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Most of the more-than-$1-million overrun came from recreation centers staying open longer than planned to serve as cooling or warming centers, officials said.

The ordinance makes city law more specific to better protect renters from retaliation by landlords for organizing tenants' unions via meetings, canvassing, and other activities.

Cincinnati Council's Budget and Finance Committee Monday voted to approve the funding for police overtime, new technology like police drones, and public outreach efforts including curfew centers for young people.

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.

The plan would allocate $4.63 million for police officer overtime and recruitment efforts, plus technology like drones, license plate readers, and more public cameras.

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.

On Cincinnati Edition's weekly news review, local journalists join us to talk about the big stories from recent days.

Although 46 people pulled petitions, 16 did not submit by the deadline and two were determined to have insufficient signatures. As of Thursday afternoon, 25 candidates have filed sufficient signatures and three more are under review.

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.