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Cuyahoga County committee delays decision on joining Downtown Cleveland improvement district

Cuyahoga County Council Economic Development and Planning Committee · March 12, 2025
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Summary

The Economic Development & Planning Committee heard from Downtown Cleveland Alliance officials, questioned whether petition support met the 60% statutory threshold without government votes, and voted to hold Resolution 2025-0044 for one week pending itemized budget and staffing information.

Cuyahoga County Council’s Economic Development and Planning Committee on Tuesday heard a presentation from Downtown Cleveland Alliance officials seeking the county’s formal support for reauthorizing the Downtown Cleveland Special Improvement District but agreed to delay action for one week to get more details.

Ed Eckhart, senior vice president for the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, told the committee the Alliance "has exceeded our threshold of petition signatures required for the reauthorization of the Special Improvement District," and said petitions would be turned in to the City of Cleveland "to start that formal process by the end of the…

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