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3 days ago
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Will the west Dayton hospital proposal make it onto the November ballot?
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The decision to build a new hospital in west Dayton could be in the hands of voters this November. The Clergy Community Coalition held a press conference on Tuesday to announce progress toward reaching their goal. 'We are very pleased to announce that we're turning in 2,800 signatures into the clerk of the commission,' said Bishop Richard Cox, CCC president. It was back to the drawing board after Dayton City Commissioners were split with a 2-2 vote and one abstention just three weeks ago over the imitative to add the hospital petition to the ballot. In just 20 days, the coalition gathered even more signatures from the community, in order to put it on the ballot regardless of the commission's vote. The CCC says it's a step in the right direction, and couldn't have been done without the community's support. 'I think it's a win-win for the city. It would provide adequate health care and alleviate the health care desert that we're now living in,' said Cox. 'It's also a win-win for the city commission because then the politicians that we elected to serve us can still work with us as we pursue this effort.' If the petition goes through the Montgomery County Board of Elections once all the signatures are verified, it will be up to the people of Dayton to make the choice in November. However, the coalition says they still want to work with the commissioners regardless of how they initially voted. 'We're still interested in working with you. We elected you to serve us, and we want to work with you to make sure that the citizens of Dayton in this upcoming election, get the services they need from the people that they have elected,' said Cox. However, if the initiative does pass, there will not be adequate money to immediately build a hospital. The coalition says they plan to go to the state and some potential partners for investment money, although they have not revealed who those partners would be. They also say they are not naive to think the project will happen overnight. But they do have some target goals in mind. 'It's all incremental and it will take time. But our hope would be that we have something standing by 2032,' said Nancy Kiehl, CCC secretary. 2 NEWS reached out to Dayton City Commissioners for comment, with one commissioner replying that he would share a statement once the signatures were verified and in the hands of the board of elections. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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08-07-2025
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Community group making another push to bring new hospital to Dayton
A community group is making a second push to bring a new hospital to Dayton. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'You know they turned us down twice. This is the third time we're going before the city commission, and this time we can say we made it. We got the required number of signatures,' Bishop Richard Cox, President of the Clergy Community Coalition, said. They needed 1250 signatures. The board of elections certified 1284. TRENDING STORIES: Driver crashes into building at Young's Jersey Dairy Hydrochloric leak reported at AmeriWater facility in Vandalia; Investigation underway Firefighters respond to rekindling of previous structure fire in Shelby County The Celergy Community Coalition spent months collecting them, working to put a public hospital where the former Good Samaritan Hospital used to sit on Dayton's west side. 'They need to follow the instructions of the voters because the voters voted them into office and so they need to pass it,' Cox said. City code said the proposed ordinance can be submitted to the clerk of the commission if they have at least 1,250 valid signatures of registered Dayton voters. The Clergy Community Coalition's petition allows city residents to vote on the proposed one-mill tax that could raise $2 million every year for 10 years. The coalition said there's still work to be done, and they need help from people who want and need this public hospital. 'To stand beside us, to urge our mayor and commissioners that you want this on the ballot,' Cox said. If the commission rejects the proposed ordinance, the coalition will have to collect 12,050 signatures in 20 days. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
