Harold Cleveland buys Junebug's building
Plenty of stuff stirring in the comments section, good work and keep at it.
I want to address one item I read tonight. I was surprised by the bold audacity.
Harold Cleveland bought the building housing Junebugs restaurant in the West End. Junebug used to be on the board of directors of the Cincinnati Empowerment Corporation, in which Howard Cleveland is executive director. Howard Beatty was on the board until he gunned down Kabaka Oba right in front of City Hall. He was appointed by my good friend Dale Mallory.
Anytime you have dealings like this you have ethical questions. As a board member, Junebug could have voted for giving Howard Cleveland a raise. Conversely, Junebug could have urged the board to fire Cleveland. Being on the board has power.
Deals like this just muddy the waters in an already murky situation. Is their payback or quid pro quo? Who knows? Given the track record of those involved, I don't have a lot of faith in the process. Inside dealing was at the heart of the Genesis Redevelopment scandal and the situation today is begging the same types of questions.
You have to give them credit for working the system. Harold Cleveland probably makes 130-140k a year plus expenses, just to give away money. And Junebug is no stranger to the public spigot. He was in deep in both Genesis and the Empowerment Zone. He used his position to get his wife a job there. His brother the hitman was on the board at both Genesits and the Empowerment Zone. He used city funds for the Parktown Café. He is a master at this game.
And where is the Cincinnati Herald on this? Dan Yount, I am calling you out.
Dale Mallory is cutting checks four months after being impeached. The executive director of the Cincinnati Empowerment Corporation is buying the building housing Junebug’s restaurant. And all this has happened after the public spotlight has been on them for months. Are these people really untouchable? They certainly are acting with impunity. You would think they would take some time off and relax, but apparently siphoning your tax dollars if a full time job.
I have to admit that even I am impressed.
I want to address one item I read tonight. I was surprised by the bold audacity.
Harold Cleveland bought the building housing Junebugs restaurant in the West End. Junebug used to be on the board of directors of the Cincinnati Empowerment Corporation, in which Howard Cleveland is executive director. Howard Beatty was on the board until he gunned down Kabaka Oba right in front of City Hall. He was appointed by my good friend Dale Mallory.
Anytime you have dealings like this you have ethical questions. As a board member, Junebug could have voted for giving Howard Cleveland a raise. Conversely, Junebug could have urged the board to fire Cleveland. Being on the board has power.
Deals like this just muddy the waters in an already murky situation. Is their payback or quid pro quo? Who knows? Given the track record of those involved, I don't have a lot of faith in the process. Inside dealing was at the heart of the Genesis Redevelopment scandal and the situation today is begging the same types of questions.
You have to give them credit for working the system. Harold Cleveland probably makes 130-140k a year plus expenses, just to give away money. And Junebug is no stranger to the public spigot. He was in deep in both Genesis and the Empowerment Zone. He used his position to get his wife a job there. His brother the hitman was on the board at both Genesits and the Empowerment Zone. He used city funds for the Parktown Café. He is a master at this game.
And where is the Cincinnati Herald on this? Dan Yount, I am calling you out.
Dale Mallory is cutting checks four months after being impeached. The executive director of the Cincinnati Empowerment Corporation is buying the building housing Junebug’s restaurant. And all this has happened after the public spotlight has been on them for months. Are these people really untouchable? They certainly are acting with impunity. You would think they would take some time off and relax, but apparently siphoning your tax dollars if a full time job.
I have to admit that even I am impressed.
posted by Male Dallory at 10:06 PM
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I wouldn't get too worked up about the legal transfer of property ownership between known associates. There are plenty of legal reasons why this might happen. Stay focused on the real crimes - billing taxpayers for meetings Dale was required to attend as WECC president and cutting checks after being impeached.
What is the status of the investigation into the funds?
This is baffling. Today, Junebug's building isn't listed on the MLS. Could be a mistake, but I know I verified that it was an active listing before I posted yesterday. Irregardless, wasn't it just several weeks ago that the Law Dog's sign were removed and replaced with Remax Signs?
