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Northeast Ohio Congress members seek big money for local projects through earmarks Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com © Gus Chan/The Plain Dealer The new west tower at the Summa Health System s Akron Campus was part of Phase 1 of the system s master facility plan. The system announced plans for Phase 2 on Wednesday. (Gus Chan / The Plain Dealer) The Plain Dealer WASHINGTON, D.C. - Earmarks are back, and Northeast Ohio members of Congress want to use them to fund everything from local sewer improvements to police communication centers to a park. The earmarking process lets members of Congress seek money for specific projects in yearly funding bills. Earmark advocates say Congress members are more familiar with deserving local projects than bureaucrats at federal agencies who would otherwise allot federal dollars. Critics argue earmarks enable corruption, as in the case of former California GOP Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, who took payoffs in exchange for direct

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