Port Relocation Information Meeting June 16, 2008

Community Information Meeting Scheduled to Present Cleveland Port Relocation Plan

CLEVELAND, OH. – The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District and the City of Cleveland invite the public to an informational community meeting to learn about the future plans for the Port Authority’s relocation of commercial shipping docks from their downtown location to the development of a new, 200-acre land area on Cleveland’s lakefront near East 55th Street.

The Port Authority presentation will highlight the future potential of maritime commerce in the Great Lakes and will present the proposed conceptual layout for maritime docks with highway and rail access potential. The presentation will also highlight the proposed International Trade District adjacent to the new site. The Army Corps will discuss the consideration of the site within their Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) as a new facility to hold dredged material which is necessary to maintain the Federal Shipping Channel in Cleveland Harbor.

The Port Relocation Plan was originally presented to the public on February 19, 2008 at a meeting held at St. Philip Neri Community Center. The site was approved by the City of Cleveland Planning Commission on March 7, 2008.

The community meeting is free and open to the public:

Monday, June 16, 2008
6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (School Gym)
6928 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102

Contact:
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority:
Rose Ann DeLeón: (216) 377-1335 or (216) 334-9286

Official Website: http://www.portofcleveland.com/news/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=152