Mike Burkons
- Oct 20, 2021
Beachwood Mayor - Who I Am Voting For And Why
I expect it will surprise people to read I am voting for Justin. Many people know that I like Marty on a personal level tremendously, consider him a friend, and I don’t have that type of friendly relationship or even much of a friendship with Justin. In fact, at times, Justin hasn’t been my advocate. However, if I based my vote on who I was closer to or who said nicer things about me, that would make me a hypocrite since I often express frustration that voters support candida
Mike Burkons
- Oct 18, 2021
Tonight's Proposed Economic Incentive Package, it's flaws and simple way to fix them
At tonight’s Council meeting we will be asked to approve a very expensive economic development package. Below explains the flaws I see in the way the incentives are structured, and the easy, common-sense solution to fix them. The Package Tonight Council is being asked to approve an expensive economic development package, that includes; A 30% income tax rebate for three years. A 30 year non-school property tax abatement on 100% of property value above $2.5m. A $100k occupancy
Mike Burkons
- Oct 15, 2021
Recap of Last Night's Council Meeting on Universal Pre-K
I wanted to give a quick update/ recap to last night's Council Committee Meeting about a City funded plan for universal preschool for Beachwood residents. There were not a lot of details on costs or specifics at this time beyond generalities, but there was a part of last night's meeting I think is worthy for community discussion. At a point in the meeting I stated that in conversations I have had with residents on this topic, I didn't sense strong support for this idea, mostl
Mike Burkons
- Oct 8, 2021
Details of City Funded Universal Preschool for Beachwood Residents
Next Thursday (October 14, 2o21) at 7pm, there is a Beachwood City Council committee meeting where a plan for the creation of a City funded universal preschool program will be discussed. The details of the plan were released today and you can read them by clicking here. Before I go into the issues I have with this plan, I think it is important to state where I stand on the general concept of universal free preschool. I believe every child should be able to attend preschool
