CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A major development in the Stadium Showdown as the City Planning Commission approves Mayor Justin Bibb’s deal with the Haslam Sports Group.

Cleveland’s Planning Commission has signed off on demolition, site work, and potential lease extensions for the current Browns’ stadium.

But the Mayor’s controversial deal with the Haslams still has to be approved by a city council that so far has been outspoken and not on board.

Mayor Bibb told 19 News, “The reality is this, when the Browns leave to go to Brook Park in 2029, but for this investment from the Haslam Family, we would not have the financial resources to tear down that stadium and make it a shovel-ready site to invest and accelerate a lakefront development.

The city did not have a lot of options, according to M

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