Cincinnati, Ohio

Gotta say- this council has been the most forward thinking we've had in a long time. Lot of QoL improvements for the citizens.

As always, if you have a library card you can go to the library site, log in, find the Biz courier under magazines and then go to this article.

Rt. 8 Blue Ash-Silverton: local service
Rt. 37 MLK-Westwood: Will run all day and on weekends from approximately 6 a.m. – 10 p.m., with approximately 40-45-minute frequency in off-peak times. Weekend frequency will be approximately 60 minutes.
Rt. 71X Kings Island Express: Will run in both directions all day with more direct service to Kenwood Mall on weekdays. The route will also run on weekends during Kings Island’s season to provide service to the park 

Technically it's a suit against the state's attempted use of unclaimed property fund going to the Browns but good news regardless.

What a joke.

Tell these billionaire welfare leeches to fuck off.

How about this Bengals- go fuck yourselves.

We have a long way to go in a lot of ways in this city but it's good to see that we're making progress in some areas.

Full article available via https://chpl.org/ - library site.

Notably

• increase of 10% in fares
• there will be fare capping- ie. using the EZFare app or new EZfare card you can tap and go and it will charge you the least amount

For example, if a rider uses the app or the card and rides a bus three times in a day, they will be charged $4.40 for the day pass, instead of $6.60 for three separate rides.

• Children under 55 inches tall will ride free (there will be a marker as you step on the bus)

At this point since there is no real historical value that I know of, I wonder if it makes more sense to just tear it down and rebuild. The scale of a renovation would be an eye watering amount anyhow so a brand new building seems fit.

Prime location in all honesty.

I would be taking my money out of the bank personally.

Sure- they can pay for ALL of it.

• Cincinnati City Council likely to approve development agreement with Carew Tower owner.
• Victrix plans 375 apartments and commercial space in historic building.
• Project could receive 30-year tax incentive worth $33 million to developer.

Incompetence if you ask me. If they had specific ideas in mind then just state those when you put out for the RFP.

More of human interest piece but I found it nice to read.

For the city of Cincinnati you have the mayoral primary.

The other locales around here I'm not sure but I do think a couple school levies are on the ballot.

EVERYONE in Ohio will have issue 2 which deals with locales being able to secure municipal bonds (only for wastewater, sewage, roads, bridges, etc.- ie. not sports stadiums, etc.)

Go do your civic duty- will only take a few minutes of your time.

Iconic and both loved and hated.