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Committee advances land purchase, contract increases and $41.5 million note for Cuyahoga County corrections center
Summary
The committee recommended several items to full council related to the county corrections center: a parcel purchase in Garfield Heights (up to $157,000), a PMC contract amendment to extend owners' representative services (bringing the contract to roughly $8.256 million), an increase to HOK's criteria architect contract (to about $13.08 million), and authorization to issue up to $41.5 million in capital improvement notes.
Cuyahoga County’s Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee on April 29 voted to send several measures to the full council advancing the county’s corrections center project.
Resolution 20250158 would authorize a purchase agreement with Kennicott Brothers Company (or its designee) for an amount not to exceed $157,000 for permanent parcel number 542‑22‑023, an approximately 0.982‑acre parcel in Garfield Heights. Michael Deaver of the Department of Public Works said the parcel provides access to Granger Road and includes existing curb cut and turn‑lane improvements that make purchase more cost‑effective than constructing a new access. Deaver noted historical appropriation proceedings and title irregularities dating to 1978 and said the county negotiated a corrected deed; he asked the committee for a favorable…
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