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Council pauses action on City Center stabilization as residents seek more detail
Summary
Council members on the North College Hill City Council debated whether to fast-track a contract with RWB Properties to stabilize the 1500 West Galbraith building, commonly called the City Center, but failed to suspend readings necessary to approve the contract at this meeting.
Council members on the North College Hill City Council debated whether to fast-track a contract with RWB Properties to stabilize the 1500 West Galbraith building, commonly called the City Center. A motion to suspend second and third readings for Resolution 12-2025, which would approve the contract and declare an emergency under the Ohio Revised Code, failed to receive the six votes required to suspend readings.
The discussion centered on competing priorities and missing information, including whether the administration had solicited formal bids or quotes, the total anticipated cost of restoring the building versus demolition and the precise funding plan. City Administrator Miss Duchstein said $480,000 in ARPA funds had been encumbered for the project and indicated the city could draw approximately $300,000 from the general fund or pursue…
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