CLEVELAND — Cuyahoga County officials sent a letter to Congress members on Wednesday asking for assistance with closing the Burke Lakefront Airport.

The letter, which was sent to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, Senator Bernie Moreno, Senator Jon Husted and Representative Shontel Brown, was sent from Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and County Executive Chris Ronayne.

Bibb and Ronayne stated in the letter that they aim to repurpose the 450-acre waterfront site for public use and to create jobs.

"This is a once-in-a-century opportunity for Ohio," the letter said. "We have a historic opportunity to assemble a continuous downtown waterfront that can accelerate the promise of unobstructed shoreline access, economic vitality, and world-class design."

In the letter, they said the benefits

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