Today's endorsement

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The Western Economic Council (WEC) is supporting Issue 27.

The release: The Western Economic Council is a non-profit group formed in 1985 by citizens and business leaders from the west side of Hamilton County to promote preservation and quality development and redevelopment. Our overall purpose is to preserve the quality of life in our western Cincinnati neighborhoods.

WEC’s Board endorses the new County jail levy to be voted on in this November’s election and encourages all voters to vote in favor of Issue 27.

The reasons are simple: we need to support meaningful action to stem crime and reduce the “revolving door” that returns criminals to the streets. At present, we cannot even fund the inadequate number of jail cells the County has, let alone provide more jail space for criminals that the public should have protection from. Further, the current rehabilitation programs are inadequate to keep the wrong doers from returning to patterns of crime.

If the levy effort fails, we will face more crime, more criminals returned to the streets before they should be, and continuation of inadequate rehabilitation programs. All this leads inevitably to deterioration of our neighborhoods and property values as well as reduced public safety. A “yes” vote on Issue 27 represents our best current hope for breaking this trend. Please vote “yes” for Issue 27!