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Jonathan Pearson, the Republican candidate for Hamilton County commissioner, said he is running to challenge what he considers excessive public spending on professional sports stadiums and other private projects, arguing that team owners should contribute more and taxpayers should receive clear benefits. Pearson, a small-business owner who has lived in the county since 1984, said he would seek to base property taxes on a home’s purchase price, working with state officials to change the system. He said he would prioritize coordination between the county and Cincinnati’s Metropolitan Sewer District, review the district’s contracting practices, streamline permitting to encourage homebuilding and explore partnerships with builders and Habitat for Humanity to expand affordable housing. Pearson also cited court backlogs as a factor in jail crowding and said the county should assess its future jail needs. He distinguished stadium subsidies from county investments in the convention center and related hotel, which he said can support tourism and the local economy, while suggesting that some public support could be structured as repayable loans.
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