November 26, 200519 yr From the 11/23/05 Springfield News-Sun: Douglas supporters seek help from council URBANA — Douglas Inn supporters urged city administration and council members Tuesday to try to save the historic building from next year’s demolition. Council members Marty Hess and Dave Swihart said they were against razing the building and wanted to find ways to save the structure despite a letter from Gil Weithman, Urbana law director, stating the council could not approve, disapprove or even speak to actions of the Champaign County Building Regulations Department. Weithman was not present at the meeting. Jene Gaver, chief building inspector of Champaign County Building Regulations Department, and Patricia Richards, Urbana director of administration, gave a presentation to council and attendees about building code compliance in relation to the Douglas Inn. Gaver said the enforced stabilization requirements were set in April by Franklin Conaway, Chillicothe-based structural engineer, when the Champaign County Community Improvement Corporation, Douglas owners, attempted to sell the building to Heritage Ohio and the Ohio Preservation Alliance, state preservationist organizations. The CIC gave up its right to appeal the requirements in April, he said. More at http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/11/23/sns1123urbanacitycouncil.html
December 29, 200519 yr From the 12/29/05 Springfield News-Sun: Judge grants Urbana's Douglas Inn a reprieve from wrecking ball URBANA — The wrecking ball was pulled away from the Douglas Inn on Wednesday, but neighboring businesses fear it could demolish their bottom lines. Common Pleas Judge Roger Wilson told the courtroom’s 45 attendees that he “reluctantly” granted the Champaign County Community Improvement Corporation a stay of execution, stopping demolition, to allow the organization its right to present its case to a higher court, the Second District Court of Appeals. Demolition was scheduled to begin Monday. The application for appeal was filed Dec. 14 by Glenn Collier, CIC’s attorney for the appeal process. Collier also serves as legal counsel for Miami Scioto Development Company, interested Douglas buyers. “It’s another step in a delay fostered by CIC,” Wilson said. “Litigants can ask a higher level court to make a different ruling.” That decision could take three to six months to render, Collier said. More at http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/12/29/sns1229douglashearing.html
January 21, 200619 yr From the 1/14/06 Dayton Daily News: Children's opens drive for $10M Mathile Family Foundations's $2.5M gift, $1M challenge called pace-setter By James Cummings Dayton Daily News DAYTON | The Children's Medical Center on Friday launched the public phase of a campaign to raise at least $10 million to help finance expansions and renovations at the hospital. Hospital officials also announced Friday that the Mathile Family Foundation had provided a "pace-setting gift" of $2.5 million for the Be a Hero for Children campaign and has committed an additional $1 million challenge gift to match other new contributions from the community. Read more here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0114childrens.html
February 3, 200619 yr Author Dayton school board to decide on Roosevelt building's future It hears two plans for use of the former high school By Cathy Mong Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Roosevelt High School's tie to thousands of Daytonians, especially black residents in the city's western quadrant, is an emotional one, so its future is of keen interest. Two distinctly different proposals for reuse of the 72-year-old West Third Street icon were presented to Dayton school board members Tuesday night. The board is expected to decide by month's end if either project gets its blessing, President Gail Littlejohn said. Read the full article here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0202roosevelt.html
February 10, 200619 yr From the 2/5/06 Dayton Daily News: Mound site gets $30M as cleanup nears end Money comes via earmark pushed by Turner, Hobson By Ryan Justin Fox Dayton Daily News MIAMISBURG | U.S. Rep. Mike Turner presented community leaders Saturday with a $30 million federal check earmarked to clean up the former Mound nuclear weapons site. Turner, R-Centerville, gave the check to the Miamisburg Mound Community Improvement Corp. Read more here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0205turner.html
February 13, 200619 yr From the 2/9/06 Dayton Daily News: Kettering Medical outlines plans Updates strategy after neighbors seek information By Stephanie Irwin Dayton Daily News KETTERING | Kettering Medical Center submitted a new 10-year master plan to Kettering city planners this week after neighborhood residents asked the hospital to clarify its long-term strategy. The new plan updates the last major proposal the city approved in 1994. The plan calls for three new medical towers and remodeling the facade so the Southern Boulevard campus has a consistent look, as well as added parking on the vacant land on the east side of Southern Boulevard. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/0209kmcplan.html
February 13, 200619 yr Author The Boonshoft Center for Medical Sciences is getting close to completion....
February 14, 200619 yr ^ Thanks! Oh, the DDN had a rendering in the article I posted yesterday. I couldn't post it at the time.
February 20, 200619 yr Why not? Group plans $5M Xenia sports facility Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter Athletes in Action plans to break ground on a 40-acre, $5 million sports development on the site of its Xenia headquarters this spring. The Christian sports ministry, which focuses its evangelism on college and professional athletes, is building six athletic fields. The two soccer, two softball, baseball and football fields each will be made of synthetic turf, allowing the organization to use the fields year-round. Read the rest of the article here: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/02/13/story3.html
February 20, 200619 yr They got little attention previously and were generally "random." "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 20, 200619 yr Does anyone have the time and energy to put together a summary list of all the Dayton projects? That would be so totally awesome. ...or did I just volunteer myself?
February 23, 200619 yr I remember Atheletes in Action used to play exhibition games against UofL, back when I had seasons tickets to UofL games. They would minister to the audience after the game, if one stayed around. I had no idea they where based in Xenia.
February 26, 200619 yr Author Reviving Roosevelt Proposals would convert empty hallways of Dayton landmark to senior housing or community center By Cathy Mong Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Not much has changed since Roosevelt High School last graduated a class of Mighty Teddies in 1975; the neighborhoods surrounding the site are still steeped in poverty and residents steadfastly view the majestic icon as a symbol of strength and renewal. Two proposals for reusing the stately behemoth aim to rekindle the kind of loyalty matching that of Phyllis Chrisman Fuller, who graduated from Roosevelt on June 6, 1944 — D-Day. Full article available through http://www.daytondailynews.com/ Article link unknown.
February 26, 200619 yr Author Roosevelt can be either phoenix or flop By Cathy Mong Dayton Daily News DAYTON | "Roosevelt is the heartbeat of this part of Dayton," said Roger Radcliffe, a manager of operations for Dayton city schools said of the long-closed high school building. His job enables the retired Michigan state trooper who moved to the city to join his wife, an elementary school principal, to traverse several properties, including Roosevelt, his favorite. View the full article here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0226rooseveltinit.html
March 12, 200619 yr From the 3/11/06 Dayton Daily News: Roosevelt proposals merged By Cathy Mong Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Two groups competing to create a reuse for the Roosevelt High School building have decided to form a partnership and present one rehabilitation plan they hope meets with the approval of the Dayton Board of Education. The UJIMA Neighborhood Network, aimed at youth and social services, united with the Roosevelt Collaborative, a partnership focused primarily on providing low-cost senior housing, after a town hall-style meeting on the project Thursday night at the Charles Drew Health Center. View full article here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0311rooseveltmain.html
March 16, 200619 yr since they live across the street, my father-in-law sent us an email about this. i dk where he got it from, prob the ddn: Thursday morning news: "Centerville City Schools will break ground on two new building projects...Construction is set to begin April 24 on the first of two building phases at Centerville High School. The first phase, a 38,000-square-foot addition on the front of the current facility at 500 E. Franklin St., will include nine science class-rooms-six chemistry and three physics-and a new centralized library designed to serve 3,000 students. This phase is due to be completed by June 2007. Phase two should be finished by December 2007. This addition, to be built on the south end of the high school adjacent to the music wing, will include a 1,200-square-foot auditorium." No illustrations yet but another item noted that the school is applying for a variance to build some eight feet higher than present limitations. Stay tuned.
March 16, 200619 yr i dk but from what i saw at bgsu the cosmetology wing is a gonna need gallons of bleach.
March 16, 200619 yr What is Centerville like? I always imagined a Shaker Heights-esque place. Is it newer and more suburban? Still growing?
March 16, 200619 yr no nothing like shaker, much newer and more suburban. ranch houses, a mall, etc. more like say westlake. the main road that leads to it from dayton is far hills and its sorta like western detroit rd. they do have a teeny tiny small old section of historic old village homes that today around an intersection. very good burbia school system. my joke was because all the centerville girls at bg were bleach blonds to a one.
March 23, 200619 yr "We ought to be tired of empty buildings," said Curtis Johnson of Dayton. "If they tear down Roosevelt, you'll have another big, empty lot. If you have a hole in the ground, you have a hole in the community Good words. Not only am I tired of empty buildings but im tired of the vacant lots that they become.
