Parking proposal victimizes citizens
Judge Winkler’s temporary restraining order is a miracle! I hope the citizens of Cincinnati will show up at the parking hearing in 10 days to voice their opposition publicly. The opposition is there,...
View ArticleKudos to opponents of the parking lease
I would like to personally thank Judge Robert Winkler, John Cranley, Curt Hartman, Pete Witte, John Brannock and many others for their efforts in trying to “let the people have a say.” Kudos to council...
View ArticleDon’t let Dohoney withhold bond details
The last I knew, Cincinnati City Manager Milton Dohoney was supposed to be working for council and the citizens of Cincinnati. To allow him to withhold details of the bonds connected with the proposed...
View ArticleWhat will city unload next?
In general I think that privatization of city services is a good from the standpoint of maximizing the bang for the taxpayer’s buck. The plan to lease parking meters and garages for the next 30 and 50...
View ArticleNeed for compromise on parking lease
The city has gone overboard in promoting its parking lease. As a result, we may now be faced with ongoing litigation, a referendum, and costly delays in resolving the next two years’ budget. There is...
View ArticleSay ‘no’ to streetcar, parking lease
Dear Cincinnati City Council, After a long and intensive analysis of the city’s financial situation I have come up with the following recommendations: Don’t build the streetcar and don’t sell your...
View ArticleLet’s see parking facility finances
Before the geniuses on city council – including the mayor – decide to turn the parking facilities and meters over to a private company, could someone tell us how much cash these facilities generate?...
View ArticleA proposal to raise money: Sell City Hall
Again we are firing a cop or firefighter if we sign a petition to put the parking issue on the ballot. Do they not think that people would vote to sell? Do they realize that the police department...
View ArticleCity should create own parking lease plan
I agree with John Cranley that Cincinnati should not add a wave of parasitic profiteers between citizens who park their vehicles and the City of Cincinnati. What I don’t understand is why no one has...
View ArticlePrivatization of city parking opens other avenues for revenue
To shore up this year’s budget, selling parking meter revenue is a great idea to help keep up city employee high pensions and high wages and wasteful work rules. To offset next year’s budget deficit –...
View ArticleCity should issue parking bond
The city sells the parking system and receives $92 million up front, plus annual payments. The buyer agrees to pay off the bond, bond interest, system upgrades and maintenance over the years, plus...
View ArticleCheers for Cranley plan to balance the budget
As a former resident of Cincinnati, I was delighted to read John Cranley’s plan to balance the budget. It will not be easy but structural change is the only way to do it properly. Selling assets or...
View ArticleLet’s privatize our wars
Let’s totally privatize our wars. In our current state our income taxes and borrowing fund our wars and the children of the poor and middle class fight and die in them while wealthy contractors profit...
View ArticleHigh parking fees could hurt small businesses
I am one of the 12,000 people that signed the parking meter petition. My reason, I had been in Florida in December and read in a paper there that in January, Chicago had sold their meters and they...
View ArticleWhat does parking generate for city now?
Your article “City, Port still studying parking deal” (July 16) reiterates again that the city of Cincinnati is promised $92 million up front and $3 million a year. What municipality wouldn’t want such...
View ArticleIssues surrounding meter deal call for fresh start
It is time to scrap the deal for leasing parking meters and start over (“Port authority wants $27 million” July 19). Clearly, the misunderstandings, the subterfuge, and the public scramble for the...
View ArticlePort Authority wrong about parking privatization
Port Authority’s are a very unique legal entity. I’m a big supporter of Port Authority’s. However, I believe that the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority is being lead down the wrong path...
View ArticleParking deal squanders assets for short-term fixes
In regards to the city’s parking deal, think of the sweetheart deal we gave the management company as a reverse mortgage on the equity in our assets for parking meters and buildings. The company gets...
View ArticleRemember who gave us this parking deal
I do hope the business leaders of Oakley, Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, Downtown and surrounding business district residents remember what city council members voted for the parking meter lease deal (“East...
View ArticleParking plan should be open to debate
We elect public officials for a reason – to represent the public on the public’s business. Through elections, we hold those officials accountable for their performance. I can think of few things that...
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