Please encourage Council member Jeff Berding to KEEP HIS PROMISE to stop this foolish waste of money ‘The City of Cincinnati has an estimated $60 million annual operating deficit this year and a deficit in its pension fund obligations to City employees of more than $800 million. Hundreds of policemen and firemen are being laid off, Rather than focus on addressing these driving issues for the City, a bare majority on Council has voted preliminarily to spend more than $128 million to construct a streetcar line r from the Great American Ballpark to Corryville. Already, mote than $15 million in cost overruns have been identified, bringi to $143 million. It is sure to rise more. the estimated cost a present Councilmember Jeff Berding was the fifth vote in favor of this foolish waste of tax dollars. However, when he ran for re-election to City Council in 2009, Council member Berding made repeated promises to oppose this project and the waste of money that it brings. With his preliminary vote, Council member Jeff Berding broke that promise. Dear Council member Berding: 1 2009, you promised to oppo funding forthe Cincinnati Stretea In 2010, you voted for a bond project o borow $64 mulion for his proect, ad voted 10 suppor $3 milion antualy for is operating expenses. These are fubds that oe pay Tor police and firefighters: Tam ssking simply shat you promise not ta vote for any fund forthe erste projet and that you oppose ll contacts fr ths wasteful project, The following council members are on the record ‘OPPOSING spending money on the streetcar: ‘We need to secure just one more vote against the streetcar The following organizations have joined together to stop this waste: Westwood Concern Cincinnati Chapter of the NAACP Cincinnati Fire Fighters Union, Local 48 CASS. - Coalition Against Streetcar Swindle Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless Cincinnati Organized & Dedicated Employees Fraternal Order of Police, Queen City Lodge #69 Baptist Ministers Conference of Greater Cincinnati Vicinity Coalition Opposed to Addit AST) Spending 8 Taxes (Ci Encourage Council member Berding to vote AGAINST spending and contracts for the streetcar. Complete the posteard below to Council member Berding, and send a second one to the Fraternal Order of Police mobile Dear FOP leaders: ‘Thane for lending the opposition tothe Cincinnati stretear, We eat allow this swareful projet to proceed wile the City budget isin eis 1Thave mailed in my postcard to hold Council member Berding ohis 2009 campaign promise to oppore erectse funding, Bei my pa ade cma adie ad phone amr Pa kesp me updated un development inthis debate Senet Giocnant,Ohe Zip Cote aa