Cincinnati Council will vote this week to appoint Council member Anna Albi to the Planning Commission, replacing Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney. The change could mean an ideological shift on the commission.
During Kearney’s four years on Planning Commission, she opposed a few high-profile proposals. That includes the Connected Communities zoning reform a couple years ago (Kearney abstained from the vote on Commission, then voted against it on City Council), and the controversial Hyde Park Square development last year (Kearney voted against it both times).
Both measures ended up with majority support from City Council, including from Albi…