Councilmember files motion to require affordable units in major housing developments

Councilmember files motion to require affordable units in major housing developments
Michael Benedict
and last updated 2021-02-04 13:03:49-05
CINCINNATI — Councilmember Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney on Wednesday filed a motion that would require major residential and mixed-use developments to include affordable housing units if they want city tax breaks.
Kearney and three fellow Democrats voted against it, but the plan passed with “yes” votes from Republicans Steve Goodin, Liz Keating and Betsy Sundermann, Democrat Chris Seelbach and independent Christopher Smitherman.
In a news release announcing her motion, Kearney said her plan would benefit neighborhoods and developers alike. Mandating affordable spaces in large-scale housing projects — those with 50 or more units — will help Cincinnatians remain in their neighborhoods and promote daily interactions among people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, she wrote.

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