Cuyahoga County council rejects sales tax extension for new county jail, but majority appear to support Garfield Heights location
County residents and leaders showed out at Council to share opposition and support.
“We're talking about roughly two billion dollars, after debt servicing, to remove the jail from a downtown site that minimizes logistical costs to a site that is going to require the purchase and maintenance of dozens of additional vehicles for transport vehicles,” said Council District 7 resident Matthew Ahn, who announced his campaign for county prosecutor this week.
However, elected officials like Garfield Heights Mayor Matt Burke, former Garfield Heights Mayor Thomas Longo and other leaders expressed support. Council voted unanimously against County Executive Chris Ronayne’s proposal to pay for the jail with a 40-year extension of an additional 0.25% in county sales tax at Tuesday’s meeting but the possibility of having residents vote on the issue or alternatives like a shorter extension period were discussed.
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