For years, hospitals and public policy wonks have been engaged in an ongoing debate over whether nonprofit hospitals provide adequate benefits to the community to make the tax breaks they receive a good deal for taxpayers. That debate is further complicated by the history of racist policies like redlining that still affect Clevelanders today.
Cleveland City Planning Commission tabled a proposed two-building multifamily development on West 73rd Street north of Detroit Avenue after the plan was ripped by area residents along with veterans of city government and community development organizations who live nearby.