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Affordable housing advocates say city-approved ballot language biased against housing trust fund
Cincinnatians will vote in May on a charter amendment to create a multimillion-dollar affordable housing trust fund, but local affordable housing advocates arenât happy with the language destined for their ballots.
and last updated 2021-03-16 21:19:40-04
Cincinnatians will vote in May on a charter amendment to create a multimillion-dollar affordable housing trust fund, but local affordable housing advocates arenât happy with the language destined for their ballots. Some, including Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati head Margaret Fox, believe the wording is prejudicial and misleading.
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Last week Cincinnati City Council approved significant changes to the summary of the amendment, despite protests from the original petitioners. The petitioners are now suing the county Board of Elections, City Council, and the Ohio Secretary of State.
The proposal has received significant pushback from city officials and candidates in this year s local elections. Cincinnati City Council Member Greg Landsman doesn’t support the charter amendment effort but has proposed his own legislation in response to the city s affordable housing shortage.
City Manager Paula Boggs Muething says the financial impact of the charter amendment would be catastrophic. She says if it passes, basic services would be dramatically impacted, and departments eliminated.
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Debate builds over Affordable Housing Trust Fund amendment to Cincinnati City Charter
Supporters say a proposed city charter amendment would help mitigate the city s affordable housing shortage, but others worry it could come with unintended consequences.
and last updated 2021-02-26 18:43:28-05
CINCINNATI â Discussion is churning at City Hall around a proposed charter amendment that would establish a trust fund that supporters say would help mitigate the city s affordable housing shortage. But others worry it could come with unintended consequences.
City Councilman David Mann chairs City Council s Budget and Finance Committee and is running for mayor. He worries the charter amendment as proposed which would require lawmakers to allocate $50 million annually for affordable housing doesn t specify how the city budget will pay for the fund.