Cleveland sports facilities await Cuyahoga County's sin-tax proposal

February 19, 2015 at 1:44p.m.

CLEVELAND (AP) — County officials in northeast Ohio are still deciding how to split a sin tax among stadiums and arenas of Cleveland sports teams.

Board members of the Gateway Economic Development Corporation — which owns the two facilities that house the Cleveland Indians and Cavaliers — said they haven’t heard from Cuyahoga County about how the money will be divided, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported .

County voters last May approved a 20-year extension of the sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol that’s projected to raise $26 million a year. The money helps pay for maintenance at Progressive Field, home of the Indians; Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cavaliers; and FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Browns.