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Officer Ladon Laney, introduced as representing the Cincinnati Police Department district covering the area, said targeted patrols focus officers on specific addresses and that paid overtime can be directed to patrol problem areas, especially during peak times in summer. \"Directed patrols ... a specific address in a specific area has police officers patrolling an area on around the clock specifically geared to pay attention to those areas,\" Laney said.

Council members and residents discussed complementary community measures: requests for improved street lighting, neighborhood citizen patrols and continued reporting of noise and nuisance incidents to create an enforcement record. Council Member Scottie Johnson said directed patrols and community reporting are tools the city will use and emphasized the need to keep pressure on enforcement and resource allocation.

Ending: Police and council members asked residents to report incidents and to work with community-council safety committees to identify hot spots; council offices said they will continue to coordinate directed patrols and evaluate results.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Special Meeting of the Healthy Neighborhoods Committee at Bush Recreation Center (May 27, 2025)","oneSentenceSummary","An officer described directed patrols and paid overtime as the city police response to a reported rise in violent crime in parts of Walnut Hills; council members encouraged coordinated community approaches and reporting.","taxTitle","Cincinnati Board & Committees, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio","taxId",75954,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6017065,"Residents urge limits and stronger enforcement on Airbnb listings in Walnut Hills",431,3029000,3460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778709-760f180b493cec3ebd7066e6ad548053&start=3029&end=3460","/articles/6017065/Ohio/Residents-urge-limits-and-stronger-enforcement-on-Airbnb-listings-in-Walnut-Hills","Several Walnut Hills residents used the public-comment portion of the meeting to urge city officials to limit short-term rental (Airbnb) licensing and strengthen enforcement, arguing the listings reduce housing availability and harm neighborhood quality of life.

\"We don't need that here in the housing stock when we have a housing shortage already,\" said Katrina Weiss, a Walnut Hills area council member, after reporting a quick search found about \"65 places to stay in Walnut Hills.\" Mary Cabrini Durkin, speaking for the neighborhood housing committee, asked whether the city could limit the number of licenses in an area or restrict nonresident operators.

Council members acknowledged the concern and said they would research policy options. Council Member Anna Albee said resources such as the National League of Cities toolkit and examples from other jurisdictions will be reviewed by her office. \"I've got the toolkit pulled up in front of me,\" Albee said, and she pledged follow-up research on what other cities have done.

Speakers and council members discussed enforcement tools: reporting noise and parking complaints so staff can build a documented record; strengthened rental‑registration enforcement and data sharing with neighborhood councils; and tax concerns raised by local hospitality operators who said some short‑term rentals may not remit the same taxes as hotels.

Council members urged residents to report nuisance incidents through official channels so staff can build the case for targeted policy changes. They also noted that any legislative change would require careful policy work and legal review and would be considered alongside citywide housing priorities.

Ending: Council offices said they will review national toolkits and local registration/enforcement practices and return to neighborhood leaders with policy options; residents were asked to continue documenting and reporting complaints through official channels.","Several speakers told the council Airbnb listings are reducing housing supply and harming quality of life; council members said they will review policy toolkits and urged residents to file complaints so officials can track impacts.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6017070,"LISC and Legal Aid launch heirs‑property work to clear title, offer estate planning",462,2883000,3345000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778709-760f180b493cec3ebd7066e6ad548053&start=2883&end=3345","/articles/6017070/Ohio/LISC-and-Legal-Aid-launch-heirsproperty-work-to-clear-title-offer-estate-planning","LISC Greater Cincinnati and legal partners described a new initiative to help homeowners with tangled or \"heirs property\" title issues obtain clear title and complete estate planning so they can access repair funding and lending.

\"If you don't own your property with clear title, meaning it was legally passed down to you with legal documents ... you can't take advantage of many of the property tax, abatements, incentives,\" said Valerie Daley, director of programs at LISC Greater Cincinnati. Daley said the program will pair legal services with estate-planning assistance and data work with United Way to estimate how common heirs-property problems are in Hamilton County.

