East Cleveland took a big step toward a proposed merger with the City of Cleveland, appointing a three member panel of commissioners who will help draft a plan.
It’s now up to Cleveland to create a panel of its own, within the next 30 days, with both groups composing a merger plan within 120 days.
However, some Cleveland council members are wondering if a merger makes economic sense, citing numerous infrastructure and budgetary issues that continue to plague East Cleveland.
Cleveland Council member Michael Polensek told newnet5.com the only way the merger could be done without economically hurting Cleveland is if the State of Ohio would issue 50 to 70 million to help with anticipated integration costs.
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source: Newsnet5.com
