Cleveland Browns $2.4B Stadium Drama – Are the Haslams Hiding the Lakefront Plan From Fans?

Описание: The possible future home of the Browns – a $2.4 billion project with a proposed $1.2 billion privately financed by the Haslams and $1.2 billion coming from public coffers in the form of state and county bonds – has been teased in photos, videos, and sizzle reels as the team sells the idea to government officials, business leaders and the public.

But what they haven’t shared publicly are how renovations at the current lakefront stadium would look. The clear and admitted option number two.

For years before the pivot to Brook Park, those plans weren’t secondary but instead at the forefront of discussions with the city, county and state. And through late 2023 and early 2024, the Haslams did share renderings of that renovation plan in presentations with assorted officials, stakeholders and business leaders in the region. But not the public, even as they acknowledged last year that there were two real options.

Renovation is not, after all, the plan the Haslams prefer at this juncture, but it is one that, given the current budget process in Columbus and opposition to the Brook Park move from both Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland, remains a distinct possibility. But more on that in a minute.

The public does have its first look at what the renovation of Huntington Bank Field would look like thanks to an image obtained by Scene showing a rendering by the team.

“From day one, I said we need to reveal your lakefront transformation plan as well, so the public can get an honest comparison of the two plans, because both involve a request of the public for subsidies and support,” Ronayne, who first saw a presentation from the Haslam Sports Group on the proposed renovation in late 2023 and has staunchly opposed the possible move to Brook Park, told Scene.

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