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Council Orders Housing and Safety Reports

CincinnatiJan 22, 20262 min read

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Council adopted motions requiring reports on how $5.42 million in public-safety funding was used, which recreation sites could become childcare facilities, and opportunities for income-restricted housing on new city facilities.

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Cincinnati City Council

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Budget & TaxPublic SafetyCommerceEnvironmentalHousing

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What this means

Residents will receive more information about the city’s $5.42 million public-safety investment and possible childcare and affordable-housing opportunities. Council also ordered a 60-day report on a “Buy the Building” program to help small businesses purchase the buildings where they operate. The meeting included approval of environmental remediation funding for the West Fork Incinerator site and a 100 percent tax exemption amendment for improvements at 2022–2024 Freeman Avenue.

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Adopted a motion requiring the City Administration and Cincinnati Police Department to report on all $5.42 million allocated for increased public-safety investment, with an update due to the Budget, Finance and Governance Committee on January 26, 2026.
Adopted a motion requiring a report within 60 days identifying Cincinnati Recreation Commission locations that are not currently eligible to serve as childcare facilities.
Adopted a motion requiring a report within 60 days on a “Buy the Building” program to help small businesses purchase the buildings where they operate; the Office of Opportunity would track participation and report quarterly.
Adopted a motion requiring a report within 90 days on opportunities to build income-restricted housing above new city facilities.
Passed an emergency ordinance providing funding for remediation services at the West Fork Incinerator site.
Passed an emergency ordinance amending the Community Reinvestment Area tax exemption agreement for 2022–2024 Freeman Avenue to remove the requirement for LEED certification while retaining a 100 percent exemption on the value of improvements.
Confirmed Anna Albi’s appointment to the City Planning Commission and approved several board appointments and reappointments.

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