Leaders from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio held a media event Monday to oppose using the Cuyahoga Valley Industrial Center as the potential location for the county's new a jail. It has been identified as one of five sites under consideration.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – As Cuyahoga County moves closer to picking a site for its new $550-million jail, residents of Ward 12 want to ensure a property near Slavic Village is crossed off the list.
“We believe what Slavic Village/North Broadway really needs is more impactful county, city and private investment, not a taxpayer-funded enticement to attract bail bondsmen and payday lenders,” Broadway Club Director Joseph Greathouse read from a prepared statement. The area, with a population of a little more than 20,000, has been fighting for a more stable economy after the foreclosure crisis of 2007 left it a hotbed of crime, poverty, and hundreds of abandoned houses. But major housing investment projects like that going up at Broadway Rising give hope of a turning point for the small community.
, after her predecessor Anthony Brancatelli issued an emergency resolution opposing use of the 40-acre Ohio Job Ready site. Brancatelli said County Executive Armond Budish had identified the property as one of the county’s top two locations, to either house the jail or turn into a container storage yard to free up space elsewhere.
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