Cincinnati officials are continuing work on a plan to bring residential parking permits to the city's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Council's Neighborhoods Committee heard Tuesday about the latest proposal. One change is the price. The original plan called for the permits to cost $300 a year. That has now been reduced to $108 annually. There would also be a lower rate of $18 a year for people in rent subsidized housing. Mary Rivers with Over-the-Rhine Community Housing says she's still concerned with that part.“Some of the units are subsidized, the rents are subsidized,” Rivers said. “But not all affordable housing units have subsidized rents. The hand full of residents who addressed the committee want a flat rate of $30 a year, similar to residential permit programs in Pendleton and near Cincinnati State. OTR resident Peter Hames said the plan needs more work.“This plan is in essence a stop gap measure,” Hames said. “It will not solve the parking issues in Over-the-Rhine that exist
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