Members of Greater Cleveland Congregations said they will continue to fight to get the use of city tax dollars for renovations at Quicken Loans Arena put on a special ballot.
It's a battle the group said it will pursue, even though Cleveland City Council approved the plan, and more than 20,000 signatures from Cleveland residents were rejected by Cleveland Council President Kevin Kelly.
The signatures are calling for a vote on the the use of $88M in tax dollars for improvements at the arena.
However on May 22, Council President Kelly refused to accept the signatures, pointing to a ruling by the Cleveland Law Department indicating that the city already had a signed contract on the plan.
Still, Cleveland Councilman Michael Polensek said the rejection of the signatures is a violation of Chapter 7, section 51 of the city charter.
Polensek believes the battle over the signatures is heading to court, and he's urging the council president to give the more than 20,000 city residents who signed the petitions due process.
News 5 attempted to contact City Council President Kelly for comment on this story, but our calls have still not been returned.
