Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
The Hyde Park Neighborhood Council meets Tuesday night to vote on new trustees, hear an update on the Erie Avenue road-diet project slated for 2027 construction, and discuss a proposed city ordinance targeting safety on mixed-use trails like Wasson Way.
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Mayor Aftab Pureval publicly called on the CPS board to withdraw its 0.75% income tax levy ahead of Monday's vote, where the board could pivot to a property tax that would hit east-side homeowners harder.
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Hamilton County commissioners vote Tuesday on which children's services levy option to place on the November ballot, with the full recommendation potentially adding $1,000-plus to annual tax bills for Hyde Park and Oakley homeowners.
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State Sen. Bill Blessing and Rep. Adam Mathews say they are drafting legislation to raise Ohio's 90-day vehicular manslaughter cap after three fatal crashes in the Hyde Park and Oakley area exposed the penalty's limits.
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The Oakley Community Council meets Tuesday, August 4, at a new location for its first formal meeting since back-to-back flash floods devastated the neighborhood, with the Duck Creek floodgate failure, city relief funds, and stormwater infrastructure fixes all on the table one day before City Council votes on homeowner aid.
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Cincinnati Councilman Mark Jeffreys filed a motion Tuesday demanding watershed studies, stricter stormwater rules for new development, and binding decisions on the Madison Road Bridge and Duck Creek floodgate after back-to-back floods hit Hyde Park, Oakley, and Mount Lookout.
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Cincinnati City Council on Tuesday, July 28, approved a motion directing staff to draft an ordinance establishing a Graffiti Victim Amnesty Program that would shield repeat vandalism victims from automatic cleanup fines, with a formal vote expected this fall.
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The Cincinnati Board of Education voted 5-2 on Monday, July 27, to place a five-year, 0.75% earned-income tax levy on the November 3 ballot, which would cost Hyde Park, Oakley, and Mount Lookout wage earners $375 per year on $50,000 in income and generate $74 million annually for CPS.
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A national report released Friday, July 24, finds Cincinnati renters need $26.02 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment, the second-highest housing wage among Ohio's major cities, adding context to east-side debates over what kind of housing to build.
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Mayor Pureval confirmed at a July 23 press conference that a dedicated grant fund for flood-damaged businesses is in development, but the city has released no dollar amounts, eligibility rules, or timeline.
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Two storms in five days generated more than 1,000 sewer backup reports across Hyde Park, Oakley, and Mount Lookout, and city leaders are pressing for answers about why existing infrastructure failed and what can be done before a long-term master plan is finished.
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Hamilton County's new Overdose Fatality Cold Case Review Panel, believed to be the first of its kind in the country, is working through roughly 2,000 unsolved overdose death investigations and has already secured four prosecutions.
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Cincinnati Parks is urging residents citywide to kill spotted lanternflies on sight, destroy egg masses, and carefully remove tree of heaven as the invasive pest spreads across all 88 Ohio counties, with implications for east-side green spaces including Ault Park and Owl's Nest Park.
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