Promises about Economy on Fitz-O-Meter

"Areas of declining population loss create opportunities for a rebirth of neighborhoods by opening green space for recreation and community functions. Smart, coordinated, land use policy will be critical to our success. ... The County Planning Commission will be directed to coordinate with our communities and representative organizations, including First Suburbs and Northeast Ohio Mayors’ and Managers’ Association, to advance land-use planning policies to recognize current population trends, and use sustainability principles to grow our neighborhoods for long term health, prosperity and quality of life."

"The Department of Development and Board of Health will coordinate to implement measures in support of local food procurement as appropriate to the county's mission and charter."

"FitzGerald will direct the county Jobs & Family Services department to establish metrics-based programming that focuses on connecting young people with suitable internship and job opportunities and develop a meaningful internship program for Cuyahoga County."

Modeled after Ohio's successful Third Frontier fund, FitzGerald's "Fourth Frontier" would use grants and revenues from Cleveland's soon-to-be-built casino to invest in local businesses.

"Any local government in Cuyahoga County can participate in the Fourth Frontier program, as long as they agree to not provide tax incentives or other public resources to lure companies away from other cities also participating in the Fourth Frontier program."

"FitzGerald will also work to preserve the quality lake front development we already have in Cuyahoga by leading a multi-city shoreline protection initiative to protect some of the most valuable property in the state."

"FizGerald will build on that capacity by leveraging other resources to broaden the land bank's capacity to acquire strategic property and assemble larger developable properties."

"FitzGerald will commit to playing an active role personally and commit county staff and resources to collaborating with award-winning marketing efforts from organizations like Team Neo and PositivelyCleveland to market and promote the region."

"Managers from the private sector with expertise in fields such as technology integration, worker productivity, human resources and strategic planning will be invited to loan their talent to the CountyStat task force." Also "They will be accountable to the county executive and report regularly to the public and economic development commission."