Residents Are Tired Of Meetings About Gun Violence — They Want Action wvxu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvxu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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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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Cincinnati City Council voted Wednesday not to suspend Council Member Wendell Young following his April indictment on a tampering with evidence charge related to the 2018 "Gang of Five" scandal.
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The Black Lives Matter mural in front of Cincinnati City Hall isn t looking as good as it once did, says Council Member Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney, and $13,000 is needed to fix it up, including an overlay to protect it.
Private donations were used last summer to pay for the BLM mural painted on Plum Street between Eighth and Ninth streets by Black Art Speaks, ArtsWave and ArtWorks.
Initially there was talk about turning the area into a closed-off pedestrian plaza. That didn t happen, and traffic has weathered the design, according to Kearney.
She is seeking the money, of which 70% will go to arts and attorneys, to refurbish the mural. As far as the overlay, Apparently there s some type of material that can be put over it so it doesn t have to be repainted every year so that it s longer lasting, she says.