Saturday, April 29, 2000
Council member casts 1st votes
By Cindi Andrews
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LEBANON — Early indications are that City Council's newest addition will clash less with her fellow members and city staff than her predecessor.
Jane Davenport got off to a shaky start at her first meeting Tuesday, saying she'd rather not vote on an item because she didn't un derstand it.
The mayor told Mrs. Davenport she had to vote, and after getting a little clarification, she voted with the majority to send proposed landscaping rules to committee.
“She got hit with a really bad night,” said Councilman Mark Flick, who supported appointing Mrs. Davenport. “... She'll come back full stride.”
Council picked Mrs. Dav enport 4-2 on Monday to replace Joe McKenzie, who resigned in late March amid conflicts over the money-losing telecommunications system and other issues.
Mrs. Davenport, in contrast, went along with the majority on every vote Tuesday, including the 5-1 decision to offer $81,500 to buy the circa-1808 Mechanic Street house.
She also was full of praise for city staff after taking a five-hour tour of all the departments Wednesday.
“I was extremely impressed with the enthusiasm of each department head,” she said.
Mrs. Davenport, who ran unsuccessfully as a write-in candidate in 1999, also will bring a couple of her own ideas to council:
ãThe city should broadcast more local events, espe cially school activities, on its cable system, she said. It would be worth the $1,000 cost per half-hour program, she said.
“I feel like we would get many, many more subscribers ... because Warner doesn't offer that,” Mrs. Davenport said Thursday. “I think (telecommunications) has the possibility of making money for Lebanon, but we're all going to have to get behind it.”
ãA new hotel also could bring in money for the city, she said. Now it only has two small motels.
She'd like to see something more upscale built near a proposed convention center on Deerfield Road, two miles from Interstate 71.
Mrs. Davenport also said she supports the city developing the convention center, “if the price is right.”
The other candidates for Mr. McKenzie's seat were Barbara Kuhns, a former shade tree committee member; James Hause, a former electric employee; Graham Bale, a management consultant; and Kevin Gazley, who works at NCR.
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