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Springsteen Rally Costs $55K
The rally was held on the downtown mall and took place as 70,000 people exited a nearby Browns game, according to the Plain Dealer.
Springsteen played acoustically prior to Obama’s speech. The majority of the bill, $42,630, was for salaries and benefits for 82 police officers, more than half of whom were working overtime, the Plain Dealer reported.
Cleveland billed Obama an additional $10,227 for use of the Convention Center and $1,430 for paramedic services.
Obama reimbursed the city $1,400 for use of mall areas and a spokeswoman for Mayor Frank Jackson told the paper the Obama campaign agreed to pay the remainder of the bill.