A Browns stadium quid pro quo

An architect’s rendering of a mixed-use development surrounding a proposed,
enclosed, 67,000-seat stadium in suburban Brook Park. The $1.2 billion in
development would depend on the $2.4 billion stadium, which in turn would
depend on half of its funding being financed by public-sector sources (HKS).
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Two years before Gloria Gaynor released her 1978 smash hit “I Will Survive” about recovering from a breakup, she released another song titled “Let’s Make a Deal” — referring to a marriage. In the coming days and weeks, we’re likely to hear more about a similar plot line albeit in reverse involving the proposed new stadium in suburban Brook Park.

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