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Crime Down, Business Coming Back to Price Hill Last Update: 10:22 am http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Crime-Down-Business-Coming-Back-to-Price-Hill/uksGNWGIA0i9m9n2vLzlkw.cspx Anti-Crime Efforts Bringing Business to Price Hill People in Price Hill are learning you can fight back against crime, and win. Crime there has dropped 15 percent from a year ago, and that means something Price Hill hasn't seen in some time: business development. Shawn Ley shows us the latest upgrade to an embattled area. Click on link for article.

Look, if you are getting loans to pay auto, cable, or other discretionary expenses then get rid of those items. Nobody NEEDS cable and if you are borrowing to pay your car loan, then maybe you should be reconsidering where you live in relation to mass transit. I don't mean to sound cold hearted, but people these days think they HAVE or are ENTITLED to have crap they really don't need. Sadly, it has been built into our culture. Again WHERE do we draw the line??? I won't just use lower income people as an example. There are tons of people living in half a million dollar or more homes with $100,000 worth of vehicles sitting in their front yard that are using these services too. This financial mess will be with us for awhile (I'm fearing decades), and we are all going to be forced to live within our means.

So when these people who CAN'T afford yesterday's ice water owe thousands to these companies and ultimately file for bankruptcy, who is left to pay off their debt? I guess we are damned if we do/ damned if we don't! Last I checked WE as voters of the state of Ohio voted to regulate these guys. Most Ohioans may not use these services, but many feel the same way I feel in that these businesses have been a drain on society AND HAVE contributed to the irresponsible lending practices that are sucking us dry financially. And personally, I think it's shady as to how fast these places popped up over the past few years. Shut em down! If you can't get a loan at a bank, chances are YOU DON'T NEED ONE! We have to start drawing the line somewhere in regards to credit! I'm still unsure if we will ever be able crawl back out of the hole we are in now. The next several generations of our kids ARE going to be paying for these other generations who believe they were ENTITLED to easy credit! It's not right!

Warren reconsiders $30M plan for building By Carrie Whitaker • [email protected] • February 19, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090219/NEWS0108/902190327/1055/NEWS LEBANON - Warren County officials are reconsidering a $30 million plan to expand the county's court building in exchange for a project one-third the original cost and size. "I've been getting a queasy feeling in my stomach about what's happening in the economy," Commissioner David Young said. "It just doesn't seem like the right time to spend $30 million." However, a space crunch does exist at the Warren County Common Pleas Court, where employees are sharing desks, working in hallways and lack storage space for records, Young said.

City income higher than projected Extra $3.4 million in 2008 won't offset next year's deficit By Jane Prendergast • [email protected] • February 19, 2009 The city of Cincinnati had a little more money in the bank at the end of 2008 than projected. That's because companies and workers paid more in earnings taxes than the city projected, even in the poor economy; more people - or more wealthy people - died last year, generating $4 million in estate taxes last month alone; and more people went to plays, concerts and sporting events, adding up to more admission taxes. Those factors helped Cincinnati end 2008 with $8.4 million in the city's carryover savings account - $3.4 million more than expected. The amount is small compared to the city's total $359 million general fund and not enough to wipe out projected deficits for 2010. Read full article here: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090219/NEWS0108/902190335/1055/NEWS

Which is why I have abandoned both parties, and refrain from getting into political discussions anymore. Both parties are sending us down the wrong path and I am petrified at what the outcome is going to be...... I laugh at people who will sit their and talk til they are blue in the face DEFENDING either party!!!

While I am encouraged by this aggresive means of cleaning up certain areas of the city, I still question selling the land for $1. What kind of restrictions does that put on the land if perhaps developers want to build new infill in a couple years? City Council Member Launching War on Blight Cincinnati Councilman Declares "War on Blight" A city council member says he's launching a war on blight on Cincinnati's 1700 rundown properties. This morning, council member Greg Harris outlined his plan in front of a blighted home on Hollenshade Avenue in Westwood. Harris says the epidemic of vacant and rundown properties is attracting drug-dealers and crime to local neighbors and reducing property values. Harris's plan helps neighborhood groups access federal funds, to demolish blighted buildings. In those cases, the city then owns the property. Read full article here: http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/City-Council-Member-Launching-War-on-Blight/dte7wv4jukeZ40iKJO1LDA.cspx

They are already doing this. It has said "10 dollars per lane per hour" on the marquee for some time now.

Ohio payday lending law needs reworking, critics charge The Associated Press • February 18, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090218/BIZ/902190304 COLUMBUS - Some officials say Ohio's payday loan law needs reworking to close loopholes they say are allowing lenders to continue charging triple-digit interest. Loans that had carried annual interest rates of up to 391 percent were capped at 28 percent under the law passed last year and upheld by voters. But Attorney General Richard Cordray says lenders are taking advantage of Ohio law to offer other products similar to payday loans with fees equivalent to annual interest ranging from 128 to 700 percent.

