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B-159317 1 (1972-06-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabldn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: REST ITIEV - XNo -h bea rMeed eaWt It. Oonleral Aceourt~we; Ofia axcp &n tkae- bV4 ic Ova- fptLy th 'ft Congaano T( 4Q3Os COMPTROLLER. GENERAL OF THE UNI D A WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 RELEASED B-159317 Dear Senator Taft: As you requested on April 18, 1972, we obtained informa-p 5' tion on the Cuyahoga County Justice Center to be constructed ,Vfl in Cleveland,. . . .. Cuyahoga County has acquired all 18 properties needed for constructing the Center. We believe the county paid a reasonable price for these properties. Demolition and site clearance work on the properties started in April 1972 and is scheduled for completion by December 1972. The Center is scheduled to be completed in 1975. As of May 1972 Federial,_grants totaling $1.46 million had been awarded for planning and initial construction of the Center. No Federal funds were used to UFc '° land. De- tails on our review follow. JUSTICE CENTER The Justice Center--a planned three-building complex containing law enforcement and court facilities--is a joint effort of the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. The county estimated that the cost of the Center would be about $80 million and stated that its construction would be fi- nanced partly by a $61 million bond issue approved by the voters, The Center will be located in downtown Cleveland in an area bounded by Lakeside Avenue, West Third Street, St. Clair Avenue, and Ontario Street. Cuyahoga County began acquiring the land, comprising 18 parcels, in 1971 and made the final purchase in May 1972. The land was purchased with funds from the bond issue. The county commissioners' office hired six appraisers to value properties to be purchased for the Center. Two apprais- ers were assigned to each property, and each made an independ- ent appraisal. The commissioners' policy was to purchase each property at the higher of the two appraisals, if the property owner agreed to sell without time-consuming condem- nation proceedings and if the difference between the two

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