April 3, 200619 yr From the archives.... City considers spending $13M on rec centers Dayton Daily News, 3/3/06 ...Now the commission is wrangling over whether to spend the lion's share of its new bonding capacity — $13 million — on new and renovated recreation centers. City Commissioner Joey Williams is pushing the plan. It would renovate the Northwest and Lohrey recreation centers and build a new center somewhere in the city. Those centers would pick up programming from several smaller facilities the city is planning to close. Mayor Rhine McLin and Commissioner Nan Whaley balked last week during a discussion on the plan. Land near Woodman may be reborn as wetland it once was Dayton Daily News, 3/6/06 Melting glaciers created fens, a rare type of wetland, more than 13,000 years ago when Ohio was a much colder place. As they melted, the glaciers deposited tons of gravel, forming a porous layer that groundwater could easily flow through. Condo company acquired Dayton Business Journal, 3/8/06 CitiMark Properties recently purchased a Trotwood multi-family housing maintenance company and plans to build dozens more rental condo units locally next year. Dayton-based CitiMark Properties, part of the Lexington, Ky.-based CitiMark Cos., acquired the assets and units of KDR Holdings Co., which included 18 multi-family units in Trotwood, as well as several others in Des Moines, Iowa. Deal likely on Riverside development Dayton Daily News, 3/9/06 Negotiations about bringing a $10 million investment to Riverside are continuing and are likely to lead to some agreement in the next few months, Riverside City Manager Jim Onello said. City officials are waiting to hear back from Capital Health regarding a counter-proposal about the most efficient manner in which to develop the 17.5 acre business park on Brandt Pike, near Stephens Elementary School. Easement conflict holds up development Huber Heights Courier, 3/15/06 If time is money, a disagreement over easements could cost one Huber Heights developer big bucks. The Valeo Company, developers of the Artisan’s Walk housing development at Chambersburg and Bellefountaine Roads, has $1 million of work is in the ground but the development is at a standstill. The problem is a disagreement between the city of Huber Heights and Sam Nobler of Midlife Developers, over the easements to the Henry Creek Sanitary Lift Station. Panera opening Springfield restaurant Dayton Business Journal, 3/15/06 A new Panera Bread restaurant is coming to the Dayton area. Cincinnati-based Breads of the World LLC, area franchiser for Panera restaurants, is opening a new store Friday, March 31 at 1950 N. Bechtle Ave. in Springfield. The bakery and cafe, stationed in close proximity to Wittenberg University and Clark State Community College, will employ 60 people. The 4,980-square-foot restaurant, which is the sixth store in the Dayton area, has seating for 172 people. Other amenities include a 30-seat community room, fireplace and wireless Internet. Jim Hach, operating partner for the Dayton-area Panera Bread restaurants, did not disclose the cost of the project. The average Panera Bread store has annual sales of $1.8 million. Board hears Vineyards housing plan Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 3/16/06 The Vineyards housing development may be coming to Bellbrook. On Tuesday, March 7, Bellbrook Planning board members heard from Michael Hovell, owner of Michael’s Custom Homes in Bellbrook. Hovell wants to build 54 homes on just over 47 acres of land on Little Sugarcreek Road, across the street from the planned Highview Terrace housing development. Under Bellbrook zoning code, Hovell was required to hold a pre-application conference with the planning board before applying for the Planned Development 1 - Subdivision zoning change. Council approves site plan Beavercreek News-Current, 3/16/06 Beavercreek City Council recently approved a specific site plan for a 5,500-square-foot office building on Dayton-Xenia Road, just east of Tobias Funeral Home. Scott Hadley, Thomas Leonard, Joy Brailey and Jay Tieber voted in favor of the plan, while Phyllis Howard, Jarrod Martin and David Baker were against it. “There are currently three parcels that will be combined with one existing residential structure that will be removed as a result of this request,” the staff report states. State gives $2M loan to Dayton housing project Dayton Business Journal, 3/16/06 A West Dayton housing project received a $2 million loan from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency. The loan will go toward a $5.5 million project called Lofts at Hoover, a 40-unit rental project on Hoover Avenue in Dayton. Lofts at Hoover LLC will receive the loan for 10 years at a 2 percent interest rate. Historic firehouse slated for face-lift Dayton Daily News, 3/16/06 Preservation Dayton Inc. and the city of Dayton have teamed up to restore one of the city's aging treasures, Fire Station No. 9. The two-story brick firehouse at 612 Salem Ave. was built in 1916 and was designed in Dutch Colonial Revival style to fit with houses in the community it served. The city closed it in July, deeming it obsolete for 21st-century firefighting. Sinclair Community College students working with city officials have suggested residential or office uses for the property. The students also researched possible uses as a restaurant and bar, architect's office or art studio, city officials said. Trustees approve condos Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 3/16/06 The Washington Township Board of Trustees approved construction of 10 new condominiums for a total of 20 dwelling units at the trustee meeting on Monday, March 6. The units, initially approved by the Washington Township Zoning Commission on February 21, will cover 6.842 acres of land located along the east side of Paragon Road between Alexandersville-Bellbrook Pike and I-675, and will be in the price range of around $325,000, according to the zoning commission. Recovery house to help young addicts Dayton Daily News, 3/21/06 ...Whitehead said he got the clubhouse idea about a week after T.J.'s death. Friends in Dayton's recovery community started to help. A board was formed, IRS nonprofit status was sought and the growing group started to rehab two houses totaling 5,000 square feet at 1414 E. Third St. Much work remains, but they have huge rooms for 12-step meetings and might be able to provide four sleeping rooms for homeless youth alcoholics and addicts. A Memorial Day opening is planned. Wal-Mart stores plan May 17 opening Springfield News-Sun, 3/22/06 Both Wal-Mart Supercenters on opposite sides of town — one on U.S. Route 40, the other on Bechtle Avenue — will open on the same day. The stores include both groceries and general merchandise and are scheduled for a grand opening on Wednesday, May 17. Each supercenter will employ more than 400 full-time and part-time workers, most of them full-timers, according to Wal-Mart. Far Hills center to house Chico's and Pink Daisy Dayton Daily News, 3/23/06 Two tenants are slated to move into a new retail center under construction on Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood. Chico's, which has a store on Far Hills, and the Pink Daisy, located at Town & Country Shopping Center in Kettering, will move into the center. The building under construction at 2500 Far Hills likely will be completed in June and is scheduled to be fully open by the fall, said Karen Kawsky, office manager for D&G Management, the development company building the new center. FHS Performing Arts Center to debut Dayton Daily News, 3/23/06 Kettering Fairmont High School is getting ready to showcase the crown jewel in its music program: the new Performing Arts Center. In honor of the grand opening of the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, the school will hold two free concerts for which it has commissioned a special piece of music, The Poet and His Song, based on a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. ... The new center encompasses the southeast corner of its campus center. It consists of classrooms, a recital hall with 200 seats, the auditorium with 800 seats, practice rooms, office space, a scene shop for building sets for plays and an art gallery. Celina low-income housing to get multi-million dollar redo Celina Daily Standard, 3/23/06 The Celina Gardens apartments at 710 Devonshire Drive has a new owner who plans to spend $4.2 million to acquire and rehabilitate the aging units. Renovation costs below expectations Springfield News-Sun, 3/24/06 The cost of renovations to the former Springview Developmental Center has dropped more than $2 million from an architect’s original estimate, and that number will fall even more, county officials say. Funds lacking to raze barn in Greene Dayton Daily News, 3/25/06 Plans to raze the remains of a historic dairy barn on the grounds of the former Ohio Veterans' Children's Home are on hold because of a lack of funding, officials said Friday. Simms building $32M condo project Dayton Business Journal, 3/27/06 Charles Simms Development Inc. is moving ahead with a $32 million upscale condo development in Washington Township. Construction started earlier this year on the 154-condo development near the intersection of Washington Church and Spring Valley roads. Charlie Simms, company president, said construction of the 22-acre Twin Lakes West could wrap up in about three years. The three-story, 3,000-square-foot condos will range from about $198,000 to $250,000. New event center to open in April Dayton Business Journal, 3/29/06 A former meeting and training center used by Delphi Corp. and General Motors Corp. is being transformed into a banquet and event center on Byers Road in Miamisburg. EPA orders wetlands restored Dayton Daily News, 3/30/06 A commercial strip developer that state officials said bulldozed high-quality wetlands along Harshman Road needs to restore the wetlands at that site and also help enhance wetlands in a second location. That's the assessment of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on what's necessary to compensate for the destruction of the wetlands in late January. A March 9 letter from the agency said that three wetlands across the center of the site hosted a population of salamanders. Moraine firm wins $100,000 office makeover Dayton Business Journal, 3/30/06 Production Control Units Inc. will have its offices redesigned after it was selected Thursday by Miller-Valentine Group as the winner of its $100,000 office makeover contest. "We have wanted to renovate our space for a long time, but just haven't had the means to do it," said Tom Hoge, president of Production Control, a Moraine-based manufacturer for the appliance industry. The renovation will be completed during a 12-week period. GMH to open UrgentCare in Xenia Xenia Daily Gazette, 3/31/06 Greene Memorial Hospital officials announced Thursday that they will open an urgent care clinic at 50 Progress Dr. in Xenia. The clinic is slated to open in May with hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. In addition to basic urgent care needs, GMH UrgentCare will also offer X-rays, laboratory work and 20-minute pre-employment tests.
April 7, 200619 yr From the 3/13/06 Dayton Business Journal: Settlers Walk nearing residential completion Dayton Business Journal - March 10, 2006 by Caleb Stephens DBJ Managing Editor When Ron Coffman began building Settlers Walk in the mid-1990s, he said people doubted that a master-planned community would be feasible in the Dayton area. But during the past decade, Settlers Walk has become one of the best selling communities in the Dayton area and continues to expand. ... http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/03/13/story7.html?from_rss=1
May 1, 200619 yr Part one of three: Council aims sky high with Planet Bowl Fairborn Daily Herald, 3/7/06 An old favorite is being re-born in Matthew LoserÍs quest to breathe life into the long-vacant Planet Bowl. To continue with the project, the area needs to be re-zoned for commercial development, so Monday night, City Council heard about the progress so far and the work Loser plans for the future of Planet Bowl. New space for commercial activity proposed for downtown property Yellow Springs News, 3/9/06 The new business and retail space that developer Matthew Arnovitz and architect Ted Donnell are planning to build downtown may be an answer to the prayers of local business owners who have been looking for room to expand. Crossroads Land Use Plan approved by county planning Enon Messenger, 3/16/06 After roughly five years of planning and refinement, the Mad River Township Land Use Plan was approved by the Clark County Planning Commission on March 1, and the next stop is the Clark County Commissioners for their final approval. Fueling new business New Carlisle Sun, 3/16/06 A new establishment in Bethel Township may fuel more business in the area. Council approves widening project Beavercreek News-Current, 3/29/06 Beavercreek City Council recently approved final legislation for the widening project for North Fairfield Road at Interstate 675. The Ohio Department of Transportation will administer the construction phase of the project, according to the staff report. Northmont Turf Project backers thrilled with board approval Englewood Independent, 3/30/06 A year ago, an ambitious group created an equally ambitious plan to raise funds for artificial turf at Northmont’s stadium. The Northmont Turf Project plan faltered, but rebounded, thanks to businesses and individuals who decided to back the plan with their contributions. The turf plan, which will allow many additional events to take place at Northmont, received the go-ahead Monday night when the Northmont School Board approved a resolution that allows work to begin. Renovation to put Tipp City Roundhouse into better shape Dayton Daily News, 3/30/06 The Roundhouse at City Park will have a fresh look when it welcomes guests this summer as it has for more than 100 years. Elizabeth Place getting more tenants today Dayton Daily News, 3/31/06 The former St. Elizabeth's Hospital continues to fill its corridors with new health-care services. Starting today, Samaritan Behavioral Health Inc. will relocate several of its Dayton-based mental health and substance abuse services to the hospital site, now called Elizabeth Place, on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. 90-home development planned in Cedarville Xenia Daily Gazette, 4/3/06 A recently completed study of the Cedarville area shows a very healthy housing market and a modest increase in both population and income in the near future. This predicted population expansion has inspired Brentwood Builders, Inc., a Cedarville firm, to undertake a project that will provide housing while preserving the lifestyle and strong sense of community Cedarville currently enjoys. County commission to seek housing grant Springfield News-Sun, 4/5/06 The Clark County Commission on Tuesday authorized a grant application that could bring in $500,000 to help provide affordable housing to low- and moderate-income households. The county will learn in September if the application is successful, said Tim Bender, an associate planner for McKenna Associates, a Lebanon-based planning and consulting group. Project to help minority firms Springfield News-Sun, 4/5/06 The Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority aims to have 40 percent of its Lincoln Park demolition and redevelopment done by local, minority or women-owned businesses. “That’s a pretty big number,” said Richard Barnhart, chief executive officer of Pennrose. The Philadelphia-based company is the developer for the housing authority’s HOPE VI project. Riverside Cemetery to enlarge Dayton Daily News, 4/6/06 Riverside Cemetery will grow by two-thirds, though it won't have any permanent residents for another 30 to 40 years. Work starts on Champaign County's first Habitat for Humanity house Springfield News-Sun, 4/6/06 A first home for an Urbana resident is a first home for Champaign County’s Habitat for Humanity. “I’m the first one in the whole family that’s ever had a house built from the ground up,” said Bettina McVay as she watched Habitat for Humanity volunteers pour concrete into the foundation of her home located at Harmon Avenue and Louden Street on Wednesday afternoon. Senior housing in the works New Carlisle Sun, 4/6/06 Apartments geared for seniors on limited income gained approval at council March 20, but still have one major state hurdle to clear before construction begins. Developer Robert L. Hellmuth, of Sawmill Road Management Co., LLC, is waiting to hear from a state agency that runs a tax credit program to enable developers to provide affordable housing. Rubicon House gets new tenant Flyer News, 4/7/06 Next time you’re on your way down to get a Chipotle lunch, you may notice an addition to Brown Street. While there is no new building, a very important non-profit organization, Rebuilding Together Dayton, has recently moved into the Rubicon House at 1056 Brown St. $26M plan for Roosevelt filed Dayton Daily News, 4/8/06 Two groups that allied in hopes of saving Roosevelt High School delivered a $26 million proposal Friday to redevelop the building for use as housing and a recreation and community center. MetroParks fields flurry of projects for spring Dayton Daily News, 4/9/06 A handful of high-profile projects are getting underway at Five Rivers MetroParks this spring, along with all the little annual jobs that are really big.
