City of Cincinnati

The first wave of a city-funded program will forgive $6 million in debt for about 4,000 residents.

For the first time in a few years, ARPA money was not needed to fill a budget deficit, thanks to revenue from property and income taxes coming in higher than expected.

City workers wanting to earn a bachelor's degree will receive a 25% discount on tuition through a program called Adult and Professional Education at Xavier, also known as APEX.

Crossing guards in Cincinnati will see pay increases from $11 per hour to $15 per hour. Roughly 150 crossing guards are employed by the city, but are paid for by Cincinnati Public Schools. Toward the end of the 2021-22 school year, there were 44 vacancies, roughly a third of the total positions.

Mostly vacant since 2008, the building goes up for auction in May. Developers could invest between $60-90 million toward the site, but the proposed landmark designation would have limited what developers could do to the structure.

"What you have seen, even when we disagreed ... is that we can disagree without being disagreeable," Pureval said of what he calls a "culture change" at City Hall.

City administration is proposing a $300,000 investment in the American Dream Down Payment Initiative (ADDI), which supports lower income residents by providing funds for down payments and closing costs.

Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece says community partners came together quickly to put events together after the NFL said it would not allow a watch party at Paul Brown Stadium.

"Due to supply chain issues, access to steel and the delivery of solar panels, we're looking to energize in March 15 of this year," said Michael Forrester, director of the city's Office of Environment and Sustainability.

Cincinnati Health Commissioner Melba Moore says only one case has been seen in Cincinnati. She urges the community to continue wearing masks, get vaccinated and get tested.