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Commissioners Took No Action on an Agreement About New Housing
. Hamilton County Commissioners took no action on a proposed agreement with the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority authorizing CMHA to develop new Public Housing units in Hamilton County. At the next Community Issues Forum, Elizabeth Brown, Executive Director of Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME), discusses the issues at stake if the County Commission continues to hold to its current positionThis is HOME’s comment on the County Commission’s refusal to sign a cooperation agreement with the Housing Authority.
The Hamilton County Commission’s refusal to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Housing Authority is disappointing. It is particularly disappointing that the reason given is the need to protect Green Township, a jurisdiction with 56,000 residents from 32 units of public housing. Since people agree that the property owned by the Housing Authority is well maintained, it is clear the issue is not the housing, it is the residents. This issue is no different than the 1950’s when HOME was formed to support the idea of Open Housing. People in a White community are fighting to keep out Black residents because of fears of crime and lower property values.
Occupy Cincinnati 11/10/11
Josh Spring discusses Occupy Cincinnati. (click to see video)
“Occupy Wall Street” was launched in New York City in September, and this movement has spread to Cincinnati and other cities across the country. Many questions arise about the Occupiers and their purpose. At the next Community Issues Forum, a panel of Occupy Cincinnati participants will discuss how their movement came about and their message to the residents of Greater Cincinnati.
