It appears Cincinnati residents will vote on the city’s parking system lease this November. A group, opposing the plan, turned in nearly 20,000 signatures yesterday to put the referendum on the ballot. City officials are threatening to lay off police and firefighters without upfront lease funds.Meanwhile, city council is looking for alternatives to those cuts. […]
Mayor Mark Mallory is guaranteeing the layoffs of Cincinnati Police and Firefighters, if the city’s parking lease goes before voters. Mallory says the money generated from the lease of meters and lots is needed to meet the budget in July. Opponents of the plan must turn in petitions this week to get the issue on […]
Cincinnati city officials say nearly 300 police officers and firefighters could be laid off, now that a judge has blocked the city’s parking lease from taking affect. They’re promising to appeal yesterday’s ruling, which said city council‘s passage of the parking lease, as an emergency ordinance, violated the public’s right to hold a referendum. The […]
A Hamilton County Judge has issued a permanent injunction on the City of Cincinnati’s new parking plan. Judge Robert Winkler announced his decision, on Thursday morning, saying that the citizens of Cincinnati have the right to vote on the plan. According to the injunction, it states that city manager Milton Dohoney, and the City of […]
The city of Cincinnati’s lease of its parking operations will have to withstand a lawsuit. Hamilton County Judge Ralph Winkler blocked the agreement yesterday, moments after city council approved the plan. The reason for the block was because council members Yvette Simpson, Laure Quinlivan, and Roxanne Qualls allegedly changed the wording of the parking ordinance […]
Cincinnati City Council will vote tomorrow on the plan to lease its parking operations to the port authority. Council’s finance committee has recommended approval, but only after dividing it into the lease approval. There’s also a separate measure for spending the parking revenue. The change makes the lease subject to being overturned by voters. Here’s […]
Cincinnati’s City Manager is warning city council, and opponents of privatized parking, of the drastic cuts coming if the parking deal is not approved. Milton Dohoney wrote a memo to city council, outlining a list of all the budget cuts to take place should they choose not to accept the privatized parking deal. Some of […]
The plan to lease Cincinnati’s parking operations appears to be on the fast track. City council could decide on the proposal next week, after another round of committee hearings. The Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority would pay 92 million dollars, upfront, to run the city’s parking lots and meters. This is an agreement that […]
