Residents call for safe, accessible closure of Riverfront Commons

Petition Calls for Hamilton to Designate Libraries 'Safe Drug Consumption Sites'

A petition calling for Hamilton City Council to designate public libraries as safe drug consumption sites will be debated at the upcoming meeting of Hamilton’s Public Health Sub-Committee. The 115 signatories want the City of Hamilton to create and fund ‘safe drug consumption sites’ outside Hamilton’s public libraries. The petition requests that the City install heated shelters, similar to those used for bus stops, outside libraries to reduce in…

Residents call for safe, accessible closure of Riverfront Commons

The Brent Spence Project is looking to close a portion of the Riverfront Commons to make way for construction, and safety was on the minds of Covington (and some non-Covington) residents this week as the city voted to accept the project’s commitment to minimize harm during the closure. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to essentially affirm the corridor project’s commitment to cause as little damage to the trails and the surrounding area …