Mayor Thomas Williams has served the city of Norwood, Ohio for the past 16 years. Although his retirement is rapidly approaching, the final weeks and months of his tenure have been anything but smooth sailing. Negotiations with the police and fire unions have been contentious, the relationship with city council has been strained, and uncertainty about the city’s water supply have made this a rocky year for the mayor. But in all of this, the one side of the story that’s been heard the least is his.
On this episode of the podcast, Mayor Thomas Williams weighs in on:
- The water situation
- Police and fire unions
- What the roads are going to cost
- Economic development and a hypothetical Norwood development corporation
- The state of Norwood’s key relationships
- and much more
Listen here. ⬇️
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Selected links from the episode with Mayor Thomas Williams
Read more about Chapter 4117 of the Ohio Revised Code related to Public Employees’ Collective Bargaining, and Chapter 118 about Local Fiscal Emergencies.
Review Norwood’s budget for yourself to see where our money goes.
Check out the behind-the-scenes documents related to the water situation, which were retrieved via public records request.
Read the Enquirer’s reporting on the water situation.
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