On Saturday, Henton and others presented their concerns before county and city leaders about Cuyahoga County’s proposal to build a jail campus.
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Once purchased, the proposed $38.7 million site includes more than 72 acres of rolling fields and unused property between Granger Road, Transportation Boulevard and Interstate 480 in Garfield Heights. “Those jobs are only for people that are certain jobs: educated jobs or jobs for like healthcare facilities or sheriffs, but it’s not for regular Garfield residents,” Sklodowski said.
Community members against the plan also brought up safety concerns since the site will be built near schools.“It’s going to go down,” Sklodowski said.
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