Despite the ceaseless drumming and droning of vuvuzela horns outside the new atrium at the Huntington Convention Center, County Executive Chris Ronayne delivered his second State of the County address in a mostly cool and concise manner on Thursday.
For a little more than 40 minutes, Ronayne rattled off a"best of" tour of county achievements, both recent and foretold, to a sold-out crowd of 800—and about a half dozen pro-Palestine protesters who repeatedly interrupted Ronayne's boosterism as if privately on set cue.
"Cuyahoga County is leading the way," he said, when touching on the projected $750 million correctional facility."Our government continues to innovate, modernize and transform.
"And the reality is our entire county team works for you," he added."Protecting our children, investing in housing, keeping our roads and bridges safe, supporting our small businesses, improving our government services, transforming our social safety net, innovating in sustainability and leveraging our assets for growth."
"Our word to the world is that you are welcome here," he said, capping off a mention of the county's new Welcome Center for immigrants."WeA welcome that apparently extended to the half dozen pro-Palestine protesters who managed to sneak into general admission tables.
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