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Committee advances resolution to allow county properties into Downtown Cleveland Improvement District
Summary
The Cuyahoga County Economic Development Planning Committee voted to send Resolution 2025-0044 to the full council with a request to suspend second reading, after a public commenter raised a statutory challenge and county counsel said the law department does not share that interpretation.
The Cuyahoga County Economic Development Planning Committee moved Resolution 2025-0044 to the full County Council for consideration under second-reading suspension, enabling the county executive to sign a petition seeking inclusion of certain county properties in the Downtown Cleveland Improvement District.
A public commenter, Terry Coyne, argued the renewal process is governed by Ohio law and read a provision he cited as Ohio Revised Code §1710.06, saying petitions must come from property owners representing at least 60% of front footage and that the county’s nonpayment and status as a nonvoting member precludes voting eligibility in the current renewal cycle. Coyne said his review showed a procedural error…
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