February 14, 200619 yr CityLink narrowly rejected Planned social services mall fails vote on zoning BY DAN KLEPAL | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER A controversial plan to build a mall in the West End to provide services to the poor, homeless, drug-addicted and jobless has been rejected by the Cincinnati Zoning Board of Appeals. The group can still take its case to Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, in the hope a judge will overturn the board's decision.
February 15, 200619 yr I wonder what angle they'll go for in their appeal. I don't think it will be possible for them to win it with what they've come out with so far.
February 15, 200619 yr I think their hearts are in the right place, but the project isn't. City West is too close to this project and the West End would do better without it. Another question, why do the plans call for it to look like a Wal-Mart?
February 15, 200619 yr why do the plans call for it to look like a Wal-Mart? Wal-mart is the American Dream? Wal-mart inspires the homeless? Wal-mart is the center of the world? Wal-mart is an organized religion? Wal-mart is beautiful with it's blue arches and big white "Always?" Wal-mart is America's one-stop-shop? - That must be it! Good to see a community that has a little control and/or backbone.
February 19, 200619 yr The zoning hearing on CityLink spoke volumes to CityLink credibility. The CityLink director was questioned under oath for a long time. He answers were non-responsive. He didn't know answers to any of the questions regarding the operation. He claimed they were only a landlord and had no control over the agencies. All of this contradicted the literature and their lies to the West End Community Council. CityLink has done no real research to its likely impact on the community....they don't care. They want to bully their way in and are amazed the poor stupid West End folks can see through their lies. They also have been outmaneuvered by locals at every turn. They were told that all they needed was to buy off Dale Mallory, and now Dale's impeached. Foolish Dale thought his normal bully tactics would work...... WRONG. Go away Dale and CityLink.....the West End doesn't want you.
February 22, 200619 yr I just heard a little rumor that Dale Mallory was just impeached tonight 31-10. Lets all have a moment of silence. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: na na na na, hey hey hey :wave: oh I can't wait to hear little man Nate's views on this decision.
February 22, 200619 yr They said on the news this AM (WCPO) that Mallory does not recognize the impeachment & intends to ignore it. This could get kinda crazy.
February 22, 200619 yr What a clown! He sounds like he's out of control. The news article today said he didn't even show up to his own impeachment hearing.
February 23, 200619 yr Here's the full story from the 2/22/06 Enquirer. It does mention that Mallory has stated his intention to preside over the next meeting: PHOTO: Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory speaks with Shirley Colbert (left), vice president of the West End Community Council, as Jacquelin Martin-Carr of the West End looks on. The Enquirer/Sarah Conard Mayor's brother ousted from West End council Dale Mallory's support for CityLink proposal prompted call for his impeachment BY ALLEN HOWARD | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER West End Community Council President Dale Mallory, a proponent of the controversial CityLink project, was removed from office Tuesday night. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060222/NEWS01/602220342/-1/rss
February 24, 200619 yr Dale Mallory lost his shyt at that meeting once he found out he wouldn't preside. It was the politics of self destruction. It was also like watching a car wreck in slow motion. He released a tape to the media that nobody commented on. He claimed it was telephone conversations of two West End Community Council Members plotting against him. Nothing was on the tape when he played it. It was comical. And to top if off, after losing over 75% of the vote, he still thinks he is president of the WECC. The man is on drugs. I will beg and plead you all to come to the next WECC meeting to watch strong man Dale Mallory "preside" and take back what is rightfully his own. The rules don't apply to him, his last name is Mallory. It should be fun to watch the end of his political carreer. For a short time, I am waiving the 10 dollar cover charge.
February 24, 200619 yr The vindictive tone of conversation regarding Dale Mallory is uncalled for. Community Councils are notorious for being divisive and controlled by small groups. Depending on how the rules are written, an organized group can take control when the opposition isn't watching. I hope those now in control will build concensus and keep orderly meetings. Continuing the division will only damage the neighborhood. By the way, who can join the Westend community council? Do I have to be a resident, or work in the neighborhood to join? I know that is part of the rules in the OTR community council.