MLS history shows that the property was listed in March of 2005 and expired on October 1st, 2005. Asking price $175K.
None the less, Harold Cleveland is the proud owner as of June 5, 2006.
I am with Watchdog. Those checks are a big deal and Dale can't get around that.
I would expect an update at the next community council meeting, which happens to be tomorrow night. Maybe someone here can give us a preview.
Dear Taxpayer,
correctomundo!
The WECC meeting is 7pm Tuesday.
Shirley, Maggie, Killins and KB have all worked with the police/sherrifs on this. The detailed investigation continues. Come on down and ask away! I'm sure they will give you a full report.
The WECC is now open and transparent. No secret Dale BS. Ding dong the witch is dead!
meeting @ Linciln Center
Memo to Truth Squad, fans & researchers: You know N8 will be there with his bullhorn. Direct from his Section 8 dope crib down on Northside's famous Crack Alley.
Not that any of you will need any help because you've got the bases loaded, I just might have to cruise by & watch the action.
Tuesday 6/20, 7PM, Lincoln Center. Gotcha!
Today's editorial below.
A few errors...100,000 sq'not 10,000. Also D4S hasn't done jack for the neighborhood. Fannie must have begged them to throw the boy a bone.
Dale Mallory should mend ethical lapse
Editorials
Dale Mallory appears to have been playing all three sides of a relationship between the Cincinnati Empowerment Corp., West End Community Council and Citylink - a dance that while apparently legal does not represent the kind of open and transparent conduct we have a right to expect from our civic leaders.
He had a contract with the empowerment corporation, a federally funded anti-poverty agency, which he used to lobby for Citylink, a proposed community social service center, which was opposed by a majority on the West End Community Council, of which he happened to be president. As president of the community council, Mallory argued for Citylink, but his support for the 10,000 square-foot project over the council's opposition led to his impeachment as president in February.
Lawyers for the empowerment corporation have said the bills for about eight hours of work submitted by Mallory "raise troubling questions" about how the agency hires consultants and potential conflicts of interest. The time in question apparently was for work he did with the community council while he was its president. As president of the community council, he also appointed members of the empowerment corporation board - the board that then hired him as a consultant.
The empowerment corporation ended Mallory's contract and asked him to return about $225. He said he won't return the money and said raising such questions are "beating a dead horse."
That's the wrong line for Mallory, now running for a seat in the Ohio Legislature, to take. Mallory may have seen his work in supporting Citylink as part of economic revitalization, but his leadership in the community and as contractor for the empowerment corporation should have remained separate to avoid any conflict of interest.
Mallory, a lifelong West End native and brother of Mayor Mark Mallory, has a lengthy history of community service there, advocating economic empowerment and anti-poverty efforts and mobilizing citizens to fight crime.
A good first step to correct "the appearance of impropriety" related to billing questions would be to acknowledge the discrepancy, repay the fees and move forward with issues that he can frame as the November elections approach.
Dear Tim Burke,
We told you Dale would continue to haunt you. Since that warning:
1)Business Courier's Monk tells of Dale's theft of WECC funds.
2)Korte's front page EZ story and the "mugshots".
3)Yesterday, another front page story about questionable EZ invoices.
4)Today's editorial slams Dale on Ethics.
Tim, this is only the beginning.
The media has enough dirt on Dale to run a front page story every week for the rest of his sorry assed life.
Do everyone a favor and take him off the ticket.
your friends from,
THE TRUTH SQUAD
Dear Tim Burke,
We told you Dale would continue to haunt you. Since that warning:
1)Business Courier's Monk tells of Dale's theft of WECC funds.
2)Korte's front page EZ story and the "mugshots".
3)Yesterday, another front page story about questionable EZ invoices.
4)Today's editorial slams Dale on Ethics.
Tim, this is only the beginning.
The media has enough dirt on Dale to run a front page story every week for the rest of his sorry assed life.
Do everyone a favor and take him off the ticket.
your friends from,
THE TRUTH SQUAD
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