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After a in-person meeting and two Cokes at Jimmy and Dee Haslam’s home in Bratenahl on Friday, Mayor Bibb believed he came to a fair deal with the Browns owners he has been fighting against in court and public opinion since they announced their intentions to move to Berea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haslams Sports Group will pay to demolish the current Huntington Bank Field on the lakefront after the lease with Cleveland is up in 2029. They will also, Bibb announced in a press conference on Monday, pay the city $90 million combined through a lump sum and installments over the next 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All pending lawsuits between the Browns and the City of Cleveland, after years of complaints and filings, are now dropped as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think the fight we put up was the right fight,” Bibb said from a podium in the Mayor’s Office’s Red Room. “This deal shows that the fight worked. And we have a win-win for the city and a win-win for the region.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jimmy Haslam, coming off yet another embarrassing Browns loss, said the $100 million heading the city’s way is very much in line with Bibb’s vision for Cleveland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After such a bumpy time period, we’ll just describe it as this: How excited we are to make this investment in the City of Cleveland with Mayor Bibb. I think these dollars will be put to good use, [and] will make Cleveland an even better place to live, work and raise a family,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cleveland will receive the first $25 million of the money this year. Starting on Jan. 1, 2029 the Haslams will pay Cleveland $5 million a year until 2033. That amounts to $80 million in cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The remaining $20 million will come in the form of a specific community benefits project paid in $2 million installments until 2045. Neither Bibb nor Haslam elaborated on details on that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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