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Christ Church Community Forum Thursday, February 11, 2010 Noon.

 

 

An Update On The Cincinnati Public Schools: Eileen Cooper Reed, President, The Cincinnati School Board

The Cincinnati Public Schools continue to confront numerous long and short term challenges and opportunities. At the next Community Issues Forum, Eileen Cooper Reed, President of the Cincinnati School Board, will provide an update on the work of the Board in dealing with the many issues related to those challenges and opportunities. This luncheon forum takes place at 12:00 noon, Thursday February 11th, Christ Church Cathedral Undercroft, 318 East Fourth Street.

 

 

Hard Times For The County: A Report On Budget Decisions By President David Pepper, Hamiton County Commissioner  See Video

Hamilton County Government faces difficult fiscal times. Forced to implement major cuts in order to balance the budget, the Commissioners approved the smallest County budget in a decade at their October 28th meeting. At the Community Issues Forum on December 10, David Pepper, President of the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, presented a “State of the County Report.”  

 

 

 

Tom Eamoe and Robert Harris: Toward A Self Determined Life For People With Disabilities:Building An Agenda For Full Inclusion

Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, significant progress has occurred in terms of creating a more inclusive society for people with disabilities. Much, however, still needs to be done. At the next Community Issues Forum, Robert Harris, the Family Life Skills Coordinator for the Center for Independent Living Options, and Tom Eamoe, Executive Director of the ARC, will lead a panel conversation focused on building an agenda for full inclusion. This luncheon forum takes place on Thursday November 12th, Christ Church Cathedral Undercroft, 318 East Fourth Street.

 

 

 

Driehaus Defends Healthcare Vote
Steve Driehaus voted for a health-care reform bill in the House of Representatives on Saturday night for political opponents to use the vote against him in what’s expected to be a tough November 2010 re-election bid.

Driehaus said he stood firm against covering abortions under the plan and that he’ll run on the vote that helped seal a 220-215 victory for the Democratic plan.“I will certainly be talking about health care on the campaign trail,” he said Monday after supporters praised his vote in an appearance at Good Samaritan Hospital. Read More

 

 

 

 

 

Should Cincinnati Build A New Streetcar Line?  The Pros And Cons Of The Proposed Streetcar Should the City of Cincinnati build a new streetcar line?

 Since the initial airing of the proposal for a streetcar, local citizens and groups have lined up for and against this initiative. In fact, signatures are currently being collected for a ballot initiative that would prevent the City from going forward with this project. Michael Moore, Director of the City’s Department of Transportation presents the case for building streetcars. Powerpoint Presentation

 

 

 

 

HOW WILL “STIMULUS” DOLLARS IMPACT OHIO AND CINCINNATI?

How will “Stimulus” dollars impact Cincinnati and Ohio? Many local governments, school boards, universities, social service other institutions are applying for grants from the large allocation of Stimulus funds that will flow to this state. How will funding decisions be made and how will these Stimulus projects be tracked in order to measure their effectiveness? At the next Community Issues Forum, Brewster Rhoads, Governor Strickland’s Regional Director for Southwest Ohio, and Scott Stiles, Assistant City Manager (Cincinnati), will discuss how the Stimulus process will work in Cincinnati and elsewhere in Ohio agencies.

 

 

                 

Setting A Citizen Agenda

A group of diverse citizens met at the Peaslee Neighborhood Center on recently to share information about recent events and policies and to begin a discussion about developing “a citizen agenda.” Known as “the Citizens’ Voice,” these informal sessions have taken place in recent months to explore ways that civic activists representing different issues can share common ground while reinforcing each other’s work.

Previous interest by the group in the proposed Environmental Justice Ordinance led to an update from David Altman, the co-chair of the citizen task force that sponsored the proposal. Altman reported that a redraft of the ordinance had just been completed, and he had not yet had a chance to read it. He confided some concern that such a redraft may weaken environmental protection for neighborhoods, and he promised to provide a written evaluation once he reads the new version.

Georgine Getty and Josh Spring of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition then briefed the group on the City’s proposed zoning amendments (see specific article). After the large public hearing and a second meeting by the Planning Commission, the 32 zoning text amendments were sent back to the Planning Department for further work. People will have to be ready for a second round of hearings, warned Getty and Spring, once the Department finishes its revisions and sends them back to the Commission.

For more information see www.queencityforum.com

 

 

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