CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Federal Aviation Administration reached out to 2,657 parties to solicit public comments on the Browns’ plan to build a new $2.4 billion stadium near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and only one responded — the city of Cleveland.

Bryant Francis, Mayor Justin Bibb’s appointed leader of the city-owned airports, said the height of the stadium would interfere with air traffic at Hopkins.

The FAA ultimately determined the project would not be a hazard so long as red lights were added to the roof.

But that complaint filed by Francis, which he also sent to the Ohio Department of Transportation, proved important.

Earlier this month, ODOT denied the Browns a construction permit, citing the city’s continued opposition. It’s not a done deal, as ODOT has offered up al

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