Cleveland's Role in Regionalism

Chris Warren, the city of Cleveland official in charge of regional development, outlined the city's vision for working with others throughout Northeast Ohio to build a globally competitive regional economy.

"Regionalism is critical and is within our reach"  -- Warren told the City Club.

You can read the Plain Dealer's story on his comments here.

One of the key points emphasized by Chris Warren was the importance of developing a revenue sharing program among Northeast Ohio's many local governments. You can learn more about the regional revenue study that is under way by the region's elected officials here.

For regional revenue sharing to succeed, there will need to be broad public support for the effort. In my travels around Northeast Ohio, I've found more support among elected officials for revenue sharing and a lot of uncertainty among the public. Please take the time to learn more about the region's revenue sharing study.