The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) is interested in creating the first public park in Cleveland overlooking the Cuyahoga Valley and the city skyline, The Plain Dealer reported on May 22, 2006.
For years, CMHA dreamed of building a new, mixed-income, high-rise apartment complex on the 17.3-acre property in question, located off W. 25th St. in Ohio City.
But having decided it would cost too much to stabilize the land, which is sliding slowly downhill towards the Cuyahoga River, the housing authority now wants to turn the site into a park.
The property, now covered with grass and surrounded by a chain link fence, would be big enough for sports, picnicking and simple enjoyment, which planners call a "passive'' use.
What do you think CMHA should do with the site?
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