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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Chamber Opposes Anti-Progress Charter AmendmentCincinnati Enquirer7/1/09 Story The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber said today it opposes putting the Cincinnati streetcar proposal up for a public vote. The Chamber says the language of the proposed referendum, which would be an amendment to the city charter, is "extremely broad and would impede the city’s ability to compete effectively." The amendment would “prevent the expenditure of monies by the city for right-of-way acquisition or construction of improvements for passenger rail transportation without first submitting the same to a vote.” Rita McNeil, vice president of government affairs with the Chamber, said such language "would prevent the City of Cincinnati from spending any money on any passenger rail project unless Cincinnati voters first approve the project. And, as such, it would significantly hamper positive growth in Cincinnati." The proposed charter amendment would include, but is not limited to, light rail, streetcar and passenger train service. The Chamber's board voted to accept the recommendation as initially made by its Policy & Ballot Issues Committee, a bipartisan group of local business leaders. |
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