Latest News and Announcements
BREAKING NEWS! Dean Gillispie, an innocent man I have been advocating for since I began doing stories about his case in 1998, has been released from prison! A federal judge has thrown out his conviction. Here's the last story I did on Dean's case before I left Channel 9.
LQ I-Team - OH Innocence Project takes Gillispie Case (Nov. 2007) from Laure Quinlivan on Vimeo.
Here's the latest story by a Dayton tv station.
Man freed after 20 years in prison - Cincinnati Enquirer
Dean Gillispie released from prison after serving 20 years from Laure Quinlivan on Vimeo.
Dean Gillispie Message to LQ - 12.20.2011 from Laure Quinlivan on Vimeo.
Thank you for your support and encouragement, and I look forward to serving you another two years on Cincinnati Council.
4 Year Terms Enquirer guest columns from citizens who helped with the endorsement process discuss the need for a 4 year council term.
Latest Streetcar Development - Seeking Federal Dollars for Extension
MOBILE FOOD VENDING --TRUCKS COMING TO FOUNTAIN SQUARE!
Hungry for something healty & inexpensive? Try the city's new mobile food vending pilot program I created downtown. We have 25 vendors selling pizza. tacos, burgers and jambalaya in 3 locations: Fifth & Race lot, Court & Vine St, next to the Purple People Bridge.
In November, Council approved creating zones around Fountain Square, so you should see the trucks when you come downtown for Christmas shopping. Mobile food vending has created/retained more than 80 jobs! At Cafe de Wheels, try the delicious sandwich "The Councilwoman".
I Support the Office of Environmental Quality
After the city's first year of Enhanced Recycling, the number of households recycling has jumped from 40% to 72%. This program saves city taxpayers about a million dollars a year. We are diverting 6000 additional tons of material from the landfill. Only 22% of households are signed up for the Recyclebank Rewards program, and the most popular coupons are Graeter's, Dewey's and LaRosa's. Watch my recycling video on the videos page.
The top ten recycling neighborhoods are: #1 Mt. Lookout (YEA! It's MY neighborhood) #2 Clifton #3 Hyde Park #4 Mt. Washington #5 Oakley #6 Heights #7 North Avondale #8 Mt. Adams #9 Columbia Tusculum #10 Pleasant Ridge
I Chair the Mayor's Green Steering Committee, and oppose dismantling of the Office of Environmental Quality, as some council members propose. It does not make fiscal sense. OEQ has saved the city more than $20 Million dollars with energy efficiency retrofits of our city buildings, enhanced citywide recycling and numerous grants for "Green" projects making Cincinnati a national leader in sustainability. Read the Soapbox article on OEQ.
CITIZENS UNVEIL PURPLE PEOPLE BRIDGE MAKEOVER Citizens,the Mayor and I unveiled some great additions to Ohio's side of the bridge. I call these citizens the "purple people" who answered my challenge to sponsor a bench or flower planter. Others volunteered to paint and garden. If you want to help too, call me at 513-352-5303 or email laure.quinlivan@cincinnati-oh.gov. Here is a powerpoint that shows what's happened so far. You can also watch the video about it that we played in the Finance Committee. LQ Purple People Bridge 2011 from Laure Quinlivan on Vimeo. Jane P did a nice Enquirer article.
Budget Solutions --Employee Cost Savings Teams
I worked for 6 months with two Public Services employee teams in Fleet Services and Sanitation to identify cost-savings in their divisions. They presentated the results of our team effort to City Council in June. Fleet Services found annual savings of $250,000, and Sanitation proposes $2 million in annual cost savings ideas. Read the reports sent to the City Manager and watch the powerpoint presentations.
Fleet Services - Presentation and Final Report
Sanitation - Presentation and Final Report
Council Member Laure Quinlivan on Ch. 12 Newsmakers 6-26-11 Discussing City Property Tax and Budget from Laure Quinlivan on Vimeo.
CINCINNATI IMAGE DISCUSSIONS GETTING TRACTION.
It's about time to find out what Cincinnati image we project to the world when the World Choir Games comes to town this summer. "The Story Project" will report back to us with recommendations this month. Read about it here.
My Office is:
346B City Hall, 801 Plum St, 45202
Phone: (513) 352-5303
E-Mail: Laure.Quinlivan@cincinnati-oh.gov
I Chair the Quality of Life Committee focused on Environment, Education, Tourism, Arts & Culture, Health & Public Services. We meet every other Tuesday at Noon in council chambers.
City Starts Advanced Recycling
Advanced Recycling Saving City $1 Million/Year
Cincinnati starts Advanced Recycling from Laure Quinlivan on Vimeo.
