Is Cleveland's Convention Center Back on the Table?

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported this morning that plans for a new Cleveland convention center, declared dead last month, may be getting new life.

Business leaders, miffed when talk of a new center collapsed, have hatched another plan to drum up hundreds of millions of dollars: raise Cuyahoga County's tax on hotel stays and ask voters to pass a new tax on restaurant meals. They hope to place the issue on the ballot as early as March 2004.

Details have not been released but are expected to emerge as business leaders continue their talks with City and County officials.

Stay tuned.

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