Affordable housing advocates say city-approved ballot language biased against housing trust fund
Cincinnatians will vote in May on a charter amendment to create a multimillion-dollar affordable housing trust fund, but local affordable housing advocates arenât happy with the language destined for their ballots.
and last updated 2021-03-16 21:19:40-04
Cincinnatians will vote in May on a charter amendment to create a multimillion-dollar affordable housing trust fund, but local affordable housing advocates arenât happy with the language destined for their ballots. Some, including Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati head Margaret Fox, believe the wording is prejudicial and misleading.
City Council approves controversial $80M housing development in OTR, with no affordable units
An $80 million development in Over-the-Rhine will move forward with no commitment to providing affordable housing units, despite neighborhood advocatesâ successful pleas to have discussion paused for renegotiation.
and last updated 2021-02-03 18:24:01-05
CINCINNATI â An $80 million development in Over-the-Rhine will move forward with no commitment to providing affordable housing units, despite neighborhood advocatesâ successful pleas to have discussion paused for renegotiation.
The pause ended, and a revised development agreement moved through City Council Wednesday with a vote of 5-4.
The final version of the Liberty and Elm project â a 300-unit apartment complex with commercial space and a parking garage â isnât quite as tall as the original proposal. It also includes a requirement that the developer make a âgood faith effortâ to apply for affor