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Cincinnati City Manager Sheryl Long and Mayor Aftab Pureval released the first draft of the next city budget Friday. It is now up to City Council to approve a final version by the end of June.

This is the first fiscal year in five years without federal stimulus funding. That means it's the first time this administration and Council have to address a budget deficit — in this case, $10.2 million — without an easy solution.

"Closing a deficit is never easy, and I feel the reductions we've made are both manageable and fair," Long said in a statement. "Meanwhile, where we do have opportunities to spend, I believe the investments outlined here will put Cincinnati on the right path forward."

Long's budget draft includes plans to purchase 760 W. 5th St in Queensga

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