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Cleveland City Council has approved funding for the Browns’ proposed stadium improvements.

The vote was 13-5 in favor of the emergency ordinance to provide $2 million a year in funding for 15 years toward the upgrades. The ordinance needed two-thirds of council’s vote to pass.

The vote came following an impassioned discussion by several members of council who felt the money, which would come out of the city’s general fund, could be put to better use in the city’s neighborhoods.

“This two million dollars, that’s 20 police officers, 20 firefighters or 24 paramedics,” said Cleveland City Councilman Michael Polensek.

Mayor Frank Jackson said last week that the city could afford the $2 million, which accounts for .37 percent of the city’s budget, without impacting city needs or services.

“This type of private investment in our city is essential to our continued success,” said Mayor Frank Jackson in a statement thanking council and Browns owner Jimmy Haslam.

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LOCAL NEWS: FirstEnergy Stadium Renovations: Cleveland City Council Votes In Favor Of Providing Funding  was originally published on praisecleveland.com