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Council adopted a motion to use $2 million from the General Fund Contingency Account for police recruitment and overtime, walking and bike patrols, technology, lighting, security cameras, downtown ambassadors, and other crime-reduction measures.
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The approved funding is intended to expand police staffing and visible safety measures in the Central Business District, Over-the-Rhine, and other crime hot spots. Council also directed the administration to pursue violence-reduction strategies using available PIVOT and ACT for Cincy funding. Separately, $250,000 was moved to the Grow Avondale Businesses initiative, and council approved rezoning 1813 Race Street to allow construction of an office building.
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