Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Forum Brown Bag Lunch
Bonda Board Room, UR 254
Glickman-Miller Hall
1717 Euclid Avenue

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The Medical Mart-it sounds like a good idea, but is it? Do Cuyahoga County taxpayers really understand this half-a-billion dollar project? Is this latest public-private partnership a match made in heaven or should taxpayers demand a prenuptial agreement?

These were the questions Professor William Bowen posed to his class this summer. His students did their homework and found some very interesting answers. Attend this forum to learn more about the Medical Mart and convention center , its projected costs and benefits to the community , the success of similar projects in other cities , and how to determine the rationale for using public money to subsidize private enterprise.

Michelle DiStefano

Wendy Naylor

Fran Mentch

Emil Liszniansky

Moderator: Bill Bowen