Daley outlined program goals supported by a U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund grant and LISC National funding: provide estate planning for roughly 125 households and help about 25 households consolidate or clear title through probate or litigation, she said.

Stephanie Moe, attorney with Legal Aid, described the range of cases her office sees — from straightforward probate transfers to very complex, multi-generation situations. \"Maybe in 1 case, we have a 100 owners in Walnut Hills,\" Moe said, explaining that long family histories and missing wills can leave many potential owners with small fractional interests that block access to loans or grants.

Moe and Daley said the program will take both simpler cases and complex litigation and will also provide proactive estate planning to prevent future title problems. They encouraged referrals and said Legal Aid and partner Pro Seniors will make intake as easy as possible for eligible Hamilton County homeowners; they also said they plan to use data from a United Way study to target outreach.

Ending: LISC and legal partners urged neighborhood leaders, city staff and nonprofits to refer homeowners who may lack clear title; program contact cards were offered and Legal Aid said it will accept referrals by email for eligible, low‑ and moderate‑income households.","LISC, Legal Aid and partners described a grant-backed program to help lower‑income Hamilton County homeowners gain clear title and complete estate plans; the initiative will target probate litigation and offer free wills and estate-planning services.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6017075,"City staff explain HARBOR home‑repair grants, emergency repairs and tax-help referrals",222,2233000,2455000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778709-760f180b493cec3ebd7066e6ad548053&start=2233&end=2455","/articles/6017075/Ohio/City-staff-explain-HARBOR-homerepair-grants-emergency-repairs-and-tax-help-referrals","Helen Hill, manager of the City of Cincinnati Building and Inspections Department, described the Homeowner Assistance, Building Repair and Building Order Remission program (HARBOR), saying the program exists \"to eliminate blight and and ensure building safety\" by helping homeowners bring properties into compliance and then maintain them.

HARBOR is a grant program, Hill said; it is not a loan. \"It's a grant fund. It's a grant program,\" she said. The program requires a city-issued building order and owner-occupancy; staff review 12 months of household income using HUD metro AMI guidelines and check that the home is not in foreclosure and property taxes are current. Hill said the program has a per-project limit of $30,000 and is intended for repairs that remit cited code violations.

Hill explained the intake process: a building order triggers an internal referral to Housing Repair Services in Building and Inspections, an intake meeting is scheduled (sometimes at the homeowner's home) and staff and the assigned contractor work together throughout the project. When work is completed and the department issues a notice of compliance, the city processes payment to the contractor.

Vice Mayor Jan Michelle Lemon Kearney and Council Member Scottie Johnson used the presentation to urge wider public outreach so eligible homeowners know about HARBOR and related assistance. Johnson said city officials should \"stick our chest out as a city and tell people what we're doing\" to raise awareness.

Speakers also described an emergency repair program administered by People Working Cooperatively (PWC). Hill said PWC runs immediate and critical emergency repairs for people who do not have to have a building order to qualify; PWC's income eligibility is set at 50% AMI under the current arrangement. Kearney and Hill provided a contact number for Building and Inspections intake: (513) 352-1911.

The presentation noted related resources: HomeSafe (a program for delinquent property taxes) and county-run or nonprofit loan products. Valerie Daley of LISC mentioned a low-interest loan product (Revive & Thrive) that will operate in Hamilton County and later within the city; the loan uses a credit minimum of about a 560 FICO-style score and an income cap of 80% AMI (single-person threshold cited in the presentation at about $62,000). Daley said the Lead Safe (lead-remediation) grant program had been fully subscribed but highlighted the scale of housing stock needs.

