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Downtown stakeholders urge council not to pause sheriff’s downtown safety patrol
Cuyahoga County Committee of the Whole (Cuyahoga County Council) · April 23, 2025
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Summary
During public comment April 22, Ed Eckhart of Downtown Cleveland Incorporated urged Cuyahoga County Council not to pause a sheriff-run downtown safety patrol, saying the patrol—added in August 2023—has reduced crime and improved downtown vibrancy.
Ed Eckhart, senior adviser with Downtown Cleveland Incorporated, used the Committee of the Whole public-comment period on April 22 to urge council members to oppose proposed legislation to pause the sheriff’s downtown safety patrol.
‘‘To put a pause on the patrol now…
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