With a vote by a Justice Center steering committee today, Cuyahoga County Council got the recommendation it needed to formally and legally approve construction tomorrow on a new $894.26 million Central Services Campus corrections center in suburban Garfield Heights.
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Despite an agreement hailed a week ago by Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne and presiding county Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Shaughnessy to move forward on the new, $889 million jail complex, county Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said, in effect — “not so fast.”
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Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne, County Council, and Judge Michael P. Shaughnessy, the administrative and presiding Judge for the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, announced they have reached a tentative agreement on a path forward for capital improvements to county courthouse facilities downtown.
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The City of Cleveland and the North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation (NCWDC) today released plan options and economic impact findings for a recreation-focused, low-density redevelopment concept for Burke Lakefront Airport.
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To say that Greater Cleveland’s convention and visitors business is in a state of flux right now would be an understatement. Two new developments have put it there — the failure of a pending deal to redevelop the I-X Center for a new tenant plus the design and marketing of the new Huntington Bank Field as a competitive event venue.
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Due to higher operating costs, especially in healthcare for its employees, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) plans to make significant cuts to bus and rail services in 2026, cutting a lifeline to jobs, education and medical services.
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While Cuyahoga County officials contemplate how to address a $20+ million budget shortfall in each of the next two years, the county and its real estate contractors are planning to spend $865,000 to renovate office space at the former Plain Dealer (PD) Plaza, 1801 Superior Ave. in Downtown Cleveland.
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Burke Lakefront Airport is an obstacle. You can’t build a decent-sized park on the lakefront because of it. You can’t build lakefront high-rises because of it. And you can’t access much of the water’s edge near Downtown Cleveland because of it and other nearby barriers, Huntington Bank Field, the Shoreway and the Port of Cleveland.
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When hearing a government official prattle on about his vision for his jurisdiction, a wag once said “Don’t tell me what you support; show me your budget.” Similarly, for several years, Cuyahoga County officials have talked and planned about Transit Oriented Development (TOD). But now they’re putting their money where their mouths are.
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Construction is getting underway for the $6.8 million renovation of the HOPE Campus, 11401 Lorain Ave., in Cleveland’s Westown neighborhood. If the name of the campus doesn’t sound familiar, it’s because the renovation is part of a transition of the property from its century-long service as the Cleveland Christian Home (CCH).
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