Hamilton County commissioners have voted to cut a property tax rollback, in half, to help pay down stadium construction debts. Chris Monzel and Greg Hartmann voted to cut the property tax rollback, while Todd Portune voted against it. Portune proposed to increase the sales tax, but Hartmann believed that would not be an effective measure. […]
Cincinnati Vice Mayor, Roxanne Qualls, is getting ready for a mayoral campaign. Qualls is scheduled to kick off her run today at a Walnut Hills business, ending speculation about new interest in the office. Qualls joins former city councilman John Cranley in the race to replace term-limited Mark Mallory. Hamilton County commissioner Greg Hartmann is […]
Hamilton County commissioners have hired a outside counsel, to prevent the juvenile court judge from hiring a new court administrator. Since the county prosecutor, Joe Deters, has a conflict of interest, the county hired the outside counsel to stop Judge Tracie Hunter from hiring a new court administrator. Hunter says a second administrator is needed […]
Hamilton County commissioners say they won’t raise taxes on residents to meet budget needs. The commissioners rejected a sales tax increase yesterday, choosing to make nearly $18 million in cuts for next year. Those include 300 county employees, and reduced services and office hours. Click here to read more, or check out the video above. […]
Hamilton County‘s sale of Drake Hospital to UC Health could possibly lead to service cuts, layoffs, and higher costs for major county projects. The county has now been put on warning give us some answers fast, or your bond rating could be downgraded. If that happens, it would cost the county more to borrow money […]
