This dog won’t hunt.
Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne told the Browns it wants no part of financing a Brook Park domeBecause top Democratic pols – County Executive Chris Roynane, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council President Blaine Griffin - will end up giving the Haslams, Gilberts and Dolans just what they want.Bibb has already offered $461 million for the present stadium redo and Ronayne has told the Browns the county won't support a $600-million ask for a Brook Park dome.
I have been around political maneuvering by both the pols and the team owners long enough to recognize when a “NO” really means"OKAY." The last time the Cleveland baseball team paid rent for a stadium was in in 1989 when the then “Indians” rented the old Cleveland Stadium, run by Art Modell. The annual payment was $737,448, with a rebate. Final cost: $569,048.
The truth is that the team owners with their staffs are well ahead of the city and county officials, who often rely on private Cleveland lawyers that seem to represent private interests more than the public agents that hire them.
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