Feb 16:
https://www.actionforhousingnow.com/
Cincinnati Action for Housing NOW turned in the signatures from 9,541 Cincinnatians who signed their names, calling for funding of the City of Cincinnati Affordable Housing Trust Fund to be on the May 4, 2021 ballot.
Passage of this initiative in May, by Cincinnatians, will ensure that every year, at least $50 million is invested into the construction and preservation of affordable housing in Cincinnati. Together, as a community, through the use of our own local dollars, we will start down the road of closing our shortage of more than 28,000 affordable homes.
This would create homes affordable to 41% of Cincinnati households, the number of which, currently far outweighs the number of homes affordable to them: cashiers, hairdressers, receptionists, home health aides, restaurant servers, teaching assistants, kitchen workers, nursing assistants, retail sales associates, bank tellers, bartenders, funeral attendants, pharmacy technicians, veterinary assistants, childcare workers, grocery store workers, etc., and their families. This investment would create new jobs and new opportunities for more Cincinnati neighborhoods.
These signatures were collected by an incredible team of over 200 dedicated volunteers. We are so grateful to be partnered with them and the thousands of Cincinnatians who showed up to sign. Imagine, 9,541 signatures, collected entirely in a global pandemic. That is more than double the required 4,680 valid signatures we need to get on the ballot. Getting this number of signatures in most likely the worst year to collect signatures in the last 100 years, required resourceful intention on the part of the many volunteers and on the part of the signers and shows how much people believe in our responsibility to end the affordable housing crisis in our city.
After we give them to the City, they will turn over the petitions to the Hamilton County Board of Elections who will verify the signatures. Once verified, they will go back to the city, and then city council will take the necessary steps to put in on the ballot. Keep an eye out on our social media for more information!
