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Westside residents had a clear message for Cincinnati council members Monday night: they re tired of meetings about violent crime and ready for action. Nearly a hundred people attended a special session of the Neighborhoods Committee in East Westwood.
Aurelia Persley says she doesn t feel safe with her two kids in East Westwood, and she worries about being the next target of gun violence. I could step out my door and somebody could be shooting right there next to me, Persley said. I don’t want that every time I step outside. I don t want anybody to have to go through that every time they step outside or go somewhere and have to get shot or killed because they re just stepping outside the door.
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Projects initially left out of the Cincinnati budget are back on the table after negotiations in the Budget and Finance Committee Monday. Council members approved plans to prioritize pedestrian safety, as well as increase funding for the city s police oversight board.
City administrators say they identified about $1.2 million in the operating budget, and $1 million in the capital budget, that could still be allocated.
Committee members agreed to use $500,000 for pedestrian safety, adding to the $754,000 already allocated in the city manager s proposed budget.
Interim Council Member Steve Goodin says it s the number one topic of constituent complaints. Every neighborhood we go to we hear about the same problem intersections, lack of proper [road] grading, etc., Goodin said.