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Two county commissioners ask OKI to pull streetcar funding

Tana Weingartner — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:11:34 +0000

Hamilton County Commissioners Chris Monzel and Greg Hartmann are calling on the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) to pull promised dollars from the Cincinnati Streetcar project.

In a letter, the pair say that because of "significant cost overruns" they believe OKI's $4 million could be better spent elsewhere. They also request alternative options for the money's use be brought before the OKI executive council.

They write:

Cincy Council could vote on extra streetcar money in two weeks

Jay Hanselman — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:31:36 +0000

Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney spent more than two-and-a-half hours Monday answering questions about his plan to find an additional $17.5 million to build the streetcar project.

About two weeks ago he suggested using funds from several different sources to cover the gap.

Dohoney was asked about future cost overruns with the plan? He said that’s possible, but there is some certainty.

City manager's ideas for filling streetcar funding gap

Jay Hanselman — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:23:23 +0000

Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney is laying out how he would find the additional $17.4 million needed to build the first phase of the streetcar project.

As he suggested during a hearing Monday night it will be from a combination of sources.

He issued a four-page memo to the Mayor and Council Members Tuesday afternoon with his ideas.

Those include:

Long night at city hall as Council discusses streetcar

Jay Hanselman — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:41:01 +0000

A standing room only crowd was on hand at Cincinnati City Hall Monday night as Council held a four-hour public hearing on the much debated streetcar project.

City Manager Milton Dohoney spent an hour describing why the city is pursing the plan.

"We have not pursued it simply because it's a cool thing to do," Dohoney said. "But because experts have all told us it's what we need to do, if we want to have a competitive advantage with regards to other communities."

Dohoney spent very little time on how city administrators plan to find the additional $17 milli

City manager wants more money for streetcar; Council decision not expected Wednesday

Jay Hanselman — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:34:21 +0000

Updated 4/17/13:

Cincinnati Council's Budget and Finance committee will hold a public hearing on the streetcar project April 29 at 6 p.m.

"Cincinnatians for Progress" released this statement on the streetcar.

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