Brook Park City Council members spoke to the News Sun about their thoughts on the possibility of the Cleveland Browns picking the old Ford plant for a new stadium.
Brook Park City Council has passed a resolution encouraging the Haslams to build the Browns stadium project in the suburb. Several council members talked to the News Sun about the resolution.BROOK PARK, Ohio -- Several City Council members are cautiously optimistic in the wake of council unanimously passing a resolution to urge the Cleveland Browns ownership to build a new stadium at the old Ford plant site.
They noted that the Dallas Cowboys play in Arlington, Texas, and the New York Jets and Giants both play in New Jersey.Councilman Thomas Dufour, who introduced the resolution, discussed the non-binding document with the News Sun in an email interview Wednesday .“Brook Park is and always will be a great place to do business,” Dufour said. “The resolution highlights the many advantages that Brook Park can offer the Haslam Sports Group or, truly, any entity looking for a place to set down roots.
“It doesn’t abut the lake , which allows travel from every direction. And as mentioned before, it’s adjacent to Hopkins Airport, as well as I-71 and I-480, the RTA and less than six miles from the Ohio Turnpike. While Salvatore says the Browns selecting the Ford site for a new stadium “could be a really wonderful thing for our city,” he said there are several concerns Brook Park leaders have to consider.
Roberts said that while he “would love” to see the Browns move to Brook Park, he also expressed concerns over what the team would want and need to consider the Ford site. Poindexter said he has been in contact with a representative for the Haslam Group and has been told that no decision has been made, but “Brook Park is very much in the hunt.”
“I take the opposite stance of everyone saying, ‘We want it but …' There should be no ‘but.’ We should be all in,” Poindexter said.“There’s no reason why we should be apprehensive,” Poindexter said. “Some want to tread cautiously and carefully. I’m like, if we don’t get this, that’s going to be the biggest downfall, the most depressing thing we’ve done ever in our city.
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