further improperly benefit a thirty year double dealing, professionally unethical sewer attorney.  Where was the PD on that one?

So why would a business, or our youth, want to set up shop or live here?

Neo's headed down...

Opinion on sexual harassments is very subjective; it is not limited to solicitation for sex, it can also relate to denied consideration as a gender equal. Something obviously went wrong, since Lipovan at one time had been referred to as part of “Team Sweeney”, did she fall from grace or did she loose interest in the political forum or both. 

At certain level positions, severance is typical.  If you make claims of sexual harassment and then resign the severance get negotiated, then it is final, accepting it is a settlement further action can not be taken related to that position.  I suspect that Lipovan wanted to leave and threw out the harassment card on queue; it gave her leveraging power on severance.  

I believe this is, and it is only my opinion, its is more of Lipovan saying “if I was a man he would not have snooped on my computer” rather than“Hey clerk come over here and sit on the councilman’s lap”     

Once she takes the check that is it, you will never hear about it, it is a settlement and you can bet it includes no talking about it. If the council thinks it was too much then perhaps he should take pen to paper at write some severance limitations legislation.

I never have heard of anyone getting over 6 months salary for severance, but then again this person had an angle. By the way they are over paying for that position, this is not California. 82K please, that is high!         

  This may seem off-topic, but not really, since I am playing off Jeff's theory that everything is rigged and fixed in this city to benefit the few and screw the many-and the ship is sinking (I have to sadly concur, but we can still claw our way to the top of the pile for air). 

My local CDC Old Brooklyn Development Corporation  charges a poll tax (they call it membership dues) on residents who would consider voting at their annual meeting...what do you say to that Oengus?  Are there certain members of the community they want to exclude from voting?? 

On discussion on this topic last eve I heard that Brian once ran for office against Lipovan.  If so, Mr Cummin's should have mentioned this in his letter -  If there is close- competition history between Lipovan and Cummins then the public should know about this history in order to shade our reactions to Mr. Cummins call for further investigation in City Council.

Here is the story as reported  in the Brooklyn Sun Journal.  (Lipovan's ex-Mark Holan works for the Sun Press). See the prediction at the end.  Read--Santiago, Cimperman, Lipovan, Sheryl Hoffman and Abe Bruckmann in Ohio City.  Yes, Jeff--Brian ran against Emily or Emily ran against Brian.  Brian is council's odd-man-out.  While, he can be exasperatingly convoluted  and prone to too much analysis, he is not malevolent.  He has been compromised in the past by Gordon, by Lipovan and others.  He ran the CDC, which continues to be a money vortex, due its current rigged board and director--see my comments about the poll tax imposed on residents who might consider oversight of this mess.  Also, ask why the PD does not criticize Jackson and Triozzi for approving the hush money payout in the first place?
Here is the latest...pathetic news.  Great, now the attorneys will make more than it cost to dispose of the  Lipovan-Sweeney mess in the first place.  What a scam on the taxpayers.  Cleveland City Council--you should all be ashamed to have allowed childish personal behavior and cozy relationships rob this city. 

Ever tell a co-worker you prefer to go commando? 

Other women working for and around Council have told Channel Three Reporter Tom Beres Sweeney's behavior is sometimes offensive. But none wanted to go public. Other female council employees claim they've had no trouble with Sweeney.

Is Sweeney and idiot?   He is a middle-aged jock with comb over.  Actually a comb down.  

 Sweeney's gofer, council aide Nick Martin, has been accused of rifling through Lipovan's computer.   
Phillip Morris

Plain Dealer Columnist

What is this?  "quick Nick go delete that picture of my penis I sent to her?"  

YOU KNOW HALF THE THINGS THAT COME OUT OF PEOPLES MOUTHS MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE, ACTUALLY I GO IN AND OUT OF UNCOMFORTABLE ALL THE TIME.  SO I CAN NOT REALLY BLAME ANYONE. 

Some times people say stupid things, men somtimes say dirty things, sometimes people say something and forget they say it, some people keep thinking about something a person said way after they forgot they said it. 

I do not care, on rare opportuity we got to see a city hall salaries 82,000, give me break. That is more than a county commisioner, too much!   I could watch Fanney Lewis dance in her underwear for that pay, what hell was so bad that poor Emily could not stand it.    

Girl power, Emily Lipovan now has control of the council president, she keeps it up and next thing you know she may get offered a position on Hilary Clintons staff.  But she is already earning more than what half the Presidential Staff  is making.   

Back to the original subject of Brian's message - "Council needs to clean-up act"... it would be interesting to analyze our council members more strategically and hold them more accountable on the issues we consider important.

For example, when it comes to the issue of lead poisoning, all council members are complete disgraces ... all get "F" - I have been a co-chair of the GCLAC for around two years and have never seen any of them at a meeting or at our annual meeting, as their neighborhoods die of lead ;poisoning... yes, they must ALL clean up their acts and get real about what matters instead of playing a bunch of BS political games.

Open invitation to all council members to attend my next GCLAC I&S subcommittee meeting and the next GCLAC Steering Committee meeting - email me for dates and times at norm [at] realneo [dot] us

What else should we score council on and how are they doing?

Disrupt IT

See Roldo's comments.  The same can be said of our local CDC.  What motivates these people to serve on the board? We know Abe Bruckman has to rubber stamp everything for the wife, which to my understanding, presents a conflict of interest and yet--Darren Hamm was refused as a board candidate, because his wife serves as the executive assistant to Council rep Cummins.  But what about the others?  What's in it for them?   I coughed up the $15.00 poll tax to vote at their annual election and I am presented with a slate.  No choice.  Here you go--sucker. 

There is no shame in this town.  No one questions the money squandered on this sordid ordeal.  More money than the original hush money proposed is spent to make this scandal go away.  Tax payers money.   Money that could be spent to put a roof over a family's head this holiday season.  There is no shame in this town.

  Why do we have to live with this?