Browns detail stadium financing plan for Ohio lawmakers | Reporters Roundtable
The Haslam Sports Group laid out the case for state funding of a mixed-use development in Brook Park that would include a domed stadium for the Cleveland Browns. The team wants the state to approve $600 million in bonds, paid off with taxes generated by the project, and sought to reassure legislators that the risk to taxpayers would be minimized. One way to minimize the risk? The team would provide more than $38 million in upfront cash.
We will talk about the Browns stadium financing plans and the pitch to lawmakers to start Friday's “Sound of Ideas Reporters Roundtable.”
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