Former Vice-Mayor Cooper Supports Inclusion Initiative for Banks
Optimistic call for more comprehensive process in selecting master developer
By Michael D. Altman
QueenCityForum.com Magazine editor in chief
City Hall -- It was good to be on the other side of the podium, former Vice Mayor Minnette Cooper said, laughing. It was the fist time she had done so since her term expired in 2003.
She stood before City Council on behalf of several organizations Wednesday, asking specifically for County and City officials to engage in a "more comprehensive process to determine the selection of the master developer" of the Banks project.
"In addition to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), we feel it is imperative that our leaders, both city and county, require a request for proposal before making a final decision," Cooper outlined.
Ms. Cooper's statement represented the feeling of The African American chamber of Commerce, AMOS, Baptist Minister's Conference, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, CBUF, Community Action Agency, Faith Community Alliance, Greater Cincinnati Building & Trades Union, H.O.M.E., N. O.I./Mosque 5, NAACP, Women's Chamber of Commerce & Women's City Club.
She went on to say that a number of people represented by the groups, who were in attendance of Tuesday's special joint session of the county and city, were encouraged by the open and honest exchange."(They) left the meeting with a sense that the dialogue regarding our concerns had finally begun."
By Michael D. Altman
QueenCityForum.com Magazine editor in chief
City Hall -- It was good to be on the other side of the podium, former Vice Mayor Minnette Cooper said, laughing. It was the fist time she had done so since her term expired in 2003.
She stood before City Council on behalf of several organizations Wednesday, asking specifically for County and City officials to engage in a "more comprehensive process to determine the selection of the master developer" of the Banks project.
"In addition to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ), we feel it is imperative that our leaders, both city and county, require a request for proposal before making a final decision," Cooper outlined.
Ms. Cooper's statement represented the feeling of The African American chamber of Commerce, AMOS, Baptist Minister's Conference, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, CBUF, Community Action Agency, Faith Community Alliance, Greater Cincinnati Building & Trades Union, H.O.M.E., N. O.I./Mosque 5, NAACP, Women's Chamber of Commerce & Women's City Club.
She went on to say that a number of people represented by the groups, who were in attendance of Tuesday's special joint session of the county and city, were encouraged by the open and honest exchange."(They) left the meeting with a sense that the dialogue regarding our concerns had finally begun."
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