State-By-State Stimulus Job Creation Estimates http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/02/17/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4806682.shtml State Infrastructure (in dollars) Ala. 603,871,807 Alaska 240,495,117 Ariz. 648,928,995 Ark. 405,531,459 Calif. 3,917,656,769 Colo. 538,669,174 Conn. 487,480,166 Del. 158,666,838 D.C. 267,617,455 Fla. 1,794,913,566 Ga. 1,141,255,941 Hawaii 199,866,172 Idaho 219,528,313 Ill. 1,579,965,373 Ind. 836,483,568 Iowa 447,563,924 Kansas 413,837,382 Ky. 521,153,404 La. 538,575,876 Maine 174,285,111 Md. 704,863,248 Mass. 890,333,825 Mich. 1,150,282,308 Minn. 668,242,481 Miss. 415,257,720 Mo. 830,647,063 Mont. 246,599,815 Neb. 278,897,762 Nev. 270,010,945 N.H. 181,678,856 N.J. 1,335,784,100 N.M. 299,589,086 N.Y. 2,774,508,711 N.C. 909,397,136 N.D. 200,318,301 Ohio 1,335,600,553 Okla. 535,407,908 Ore. 453,788,475 Pa. 1,525,011,979 R.I. 192,902,023 S.C. 544,291,398 S.D. 213,511,174 Tenn. 701,516,776 Texas 2,803,249,599 Utah 292,231,904 Vt. 150,666,577 Va. 890,584,959 Wash. 739,283,923 W. Va. 290,479,108 Wisc. 716,457,120 Wyo. 186,111,170 U.S. Territories 238,045,760 Total 38,101,898,173

Bear Creek drops $900M in plans By Laura Baverman • [email protected] • February 18, 2009 Once among the region's most aggressive real estate developers, Bear Creek Capital has backed away from more than $900 million in projects in recent months. The Montgomery developer appears to have abandoned or placed on hold developments in Montgomery, Harrison, Liberty Township, Madisonville and Centerville. Meanwhile, about $30 million in liens have piled up against its high profile Kenwood Towne Place project in Sycamore Township. Dozens of subcontractors have left the work site as the partners of Kenwood Towne Place LLC - Bear Creek, DOV Limited and Neyer Holdings - round up funds to finish construction of the $175 million retail and office complex. Read full article here: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090218/BIZ01/902190302

Different perspective http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qhcgt67yq40x&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=35219458&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1

Bald eagles find Southwest Ohio hospitable again By Elaine Trumpey • [email protected] • February 13, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090213/NEWS01/902130368/ The bald eagle is returning to Southwest Ohio. The first reported nest in Butler County in modern times has been confirmed on Martin Marietta Materials property in Ross Township, according to state wildlife officials. Many years ago, the majestic birds were plentiful in this area, said Kathy Garza-Behr, wildlife communications specialist for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Vitor's ventures into creative cuisine Restaurant Review By Polly Campbell • [email protected] • February 12, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090212/ENT01/902130312/ LOCATION http://rodeo.cincinnati.com/ent2/entity.aspx?e=181228 The restaurants on Cincinnati's West Side are not - how do I say this? - consistently fertile ground for culinary creativity. See link for article.

Do you guys expect that number to increase with the 2010 census?

^Well said!

^ Yup! At ALL costs!

Anti-tax group: Say no to $300K to developer By Jane Prendergast • [email protected] • February 16, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090216/NEWS01/302160092/1056/COL02 MOUNT AUBURN – It’s illegal for Cincinnati to give $300,000 to a private developer, an anti-tax group says, and especially irresponsible when the properties have back taxes due and at least one building faces foreclosure. Click on link for article.

Aww come on, you should try it! I hear California uses very little coal!

^YAWNING!!!! Dude, seriously find a tree hugger site and go to town! You've highjacked this site for too long and have worn out your welcome. Your not even making sense! Your wasting all of our time AGAIN and now one of the MOD's will have to use even that much more coal burning electricity and go back and clean this thread up.

NASCAR announcement tomorrow By Kevin Kelly [email protected] February 16, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090216/SPT/302160022 Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. tomorrow in Frankfort with Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman Bruton Smith and others. An advisory distributed this morning indicated only that the news conference would address, the future of NASCAR in Kentucky. Also scheduled to attend are former Kentucky Speedway chairman Jerry Carroll, Kentucky Senate President David Williams and Kentucky House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins.

^^Shouldn't you be going after the energy companies then? Do you knock on people's doors in the middle of the night to tell them they should turn their porch light OFF because they are consuming coal? I'll ask this as diplomatically as I can! DO YOU REALIZE HOW F'n STUPID YOU SOUND?

Man, that is encouraging!! And impressive!

^When they were originally only discussing the OTR route, I ran into those same fears of it possibly being a failure. The addition of the Uptown route leaves NO DOUBT in my mind that this would be a wild success! And I will go as far as to say the UC crowd alone could support this. All other residents and riders would be an added bonus. I can't tell you how many times we would've used a streetcar back when I attended in the late 90's. And I wasn't even living in Uptown. The need is even greater today, with all that has been done to Uptown in the past decade.

WOW!