Lakewood Looks to Hire Statehouse Lobbyist
Mayor Michael Summers said state government has a “township versus city mentality,” and Lakewood’s not coming out on the winning end.
In an effort to “defend” the city’s dwindling resources, Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers is considering the services of a Statehouse lobbyist. Concerned with HB 601 and a pending state budget, the city could end up spending as much as $10,000 to hire a lobbyist, with cooperation from other neighboring communities. “I don’t relish this,” Summers said. “The fact that we are at such odds with our state legislature is very discouraging. The stakes are so high that we may have no choice.” Summers met with leaders of other inner-ring suburbs on Monday to see if the other communities would be interested. At least a few of them were. If other communities — including Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights and Lyndhurst — joined the effort, they’d share…
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