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18-04-2025
- Sport
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Councilman claims betting main cause for Ohio football game violence
There are concerns about the future of a youth football league in Ohio. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] A city council member claims that the root cause of the violence was due to adults betting on the games, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati. As previously reported by News Center 7, two people were injured in a shooting at a peewee football game in October at a Cincinnati Public School. TRENDING STORIES: Customer complaints lead to fuel quality investigation at local gas stations Dayton Board of Education becomes first Ohio district to reject DEI order; $50M on the line Man seriously injured after being ejected from motorcycle in Dayton Scotty Johnson said people are betting $3, $4, or $5,000 on these games. 'People are dying for a lot less money,' he said. 'The reason why we've seen some shots fired, gunplay at these events, the ridiculous amount of money that's being bet on these youth games is ridiculous.' Johnson also claims that betting is the reason that Cincinnati police no longer patrol the games. 'So the reality and the difficult conversation when it comes to our young people are this: Community, stop betting on our children,' Johnson said. However, people in the league say teams are not betting against each other. They say they are betting on uniforms and food, not money. Cincinnati School Public Schools shared safety improvements at the meeting. They said they have hired 138 permanent crossing guard positions. They need 22 that need to be filled. The next meeting between Cincinnati Public Schools and the City of Cincinnati's Healthy Neighborhoods Committee is scheduled in August. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
12-02-2025
- Politics
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Cincinnati's Connected Communities policy could change. Give your feedback this Saturday
Cincinnatians will have another chance to weigh in on possible changes to the city's Connected Communities zoning policy. The independent working groups created last fall to review the policy will host a town hall on Saturday, Feb. 15th that's free and open to the public. The event comes nearly eight months after Cincinnati's city council passed the controversial overhaul of the city's outdated, century-old zoning code. Designed to address the city's housing shortage, the policy changed zoning around neighborhood business districts and major transit routes to bolster the development of more multi-family buildings. The policy was approved after two years of public engagement but not without significant public outcry. This led three of the city's nine council members − Scotty Johnson, Victoria Parks and Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney − to vote against Connected Communities. They cited the need for more engagement and the potential inclusion of an affordable housing clause. Five volunteer committees of Cincinnati civic leaders and average citizens make up the official "Making Connected Communities Better" working groups. Since last fall, the committees have met regularly to research and create policy suggestions that address the need for accessibility, affordable housing, improved infrastructure and the preservation of neighborhood character. 'We are looking for feedback from the public,' said Vice Mayor Kearney in a press release. 'All expert and non-expert opinions on the policy suggestions are valuable." The working group plans to share a draft report of their recommendations with the city administration, city council and the public. More: "Change to happen overtime" Cincinnati just passed Connected Communities. What happens now? The town hall meeting will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15th from noon to 3 p.m. at the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency at 1740 Langdon Farm Rd. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati's new zoning policy challenged in town hall this Saturday
