The Cincinnati Health Department is considering a new headquarters in Walnut Hills. A building in the neighborhood was purchased in September as part of a plan to address maintenance needs. The planning commission approved the move recently.
What we know
- Neighborhood leaders only learned about the plan to move the health department to Walnut Hills the week before the planning commission approved it.
- A community garden near the new site will be lost as it will become a Metro transit hub.
- The health department is open to including some clinical space in the new building if the neighborhood desires it.
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