

Mike Burkons
- Jul 12, 2022
Part 2 - We are lying to residents about important things...AGAIN
Last night's meeting kicked off with a fiery prepared speech by the Mayor claiming I was using social media to intentionally mislead and rile up people who live on Bryden, Letchworth and nearby streets that a Cul-de-sac was an option the City may consider. Justin claimed that I was "spreading misinformation" as if I made this up out of thin air, while somehow forgetting that we video tape these meetings. The short clip below is from less than a month ago where Alec, Justin an

Mike Burkons
- Jul 10, 2022
Part 1 - We are lying to residents about important things
Here is a short post for those interested and/or concerned about the proposed Richmond/Chagrin/271 project. First, some quick background... There is a state law (ORC 153.65-.71) requiring that all engineering and design contracts over $50k must be awarded in a specific competitive process. There is also a similar local law (BCO 169.01-.02), the City of Beachwood passed in 1998 lowering that threshold down to $25k. The City of Beachwood believes they don't have to follow thes