May 1, 200619 yr From the 5/1/06 Dayton Business Journal: Local investor group to buy Sugar Camp site Dayton Business Journal - April 28, 2006 by Caleb Stephens DBJ Managing Editor After four years on the market, NCR Corp.'s Sugar Camp training facility in Oakwood will have a new owner. Sandy Mendelson, Lee Schear and Allan Rinzler expect to finalize a deal with NCR this week to purchase the 24-acre property for roughly $5.5 million, according to a representative of the buying group. ... http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/05/01/story1.html
May 1, 200619 yr Part two of three: Local developers partner on $22M project Dayton Business Journal, 4/10/06 Oberer Development Co. and Mills Development Cos. are partnering to build a $22 million office complex in Fairborn in an attempt to capitalize on the jobs moving to the area as part of the federal base realignment and closure, or BRAC, process. The Pointe at Valle Greene will include 13 office buildings totaling 155,000 square feet. NeoLimits to build its fourth fitness center Dayton Business Journal, 4/10/06 Dayton's largest local fitness company is getting even bigger. NeoLimits Fitness Inc., which began in 2001 with one location, will open its fourth fitness locale this summer in the Airway Shopping Center in Dayton. The 12,500-square-foot fitness center, located at the corner of Airway Road and Woodman Drive, will offer an upscale fitness concept as with its other three area centers. Owner Steve Burg said the new gym will cost just under $1 million to outfit with all the cutting edge weight and cardio machines. It also will have rows of flat screen televisions and NeoLimits signature movie theater room equipped with cardio machines. Cannery leases parcel for additional parking Dayton Business Journal, 4/10/06 After years of battling tight downtown Dayton parking, the owners of the Cannery finally have room to breathe. In March, the owners signed a lease for an empty parcel across the street from the Cannery that will be converted into 90 new parking spaces. The Cannery, a $21 million refurbished warehouse complex on East Third Street, has long suffered from inadequate parking. The 300,000-square-foot complex is home to 156 loft tenants and a handful of retailers and businesses. Group donates funds for ice rink Dayton Business Journal, 4/10/06 The Dayton Industrial Athletic Association announced it will donate more than $70,000 for the new ice rink planned as part of the third phase of the Riverscape development in downtown Dayton. The money will be used for Riverscape Entertainment Plaza, according to a news release from the Downtown Dayton Partnership. The funds are the cash assets of the association, which is being dissolved. Creative Arts Center raises funds for renovations The Guardian (WSU), 4/12/06 Much needed Creative Arts Center renovations may be in the future. The project is still in the planning and fundraising stages, said Dr. Charles Taylor, dean of the College of Liberal Arts. All three departments located within the Creative Arts Center are in need of more instructional space, Taylor said. Schools work to relieve overcrowding Dayton Daily News, 4/13/06 With fears that the Beavercreek School District's enrollment could swell to more than 10,000 students by 2016, district officials are determining how to deal with the rising numbers. School officials are weighing three recommendations recently made by a 60-member committee to solve the district's burgeoning overcrowding problem. Tipp council to examine plan for bikes, streets Dayton Daily News, 4/13/06 The city is trying to map out the best way for people to get around town. Work to update the thoroughfare plan — primarily suggested locations for streets and bike paths — has been stalled, though, in part by efforts to avoid stepping on toes. City Manager David Collinsworth last week told the City Council some read too much into a thoroughfare plan's power. Vandalia residents voice opposition to developer's plan Dayton Daily News, 4/13/06 Although the connection of the Shoppes at Northwoods to a residential neighborhood wasn't on Vandalia City Council's agenda, it still dominated a meeting crowded with unhappy residents. "This is very near and dear to us," Don Hutchinson, said at the April 3 meeting. "We hear things like the developer has a vested interest in the outcome of this — When did our vested interest become inapplicable?" New Oakwood construction draws businesses Kettering-Oakwood Times, 4/13/06 Two retail businesses will be coming to Oakwood to fill new store space under construction at 2500 Far Hills Ave., making a move from current locations in Oakwood and Kettering. Chico’s, a women’s fashion and accessories store, will be moving from 2426 Far Hills. The move to the new location will almost double the size of the store, from approximately 2,700 square feet to 4,700 square feet. Old Time Pottery takes Phar-Mar spot Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 4/13/06 The Washington Township Board of Trustees approved a 10,280 square-foot addition to the former Phar-Mor in the Washington Park Plaza at the trustee meeting on April 3. The addition will be built for a new business, Old Time Pottery. Old Time Pottery plans to move into the approximately 65,000 square foot vacancy around “late summer or early fall,” with the 10,280 square-foot addition to be completed around early August, according to Larry Lang, executive vice president of Lamar Companies, owners of Washington Park Plaza. Council approves Stancliff rezoning Yellow Springs News, 4/13/06 The Stancliff neighborhood passed the first of two phases last week needed before construction of the proposed 10-home development off Dayton Street can begin. At its meeting April 3, Village Council unanimously approved the second reading of an ordinance rezoning the 1.77-acre Stancliff property from Residence A to Planned Unit Development-Residential. PUD-R allows a development to include a maximum of eight single-family or two-family homes per acre or 12 multi-family dwellings per acre. Costs for new Mercer County jail increasing Celina Daily Standard, 4/14/06 Engineering and design of a new Mercer County jail could top $1 million and the total price for the facility has crept up another $2 million, county commissioners learned Thursday. The final design costs are directly tied to the eventual cost of a new jail, so are difficult to peg exactly. But a proposed contract with architectural firm Shremshock & Associates, Dublin, shows a base price of 8 percent plus other contingencies and specialized services that could drive the price even higher. Menards deal still on track Celina Daily Standard, 4/14/06 National home improvement chain Menards is moving closer to building a 200,000-square-foot superstore at the Harbor Square commercial development in Celina. Developers of the site have filed a site plan for approval by the Celina Planning Commission. The commission meets Thursday to consider four pieces of business, all related to developments at Harbor Square, which is anchored by the Wal-Mart Supercenter. Women-only crew takes on Habitat for Humanity house Dayton Daily News, 4/14/06 Twenty smiling women swinging hammers, using nail guns, and toting 4x8 sheets of particle board were busy Thursday morning laying the subflooring on Cleston and Kim Miracle's new Habitat for Humanity home. "This is my family," Kim Miracle said, hammer in hand. "I couldn't do this with anyone else." IHS Pharmacy to open in Fairborn Fairborn Daily Herald, 4/15/06 Quick service combined with a little extra time for customers has gone a long way for IHS Pharmacy and Wellness Center in Xenia, and owners are hoping for the same success when their new Fairborn location opens. The new store, which will be at 77 S. Central Ave., is scheduled to welcome customers beginning Monday, April 24. Edison breaks ground Tuesday Greenville Daily Advocate, 4/16/06 Edison Community College will have a formal groundbreaking ceremony for its $8-million expansion at 4 p.m. Tuesday, near the west end of the Student and Community Activities Center on Piqua’s main campus. This center is part of North Hall, which was built in 1994 and represents the most recent addition on the 131-acre campus. Spanning 34,000 square feet, two new Regional Centers of Educational Excellence – a Health Sciences Center and a Library/Learning Center – will be constructed over the next year on the main campus. These centers will interconnect with North Hall. Nonprofit outgrows its office space Dayton Business Journal, 4/17/06 United Rehabilitation Services, a 50-year-old nonprofit that serves disabled adults and children, is running out of space. A wave of growth in the past two years is pushing the organization to consider opening satellite offices, possibly in downtown Dayton or south of town, said Executive Director Dennis Grant. The nonprofit's board is studying possible locations as it sets a new strategic plan. A new office could open within a year, he said. St. Rita’s set to expand Wapak site into imaging center Wapakoneta Daily News, 4/17/06 Expanded services offered by St. Rita’s Medical Center in Wapakoneta will provide more convenience to local patients beginning today. St. Rita’s Wapak Imaging Center, formerly known as St. Rita’s Mammography at Wapak Center, expanded services today to include multi-slice CT scanning and diagnostic X-rays. The center, located at 1256 Bellefontaine St. in Wapakoneta, first opened in June of last year.
