Pretty please, Congress, help us pay for these

Mr. Mallory went to Washington two weeks ago to lobby for federal funding for local projects. He and City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. took Capital tours with Reps. Steve Chabot, R-Westwood, and Geoff Davis, R-Hebron.

He gave the men a list of things he'd like money for. But the list had to officially come from the city with council's endorsement. Council approved it Wednesday night.

Here's the list of projects: The Central Riverfront Park project (aka The Banks park); the Brent Spence Bridge project; a police records management system required by the collaborative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice; a street construction project for Mehring Way and the central riverfront, also key to The Banks project; redevelopment of the Queen City Barrel property; improvements to Interstate 71; a sewer project for Eastern and Delta avenues; a study of streetcars; and the improvement of Beechmont and Wilmer avenues.

Total cost: more than $21 million.