Hyde Park

The developer is planning a scaled-down version of the Hyde Park Square development, but it still will be a campaign issue in Cincinnati's Council election.

There are a number of possible paths forward for this project. A spokesperson for the development team told WVXU this week that the team has made no decision about which path to pursue.

City Council will vote on whether to repeal the project's Planned Development status. If passed, a citizen-led referendum will no longer be on the November ballot.

Seven Cincinnati City Council candidates — all Democrats — will have to defend their approval of a Hyde Park Square development despite neighborhood resistance in this election.

Cincinnati voters will decide in November whether to overturn a controversial City Council decision related to a planned hotel and housing development on Hyde Park Square.

The Charter Committee, a century-old "good government" organization has had its ups and downs. It may see a resurgence sparked by City Council's Hyde Park Square and "Connected Communities" controversies.

Even if voters revoke the planned development designation, the developers would still own the property and still plan to build there.

The project has significant community opposition, including from the Hyde Park Neighborhood Council, which has hired the Strauss Troy group as legal representation.

Neighbors have voiced concern over plans to develop the square.

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