Proposed Revised Cuyahoga County Map 2012 (NEOMG)
Regionalism in Northeast Ohio-Material on the Subject from the Past 10+ Years
History of Cuyahoga County Government
From the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (1810-2011)
History of Northeast Ohio Regional Government
From the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (thru 2009)
Reports from the Plain Dealer
A Region Divided – Plain Dealer Report (2004) (currently unavailable)
A Region Uniting – Plain Dealer Report (2007) (currently unavailable)
Cleveland.com brought back some links in the above series here
Articles
A New Cleveland Without Borders Plain Dealer/NEOMG January 25, 2004
What’s Stalling Regionalism is Rampant Self-Interest on All Parts Cleveland Scene May 26, 2004
Regionalism in Louisville Working, But Black Political Power Dwindles Plain Dealer/NEOMG August 26, 2007
You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide Cleveland Magazine September 2007
New Ohio House Speaker, Armond Budish, Vows to Push For Cities; Regionalism Plain Dealer January 5, 2009
How Cuyahoga County Reform Effort Turned Into Political Turmoil Plain Dealer/NEOMG September 13, 2009
Mayor Jackson was Re-Elected, But Will He Lose Power to the County Executive? Plain Dealer/NEOMG November 08, 2009
County Government Reform is Likely to Happen in Stages Plain Dealer/NEOMG November 9, 2009
Cuyahoga County Pushes Regional Health Plans Plain Dealer/NEOMG March 30, 2010
Ed FitzGerald Stirs Regionalism Talk in Cuyahoga County Executive Race Plain Dealer/NEOMG April 21, 2010
Threats to Town Halls Stir Voter Backlash Wall Street Journal June 8, 2011
Cuyahoga County Offers Services in Pursuit of Regionalism Plain Dealer/NEOMG June 2, 2012
Cleveland Suburbs Let Regionalism Enter Through the “Back Door” Plain Dealer/NEOMG October 9, 2013
Four East Side Suburbs in Cuyahoga County to Study Merger Plain Dealer/NEOMG June 22, 2011
Merger For East Side Suburbs Off the Table For Now Plain Dealer/NEOMG July 17, 2013
Mergers Among Northeast Ohio Communities Unlikely, Despite All the Talk and Collaboration Plain Dealer/NEOMG April 29, 2014
Northeast Ohio Leads the State in Landing Loans and Grants For Shared Government Services Plain Dealer/NEOMG April 29, 2014
Promoting Regionalism. Can Communities Save Through Collaboration? Cleveland.com 8/18/16
Pooling community services, sharing taxes key for Greater Cleveland’s viability, panel says Cleveland.com 8/19/2016
5 problems facing Cuyahoga County and how regionalism can address them Cleveland.com 11/15/2016
Cuyahoga County’s high taxes prompt discussion about consolidation Cleveland.com 4.22.19
Indianapolis surged under “Unigov,” while Cleveland just clunked along: Cleveland 2030, A Way Forward, Cleveland.com 7.8.19
What might be different today if Cleveland and Cuyahoga County had merged decades ago? 7.12.19
Economic woes spawned by coronavirus crisis resurrecting talk of
mergers, regional cooperation 5.4.2020
Opinion
Focusing Better on Big Picture: Concept of Regionalism Grows on Local Leaders: Joe Frolik Plain Dealer/NEOMG February 12, 2006
The Ripening of Regionalism: Editorial Plain Dealer/NEOMG April 29, 2007 (currently unavailable)
Chris Ronayne Calls For Metro Government Cleveland Magazine April 2009
It’s Time For the 59 Jurisdictions That Comprise Cuyahoga County to Committ to a New Principle of Government: Thomas Bier Plain Dealer/NEOMG June 18, 2011
Consolidation Question Should Be Uppermost of Voters’ Minds: Joe Frolik Plain Dealer/NEOMG June 19, 2011
Redraw Cuyahoga County to Erase Duplication and Save Money: Joe Frolik Plain Dealer/NEOMG August 18, 2012
A Smarter Cuyahoga County Takes Shape Under the Crayons of Amateur Mapmakers: Joe Frolik Plain Dealer/NEOMG September 15, 2012
A Continuing Conversation of Regionalism: a Complex Topic Without a Central Thesis WestLife April 27, 2013
The More We — as in Small Municipalities — Get Together, the Happier We’ll Be: Brent Larkin Plain Dealer/NEOMG August 13, 2013
Use Cleveland-East Cleveland Merger to Build a Regional Approach to Problem-Solving: Brent Larkin Plain Dealer/NEOMG December 21, 2013
Regionalism is a Sensible Alternative to Raising Local Taxes: Editorial Plain Dealer/NEOMG August 22, 2014
What Population Loss is Costing Cleveland — and Why It Matters: Brent Larkin Plain Dealer/NEOMG June 19, 2014
A Tale of 273 Cities: Jason Segedy April 14, 2014
Regionalism in Parma, Parma Heights and Brooklyn – – Bland Word, Intelligent Concept:editorial April 20, 2015 Plain Dealer/NEOMG
Video
Northeast Ohio Regionalism Forum w/Armond Budish, Cuyahoga County Executive and Eddy Kraus, Dir. of Regional Cooperation, Cuyahoga County June 17, 2015
Cuyahoga County: Past, Present and Future Growth. Lecture by Thomas Bier, Cleveland State University May 17, 2012
Dave Abbott, Executive Director of the Gund Foundation, on Regionalism in Northeast Ohio (Video) City Club April 24, 2014
Here Are 4 Interesting Thoughts on Regionalism From Gund Foundation’s Dave Abbott Plain Dealer/NEOMG April 25, 2014
“Regionalism and Shaker Heights” Aug 18, 2016 Issues facing almost all of Northeast Ohio’s suburbs
“Regionalism and the West Shore Communities” forum Nov 14, 2016. Panel discussed current initiatives in the delivery of services in Cuyahoga County. They explored possibilities for future cooperation and responded to audience comments and questions.
Policy Report
“Cuyahoga County Government: A Blueprint for the Future” Citizens Committe for County Government Reform April 30, 1996
“Cuyahoga County Government Reform: A Means for Jobs and Economic Development?” Collaboration by Cleveland Bar Association, Cleveland State University and League of Women Voters-Cuy Area June 8, 2004
“Regionalism: Growing Together to Expand Opportunity to All” Kirwan Institute: The African American Forum on Race and Regionalism 2005
Northeast Ohio Regional Economic Revenue Study February 2008 (website)
Report of the Commission on Cuyahoga County Government Reform November, 2008
Doctoral Dissertation
“Regionalization of Cleveland’s Municipal Services 1950-1977: The Process and the Politics” by Mary Babcock Stavish 1994
Policy Proposal on Regionalism From County Executive Ed FitzGerald
Policy Proposal from Edward FitzGerald: Director of Regional Collaboration (2010)
