City Council want money spent from CSR sale to be a transparent process | #citycouncil
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati City Council passed a motion on Wednesday to create a more transparent process when deciding how $1.5 billion from the Cincinnati Southern Railway (CSR) will be spent. “We need to protect those funds so that they can be used in perpetuity, so we’re getting the proceeds every year just like we did […]
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Covington mayor calls for audit of emergency shelter
COVINGTON, Ky. — Covington Mayor Joe Meyer recommended the city perform a management audit on the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky at last week’s city commission meeting, following complaintsfrom Westside neighborhood residents and testimonials from former shelter employees. In a statement at the end of the meeting, Meyer said that the city didn’t want to […]
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Elsmere council allocates $100,000 to Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky | #citycouncil
ELSMERE, Kentucky — Elsmere City Council has allocated $100,00 in federal funding to the Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky Elsmere’s contribution came through funding the city received as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) that Congress enacted in March of 2021 as part of a broader COVID pandemic relief package. In the municipal […]
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Seth Walsh will replace Greg Landsman on Cincinnati City Council | #citycouncil
CINCINNATI — Seth Walsh has been selected to fill Greg Landsman’s vacated seat on Cincinnati’s City Council, Councilmember Reggie Harris announced Friday. Walsh is filling the seat after Congressman-elect Greg Landsman beat incumbent Steve Chabot in the November election. More than 40 people applied to replace Landsman. Walsh is the current executive director of the […]
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Cincinnati mayor focuses on housing, public safety in State of the City Address
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval touted several successes and room for improvement at his first State of the City Address. Sworn in this year, the city’s 70th mayor gave his hour-long speech before a packed room at Union Terminal Tuesday. “Cincinnati, I am proud to carry forth a rich legacy, standing on the shoulders […]
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Cincinnati City Council passes ordinance to create in-house pedestrian safety crew | #citycouncil
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday to create an in-house pedestrian safety crew, which will allow the city to implement pedestrian safety projects faster. This is in response to a number of recent pedestrian crashes, including the hit and run that killed one UC student and injured another while they were walking in a […]
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Cincinnati mayor meets with OTR businesses to discuss recent violence
CINCINNATI — Mayor Aftab Pureval invited Over-the-Rhine business owners on and near Main Street to a roundtable discussion on how to improve safety in the area after nine people were shot on Sunday. Business owners said they felt like the meeting was productive. “I think the meeting was constructive,” said Christy Wulfson, owner of Saeso and Indio […]
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Mayor Pureval attending celebration of Safer Communities Act
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval will be at the White House to celebrate the Safer Communities Act along with the President. It’s the biggest gun violence prevention legislation to pass in decades. Gun violence is an issue community leaders are tackling, locally. Sunday afternoon on the West End, activists held a block party. “We’re out here […]
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