Letters to the Editor
Hello Stefanie,
With little fanfare and justification, the Cleveland City Planning Commission approved one of largest and most costly public works projects in Cleveland’s history, the relocation of the existing Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority eastside facilities to the E. 55 St. Marina area.
If implemented, this project will have an enormous environmental impact. The relocated port facilities would be built on a new 200-acre confined disposal facility containing contaminated dredged material. This project will diminish the aquatic and wildlife habitats on and around the proposed Dike 14 Nature Preserve, which is about a half-mile away. The port’s studies also depict expanding its bulk facility to Whiskey Island Marina and redeveloping the port’s eastside facility.
This public involvement process was flawed with only one public meeting before the planning commission approved the plan seventeen days later and the Port Authority never publicly released its $1.5 million relocation study. Please contact Mayor Jackson with your comments.