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Be careful what you wish for, as the City and Neighbors 4 More Neighbors push for more urban density
In what arguably is the Midwest’s largest boomtown, City of Columbus leadership and the grassroots effort “Neighbors 4 More Neighbors” have been seeking greater housing density for Columbus’s downtown and nearby neighborhoods, such as the Short…
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Mapfre Sports Park Relocation Continues to be a Waste of City Tax Dollars
Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime community advocate who is now circulating petitions to run for Mayor in the 2023 May primary election states,” I have been publicly outspoken about wasting city tax dollars to…
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Busting Myths: My ongoing struggles for responsibility from the City of Columbus
My struggles to gain democratic legal rights and respect for residents in the “city” of Columbus continue. The three documents reprinted here below elaborate the themes of my recent essays. To expand the discussion to a larger public, I include…
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City Council & Ginther Continue to Deprive Thousands of Affordable Housing Opportunities
Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime community advocate who has been circulating petitions to run for mayor in the 2023 May primary election stated that, “City Council and Mayor Ginther have not spent one dime of the…
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