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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
19-06-2025
- Politics
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Dayton candidates vow to avoid mudslinging after attack ads in prior election
Jun. 17—Shenise Turner-Sloss, Darryl Fairchild and Jacob Davis recently signed a written pledge to run a "clean campaign" for the November election cycle that refrains from negative personal attacks and mudslinging. They challenged their opponents in the Dayton mayor and commission races to do the same. Turner-Sloss and Fairchild were the subject of attack ad mailers from other Democrats when they ran for Dayton City Commission four years ago. They and some community members called the mailers racist and an attempt to use campaign dirty tricks. This November, Commissioners Fairchild and Turner-Sloss are running as a team with Davis, against Darius Beckham, Karen Wick and incumbent Mayor Jeffrey Mims Jr., who are campaigning together. Fairchild, Davis, Beckham and Wick are running for two open city commission seats, while Turner-Sloss is trying to unseat Mayor Mims. Turner-Sloss, Fairchild and Davis said they signed a clean campaign pledge last week where they vowed to refrain from personal attacks and divisive rhetoric. The pledge also says they won't share false, misleading or unsubstantiated information about candidates, groups or community members, and that their campaigns will focus on issues and qualifications. The pledge says they will promote open, honest and issue-based debate, and they'll hold their supporters and campaign staff to these standards. In a statement, Davis said "campaigns should be about ideas, solutions and vision," while Turner-Sloss said the city deserves leaders who focus on issues and not personal attacks. Commissioner Fairchild said, "Dayton is stronger when our politics reflect our community values: respect, decency, and fairness. This pledge is a promise to lead by example." The candidates urged their opponents to sign the pledge. In response, Mims, Beckham and Wick issued a joint statement that says, "We're glad to see that all campaigns are committed to running on principles of honesty, respect, and integrity. That's what Daytonians deserve. We're not interested in political games, we're focused on doing the work. Our priority remains where it's always been: delivering real results, strengthening our neighborhoods, and providing the steady, experienced leadership Dayton needs." When Turner-Sloss and Fairchild last ran for the Dayton City Commission in the fall of 2021, attack advertisements were mailed out to city voters that said the candidates "opposed measures to keep us safe from violent crime." One mailer claimed that Turner-Sloss could not be trusted because she was endorsed by the Dayton/Miami Valley Democratic Socialists of America. Fairchild and Turner-Sloss at the time said the mailers were dirty tricks and racist dog whistles. The Montgomery County Democratic Party issued an apology to Fairchild and Turner-Sloss, and the Ohio Democratic Party chairwoman also said she apologized to the candidates. Montgomery County Democratic Party Executive Director Kurt Hatcher resigned in the wake of the controversy. All four candidates in the race were Democrats.