February 24, 200619 yr Damn Jimmy! You make me feel like a jerk. I am a bit vindictive I guess. But hear me out. Dale Mallory got impeached by over 75% of the vote, and then he says that it doesn't mean anything and that he is still the President. When we voted against Citylink is was almost unanimous, yet Dale Mallory has tried to claim that the vote did not count. Remember that we had to vote after Dale had already stormed out of his second consecutive meeting, and we voted without Dale present. According to Dale, we haven't been able to vote on anything since October. According to Dale, the people who come to meetings don’t “represent the community.” He claims that the people who want CityLink won’t come to meetings. What does that mean? It means that Dale Mallory has decided what is best for the community, because only he can know what the community really wants, because he is Dale Mallory. I have the inherent weakness of not being Dale Mallory, which is why I fail to see things so clearly. It doesn’t matter how we vote. Dale has his own agenda. In the November Meeting, Dale shut down the meeting before we could vote on CityLink. He shut it down without a motion after 2 and half hours. No vote, no motion, no nothing, he just walked out of the meeting. The very next meeting was December, and he started out that meeting by telling everyone that there would be no motions and no votes. CityLink catered that meeting. When people demanded a vote after what happened in November, Dale walked out again. This time, Vice President Shirley Colbert presided and we had a near unanimous vote. The January meeting came, and Dale would not release the agenda before the meeting. He said that CityLink would not be on the agenda before the meeting. He told people that we had our vote, and he wasn’t going to revisit it. But the January meeting opened up, and Dale Mallory started out with a special guest to speak to us, his lawyer Jim Carroll. Jim Carroll explained to us that our vote in December did not count. No minutes were ever read, much less approved, and Dale announced that no vote would be taken at the January meeting. For three straight meetings he wouldn’t let people vote. All the while he was claiming to the press that the members of the West End Community Council don’t represent the community. The CityLink people had a now infamous quote after the December meeting, where they said that it doesn’t matter what the community council thinks, they are going ahead with the project anyway. It appears that Dale Mallory feels the same way with his own agenda. And without our vote of opposition, without Shirley Colbert standing up for the people, we never could have challenged the zoning as a community. And that was a fight that we won. It was a fight that Dale Mallory struggled to not let us have. After those three meetings a Pastor from the West End stepped up and served Dale Mallory with a petition for his impeachment. While Dale was being impeached, he called a special community meeting at the Lincoln Center to be devoted solely to CityLink. Who got invited? Nobody from the West End Community Council. CityLink got invited though, along with hundreds of members from Crossroads Community Church. It has been well documented that they have been flooding our meetings in massive numbers. They were at the impeachment hearing the other night. And not only do they come to our meetings, Dale is apparently giving them membership cards. The same cards he has routinely withheld from us. He tries to pick and choose who can join the council, based upon their undying devotion and support for his highness. Before we went to the ballot box for his impeachment, we had a stand up vote where members stood up to be counted at our last meeting. All the people from CityLink and Crossroads stood up and tried to vote for Dale Mallory. Mark Stecher, the Executive Director of the OneCity Foundation (parent of CityLink), was standing up and yelling his support for Dale. He was even screaming “We won!” when the standing members of Crossroads outnumbered West End Community Council Residents. But when it went to ballot, Dale Mallory lost with over 75% of the WECC members voting to impeach him. So yeah, I am a bit vindictive. I am being a bit of a jerk. But honestly, what would you do? Dale Mallory plans to preside over the next meeting. He claims he is still President. He is going to come into that meeting with his thugs and an army of true believers from Crossroads Community Church, then he is going to bull rush the podium and claim that he is President and that nobody can impeach him. The Crossroads sheeple will probably give him a standing ovation. If that is allowed to happen, the City of Cincinnati should disband the West End Community Council. At that point, it wouldn’t be a community council; it would be a Dale Mallory council. I don’t care if his brother is the mayor, or if another brother is a judge. His dad is a West End legend, but that is his dad, that ain’t Dale. Dale Mallory has been impeached by a wide margin. He is no longer President. If he tries to preside he will be arrested for disrupting a public meeting. “ I hope those now in control will build consensus and keep orderly meetings. Continuing the division will only damage the neighborhood” I would hope the same thing, but it is going to be difficult to build any kind of consensus with Dale Mallory and CityLink trying to hijack our community meetings. Crossroads Church members need to stop coming to our meetings. They need to stop standing up and yelling at people and disrupting our meeting. That the executive director of Citylink (Mark Stecher) would do that is crossing a line. They aren’t part of our community, and they need to mind their own business. As for Dale, he needs to walk away and concentrate on his run for the State House.
March 7, 200619 yr Quim, I will try to get look up the bylaws and Constitution of the WECC and cite the specific section for you.
March 7, 200619 yr The West End Drama Never Ends. Whiner Dale Mallory is angry and he wants his toy back. That guy should take it like a man: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/NEWS01/603070346/1056 Mallory sues West End council THE ENQUIRER Dale Mallory, who was removed as president of the West End Community Council by members on Feb. 21, filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on Monday, claiming he was illegally removed and asking to be returned to the office.
