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Monday, June 15, 2009
County Leaders Denounce City Charter Petition; Charter Language Will DeRail Much Needed County DevelopmentCounty Leaders Denounce City Charter PetitionCharter Language Will DeRail Much Needed County Development May 21, 2009 - Cincinnati,OH: - At their regular Wednesday County Commissioners’ Board Meeting County Commissioners Todd Portune and David Pepper issued strong attacks on the city charter amendment petition designed to require a public vote on every city rail related expenditure. Commissioner Portune launched the attack saying that the wording of the language is so broad that important regional projects like the Eastern Corridor Transportation project that recently received a $20 Million stimulus award and the cross Ohio high speed rail link from Cincinnati to Cleveland will grind to a halt. Both projects involve the city of Cincinnati as a funding partner. Portune said, “Much needed economic development stemming from the Eastern Corridor, and the Cincinnati to Cleveland rail connector to the intermodal freight developments shipping goods and materials through the region from the bulk terminal facilities on the Ohio river that can transfer goods from barge to train to truck will all grind to a halt if this charter amendment passes. Its supporters say its just about streetcars but the language covers much more than that and will put the voters of Cincinnati in the middle of virtually every countywide development that has a transit element of any kind.” Commission President David Pepper echoed Portune’s concerns, noting, “The 3C and D connector will become the Cleveland to Sharonville connector if this thing passes” Both Commissioners allowed that if Cincinnati voters want to vote on streetcars they have that right but the petitions that are circulating are so poorly drafted they will bottle up all kinds of countywide development and transportation enhancements that both Hamilton County and the State of Ohio are implementing. Contact: Kathy Binns 513-946-4402
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