May 2, 200619 yr Thanks for the updates! There are lots of little things going on that I wouldn't have noticed.
May 3, 200619 yr Part three of three: Troy approves higher project cost Dayton Daily News, 4/18/06 The City Council, on a 5-2 vote Monday, approved nearly doubling costs for architectural and project management of a new fire station. The city and Architecture Resources Corp. signed contracts in late 2003 for the design and project management of the station on Troy's northeast side not to exceed $133,400. Two weeks ago, city officials learned that staff and the architect were operating under the assumption that the total value of the contracts had yet to be determined. Traffic flow to improve Greenville Daily Advocate, 4/18/06 “This is a top quality development and the cooperation with the city has been extraordinary,” Barry Weaver, developer for the Walgreens site, said. “The development will create a terrific upgrade to the flow of traffic.” When the project is completed, according to Greenville city engineer Steve Nixon, traffic will flow at the same time in both directions at the intersections of East Main/Park Drive and at East Main/Wagner Avenue. Park Avenue will line up to intersect with Imo Blvd. “It should be a significant improvement,” Nixon said. “The developer agreed to foot the bill for the roadwork and the city will pay for the traffic light improvements.” Wayne Hospital plans expansion Greenville Daily Advocate, 4/19/06 Wayne Hospital is in the “Santa Claus phase” of an expansion project to accommodate increased volume and new technology, according to President/CEO Wayne Deschambeau on Friday. Within the next three months, hospital officials expect to have a better definition of what the project will look like, he said. It is now in a phase where “we’re saying here’s what we want for Christmas,” Deschambeau said, and then the hospital will determine what it can afford to do. “We want to make as much as possible available to the residents of Greenville and Darke County,” he said. Grafton Hill neighbors' hopes rise when buildings fall Dayton Daily News, 4/20/06 Joe Quinn sat on the steps of his Central Avenue home beaming as the 30-ton backhoe lifted its claw and took a bite out of the apartment building across the street. Fifteen years of problems of drug activity in the old building, trash, and vagrants breaking in ended with the demolition Wednesday. "I think it's going to be great," Quinn said. The Grafton Hill Historic District has mourned the loss of dozens of architectural treasures lost to blight over the past 50 years, but residents celebrated at the demolition of two aging apartment buildings and the launch of the Renaissance Alliance Project. Ruskin bell ready to ring in new school Dayton Daily News, 4/20/06 Before Ruskin School was pummeled into dust by wrecking balls and bulldozers, Michael Shaffer made sure the building's bell was safely tucked away in a Dayton warehouse. Now Shaffer — associate director of fine arts for the Dayton Public Schools — can't wait until a new Ruskin rises on the site of the old one, and the 122-year-old bell returns to a place of honor at the school. The school opened as the 12th District School in September 1884. On Dec. 1, 1904, it was renamed for John Ruskin, a 19th century British writer and theorist. Only one step left in approval for Menards Celina Daily Standard, 4/21/06 One more round of city approval and it's a go for Menards at Harbor Square. The Celina City Planning Commission on Thursday approved the site plan for construction of a new 200,000-square-foot home improvement store. Only approval from city council remains to be secured, which is expected Monday night. Celina City Safety Service Director Jeff Hazel assured company officials at the planning commission meeting that the city ordinance already has been written tentatively as an emergency, meaning the required three public readings will be put aside. Council approves 83-room hotel Beavercreek News-Current, 4/21/06 Beavercreek will probably soon be getting a new Cambria Suites Hotel. During last week’s meeting, city council gave conditional approval for an 83-room, 21,559-square-foot hotel to be located within the Kempton Square planned unit development (PUD), just south of Tire Kingdom and the Woodcraft Retail Center. “The conditional use application was originally brought forward to planning commission in December of 2005 with a request for approval of a conditional use for a Hilton Garden Inn,” the staff report states. “There were concerns with the setback requirements and the layout of the building on the site which led to the application being tabled by planning commission upon the recommendation of staff. The plans that were brought forward to the planning commission in March of 2006 are the plans that reflect a Cambria Suites and the resolution is based on the Cambria Suites application.” Developer planning new office near Wright-Patt Dayton Business Journal, 4/24/06 Eric Tipton is gearing up for a busy summer. The chief operating officer of Centerville-based Tipton Cos. has renderings for a 40,000-square-foot office building in Beavercreek, across from Wright-Patterson Air Force base. United Way mulls selling Dayton area headquarters Dayton Business Journal, 4/24/06 The United Way of the Greater Dayton Area is studying whether it should continue to own and manage its Salem Avenue building. The nonprofit hasn't put the building at 184 Salem Ave. on the market, but has been considering selling it, said Executive Director Marc Levy. YMCA announces $3M campaign for new centers Dayton Business Journal, 4/24/06 YMCA of Greater Dayton said Wednesday it plans to raise $3 million to build four neighborhood centers in east and west Dayton communities. The YMCA has already raised $2.2 million, including a $1 million gift from The Mathile Family Foundation. The announcement was made in the Wright Dunbar Business District, one of four planned expansion sites for the YMCA of Greater Dayton. Discussion, debate begin on proposed development Eaton Register-Herald, 4/25/06 A proposed development on 38.522 acres of land off Park Avenue in Eaton has caused residents in the area to join an effort to steer city officials away from approving a subdivision known as "The Meadows." Some 62 residents signed a petition against the planned residential conservation development application filed by landowner Paul DePalma. In their petition, they cited a desire to preserve the "scenic, peaceful beauty, wildlife and nature-friendly area," traffic and flooding concerns. Waynesfield forms committee to review Industrial Park Wapakoneta Daily News, 4/25/06 Waynesfield Village Council members formed a committee to move forward with the Waynesfield Industrial Park plans by establishing a per acre fee and attract businesses to the area. Councilor John Chiles said during Monday’s meeting that the focus in making the decisions should be on what will attract not just businesses, but businesses that will employ more people. Connector will make tract ready for sale Dayton Daily News, 4/27/06 A 165-acre tract of land belonging to Greene County will be ready for sale after officials build a one-mile connector between Union Road and Ohio 380. The connector, which the county hopes to complete in about two years, is the final step in a long list of things officials had to do to make the sale of the land more appealing to commercial developers. The county has already put in running water, fiber optics, natural-gas lines and a sewer system, with the exception of a pumping station, officials said. Rec annex grand opening set Dayton Daily News, 4/27/06 Washington Twp. and the Washington Twp. Rec Center are hosting a four-day grand opening of Rec West, a newly opened annex west of the main recreation center building. A variety of free events geared to teenagers and families will run today through Sunday at the annex, 965 Miamisburg-Centerville Road. Relative of Wright brothers wants to rename park Dayton Daily News, 4/28/06 U.S. Rep. Mike Turner and the great-grandniece of the Wright brothers are asking a House subcommittee to support renaming Dayton's national park. Under a bill introduced by Turner, R-Centerville, the park – four sites associated with the Wright brothers and famed poet Paul Laurence Dunbar – would be called the Wright Brothers-Dunbar National Historic Park. Commissioners talk higher taxes for new jail Celina Daily Standard, 4/28/06 Mercer County officials are mulling over how to pay for the preliminary design of a new county jail and whether those costs should eventually be recouped through new taxes necessary to build it. Commissioners are facing an estimated $960,000 bill to fully design the new facility and they will need about $173,000 for preliminary work prior to seeking voter approval for a new tax issue. The total engineering costs are based on 8 percent of the estimated construction cost of $12 million for a new jail. Other fees, such as subcontractors hired by the design firm, could spiral design costs even higher. Historic building to re-open Springfield News-Sun, 4/29/06 The 148-year-old Second Baptist Church building, which survived nature's fury, finished its first phase of restoration to be unveiled during a grand opening ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church's site, 43 E. Sandusky St. The church will also receive a historic marker during a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. May 13.
