CLEVELAND — Cleveland's North Coast Inner Harbor and Marina may not carry the same draw on a snowy December day that it does mid-summer, but in this expanse of water north of the Rock Hall, Cleveland Metroparks sees opportunity.

Cleveland City Council, on Monday, cleared the way for the Metroparks to take over the operations here starting in January.

For the Metroparks, which already oversees several marinas and beaches across the North Coast, it's a perfect fit.

"We are very excited," said Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman. "When you think of Emerald Necklace, when you think of East 55th, you think of our access to Lake Erie, we've got our Gordon Park Boat Ramps, we've got boat ramps at Edgewater. We, Cleveland Metroparks, really work to control a lot of the areas that people can dock the

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