Council approves Cradle Cincinnati recognition, parks and infrastructure grants and several emergency appropriations

Cincinnati City Council unanimously approved a recognition for Cradle Cincinnati and a series of funding and infrastructure measures during its business session, including funding for parks, public health screening, lead-service-line replacement at child-care facilities, and emergency repairs to landslide-damaged streets.

The council passed a resolution honoring Cradle Cincinnati for its work on maternal and infant health and then approved a set of emergency appropriations and grant acceptances: a $3.5 million donation from the Cincinnati Parks Foundation for permanent improvements at Lot 23 (Smale Riverfront Park); an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency grant of up to $500,000 to replace lead service lines at licensed childcare facilities; $562,000+ in Ohio Public Works Commission funds for emergency landslide repairs on West Fork Road and Montana Avenue; and a $250,000 transfer to Best Point Education and Behavioral Health to support its youth mental-health urgent-care program. Council also accepted smaller grants and donations to support human-relations work, retinal…