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President signs law. More money needed to purchase 635 acres for Cuyahoga Valley
By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
Published on Tuesday, Nov 03, 2009
It's official: The Cleveland-based Musical Arts Association will be getting $4 million in federal funds from Congress for 635 acres at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls.
The legislation, approved by Congress on Thursday night, quietly was signed into law Friday by President Barack Obama.
The announcement came Monday from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.
''That's wonderful news, great news,'' said Bill Carroll of the Trust for Public Land's Cleveland office and one of the key figures in the ongoing Blossom sale.
His group has an option to acquire the 635 acres, but it will take additional years to get more federal funds from Congress to complete the purchase, he said.
The sale, if completed, would remove the largest development threat to the 33,000-acre Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Brown, U.S. Sen. George Voinovich and U.S. Reps. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township; Tim Ryan, D-Niles; and Steve LaTourette, R-Bainbridge Township, pushed for the $4 million.
Earlier, officials had said the sale price might be between $5 million and $10 million, a range Carroll said remains accurate.
The sale will allow the association, the parent company of the Cleveland Orchestra, to sell off excess land to help fund its future operations.
An appraisal of the property required under federal law is under way. A draft report is expected by December or January, Carroll said.
The musical arts group will retain 140 acres at Blossom, and the sale will not affect operations there, officials said.
The parties had announced the proposed sale in July 2008, but needed federal funds to complete the deal.
The federal legislation Obama signed also includes $475 million for Great Lakes restoration.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the largest commitment to the lakes in U.S. history, will tackle problems including toxic chemicals, contaminated streams and harbors, invasive species and habitat loss.
Officials said Lake Erie has more problems than the other four Great Lakes and probably will get more funds.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
It's official: The Cleveland-based Musical Arts Association will be getting $4 million in federal funds from Congress for 635 acres at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls.
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Seminole, FL
Posted 01:45 PM, 11/03/2009
I can think of a few other adjacent areas the park can acquire and remove problems at the same time; starting with much of the Valley in Akron and neighboring municipal parks. Look much better, especially in the Fall......
