Cincinnati Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld is continuing his push to fight blight in the city's neighborhoods.
He held a press conference Tuesday morning to discuss his latest plan.
“The Restoring Our Communities Initiative is aimed entirely at combating blight, improving safety and bolstering property values in our neighborhoods,” Sittenfeld said.
Cincinnati City Council member P.G. Sittenfeld - joined by elected officials from several of Ohio's major cities - has created a web site to drum up public support to restore all of the the nearly $3 billion in cuts to the Local Government Fund made by Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio legislature two years ago.
Cincinnati Council could soon pass an ordinance requiring most city landlords to replace the smoke detectors in their rental units.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld are holding a press conference Tuesday morning to discuss the proposed legislation.
It would require all rental properties in the city to be equipped with photoelectric smoke detectors. Sittenfeld said estimates show 90 percent of all households right now have an ionization detector.