Cleveland City Council begins a series of public hearings Wednesday on whether to close Burke Lakefront Airport, and one of its leaders says the decision is more complicated than local rhetoric suggests.
Why it matters: Mayor Justin Bibb wants Burke closed as soon as the end of this year.
- But council, which must approve the decision, is signaling it wants answers before aggressive timelines or splashy renderings drive the debate.
What they’re saying: Councilman Charles Slife, chairman of the transportation committee, hopes the hearings will inject realism into a conversation he believes has become overheated.
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- “There’s a lot of eagerness around…