Cuyahoga County officials will learn from state officials how to apply for a share of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan on Thursday during a conference call with other officials from around Ohio.

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Cuyahoga County Administrator Jim McCafferty and Commissioner Tim Hagan presented the county's $420 million wish list to Obama's administration and congressional representatives during a visit to Washington, D.C., last week. They are appealing to Obama and the state officials who will disburse the funds for help with projects they say would stimulate the economy, improve Cleveland's world-class health care institutions, improve infrastructure and help those in need.

Until they get the briefing on how the state will hand out the money, the wish list is more of an informal appeal than an official request, McCafferty said.

McCafferty said the projects are in line with the priorities outlined by the president, and that the county deserves the money because local tax dollars have already been invested in all of them.

Here's Cuyahoga County's wish list for federal money:

• $187 million to complete the Towpath Trail, relocate the port, stabilize the Riverbed Road hillside, advance the Green Bulkhead Project, redevelop the lakefront and create a bridge from the Towpath trailhead to Wendy Park.

• $108 million to redevelop brownfields, improve infrastructure, replace the Inner Belt Bridge, improve the sewer system, combat the foreclosure crisis, provide universal preschool and help the needy.

• $77 million to help with the medical mart and Convention Center, invest in new health care businesses and technologies, train health care workers and support MetroHealth Medical Center.

• $48.3 million to put wind turbines in Lake Erie, improve the energy efficiency of county buildings, train workers for clean-energy jobs and develop clean energy businesses.

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