East Cleveland’s new mayor is demanding help from the state, examining the city’s books and asking for millions of dollars, citing what he called “fiscal collapse” Wednesday.
In a letter to Auditor of State Keith Faber, Mayor Lateek Shabazz said the state “bears direct responsibility for allowing this condition to worsen” in the 13 years the city has been under state financial oversight due to its fiscal emergency.
“I mean their advice didn’t help the city,” Shabazz said…