May 12, 200619 yr From the 5/11/06 Springfield News-Sun: New Urbana administration works on Douglas Inn issues LaToya Thompson Staff Writer URBANA — The Douglas Inn is on the good side of Urbana’s recently elected mayor and new director of administration, though it hasn’t been removed from the court system. The 2nd District Court of Appeals case, City of Urbana v. Community Improvement Corporation of Champaign County, will be heard at 1:30 p.m. June 26 in Clark County after legal action was taken by the city in July 2005. Mayor Ruth Zerkle and Director of Administration Bruce Evilsizor likely will attempt to resolve the public safety aspects surrounding the Douglas Inn before the court date, Urbana Prosecutor Gil “Skipp” Weithman said. The No. 1 objective will be working with the county Building Regulations Department to remove the cone-tape barrier from bordering streets and sidewalks to free up parking spaces for businesses and allow safer pedestrian traffic, Zerkle said. Evilsizor notified city council via memorandum that he met with Miami Scioto Development Company, a prospective Douglas buyer, to talk about possible stabilization and future restoration. “I feel really good about the cooperation we are getting from the city about trying to do something positive with the building,” said Pat Thackery, of Miami Scioto. More at http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/05/11/sns0511douglasinnappeal.html
May 17, 200619 yr Part one of three: Committee discusses courthouse renovations Wapakoneta Daily News, 4/7/06 A committee charged with renovating the Auglaize County Courthouse met Thursday morning to discuss progress in the plans, including timelines and costs. Bellbrook Fire plans expansion Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 4/27/06 Big changes are in store for the Bellbrook Fire Department. The department is planning a major renovation project for Fire Station #2, on W. Franklin Street, where the department’s annual Open House event is held. Zoning battle heats up Enon Messenger, 4/27/06 Both sides claim they only want what’s best for the township. The Committee for Growth and the Active Citizens of the Township (ACT) have squared off on both sides of Issue 6, which could see the construction of up to 420 homes on a 340-acre parcel located on Dayton-Springfield and Enon-Xenia roads. Tenants favor new parking in Centerville Dayton Business Journal, 4/28/06 A public parking lot planned in downtown Centerville is already creating excitement for nearby business owners and even spurring new development. The crux of downtown Centerville, at the intersection of Main and West Franklin streets, has always boasted high traffic volumes, but store owners have long complained about the shortage of parking. Effort under way in Springboro to save historic site Dayton Daily News, 4/29/06 Four lanes of traffic whizzed around orange barrels Friday in front of the historic Arron Wright home, while, inside, Becky Hall evoked Springboro's Quaker founders. Since August, Hall, her husband and daughter have been renovating the home, known as Maplewood Acres and on the National Register of Historic Places, despite an option to purchase held by owners of a neighboring strip center. Construction on schedule for high school Fairborn Daily Herald, 5/2/06 Two months after preliminary construction began on science labs at Fairborn High School, officials said they are on if not ahead of schedule and have three months left to go. Appeal doesn't worry owner Springfield News-Sun, 5/4/06 A court appeal filed by five Johnson Township residents against an approved 358-acre annexation into the village doesn’t faze Terry Howell, a St. Paris land owner who planned to build an 80-acre residential subdivision. Nancy Kunkel, her husband, Robert, and mother, Regina Current, said they aren’t against annexation but are concerned Howell’s proposal will create bustle in their calm, country lifestyle. “We think starting the project two miles out of the city is a far cry,” Kunkel said. Beavercreek residents speak against new drive-through Dayton Daily News, 5/4/06 A local couple's plans to construct a convenience store with a drive-through at Richmar Drive and Factory Road is causing a brouhaha the neighborhood. Nearly 30 residents who are opposed to the store, which will sell alcoholic beverages, appealed to the city council last week. Residents said while they are not opposed to commercial growth, they don't want a business that sells alcohol. "It's already a zoo around here and this is just going to make it worst," said Jeanette Nicholas, coordinator of the Mardella Neighborhood Watch Group. "We will have drunks going up and down our roads," she said. "People who have too much will want to get more, and beer cans will be all over our neighborhood." Dixie, Dorothy getting face-lift Dayton Daily News, 5/4/06 The project to reconstruct the intersection of Dorothy Lane and Dixie Drive, which began this past February, should be completed by February 2007, according to Kettering city officials. The traffic pattern of the new intersection will include double left-turn lanes in all directions, at least one right-turn lane in all directions, a left-turn signal from eastbound Dorothy Lane to Dixie, and a double right turn from northbound Dixie to eastbound Dorothy Lane. Kohl's to build store on Bechtle Springfield News-Sun, 5/4/06 Kohl’s department store submitted building plans Wednesday to begin construction in the current Wal-Mart location on Bechtle Avenue, according to Springfield city officials. Plans for the 95,966 square-foot facility are being reviewed. The plans will be forwarded to other departments including zoning, engineering, the health department and the fire department, said Mary Wells, Springfield Department of Engineering and Planning building projects coordinator. Miami blocks even more traffic from two rural bridges Dayton Daily News, 5/4/06 Two rural bridges within one quarter mile will be monitored weekly by engineers and closed, if necessary, until they can be replaced. The Miami County commissioners earlier this week approved reducing the weight limits, closing the bridges to use by school buses and most farm equipment, county Engineer Doug Christian said. Weights on both bridges were reduced in December because of deterioration. The added reduction followed annual inspections, Christian said. From none to two bids Celina Daily Standard, 5/4/06 After years of dormancy, interest in the former Mercer County administration building, 311 S. Main St., Celina, is heating up. Mercer County officials are studying two different offers from local businessmen for the structure that sits between two gas stations on the south edge of Celina's downtown. Last week, they rejected a bid of $110,000. Voters turn down Bethel zoning request Tipp City Herald, 5/4/06 By more than a 2 to 1 margin, Bethel Township voters Tuesday rejected a proposed rezoning of 50.22 acres at 4218 E. U.S. 40, west of State Route 202. The vote was 586 against the rezoning to 253 in favor. Property owner Carroll Lawrence Barnard had sought to rezone the site from domestic and general agriculture to light industrial use, and township trustees in August had approved the request. BZA approves plans for downtown development Yellow Springs News, 5/4/06 It didn’t take long for the Village Board of Zoning Appeals to grant two variances and three special exemptions that the developers of the Village Station had requested during the board’s meeting on Wednesday, April 26. The approval by the BZA means that Matt Arnovitz and Ted Donnell can move forward with their plans to construct a two-story retail and business space at 102 Dayton Street, the site of the old Linkhart’s grain elevator. Sports complex under way in Xenia Dayton Daily News, 5/4/06 Athletes in Action, headquartered on the Legacy Ministries International campus, broke ground last week for a sports complex officials hope will attract tournaments and sports clinics that could contribute to the local economy. The complex will be built on a 40-acre tract next to the historic dairy barn that fed thousands of children when the Ohio Veterans' Children's Home was on the property. Council hears plan for BMS athletic fields Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 5/5/06 Bellbrook City Council members have been briefed on a campaign to raise funds for the proposed Bellbrook Middle School athletic fields. Bellbrook Junior High School Vice Principal and Athletic Director Jeff Eckley and Fundraising Coordinator Bill Baglio pitched the plan to council members during their meeting on Monday, April 24. Eckley said the goal is to outfit the auxiliary gym with basketball and volleyball equipment by this next school year. Eckley hopes to starting building baseball, softball, soccer and football fields in the fall and have them ready for competition in the spring. Council to hear plans for housing Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 5/5/06 The upscale housing developments of Highview Terrace and the Vineyards of Bellbrook will be the focus of two Bellbrook City Council public hearings on Monday, May 8. With regards to the 60.07 acre tract known as Highview Terrace located at West Franklin Street and Little Sugarcreek Road, Bellbrook City Council members will either approve or deny the rezoning of an A-1 agricultural district and R-1A, one family residential district to a PD-1, planned development-residential. Cemetery moving forward with renovations Dayton Business Journal, 5/5/06 Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is starting to design new projects that will enhance its cremation services. The projects are slated to be completed by the summer of 2007. "We think Woodland needs to expand its cremation offerings, considering the growing trend in that direction," said Dave FitzSimmons, president and chief executive officer of the cemetery, in a press release issued Friday.
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May 18, 200619 yr ^ De nada. Part two of three: MetroPark plans 3-year project; low dam to be removed Dayton Daily News, 5/8/06 A low dam built in the 1930s will be removed at Englewood MetroPark as part of a three-year project to restore natural water flow to the Stillwater River that will boost fish and wildlife populations there. When the $1.2 million project is completed in 2008, park officials say Englewood Lake will be reborn as a wetland for migrating birds and the river will support more bass and allow them to migrate upstream. These days, the Stillwater north of the low dam has a poor fish population with an overabundance of carp, said David Nolin, Five Rivers MetroParks deputy director. New hospital will open at Elizabeth Place Dayton Daily News, 5/8/06 Area hospitals will get some added competition this fall. Old hospital filling with new offices, services Dayton Daily News, 5/8/06 The former St. Elizabeth's Hospital building is filling up faster than an inner-city emergency room on a Saturday night. After New York investor Norman Schwab of RNS Equities bought the complex in 2002, doctors' offices, county agencies and other health-care providers have steadily moved into the 750,000 square-foot site on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. "It's vibrant," Schwab said of Elizabeth Place's bustling corridors. Who owns the Medical Center at Elizabeth Place? Dayton Daily News, 5/8/06 Owners are still in negotiations with prospective partners, so a complete list of the Medical Center at Elizabeth Place's 60 doctor-owners is not yet available. Arts Explosion Dayton Business Journal, 5/8/06 Clark State Community College Center for Performing Arts in downtown Springfield is setting the stage to expand. Officials with the center expect to choose an architect this month for a $4.5 million addition that will create 20,000 square feet of space for classrooms, a set construction shop, offices and rooms for other programs. The project should be completed by late 2008. Planning board approves rezoning Springfield News-Sun, 5/9/06 The Springfield City Planning Board approved Monday night a rezoning for a part of several lots to be razed for a restaurant. The applicant asked to rezone 1521 N. Limestone St. from a residential district to a community commercial district for a restaurant on the corner of Roosevelt Drive and Limestone Street. Canby revival Bellefontaine Examiner, 5/9/06 Talk of revitalizing downtown Bellefontaine began almost a decade ago, and with recent improvements to the Canby Building, there are tangible signs restoration ethics are beginning to take root. "Projects like the Canby are helping us develop our own identity," said Jason Duff, board president of Downtown Bellefontaine Partnership Inc. "Who else in the county is doing what we are doing?" Urbana University to begin construction on residence hall Springfield News-Sun, 5/10/06 Urbana University will begin this summer to construct its third new residence hall since 2000. The two-story, 33,753-square foot residence hall is expected to open for the 2007-08 academic year. It will be the university’s ninth residence hall and will house 152 students. Construction on the $5.3 million hall will begin just as the university wraps up construction of its new 27,000-square foot student center and multi-purpose stadium. The university has seen a 50 percent increase in enrollment in nine years and has addressed that increase with the addition of Sycamore Hall in 2004 and the Francis E. Hazard Residence Hall in 2000. From county building to arts center Celina Daily Standard, 5/10/06 The owners of the St. Marys Theater are the top bidders for the former Mercer County administration building in Celina. They plan to renovate it into a performing arts center. Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution instructing the county Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) to sell the building to Tim and Leslie Townsend of rural Celina, who bid $130,000 for the structure at 311 S. Main St. and the adjacent parking lot. Commissioners made the decision after meeting privately with Community Development Director Larry Stelzer to discuss the business plans of two proposed uses for the building. The county CIC's rules require the group to consider job creation and other economic development issues when selling county land, although the Townsends are not contractually obligated to follow through with their plans or create any jobs. Bank files to foreclose on three downtown buildings Dayton Business Journal, 5/10/06 The owner of three prominent downtown office buildings has defaulted on loan payments, which may turn the properties over to the lender, according to court documents. Wells Fargo Bank filed a foreclosure motion May 10 in the Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County against the owner of 130 W. Second St., 333 W. First St. and 111 W. First St. The buildings are each owned by a Delaware limited liability company, according to the lawsuit. The overseeing ownership group is New York-based The Andalex Group, according to Dayton Business Journal research. Andalex officials could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday evening. The buildings' owner paid $35 million for the properties in 2002, the lawsuit says. As of April 7, the owner owed the bank $33.8 million on the principal, plus interest and fees for a total of $37.9 million. The three properties are home to dozens of companies. The 130 W. Second St. property, better known as First National Plaza, has Day International and the city of Dayton as tenants. The 333 W. First St. building is home to Price Brothers and the Legal Aid Society. The 111 W. First St. property houses the Southwestern College of Business and Doll, Jansen and Ford. Nearly $5M in funds headed to WPAFB Dayton Business Journal, 5/10/06 More than $4.7 million in funding for military construction projects at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was approved Wednesday by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. Housing growth steady in Brookville, Union Dayton Daily News, 5/11/06 Spurred by small-town aesthetics and reasonable market prices for housing, the cities of Brookville and Union are experiencing steady growth in residential development. "Brookville is a great place to be. It's a growing, progressive community," said Tim Taylor of Taywood Enterprises, which is building the Meadows of Brookville, a neighborhood of single-family homes starting at $175,000. For close to a decade, subdivisions of single-family homes have been popping up on former farmland. The narrow, two-lane country Westbrook Road that cuts a serene path into Brookville's city limits holds two of five ongoing housing developments. Sinclair opens satellite campus in Englewood Dayton Daily News, 5/11/06 Sinclair Community College on Monday debuted its Englewood Learning Center, the downtown Dayton college's satellite campus, built onto the east side of the Kleptz YMCA. With close to 300 registered students starting class this week at the facility, the center is becoming a practical lesson in convenience. "I can't wait. I'm excited," said center staffer Barbara McGathey, who worked at the downtown campus for 26 years. Now, the Englewood resident's commute is two minutes. With the YMCA across the hallway from her work station, she's planning evening workouts while her children take classes at the center. The 15,000-square-foot facility will offer 24 class sections for 17 academic departments. The center also features a bookstore and an electronic library. Tipp hires consultant for development help on various properties Dayton Daily News, 5/11/06 The 44-acre Legacy Industrial District along the CSX railroad has seen a lot of the community's history and, the city hopes, will offer new business and living opportunities in years to come. To help determine the best future use of older industrial buildings and some vacant properties in the district whose growth is blocked by surrounding residential properties, the city hired McKenna Associates of Lebanon for $18,000. Their findings were outlined at an open house followed by a Planning Board public meeting on May 3. Bradley Schwab of McKenna Associates said the study included public meetings, talks with property owners and a review of existing conditions and policies. Development proposed for south end of Yellow Springs Yellow Springs News, 5/11/06 The Village Planning Commission approved on Monday the concept plans for two residential developments proposed by Ken and Betheen Struewing at the southern stub of Southgate Drive, located at the south edge of the village. Forrest Village West includes plans for 20 housing units on 17 acres west of the Southgate stub and south of Kahoe Lane. Forrest Village East includes three clusters totalling eight condominium units on 1.73 acres to the east of the Southgate stub and south of Edgefield Drive. Plan board members voted 4–0 to approve the plans at their meeting May 8. Gateway bridge may be cut Yellow Springs News, 5/11/06 Higher costs may force the Village to drop from the Northern Gateway Project a bridge that would have spanned Yellow Springs Creek, behind the Bryan Center. The bridge was supposed to be a unique key feature in the Northern Gateway Project, linking the bikepath and downtown to the Cemetery Street parking lot. The project is intended to provide long-term parking for cyclists and people coming to town for the day to shop and eat. Developers meet with residents Enon Messenger, 5/11/06 There was a full house Tuesday at the Enon Village Council meeting when James Watt and Andrew Hellmuth made an appearance to once again discuss the development of the land between Houck Meadows and Mud Run Creek. “I’m assuming a good number of people here are from Houck Meadows,” said Watt. “I’m delighted you folks were willing to come out and be a part of this process. There are no hidden agendas here. I’m willing to tell you everything I know.” In the 1970s the farm was split between the two men, and Leffel continued to farm the east half while Houck developed the west portion which is known as Houck Meadows. With Watt’s mother recently turning 85, she would like to see the land developed because her family no longer lives in Ohio and she feels it is unnecessary to hold onto the land any longer. Residents voice concerns on rezoning case Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 5/11/06 Citizens opposed to a rezoning motion that could bring in high-rise development to the area voiced their concerns at a recent Washington Township trustee meeting. Township offers community garden Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 5/11/06 Sugarcreek Township is now offering its residents a community garden free of charge. Residents can grow vegetables, fruits, spices, “anything that’s legal,” said Township Administrator Barry Tiffany. The community garden is located on roughly three-fourths of an acre, near the Service Department on Ferry Road in Sugarcreek Township.
May 18, 200619 yr Author $26M plan for Roosevelt filed Dayton Daily News, 4/8/06 Two groups that allied in hopes of saving Roosevelt High School delivered a $26 million proposal Friday to redevelop the building for use as housing and a recreation and community center. Called the Renaissance at Roosevelt, the redeveloped structure would feature 90 senior apartments; a fitness center with swimming pool, gym and running track; and commercial space designed for medical providers and social service agencies. The project would be financed through a combination of tax credits, government grants, a fundraising campaign and bank loans. Major local banks including National City and Key banks are cited as partners in the deal, which asks the school board to sell the building for $1. The goal is begin moving tenants into the housing units by 2009. The Dayton Board of Education just announced that they will be tearing down Roosevelt to build a new "boys prep academy." WTF? :wtf: :whip:
May 19, 200619 yr ^ I have no idea. It makes no sense whatsoever. Part three of three: Roosevelt building may be razed, rebuilt Dayton Daily News, 5/12/06 Roosevelt High School will be torn down and replaced with a new building, sources who have been briefed on the plan told the Dayton Daily News. DeVry University to enter Dayton region this fall Dayton Business Journal, 5/12/06 Dayton's busy higher education arena is getting another competitor. DeVry University, an Illinois-based national college system, plans to open an adult education center in the Dayton area by November, said Galen Graham, DeVry regional vice president and president of the DeVry campus in Columbus. Some not happy Roosevelt building will fall Dayton Daily News, 5/13/06 Comparing the historic significance of Roosevelt High School to the downtown Arcade is a slam dunk, Dayton historian Margaret Peters said. Roosevelt wins by a long shot. "I don't even think there's any comparison and I love the Arcade," she said Friday. "But it's a commercial building. It's not like the classrooms where whole generations went through the school." Get ready, Springfield, they're about to open Springfield News-Sun, 5/14/06 After months of anticipation by some and dread on the part of others, two Wal-Mart Supercenters will open on the east and west sides of Springfield at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Wal-Mart is both loved and hated. Accusations of worker exploitation and sexual harassment have made headlines in recent years, but the nation’s largest retailer continues to grow amid widespread customer support. A mixed bag of emotions await the store openings Springfield News-Sun, 5/14/06 Some residents on Bird Road have mixed feelings about having Wal-Mart right next door. “In the beginning, I didn’t want it to come out here, I didn’t want to lose the peaceful atmosphere,” said Marsha Roof. “But, as I keep driving by it and seeing what’s going to be offered to this end of town, it’s really not such a bad idea after all.” Wave of new businesses may follow Wal-Marts Springfield News-Sun, 5/14/06 A wave of new businesses may follow Wal-Marts The new Wal-Mart Supercenters at Bechtle Avenue and Tuttle Road will have plenty of company. Several businesses are in various stages of development in both areas, according to Engineering and Planning Department officials. A sneak peak at what's inside a Supercenter Springfield News-Sun, 5/14/06 Take the day off and bring your wallet. In addition to the services provided at the current Wal-Mart, the two new stores will give you many more chances to spend your money. The new stores come equipped with the following substations, and at 203,000 square feet, you can shop till you drop. A solid reputation on jobs? It depends on who you ask Springfield News-Sun, 5/14/06 Wal-Mart, known to many for low prices and shopping convenience, has come under fire regarding labor practices and discrimination allegations. Defenders maintain that the accusations are baseless and leveled by special-interest groups that wish to forward their own interests. Naysayers call Wal-Mart a corporate monster that gets ahead by leaving people behind. Two local men on both sides of the issue make their case for and against Wal-Mart. South's fate to be decided soon Springfield News-Sun, 5/12/06 Springfield school board members said Thursday they must decide soon on the future of the South High School building. The issue has gained a sense of urgency because a buyer is interested in the building at 700 S. Limestone St. But before the board decides whether to sell, it wants to explore possible uses for the building once the combined high school opens. Catholic Central wants to buy South with the help of the Turner Foundation. School Board President Don Reed wouldn’t say how much money they offered or when they need an answer. By law, if the district decided to sell South, it would have to be auctioned. Wal-Mart opening local stores Dayton Business Journal, 5/15/06 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opens two supercenters in Springfield this week, creating 525 new jobs. The locations are among six supercenters the retailer is opening Wednesday in Ohio. The others are in Forest Park, Fairfield Township, Bowling Green and outside Cleveland. Combined, the stores -- three of which are new construction and three of which are expanded or relocated -- will create 1,480 new jobs. Pedestrian bridge ceremony Saturday Dayton Daily News, 5/16/06 The city of Moraine and Kettering Moraine Oakwood Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday for a new pedestrian bridge. The $604,185 Holes Creek Pedestrian Bridge project at Ohio 741, Springboro Pike at Holes Creek between Genoa and Cobblegate, was created to address the needs of residents north of the creek. School board holds off on Roosevelt plan Dayton Daily News, 5/16/06 The Dayton school board Monday postponed an announcement on the future of the old Roosevelt High School building, but one board member already is opposed to the working plan to raze the historic 83-year-old building.
