Medical Mart, a Good Idea? (Additional forum) October 8, 2008

Cleveland – Cuyahoga County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones will host a fourth public forum to discuss the proposed Medical Mart/Convention Center project.

The purpose of the forum is to share as much information as possible about the Medical Mart and Convention Center projects with the public. The forum will be:
The Medical Mart: It sounds like a good idea, but is it?
Do Cuyahoga County taxpayers really understand this half-a-billion dollar project?

These were the questions urban planning professor William Bowen posed to his class this summer. His students did their homework and found some very
interesting answers. Attend this forum to learn more about the Medical Mart and convention center, its projected costs and benefits to the community,
the success of similar projects in other cities, and how to determine the rationale for using public money to subsidize private enterprise.

* Registration to speak begins at 5:30 p.m., The Center provides free parking in a lot off East 46th Street.

GCP officials will attend the forums to share preliminary designs and plans for the development, and answer questions about the site selection from the public.

Moderator: Professor Norman Krumholz

Registration and information available at medical mart or call 216.523.7330