| Weekly Update to City Council October 24, 2008 |
| Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:20:47 AM - Middletown Ohio |
Weekly Update to City Council
from the City Manager
October 24, 2008
State Issue 2
The Ohio Municipal League has endorsed a "Yes" vote on the expansion of the Clean Ohio program, which is State Issue 2. This issue would provide additional money for local Greenfield and Brownfield projects in cities like Middletown. And it would do so without any tax increases.
Weatherwax Entry Gate Dedication
To be held Tuesday, October 28 at 4 p.m. The historic gate marked an entry to the original Armco Park – where MUM now sits. It is now relocated near the entryway of Weatherwax.
RR Crossings
We are getting some results from Norfolk Southern. Oxford State Road crossing has been redone; they are working on Manchester.
Property Maintenance
We are beginning to meet with owners of significant amounts of residential and commercial property in town to discuss how we can work together to improve the appearance of some of the key properties.
Public Safety Committee
Reports were well received by the committee on roof repair at the fire stations and expanded police training (thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation).
Transit Connection to Hamilton
We met this week with the Butler County transit group – they acquired the City of Hamilton transit system when they sold out several years ago – to discuss using our system as a match for federal dollars to establish a route from Middletown to Hamilton using their buses. They approached us with the idea a few weeks ago and we wanted to do some further research on their proposal. While we all agree a connection to Hamilton and beyond would be great, we want to ensure that we are not limiting our options locally by agreeing to the proposal. We believe it will work and will confirm this in the next several weeks.
Upcoming Events
October 26 Family Fall Festival, all day, Bulls Run Arboretum, Rosedale Road
October 28 Music at MUM Downtown, 7:00 p.m., 4 N. Main St.
October 29 United Way Grand Finale Luncheon, 12:00 p.m., Manchester Inn
October 30 Chili cook off, 11:30 – 1:00 p.m., Employee Lounge, Third floor
October 30 Trick or Treat at City Building, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
October 30 Community Trick or Treat, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
November 1 Kiwanis Pancake Day, 6:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., VFW, 5049 Central Avenue
November 1 NAACP Banquet, 6:00 p.m., Dave Finkelman Auditorium
November 2 Daylight Savings Time ends
November 3 Park Board meeting, 5:30, Conference Room 2C
November 4 Exercise your right to vote
November 4 City Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers
November 5 Board of Zoning Appeals, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers
November 6 Chamber Monthly Business Luncheon, 11:45 – 1:15, Senior Center, $20 (members - advance or at the door payments)
(Council Members, please advise Betsy if you plan to attend)
November 7 BioLife Plasma Services Groundbreaking ceremony, 11 – Noon, 2900 Towne Boulevard
November 11 Board of Health meeting, 7:30 a.m., Conference Room 2C
November 12 Chamber of Commerce Economic Forecast luncheon, Noon – 1:30, Chamber of Commerce, $25 Chamber members
(Council Members, please advise Betsy if you plan to attend)
November 12 Planning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers
November 18 City Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers
Have a great week!
Judy
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