The Banks? Let's Wait A Little Longer

Hamilton County commissioners on Wednesday morning passed a resolution showing their "commitment to the success of the Banks by shifting responsibility for implementation of the Banks Project to the Port Authority following the completion of the transition work of the Banks Working Group pursuant to an agreed-upon Mission Statement, scope, charge and Rules of Governance and Procedure, and revising and amending the Agreement that created the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority ....."

And so on.

But when a resolution with exactly the same wording came up about four hours later at Cincinnati City Hall, it didn't go straight through like Councilman Chris Bortz wanted. Instead, Mayor Mark Mallory suggested it go back to Bortz's economic development committee, which meets again May 8.

Mallory said he did that because there hadn't been adequate time for public input.

"There is no rush on this," he said. "Remember we've been talking about it for a year and a half."

Action isn't necessary anyway, the mayor said, until there's an actual Banks plan.