City Finances: Update, 11.30.2020
Summary: the state of City finances is unexpectedly strong as we approach year-end.
When covid-19 first broke on to the scene last March, projections for city finances 2020 took a somewhat scary…
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Council oversight of law enforcement, related to crowd control/free speech events
It’s been over five months since the killing of George Floyd and the passage of Council’s resolution stating our commitment to addressing issues of racial equity here in Worthington. Action at the…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Inquiry into Police Policies and Practices
Dear Reader,
As we now enter the fall of a most troubling yet significant year, I thought it appropriate that I provide you with an update on efforts to review and, where needed, reform the…
Continue ReadingAre Our Police Policies in Line with Our Values? Three Proposals For Worthington City Council
Following the killing of George Floyd—and in light of the conduct of the Columbus Police Department at the very outset of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests in downtown Columbus—I began…
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Public Health, Public Space: Parks are “an Essential Business”
A recent Urban Land Institute—Columbus webinar, featuring a presentation by MKSK, titled "Parks are an Essential Business," deserves a wide audience here in Worthington. MKSK, the reader may…
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