The Bagman Buddy System at City Hall - check in with John Zayac

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I am not the first person to see the connection between former council person John Zayac (Jackson council era) , his consultant firm The Project Group [2] and lucrative contracts at City Hall.

Leila Atassi ran a great story in 2014 - and like all things in Northeast Ohio - it was promptly forgotten:

The Project Group's principals, former City Councilman John Zayac and Michael Tuan Bustamante, charge $137.50 and $125 per hour, respectively. They, in turn, have contributed thousands of dollars over the years to the so-called Council Leadership Fund, a campaign account controlled by the council president. [3]

However, those of us over in Ward 14 have not forgotten.  And, because most, if not all, of us are fed up - we pay a little more attention to matters.  

Diane Morgan has brought it to my attention that Councilman Brian Cummins [4]recently passed an emergency ordinance benefiting a private company.  Brian received a $250 donation from Mr. Zayac in 2013 [5].  Not exactly a smoking gun - but I think it indicates Zayac's willingness to have the notoriously "Green" Councilman Cummins on his "pay-to-play" team.  The recent transfer of public monies from the Casino Fund [6] to a private individual/company confirms my suspicion.  

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Aldo Dure recently (2014) caught up with the back taxes he owed on 3109 West 25th St.  What exactly is the deal on West 25th - as most of the property owners seem to get a pass?  But, not poor Freddie : 

http://realneo.us/content/cuyahoga-county-property-taxes-some-folks-are-forced-pay-and-others-3025-west-25th-street [8]

http://realneo.us/content/councilman-versus-bagman [9]