Bill Call wrote:Corey Rossen wrote:I will ask again. Prove me wrong. What is the plan if against 64 passes? You have had many chances and instead of showing a plan you display hate, and flail your arms in frustration over not having an answer as you just proved. Given this opportunity again to state your plan - you failed. You hate Lakewood, and want to win at all costs, even if that means not having a plan. Plan if against 64 passes. Go.
The closest thing to a display of hate I ever saw was when the Mayor used the police force to threaten and intimidate the opposition.
Your question has been answered many times and in many ways. I will give you the short version.
*If issue 64 fails the original agreement remains in affect. The original agreement required the Clinic to maintain the Hospital as an ongoing concern in substantially the same condition.
* When the Clinic accelerated the process they were warned by judge O'Donnell that they proceeded at their own risk.
* Issue 64 changes the Lakewood Hospital Foundation to a new regional Foundation controlled by the Clinic. When was that discussed or debated? As one supporter of issue 64 stated "that $33 million is gone".
* Issue 64 transfers millions of dollars in medical supplies an equipment and licenses to the Clinic without compensation to the City.
* Issue 64 forces the City to bear the full cost of demolition and site development.
* Issue 64 requires the City to build and maintain parking facilities without compensation.
* Issue 64 transfers 1,000 jobs to Lorain County from Lakewood.
* Issue 64 sells the Columbia Road property and the related equipment and business for substantially less than the actual value.
* Issue 64 gives the Clinic the full value of $140 million in revenue generated by Lakewood without ANY compensation to the City.
* Issue 64 requires the City to surrender any remaining cash to a foundation controlled by the Clinic.
* Issue 64 gives the Clinic the right reduce future service in Lakewood without notice.
* Issue 64 requires the Clinic to build a small 3 story medical office building that will house the residency program on one floor, the gay, lesbian and transgender clinic on another floor and everything else on the third floor.
* Issue 64 gives the Clinic a monopoly on Healthcare service in Lakewood on the current Hospital site which gives the Clinic an effective healthcare monopoly in Lakewood.
* Issue 64 grants a blanket immunity for all board members for their failure to perform their fiduciary duty.
* Issue 64 grants the Clinic blanket immunity for their breach of contract.
* Issue 64 requires the City to pay millions of dollars in insurance premiums to an insurance company controlled by the Clinic.
Issue 64 is a bad deal. Issue 64 is bad for your health.
Vote against Issue 64