March 23, 200619 yr Old president disputes new West End council election BY HOWARD WILKINSON | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WEST END - A Procter & Gamble executive who is a seven-year resident of the neighborhood was elected president of the West End Community Council on Tuesday night, one month after the group ousted longtime president Dale Mallory.
March 29, 200619 yr The Citylink Saga is far from over. I have heard that CityLink has had closed door meetings with media outlets over the city. They are making their case directly to the media instead of the people. Something is about to happen between now and April 13th. They are already in the process of ramping up the media push. It is tough to tell what their next move will be. They can appeal the zoning, but they will lose that as a matter of law. The Bank Street site isn't zoned for social service facilities, in fact they are expressly prohibited. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051221/NEWS01/512210359/1056 CityLink supporters considering their options By Jay Hanselman 3/27/2006 5:30:46 PM Supporters who want to build a one-stop social services facility in the West End are still considering their options. Last month, the City’s Zoning Board of Appeals withdrew a certificate that would have allowed the CityLink center to be built on Bank Street. They have until April 13th to decide whether to appeal to Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. Representative Elizabeth Moore says right now they’re presenting their plans to various stakeholders in the community. She says after that they'll decide the next step. Moore says another site is possible if it meets the nine criteria needed for the project. Some of those include size, safety and easy access. The Zoning Board ruled the facility was not appropriate for Bank Street because a social service facility cannot be located there. Project opponents have complained about the size of the proposed CityLink center and its proximity to three schools in the West End.
March 29, 200619 yr Crossroads is trying to get into Prospect hill and pendletons pants. They are doing some sort of cleanup or asskiss soon in pendleton and tim snuff thought he would be cool and drink beer at miltons and tell us how great citylink would be for the area. :roll:
April 8, 200619 yr CityLink project heading for court By Jay Hanselman 4/7/2006 3:12:37 PM The group’s that want to build a one stop social services facility in the West End are going to appeal a zoning board ruling saying it cannot be built on Bank Street. ================================== More here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060408/NEWS01/604080372/1056 CityLink Center goes to court Appeal keeps West End services project alive BY DAN KLEPAL | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER The case for a controversial center that would provide services for the city's most needy people in the West End will be heard in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. =============================== From WVXU: They say they understand many people are uncomfortable with the proposed CityLink Center, and are opposed to it. I like the way that reads as if CityLink is opposed to their own development. They should be. When CityLink lost the appeal of the Zoning board, they didn't know what they are going to do. You could tell they didn't really have a plan. One lawyer I spoke with talked about the hesitation and referenced how they were going to "consider their options", and she said that was proof positive that they didn't have a plan B. She was critical of CityLink lawyer Tim Burke because he had not planned for a contingency, even when the zoning law was pretty explicit that this type of facility would not be allowed. How anyone can deny that a 100,000 square foot mega social service mall is not a community service facility is beyond me. Now they have appealed at the deadline. I think this is because they have no other options. They shouldn't have bought the property without finding out if they could use it. It is going to be a costly mistake. We told them in good faith that we would appeal, but they closed on the property anyway. They should have read the code. Tim Burke should have warned them. If I was one of the big fish donors who put down my nut I would be pissed off. The West End drama never ends.
April 9, 200619 yr This is not an unexpected move. I still don't think they'll be successful. However, I've learned to never underestimate the power of money.
