Burten Bell Carr

Griffin and Bibb are placing themselves in the middle of a potential federal criminal investigation of the $37 million Shaker Square non-profit deal as advocates with no knowledge of violated laws

December 7, 2021December 8, 2021

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The "administration" is responsible for determining whether a police or firefighter's death was within the line of duty. There should be complete silence coming from city council about the mayor's decision to exercise administrative authority over the employees under the mayor's supervision. Council approved a collective bargaining agreement that did not include "death benefits" for cops because the matter has already been resolved by state law's Mayor Justin Bibb's administration has a duty to enforce. It's Council President Blaine Griffin's duty to ensure that his branch of government remains on its side of the aisle.

CLEVELAND, OH – The $12 million to $37 million Shaker Square cash give-away outgoing Mayor Frank Jackson and Council President Kevin Kelley’s asked council to support as a tautological emergency ordinance is exactly the type of “carryover” contract that causes problems for new mayors entering office behind a mayor whose performance they really don’t know. Council is holding off on considering the ordinance until after January 3, 2022 and it will be Mayor-elect Justin Bibb’s “mayor’s” signature on the authorizing documents should it pass. Blaine Griffin will sign the ordinance as council’s president. The mayor’s signature on a document affirms…

Cleveland council members can’t pass last minute grant contracts before they leave office like Kevin Kelley’s trying to do with his $12 million Shaker Square give-away

by Eric Jonathan Brewer

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

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Basheer "Sellout" Jones needs a job. So he's injected "race" into the 2021 campaign to replace Mayor Frank Jackson. He's doing the bidding of the plantation boss who kept his mouth shut about Jones living in South Euclid and Cleveland Heights while serving illegally on Cleveland city council. He owes Kelley a big favor for his complicit silence. Standing next to Kelley holding a sign is his campaign manager and Oakwood Village resident Joseph Fouche.

CLEVELAND, OH – Kevin Kelley’s on his way out the door with Basheer Jones, Anthony Brancatelli and Marion Anita Gardner. Before he leaves council Kelley’s trying to pass last minute contracts that won’t go into full operation for the term he’s elected with 28 days left in office as of this date. Among the contracts Kelley wants council to pass is one to Neighborhood Progress Inc. and Burten Bell Carr to purchase a parcel of Shaker Square properties for $12 million. The full cost of the 3-phase project is $37 million. The two non-profit agencies whose records are not public, and…