Thursday, February 6 2014
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Mayor Cranley May Have a New Plan for Parking
According to Cincinnati Business Courier, the hubbub around City Hall is that Mayor Cranley intends to roll out some new recommendations for the city's parking system and the controversial deal to lease the assets to the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority last fall. Cranley has said the City can simply walk away from the deal but hasn't exactly clarified how that would legally come to fruition so this could get interesting.
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This Just In: Hamilton County Commissioners Still Hate the City’s Responsible Bidder Ordinance
Allegations over political motives continue to fly by opponents and proponents of the City's Responsible Bidder Ordinance. Hamilton County Commissioners think the ordinance is unfair and have drawn a line in the sand, as recently as last month, stipulating that any decisions regarding contractors for Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) project are theirs and the City should back-off. The stand-off comes amid looming federal deadlines which threaten steep penalties for not moving forward with projects to rehabilitate the county's aging sewer-system.
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City to Mahogany's: Show Me the Money
A once controversial tenant of the new Banks development downtown is back in the hot-seat after falling behind on its loan, sales tax and workers compensation payments. According to Mahogany's ownership, business has been good since opening last October but sales were naturally slower during the winter months. Co-owner and Executive Chef Elizabeth Rogers, who has a history of falling behind on financial obligations, sparked the ire of some last year when she secured almost a million dollars in startup financing from the city.
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A Bird? A Plane? No, it's a Drone
The Cincinnati fire department is partnering with the University of Cincinnati to research whether or not the fire department will use drones in the future. The small, unmanned aircraft could be used by the fire department to scout out a large fire, helping with search and rescue missions and for crowd control at Riverfest stadium.
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Federal Agents Seize Counterfeit NFL Merchandise at CVG
About $1.5 million worth of counterfeit NFL merchandise was seized by Federal agents last week at CVG, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier. The items included fake jerseys, caps, T-shirts and other souvenirs. The bust was part of a larger national sting that netted more than $21.6 million in counterfeit merchandise.
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