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Post by district5 on Feb 9, 2006 19:18:11 GMT -5
The Cincinnati Enquirer On-line February 9, 2006
ODOT, FIREFIGHTERS AGREE
Cincinnati firefighters can expand their downtown memorial on land controlled by the state, after the Ohio Department of Transportation relinquished an easement along Interstate 75 on Wednesday. The move marked a temporary cease-fire in a five-year battle between the state and the city over the $1.5 million Third Street "ramp to nowhere," which the city built as part of the Fort Washington Way project in 2001. The state never allowed the city to connect the ramp to I-75 north, and made the demolition of the ramp a condition for expansion of the memorial. An ODOT permit manager told firefighters last year they would have to stand in the street for their annual memorial observance rather than congregate on state property. ODOT District 8 Director Michael C. Flynn said that decision was a misunderstanding. Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union Local 48 President Joseph W. Diebold credited U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Westwood, with pressuring ODOT.
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Post by district5 on Oct 9, 2006 20:34:01 GMT -5
What: FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
Where: 6th and Central Avenue
Date: October 11, 2006
Time: 12:00 PM-1: 30 PM
Media Contact: District Chief Fredrick Prather 678-1980 On Wednesday, October 11, 2006, the Cincinnati Fire Department and Firefighters Local 48, in cooperation with many support organizations, will hold their annual memorial service. The service will be held at the Firefighters' Memorial Park, which is located at 6th and Central Avenue and will begin at 12:00 PM.
Throughout the year, members of fire service have died, and the Memorial Service will provide an opportunity for members, and their supporters to honor these individuals, and show their families that they have our support.
Please join the Cincinnati Fire Department, Firefighters Local 48, and many support organizations at the 2006 Firefighters' Memorial Service.
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