May 23, 200619 yr Indian-themed store opens in Beavercreek Mall of India, a store focused on selling clothing, food and other items from that country, has opened in Beavercreek. The store is the brainchild of three partners: Rakesh Arora, Ajay Jindal and Manoj Kumar. It's located in the Rex Center shopping center just across from The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Fairfield Road. " View full article here: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/05/22/daily4.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 26, 200619 yr Greene County probably doesn't deserve its own "growth" thead, so I'll just stick this here. I've been hearing of the supposed rapid increase in enrollment in the Beavercreek school district, but it still seems surprising to me somehow. Three new schools sounds like a pretty big deal... and it was only 5 or 6 years ago that the high school nearly doubled in (physical) size! Beavercreek board votes to build schools By Ismail Turay Staff Writer BEAVERCREEK | The Beavercreek school board unanimously voted Wednesday night to construct new schools to remedy the district's overcrowding problem. Officials have yet to determine how to fund the project and are weighing a number of options, including one that calls for the state to fund 50 percent of the construction if a proposed bill passes. View the rest of the article here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0525bcreekweb.html
June 5, 200619 yr Technology firm seeking Dayton-area facility A St. Louis-based technology company is looking to open a research facility in the Dayton area, and the chance of landing an $8 million state grant is making the possibility all the sweeter. Global Velocity Inc., which provides high-speed filtering hardware platforms for large network operators and service providers, identified the Dayton area because it is one of only four regions in the country with the talent pool the company needs. It quickly connected with daytaOhio, the local technology development center, and the two are now partnering to contend for a $8 million grant through Ohio's Third Frontier program. View the rest of the article here: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/06/05/story1.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 9, 200619 yr From the 6/7/06 Dayton Daily News: Kettering Medical to build $45M heart hospital A 48-bed hospital that specializes in heart care will be named for Benjamin and Marian Schuster. By Kevin Lamb Staff Writer KETTERING — Kettering Medical Center will build a five-story heart hospital on the edge of Kettering Memorial Hospital, officials will announce today. The $45 million Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital will be a separate unit of Kettering hospital, which will handle its admissions and other administrative chores. It will envelop the new emergency department on Kettering hospital's south end, with construction expected to take 20 months. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0607hospital.html From the 6/8/06 Dayton Daily News: Dayton Heart downplays Kettering announcement CEO points to 'collaborative model' Dayton Heart has created. Premier plans 'significant investment.' By Kevin Lamb Staff Writer Kettering Memorial Hospital's five-story addition of 48 heart-care beds can't compare with the stand-alone Dayton Heart Hospital, Dayton Heart CEO Chad Carpenter said. "We will continue to be the only true heart hospital in Dayton," Carpenter said Wednesday in a prepared statement. Kettering's planned $45 million Benjamin and Marian Schuster Heart Hospital "appears to merely be a 'wing' of the existing facility using existing ER and surgery suites, not really a new heart hospital," he said. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0608hospital.html
June 11, 200619 yr The St Clair Lofts (the old Beaver Power Building at the corner of St Clair and 4th) is being foreclosed? St Clair Lofts Expects to Settle Forclosure Action Dayton — The owners of the St. Clair Lofts aren't concerned that a foreclosure filed this week will force them to sell the building to settle the debt, said Cynthia Chodak, executive vice president of the company that owns the 108-unit downtown apartment complex. And Maureen Pero, president of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, said the foreclosure action doesn't indicate the downtown housing market is going flat. Pero said the latest figures on apartment demand from Gem City Real Estate show that downtown vacancies are low, and that more than 90 percent of the St. Clair Lofts is occupied. View the entire article here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/localnews/daily/0609stclair.html
June 20, 200618 yr Part two of four: New owners happy with JVS-built house Springfield News-Sun, 5/24/06 Pat and Joy Fenton’s brand new house is a little different from the others on their street. It was built by students from the Springfield-Clark Joint Vocational School. The students showed off the house during an open house and luncheon Tuesday afternoon. “The kids did a super, super job,” Pat Fenton said. Jutte Excavating wins bids Miami and Erie Canal lock restoration Celina Daily Standard, 5/24/06 Village councilors Tuesday night accepted bids for the Lock One rehabilitation project. Jutte Excavating of Fort Recovery will serve as general contractor for the project that will restore the historic Miami and Erie Canal lock to its 1910 prominence. Road-project snafu prompts Riverside to return grant Dayton Daily News, 5/25/06 Plans to overhaul Burkhardt Road are moving forward, but the money's going back, at least temporarily. School for boys opens this fall Dayton Daily News, 5/25/06 School officials will introduce the students of the Dayton Boys Prep Academy to sports such as tennis, golf and field hockey to help develop leadership abilities as well as athletic skills, Dayton Public School officials said Wednesday. Groby's site to become home of new businesses Kettering-Oakwood Times, 5/25/06 The City of Kettering lost a good friend to the community when Groby's Garden Center went out of business. Now, the property, located at 4301 Far Hills will be adding to the city once again as a new business will be built by Jim Alt of ALT Architecture. City seeks grant for new boat docks Celina Daily Standard, 5/26/06 Celina officials are hoping a grant through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Watercraft will help pay for the installation of 30 new courtesy boat docks along the north shore of Grand Lake. City council members unanimously approved applying for $239,000 that would pay for the entire project, including design. Before the application is filed, city officials plan to check with organizers of the Governor's Cup Regatta races to make sure the new docks won't interfere with staging the event. Community dedicates new fountain Greenville Daily Advocate, 5/26/06 It’s a symbol of life. A source of pride. An eloquent city centerpiece designed to unite a community and represent it. It’s a reason to celebrate. Greenville and Darke County dignitaries dedicated a new fountain in the traffic circle downtown during a ceremony Friday evening that drew dozens of community members. City looking at relocating Greyhound terminal Dayton Daily News, 5/26/06 City officials hope to move the Greyhound bus terminal and replace it with commercial development that would link popular restaurants and shops in the Oregon Historic District with activity around the Dayton Convention Center. The bus terminal is now at 111 E. Fifth St. in the city transportation center. Shelly Dickstein, a senior development specialist for Dayton, said the city has begun discussion with the bus company about a possible move. Blue Rain nightclub to open in old Celebrity building Dayton Daily News, 5/27/06 The owner of a controversial dance club in Harrison Twp. will open a second club in Dayton on Friday. Wright-Pat jumping after base reshuffling AP, 5/28/06 Just off the runway at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a spider's web of girders reaches for the sky. The steel skeleton will soon become the first of three hangars to house massive C-5 transport planes. Housing agency set to build quality complexes Dayton Daily News, 5/29/06 The four-story apartment building at 958 Wilmington Ave. turns 36 this year, but looks brand-new. That's the impression Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority executive director Greg Johnson wants to give at all public housing sites. Dense and aged public housing complexes have made it difficult for the agency to be competitive in the marketplace, even with affordable rents. Johnson intends to change that. "DMHA is raising the bar and that bar is high," Johnson said. "My goal is that when someone drives by one of our buildings, they won't know it's public housing." Local ski slope embarks on expansion Dayton Business Journal, 5/30/06 Ski resort Mad River Mountain is launching a $2.5 million expansion project this summer. To make more snow, the park will add 32 "snow guns," bringing the total to 140. The expansion will be complete for the 2006-2007 season, which usually starts in early December, said Jeff Kiehle, spokesman for the company. In September or October, the company will launch a television and radio advertising campaign, using money separate from the expansion. Dayton replacing traffic signals Dayton Daily News, 6/1/06 Updated traffic signals are being installed at 15 Dayton intersections. The Columbus-based Gudenkaf Corp. will be paid $1.5 million for the work, which is expected to be completed over the next six months. The Dayton City Commission, on May 24, approved the contract award. Park district turning farm into office Dayton Daily News, 6/1/06 A spring running through the 1880s Knoop farmhouse is one of several features of the property that Miami County Park District officials will make part of a renovation for the district's new headquarters. The Victorian house and 10 acres north of Ohio 41 and east of Troy was bought earlier this year by the district, which plans to buy another 165 acres nearby during the next couple of years. Gem City Metal Expands Facility, Adds Jobs in Dayton BizBites Newsletter, City of Dayton, 6/1/06 The City of Dayton has approved a development agreement with Gem City Metal Spinning, Inc. that will allow the company to expand its operations in Dayton and create at least 18 new jobs. Gem City Metal Spinning has been located on Troy Street since 1998. The continued growth of its business has created the need for additional space. As a result, the company will expand its operations from 2127 Troy Street to 1825 East First Street. The total estimated cost of the new investment will be about $5 million. School construction still right on track New Carlisle Sun, 6/1/06 Representatives from Quandel Danis Builders said the construction on each of the six new Tecumseh schools is right on track. At last Wednesday’s Tecumseh Local Board of Education meeting builders presented the budget and progress of each of the facilities to the board. Pictures from both inside and outside of the construction sites showed new tile floors, steel beams, electrical work and fresh paint. Furthest along are the elementary schools. City seeks input on proposed park land Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 6/2/06 Residents in Bellbrook are encouraged to offer their input on proposed park land that will be dedicated from two new housing developments located next to the city’s downtown area. Bellbrook City Manager David Hamilton announced during a recent city council meeting that an open space walk through the planned Highview Terrace housing development and the recently approved Vineyards of Bellbrook housing development will take place Friday, June 2. Both properties are across the street from one another on Little Sugarcreek Road. Those interested will meet in the parking lot of Dot’s Market at 4 p.m. The Vineyards tour should start at 5 p.m., said Hamilton. Walking through a dream for the first time — new Parkway school Celina Daily Standard, 6/2/06 It was a night of "wows" Thursday at the Parkway Local Schools education complex as staff, planning committee members and invited guests toured the brand-spanking new 235,000-square-foot facility.
