Cuyahoga County has approved purchasing a site in Garfield Heights to build a new jail. It will cost taxpayers $38.7 million.
The Cuyahoga County Administration BuildingCLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County has finally committed to a site where it wants to build a new jail.
The legislation was approved in an eight-to-three vote. Those voting in favor of the legislation were Jack Schron, Meredith Turner, Patrick Kelly, Dale Miller, Martin Sweeney, Michael Gallagher, Pernel Jones and Scott Tuma. Yvonne Conwell, Cheryl Stephens and Sunny Simon were opposed., which was created when County Council deposited $53.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars into an account in 2022.
Schron spoke in favor of the new jail site, saying it would provide an opportunity for economic development both in Garfield Heights and in downtown Cleveland at the current jail site. “50 years from now they will say we were living in the dark ages, but we need a jail,” Miller said, voicing support for the Garfield Heights site.A point of contention was that a study council had authorized regarding
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