Cleveland City Council approves Cleveland Browns $100 mill relocation deal...Browns to move from Cleveland to Brook Park by 2028...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader
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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article CLEVELAND, OHIO - The Cleveland City Council, at a meeting on Monday, approved a $100 million exit deal that allows the Cleveland Browns to leave the city and relocate to a yet-to-be-built stadium complex in Brook Park by 2028. Council voted 13-2 to approve the measure, with Councilpersons Michael Polensek and Brian Kazy voting no and Joe Jones and Stephanie Howse-Jones absent from Monday's council meeting. Supported by Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, the $100 million settlement with Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam and the city of Cleveland is slated to be used for a Cleveland lakefront redevelopment. The agreement also calls for the Haslams to pay for the demolition of the existing Huntington Bank Field Stadium in downtown Cleveland, as well as tens of millions toward community projects in the coming years. In return, the city will drop its lawsuits, including one that claims, in part, that...