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Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Health
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Hospital initiative fails to pass city commission; needs more signatures
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — One group is back to collecting signatures after the Dayton City Commission failed to pass a ballot initiative for a hospital in West Dayton. The Clergy Community Coalition now has until Aug. 11 to collect 1,250 valid signatures after already collecting thousands for the hospital initiative. This comes after Wednesday morning's Dayton City Commission meeting, where their petition to have the initiative appear on November's ballot failed to pass. One city commissioner, who is also a member of the coalition, says she is upset with this outcome. 'I am disappointed,' said Shenise Turner-Sloss, city commissioner. 'I commitment in doing so and to allow the people to to make the decision to to vote as to whether they will like to support a public hospital. ' Both Turner-Sloss and Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr. voted in favor of putting the hospital initiative on the ballot. This would have allowed voters to decide if a public hospital is something the city of Dayton should pursue and fund. 'If you have been here for years and decades like myself, you're seeing this city suffer more than other cities around us, and other communities around us, because of the wealth factor,' said Mayor Mims. Commissioner Darryl Fairchild abstained his vote, and commissioners Chris Shaw and Matt Joseph both voted against the ballot initiative, saying while they are not opposed to a hospital, this initiative lacks proper planning and would not be a good idea for Dayton residents. 'It's unfair for Dayton residents to have to pay for a hospital if it even were able to come to fruition,' said Chris Shaw, city commissioner. 'And if the city of Dayton had to fill the gap, we would have to cut fire and police, public works.' Commissioners say health care is a priority but the proposal needs to better align with the city's current capabilities. 'And I want to make sure that folks realize that, I acknowledge, as my colleagues all do, that we need help with health care. There's no doubt about it, it's a countrywide epidemic right now,' said Joseph. 'And if there was a reasonable proposal, I'd be glad to work on it.' Without three 'yes' votes, the hospital proposal cannot go on the November ballot — unless the Community Clergy Coalition collects 1,250 additional signatures in 20 days. 'We got a lot of signatures so far. So I do think that the people of Dayton will do that,' said Sue Sutton, coalition member. 'I just want the people of Dayton to be able to vote on this.' 2 NEWS will continue to follow this story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
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Downtown road closures, security measures announced for NATO 2025
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — With the NATO Parliamentary Assembly happening in just a week, downtown Dayton will be seeing a lot of changes. International delegates arrive downtown next week, and Dayton will be heavily impacted by road closures, detours and part of downtown being sectioned off as a security zone. City leaders held a conference Thursday revealing more on how the city will be impacted. WATCH: City leaders, police share NATO road closures, security info Starting on Monday, Dayton will start the process of a multi-day makeover, which will shut down several blocks in the downtown area. 'Our primary responsibility is to make sure that every citizen, whether they are coming from out of town or living here in the city of Dayton, that they are safe,' said Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr. A security zone entitled the NATO Village will encompass a roughly 10 square block area of downtown, where nearly 1,200 delegates will meet beginning next Thursday. On Monday and Tuesday, police will begin establishing a full perimeter around this area, including officers, barriers, fences and more. A few areas will be accessibly to pedestrians, with police organizing maps to define where people can park and walk to access downtown residences and businesses. 'We understand we're impacting a large part of the downtown business area, and a lot of new residential areas,' said Maj. Chris Malson, DPD. 'I would like to say we have it all figured out, but if we miss something, give us a little bit of patience.' Dayton police are calling on departments from all over the state, as the last time an event of this size happened was at a KKK rally in 2019. Police say this event is of a much larger scope. 'That event was one day, and this event is seven days,' said Malson. Dayton police also said the downtown area will take several days to clean up, but roads will be the first priority. 'We're going to do our absolute best to get the city opened up by then, we're hoping to get the roadways open back up so that we can minimize the impact on the individuals in that area,' said Malson. Police say they will share updates on social media throughout the event. The Dayton Police Department will also have a dedicated phone line for those with questions specifically regarding the NATO Assembly and downtown impacts: 937-333-NATO (6286) Click here to watch the full news conference, or scroll through the slides below to learn the specifics of detours, pedestrian access and more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
