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Resident urges city to address 3CDC parking enforcement and crumbling Western Hill viaduct
Summary
During public comment, Stephon Pryor complained about 3CDC staff issuing parking tickets and raised safety and maintenance concerns about a deteriorating viaduct in Western Hill, urging the council to press for repairs.
Stephon Pryor used the public-comment period at the Budget and Finance Committee meeting on Oct. 11 to criticize the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation’s (3CDC) parking enforcement and to call attention to a deteriorating viaduct in Western Hill.
Pryor said 3CDC staff are “acting like parking enforcer officers” and alleged they run license plates and issue $65 tickets when meters expire. “Y'all need to talk to them about stop doing that. It should be a flat rate because if 3CDC checking my license plates and running me through and sending something to your residence that's not cool, they're acting like enforcers now,” Pryor said.
He also urged the council to prioritize repair of a viaduct in Western Hill, saying bricks are falling from the bridge and the area is neglected. “They need to get on that viaduct bridge because bricks is falling from this from the from the underneath, the the top of the bridge, garbage, trash. They don't even clean it up out there on a bridge though, but it's getting neglected,” Pryor said. He added that prior promises to fix the bridge dating back to 2007 had not produced results in his view.
Why it matters: the comments raise concerns about public safety and the role of a nonprofit development corporation in parking enforcement. The committee did not take action on the remarks during the meeting; they were recorded during the public-comment period.
Action taken: none; the remarks were part of public comment and no committee direction or formal action was recorded in the transcript.