June 14, 200619 yr From the 6/13/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: Dale Mallory (right) joins brother Mark Mallory at a news conference during Mark's race for mayor last year. Dale Mallory billed the Cincinnati Empowerment Corp., for contacts with his brother. Mayor Mallory said it would be a mistake to call it lobbying. Enquirer file photo Multimedia * Mallory's contacts (PDF) Mallory's role in Citylink raises eyebrows BY GREGORY KORTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER A federal anti-poverty program is reviewing its contract with the brother of Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory after discovering he billed the agency for working to bring a controversial social services center to the West End. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060613/NEWS01/306130020/-1/rss
June 14, 200619 yr From the 6/14/06 Enquirer: Mayor's brother scrutinized Dale Mallory billed agency for work promoting Citylink BY GREGORY KORTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060614/NEWS01/606140333/-1/rss
June 15, 200619 yr The Courier recently wrote an article about Dale Mallory cutting checks out of the West End Community Council Bank Account months after he was impeached. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/06/12/daily11.html?t=printable West End group demands police investigation of Dale Mallory Cincinnati Business Courier - 5:13 PM EDT Monday by Dan Monk, Senior Staff Reporter Leaders of the West End Community Council are asking Cincinnati police to investigate Dale Mallory, the brother of Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and a Democratic candidate for the 32nd District seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. =============================== If Mallory is cutting checks and spending money all these months after he has been impeached he should face criminal charges. They have a blog you can follow these developments: http://www.impeachmallory.blogspot.com/
June 20, 200618 yr From the 6/19/06 Enquirer: Mallory's bills 'troubling' Mayor's brother asked to repay some money; he says no BY GREGORY KORTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Dale Mallory's bills to a federally funded anti-poverty program "raise some troubling questions" about how the Cincinnati Empowerment Corp. hires and monitors its consultants, including possible conflicts of interest, lawyers for the agency said in a report. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060619/NEWS01/606190338/1077/rss02
July 29, 200618 yr From the Enquirer's local news briefs, 7/29/06: PROPOSAL GOES BACK TO BOARD A church group that wants to put a social services center in the West End - and neighborhood groups looking to stop it - got a mixed decision from Hamilton County Magistrate Richard A. Bernat. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060729/NEWS01/607290358/1056/rss02
August 2, 200618 yr From the 8/2/06 Enquirer: Both sides ask for Citylink rehearing THE ENQUIRER All sides in the West End Citylink zoning dispute want a magistrate to reconsider his refusal to rule on the issue. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060802/NEWS01/608020389/1056
August 19, 200618 yr Ruling is against Citylink group BY GREGORY KORTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Citylink, the consortium of churches and social service agencies, has suffered another legal setback in its quest to locate a five-acre social services mall in the West End. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060819/NEWS01/608190369/1056
November 3, 200618 yr Citylink backers, foes in court Planners await judge's ruling BY ALLEN HOWARD | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Planners for the proposed Citylink must wait at least two weeks to learn if they can go ahead with plans. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061103/NEWS01/611030357/1056/COL02
November 22, 200618 yr This just in... Judge says Citylink can proceed BY GREGORY KORTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER A Hamilton County judge has overturned two lower rulings and ordered the city of Cincinnati to issue a zoning permit to Citylink
November 23, 200618 yr Because Citylink seeks to provide job training to people throughout the region – and not just residents of the West End – it is “best described as a business or commercial enterprise” rather than a social service center, Winkler’s decision said. This reasoning is suspect, to say the least...
November 23, 200618 yr Any hope of revitalization of the upper part of the West End just died. I wonder how Drees feels about this?
November 23, 200618 yr Any hope of revitalization of the upper part of the West End just died. I wonder how Drees feels about this? Drees isn't developing in the upper part of the West End, but the lower. The current social services activity going around Washington Park and Vine St. is actually closer to City West that CityLink will be.
November 23, 200618 yr WTF~! :x This is bad for the entire city of cincinnati and region. I am going to refrain from saying anything else Just when things are looking up for downtown OTR and the city this shite happens.
November 23, 200618 yr Can't resign; have to work with the project and incorporate as best as possible with the neighborhood.
November 24, 200618 yr Well isn't this good news for the Washington Park area at least since those agencies would be moved?
November 24, 200618 yr ^wrong. None of the agencies here in Washington Park are moving there, except maybe the Lord's Gym, which will just mean another vacant corner storefront.
November 24, 200618 yr ^The city should make it a priority to create restaurant development opportunities out of the program that exists at Cincinnati State in Washington Park.
November 24, 200618 yr So this project isn't just a centralization of services, but rather just adding a whole lot of other services in a new neighborhood?
November 24, 200618 yr ^ I think that is correct. The only existing agencies that are in OTR that are listed to be part of this are Crossroads Health Clinic and The Lord's Gym; and I am not really sure if they are going to keep there existing locations or not.
November 26, 200618 yr Citylink is a consortium of churches and social service agencies that plans to create a one-stop center for job training, drug treatment, health care and other charities at a $1.4 million Bank Street site. How much do you want to bet that the job training part would be the least used. Most of the people would probably go there for the free Health Care and other free hand-outs. Sad.
November 26, 200618 yr 40,000 square feet of the facility will be used as a homeless shelter and housing for people coming out of prison. So the people in the neighborhood should expect more drug-related crime and violent offenses. The tragic thing is that this area is Cincinnati's traditional manufacturing zone. Many of the city's businesses have historic roots in this area, which runs along the path of the old canal. I think that this situation is indicative of the status of our city as we see jobs leaving and we're seeing private investment not in capital-building enterprises, but in paying people who are irresponsible and criminally inclined.
December 28, 200618 yr yes http://www.courtclerk.org/case_summary.asp?sec=history&casenumber=C%200601054
November 2, 200717 yr http://www.local12.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=6f5a312e-42d3-4caf-9d15-f98233851010 Court Clears Way for City Link Center A court ruling today finds a homeless center can be built in the West End.
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