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Council Advances Housing and Youth Initiatives

CincinnatiJan 14, 20262 min read

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Council referred a proposal to allocate $350,000 for Habitat for Humanity to acquire nine West End properties for affordable homeownership, along with a proposal for $700,000 to expand the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s Youth2Work program to year-round jobs.

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Cincinnati City Council

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LaborBudget & TaxPublic SafetyHousing

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The housing and youth-program proposals were sent to the Budget, Finance & Governance Committee for further review rather than approved at this meeting. Council also referred a proposal to identify income-restricted housing opportunities above new city facilities and a report on a program to help small businesses buy their buildings. Separately, council approved emergency acceptance of six electric mountain bikes valued at approximately $30,000 and a bicycle stretcher valued at approximately $3,700 for the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Bike Unit.

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Referred a proposal to allocate $350,000 from the FY25 Carryover Budget to Habitat for Humanity to support acquisition of nine properties in Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood for affordable housing and homeownership.
Referred a proposal to allocate $69,000 from the FY25 Carryover Budget for completion of the West End Sports Bar and Grill at 1776 Linn Street.
Referred a proposal to allocate $700,000 from the $5.42 million public-safety allocation to expand the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s Youth2Work program to year-round and after-school jobs.
Referred a proposal for the administration to report within 90 days on opportunities to build income-restricted housing atop new city facilities.
Referred an amended proposal for a report within 60 days on a Buy the Building program to help small businesses purchase the buildings where they operate.
Indefinitely postponed a proposed increase in a grant sub-award from $36,000 to $38,515 for additional Cincinnati Police Department services related to a FY 2022 domestic-violence response grant.
Approved emergency acceptance of six Trek Service Electric mountain bikes valued at approximately $30,000 and one bicycle towable stretcher with accessories valued at approximately $3,700 for the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Bike Unit.

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