Posted January 16, 200817 yr Portune sets lofty goals BY JESSICA BROWN | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER January 16, 2008 CINCINNATI - This year, Hamilton County Commission President Todd Portune will wage war on everything from poverty to bedbugs. Criminals had better watch out. Global warming? Not in this county. Portune wants county residents to be healthy, employed and safe - or at least on the path to get there, according to his aggressive 2008 "Plan for Growth" being presented at today's county commission meeting... Some of the ideas for Hamilton County Study the tax burden on residents and businesses Replenish the county reserves Sell naming rights in the stadium or hold more events there to reduce the stadium construction deficit. Add deputies in neighborhoods that ask for them. Create citizens-on-patrol units. Seek legislative help to get approval to purge old court cases and build cheaper jails. Treat more veterans at Drake Hospital and make it a "center of excellence" in that field. Reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. Collaborate with school districts on projects. Improve access to health care by enrolling residents in Medicaid and targeting health nuisances. [glow=yellow,2,300]Create a more regional public transportation system.[/glow] Add programs to increase home ownership and address the foreclosure crisis.
January 18, 200817 yr ^I thought they sold Drake Hospital. I'd like to see the county work on a regional transportation system, but I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. What I'd like to see the county do that is feasible: -Search for more areas of overlap between Hamilton County Gov and City of Cincinnati and merge the two (purchasing, maintenance services, policing, etc.) Basically, strive continuously for regional government, even if you have to pull it through the back door. -More parkland and/or reserved farmland, particularly in western Hamilton County. -Set up a combined Port between Hamilton County, the City of Cincinnati and the three NKY counties that is the point of reference and action for the metropolitan area in national and global transport and trade. -Make sure we aren't getting overlooked by the State of Ohio.
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