Ending: City staff asked neighborhood groups to help identify and assist residents who may qualify for HARBOR and other funds; staff provided a telephone number for intake and said they will follow up with community outreach.","Building and Inspections manager Helen Hill described the HARBOR grant program for building-order remediation (up to $30,000), eligibility rules and related emergency repair and tax assistance options, and City Council members encouraged broader outreach.",{"_33":106,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":107,"_41":108,"_43":109,"_45":110,"_47":111,"_49":50,"_51":112,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":113,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":114,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6017080,"Walnut Hills leaders describe formal developer vetting, track affordable housing goals",505,280000,785000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778709-760f180b493cec3ebd7066e6ad548053&start=280&end=785","/articles/6017080/Ohio/Walnut-Hills-leaders-describe-formal-developer-vetting-track-affordable-housing-goals","Walnut Hills community leaders on Tuesday described how developers are routed through a neighborhood working group, a planning and development committee and then the area council and business group before the council issues a letter of support for a project.

The three organizations that coordinate neighborhood responses — the Walnut Hills Area Council, the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation and the Walnut Hills Business Group — created the multi-step process to give residents \"multiple opportunities of hearing about the project,\" Mona Jenkins, president of the Walnut Hills Area Council, said.

The process is designed to give earlier and repeated chances for questions and revisions so neighbors can make an informed decision. \"We decided to how can we ensure that the community has multiple opportunities of hearing about the project, but also multiple opportunities of asking questions so that they could make a more informed decision,\" Jenkins said. Projects first come before the area council, then a one-hour Planning and Development Committee session where residents can deeply question developers, and finally back to the community council for a vote. The business group follows a similar flow and the neighborhood provides two separate letters: one from the area council and one from the business group.

Jenkins and Samantha Reeves of the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation said the working-group review often leads developers to revise proposals before they reach the broader community. \"There are projects that have received feedback from the working group, that they've gone back for a month or 2, refine their project,\" Jenkins said.

Neighborhood leaders also said they use a rubric (the Peasley Rubric) and local priorities — hiring local residents, sustainable building practices, unit size and family-friendly design — when evaluating projects.

On housing outcomes, Walnut Hills leaders said their tracking shows completed projects delivered roughly 48% of units at 60% of area median income (AMI) or below. \"From what's completed so far, we are tracking greater than 30%. We're at about 48% of units affordable to residents at 60% and below AMI,\" said a representative of the Redevelopment Foundation. When predevelopment units are included, the neighborhood-wide share remained near 45% at 60% AMI and below, the group said.

The speakers also reviewed census-tract AMI figures for Walnut Hills (the neighborhood total AMI cited in the presentation was $30,259) and tied those figures to the neighborhood goal, adopted in a 2016 reinvestment plan, that 30% of housing be affordable at 60% AMI and below.

Neighborhood leaders asked developers to come early to the working group, allowing a \"temperature check\" before they spend money on architectural drawings. Jenkins said that approach can prevent wasted expense and lead to stronger, more acceptable proposals.

The meeting also included a rundown of recently completed projects in Walnut Hills, including multiple low-income housing tax credit developments and mixed-income projects on the site of a former supermarket; speakers highlighted arts and culture investments and a planned Gilbert Avenue complete-streets renovation expected to break ground in 2026.

Leaders invited residents and arts organizations to participate in ongoing committees, including an arts-district planning group and a community benefits agreement working group, which aims to define neighborhood benefits to be negotiated alongside tax incentives and TIFs.

The presentation closed by urging residents to take part in the process and by sharing that the neighborhood distributes information by social media, notice postings at neighborhood businesses and the library to address the local digital divide.

Ending: Neighborhood leaders said they will continue tracking development outcomes and bringing revised policy suggestions to city committees; they encouraged residents to join working groups and watch for follow-up materials on the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation website.","Walnut Hills community leaders outlined a multi-step process for developers seeking neighborhood letters of support and reported that completed projects have provided about 48% of units at 60% AMI or below.","actionData","errors"]

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Police describe directed patrols and overtime targeting Walnut Hills crime hot spots

Residents urge limits and stronger enforcement on Airbnb listings in Walnut Hills

LISC and Legal Aid launch heirs‑property work to clear title, offer estate planning

City staff explain HARBOR home‑repair grants, emergency repairs and tax-help referrals

Walnut Hills leaders describe formal developer vetting, track affordable housing goals