June 21, 200618 yr Part three of four: Kiser alumni make their last visit to school, as wrecking ball is poised to raze building Dayton Daily News, 6/5/06 Former Kiser school students strolled through the old building's hallways and snapped pictures of its shady front entrance Sunday in a fond farewell to the 81-year-old building. Company shifts headquarters to Moraine Dayton Business Journal, 6/5/06 AcuTemp, a maker of high-performance insulation and temperature-sensitive packaging products, has purchased land in Moraine and plans to move its headquarters there from Washington Township. Troy firm to begin $500K expansion Dayton Business Journal, 6/6/06 A local tool and die company is embarking on another expansion. The Raymath Co., which offers an array of tool and die, stamping, and welding capabilities, plans to add 15,000 square feet onto its area facility. Tipp City-based Bruns General Contracting Inc. will handle the design and building of the Troy company's expansion, which will cost in excess of $500,000. Mound cleanup $476 million over budget Dayton Daily News, 6/7/06 Cleaning up the former Mound nuclear weapons plant is taking longer and costing millions of dollars more than planned, a government audit says. Dayton Daily News: House OKs $34.8 million for Miamisburg Mound (5/26/06) WL-Salem board acts on expansion project Bellefontaine Examiner, 6/8/06 The West Liberty-Salem Board of Education met in emergency session Wednesday afternoon to address funding options for its building improvement and expansion project, opting 3-1 in favor of new cost share calculations. Initial calculations through the Ohio School Facilities Commission put the state's share of the $16,182,881 project at 66 percent, leaving 34 percent for the district to contribute. 95 homes planned for 39 township acres Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 6/8/06 Little Sugarcreek LLC, part of the Miller-Valentine Group, is seeking to build roughly 95 homes for the “active adult” on more than 39 acres of land in Sugarcreek Township. City sells land for new Dayton school Dayton Daily News, 6/8/06 The site of a former dense and crime riddled apartment complex in the Wesleyan Hill neighborhood will become the home of a school. Habitat for Humanity's 'Blitz' yields new home for Troy family Dayton Daily News, 6/8/06 Halfway through the national five-day Habitat for Humanity Homebuilders Blitz, the 4-bedroom, 1½ bath, 1,100-square-foot home at 45 S. Cedar St. was all but done. Miami Twp. opens new center Dayton Daily News, 6/8/06 Inside the entrance to the new Government Center on Lyons Road are pale green walls, caramel-colored birch woodwork and large framed photos of symbols of American freedom and courage. Xenia proposal looks to replace school buildings Dayton Daily News, 6/8/06 The school district's 10 school buildings and the board office were once state-of-the art structures. However, the buildings — some more than 50 years old — have become vestiges that must be replaced, Xenia Community Schools Superintendent Jeff Lewis said. Council postpones Gateway project Yellow Springs News, 6/8/06 The current Village budget crunch led Village Council members on Monday night to postpone for up to a year a project aimed at increasing parking for downtown and enhancing Yellow Springs as a tourist destination. 84 homes planned in city Beavercreek News-Current, 6/9/06 Approximately 84 single-family homes will likely be built after Beavercreek City Council approved a specific site plan for the area immediately east of Hunter's Ridge. The plan is for the eastern terminus of Lincolnshire Drive and the northern terminus of Marchfield Trail, according to the staff report. The area amounts to approximately 53.790 acres. Applicant Robert Arnold plans to build 84 single-family units on the property. Cedar Bog brainstorms for facility Springfield News-Sun, 6/9/06 The Cedar Bog Association tossed around ideas in its annual meeting Thursday to build a multiuse facility to generate revenue, be ecologically sensitive and attract visitors. “This is the first time I’ve actually felt, ‘My God, we’re finally on our way. We’re going to get a building,’” said Association President Melanie Pratt, who’s been involved with the 427-acre bog in Urbana Township for 21 years. Future of fire station eyed Huber Heights Courier, 6/9/06 The Huber Heights City Council accepted the 2007 to 2011 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) at their regular meeting May 22. Grandstands improvements underway Greenville Daily Advocate, 6/9/06 The Grandstands at the Darke County Fairgrounds is receiving additional exterior improvements and will be completed before the start of the 2006 fair in August, according to the Darke County Agricultural Society Board of Directors. Mercer County officials respond to criticism about jail project Celina Daily Standard, 6/9/06 Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey and county commissioners responded Thursday to criticism they hear about their plans to build a new $12 million jail. The most common concern and misconception is that the county could get by with far less than the proposed 96- to 100-bed facility, they said. People reach this assumption without considering the facts, officials said. Celina Daily Standard: Sooner rather than later? (5/26/06) Township gives OK for Kroger store at Ohio 48, Ohio 73 Dayton Daily News, 6/9/06 Township trustees on Thursday night unanimously approved a plan to develop a 24-acre shopping center, anchored by a 76,000 square-foot Kroger store at Ohio 48 and Ohio 73 where the Windmill Farms market operated for 30 years. Golf community for Xenia wins OK from the city council Dayton Daily News, 6/10/06 A proposed golf community in the city is on its way to reality as the City Council approved the plan Thursday. Dayton Daily News: Xenia nears OK on a golf course community (6/5/06)
June 21, 200618 yr From the 6/21/06 Springfield News-Sun: Douglas Inn's court date delayed LaToya Thompson Staff Writer URBANA — Talks about the Douglas Inn’s proposed stabilization will continue after a request to delay a June 26 Court of Appeals hearing was granted Tuesday. A motion made by the city of Urbana and the Douglas owners, Champaign County Community Improvement Corp., gives the parties a chance to reach an agreement before September 15, the rescheduled hearing date. Jon Umstead of Miami Scioto Development Co., prospective buyers, said the organization will develop a stabilization plan meeting state building code requirements, and open up adjacent sidewalks and parking spaces. “Despite sharply divided public opinion, the situation between all parties concerned is not adversarial in any fashion,” Umstead said. “Everyone just wants to make sure that due diligence has been served and the right decisions are made.” More at http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/06/20/sns0621douglasupdate.html
June 22, 200618 yr Part four of four: Local group acquires Byers Inn Dayton Business Journal, 6/12/06 Two local businessmen have purchased the shopping plaza that houses the Byers Inn with an eye toward revamping the property and launching a new tavern. Dennis Williams and Daryl Gronauer bought Byers Plaza Shopping Center, near the junction of Byers Road and state Route 725 in Miamisburg, for an undisclosed sum. The deal closed May 30 and plans call for the new tavern to open its doors in September. The Byers Inn has closed. Seminary targets expansion of new campus Dayton Business Journal, 6/12/06 With its move to Trotwood complete, United Theological Seminary is planning a renovation project to beef up its the new campus. A new chapel and student housing are among most needed additions for the Methodist graduate school, said President Ed Zeiders. The board is studying the issue now and expects to make some of the early decisions, likely on the housing issue, in the next 18 months, he said. Trustees favor preserving bridge Springfield News-Sun, 6/12/06 Mad River Township trustees voiced their support for a local effort to preserve the Rocky Point Road bridge in Enon. Day Air to build fourth area branch Dayton Business Journal, 6/12/06 Day Air Credit Union has broken ground on its fourth location, the local financial institution announced late Tuesday. Heights approves $15M medical campus Dayton Daily News, 6/13/06 Plans to build a Premier Health Partners medical campus on Brandt Pike are now officially under way, with the building expected to open in about 18 months. St. Marys council considers legislation to demolish buildings Lima News, 6/13/06 The demolition of a series of buildings in the city’s downtown took another step closer to becoming reality on Monday. St. Marys City Council moved two pieces of legislation through a second reading Monday for the city to move forward with the demolition of the east and central sections of the Cotton Mill building on High Street and the entire Glass Block building on Spring Street. Upper Valley to build $13.5M addition Dayton Business Journal, 6/13/06 Upper Valley Medical Center is planning a $13.5 million addition, the hospital announced Tuesday. The two-story addition to the south side of the hospital will bring the 18-bed adult behavioral inpatient services and crisis center to the hospital. It also will include room for a new 11-bed medical/surgical unit. The units are in a separate building on the Troy hospital campus. Coco's restaurant to reopen June 15 Dayton Business Journal, 6/13/06 Dayton eatery Coco's will open Thursday, returning to the city in a new location after a five-year hiatus. Formerly Coco's 520 Grill, the restaurant will be located at 515 Wayne Ave., on the edge of the Oregon District. Former Holy Trinity School site a step closer to becoming Hannah House Springfield News-Sun, 6/13/06 At first a plan for the former Holy Trinity School site seemed similar to some residents to one last year for a homeless shelter. Dayton Public Schools to slash plans for new buildings Dayton Daily News, 6/14/06 School construction chief John Carr told school board members and city commissioners at a joint meeting Tuesday that he will propose changes with the board next week. The board will submit its updated master plan to the state in July, he said. Future of Tadmore development uncertain Dayton Daily News, 6/15/06 While the village of Tadmor disappeared long ago, the development named in its honor may never appear. Plans for Tadmore View, an eight-acre development off Cassel Road and primarily behind Vandalia Park Nursing Home, were approved by City Council May 1 but face a possible challenge by referendum. Developers Tom Green and Jim Baker would like to develop the acreage close to nearby Taylorsville Reserve to build five $400,000-500,000 homes — two for their own use. Hickory Point Centre to boost Germantown Dayton Daily News, 6/15/06 The vast field off Ohio 4 offers few hints about the massive transformation that will take place during the next several years. There is some construction equipment, but no structures yet. But developers promise the Hickory Point Centre will be one of the largest developments in the village's history. Just the small stuff for construction crews Dayton Daily News, 6/15/06 With so much renovation and rebuilding during the last few years, Kettering and Oakwood school districts are taking a break this summer — kind of. Neighbors take the initiative to spruce up Wyoming Theater Dayton Daily News, 6/15/06 In the early 1900s, the old Wyoming Theater, which faces the intersection of Wyoming Street and Gunckel Avenue, showed silent movies. The arrival of the "talkies" ended its use as a theater. It was a restaurant for a while, and after that, a bar. Rocking Horse Center in House bill Springfield News-Sun, 6/15/06 The Rocking Horse Center could see $400,000 to expand and make room for the Clark County Child Advocacy Center. The U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved the money on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. David Hobson announced. Aquatics center work to begin Springfield News-Sun, 6/15/06 Construction will start on the National Trail Parks and Recreation District family aquatics center in a few weeks. The district’s board has awarded a $4.9 million contract to Smoot Construction Co. House approves project funding of $5.4 million in Hobson district Springfield News-Sun, 6/15/06 The U.S. House of Representatives approved Wednesday $5.4 million for transportation and housing projects in Rep. David Hobson’s district, including Clark County. Brown Street landscape changing Dayton Daily News, 6/16/06 Catholic Social Services will open its new family center this weekend, and the University of Dayton is finalizing construction plans for a project nearby — back-to-back developments that continue to change the face of Brown Street. Catholic Social Services this week demolished Erma's House Family Visitation Center at 1024 Brown St.
June 23, 200618 yr Oooohh...COCO'S!!!! I'm COOCOO FOR COCO PUFF'S!! Fine. Bah. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 23, 200618 yr Author I guess the downtown business owners are still upset about this. The city has blocked off the parking spaces in front of the building in case it would colapse or a part of the building would fall. The business owners, saying that the loss of these parking spaces has been really hurting business, have been going out and removing the barricades. They say even if they get arrested, it is worth it. They are that fed up about it. Let's hope something is able to be worked out soon because the longer this drags out, the chances of saving this building continue to diminish.
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