June 24, 200618 yr The new Cocos doesn't look quite as hip as the old Cocos. But they have a parking lot now. n 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. I didn't know this place stopped showing movies as early as the start of the talkies. Wow. The guy whos organizing the paint project is the same guy who is restoring the old Edgar House, just off Wayne. @@@@@@@@@ Interesting about the demolition of Roosevelt. Maybe time to take some pix of it before it comes down.
June 24, 200618 yr Author The guy whos organizing the paint project is the same guy who is restoring the old Edgar House, just off Wayne. For anyone interested, the organizer of this project has a blog at http://thisoldcrackhouse.blogspot.com It mostly covers the restoration of his house, but also covers the Wyoming Theater project and some other Walnut Hills stuff. It's especially interesting to follow along as he works on his house....although there is still a lot of work to do, it has definitely come a long way.
June 24, 200618 yr Ugh...Roosevelt... "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 24, 200618 yr The guy whos organizing the paint project is the same guy who is restoring the old Edgar House, just off Wayne. For anyone interested, the organizer of this project has a blog at http://thisoldcrackhouse.blogspot.com It mostly covers the restoration of his house, but also covers the Wyoming Theater project and some other Walnut Hills stuff. It's especially interesting to follow along as he works on his house....although there is still a lot of work to do, it has definitely come a long way. Interesting. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 30, 200618 yr Part one of two: Kroger comes to St. Marys Lima News, 5/24/06 Shoppers in St. Marys will have a new store to enjoy Thursday. The grand opening of a Kroger store on Fortman Drive is hoping to bring excitement, convenience and competition to the area. Read more here: http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=25999
July 1, 200618 yr Part two of two: Village to double in population Springfield News-Sun, 6/23/06 A long-awaited subdivision formally opens in North Hampton Saturday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, said Kevin Baldwin, the village’s mayor. Children's Medical to open critical care complex Kettering-Oakwood Times, 6/24/06 The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton is pleased to announce the opening of The Wallace Critical Care Complex, the 16,500 square foot regional pediatric intensive care unit and intermediate care unit. The new complex has the most advanced equipment and medical facilities available for pediatric care. Good Samaritan is cutting ties with doctors linked to new facility Dayton Daily News, 6/25/06 Holding to its warning last month, Good Samaritan Hospital has begun severing ties with doctors who invest in Medical Center at Elizabeth Place, the private, doctor-owned hospital that's scheduled to open this fall at the former St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Children's hospital plans renovations Dayton Business Journal, 6/26/06 Children's Medical Center of Dayton plans to spend $3 million to make its largest unit friendlier to children and families. Panera to open Centerville location July 14 Dayton Business Journal, 6/26/06 Developers' deaths stall local housing project Dayton Business Journal, 6/26/06 A New England company quietly has been working with local financiers for the past year to buy Wingmead Farm -- a pristine tract owned by the Mead family near the NCR Country Club -- and build luxury houses on it. Wittenberg nears completion of new construction project Springfield News-Sun, 6/26/06 West Ward Street will provide a surprising new view of Wittenberg University to returning students this fall. The university is nearing completion of a $9.8 million project that will change the skyline of the campus set in the center of Springfield. Woodland Cemetery planning changes Dayton Daily News, 6/26/06 Woodland Cemetery, the area's oldest and largest burial ground, is taking some different paths to eternal rest for its customers. School may anchor Troy development Dayton Business Journal, 6/26/06 Miami-Jacobs Career College is considering opening a branch campus in Troy that would be the anchor tenant in a new business park. The college would take up 40,000 square feet of the nearly 95,000-square-foot park being developed in the Miami County city, said Steve Bruns, president of Tipp City-based Bruns General Contractors Inc. Composite center gets grant to rehab vacant Dayton building Dayton Daily News, 6/28/06 The Montgomery County Commission on Tuesday approved a $250,000 grant to help the National Composite Center revitalize a vacant West Dayton industrial building. The Economic Development/Government Equity grant will let Kettering-based NCC establish what it calls the Dayton Campus for Advanced Materials Technologies. Residents question annexation of strip Springfield News-Sun, 6/28/06 Springfield Township Trustees addressed residents’ concerns about a possible annexation of township land into the city, at their Tuesday evening meeting. Rezoning requests draw residents' concerns Springfield News-Sun, 6/28/06 The Springfield City Commission heard two rezoning proposals Tuesday night, amid opposition from area residents. Teen shelter Daybreak big winner in housing grant awards Dayton Daily News, 6/28/06 More than $1 million in housing grants will target homeless youth and others with special needs in the Dayton area. City and parks officials make splash with aquatics center groundbreaking Springfield News-Sun, 6/29/06 Springfield residents next year will be able to enjoy the new family aquatic center, featuring more than 400 feet of water slides, a 280-foot lazy river and a 1,200-square-foot heated leisure pool. Oakwood Centre nearly finished Dayton Daily News, 6/29/06 The finishing touches, such as landscaping, are being put on the Oakwood Centre, a new retail building in the city's business district along Far Hills Avenue. Work will continue on the inside this summer as tenants prepare to move in, said Darlene Gutmann, one of the owners of the center. Restoration solution imminent, say trustees Dayton Daily News, 6/29/06 The 100-plus-year-old Sugarcreek Twp. house, which sits in the middle of Bellbrook's Old Village historic district on East Franklin Street, is up for sale. Sugarcreek Twp. Trustee Mike Pittman announced the plan to sell the historic structure at the June 19 trustee meeting. But after a resident protested, the trustees said they will also try to keep the two-story building if anyone can come up with a solution to make it safe for public use at a reasonable cost.
July 6, 200618 yr Grandview unveils $6M emergency room renovation It is part of the hospital's broader effort to upgrade its campus and the neighborhoods nearby. By Anthony Gottschlich Dayton Daily News Staff Writer DAYTON | When Erma Gray entered Grandview Hospital as a patient one year ago today, she found a dull, dreary emergency department that felt "old," she said. So the ailing Medway resident, 83, was a bit surprised when she re-entered Grandview's emergency room Wednesday to find modern fixtures, warm wooden accents, flat-panel televisions and bright colors on the floors and walls. [email protected].[/i] Link Unavailable. For more info, go to www.daytondailynews.com
July 10, 200618 yr New face of immigration Immigration issue hits home as more families move to Dayton region Dayton Business Journal - by Suzelle Tempero DBJ Staff Reporter Carolina Silva came to the United States from Chile five years ago to get her master's degree in public administration from Wright State University with the goal of applying what she learned here to programs in her native country. A few months into the program, she began volunteering at the East End Community Center and realized that the growing Latino population in the Dayton area had created a need for the types of social services she had run in Chile. Now 36, Silva heads up the Latino Family Advocacy program at the center. She is also applying for her labor certification, a step toward getting her green card, which would allow her to someday collect on all of the taxes she has paid during the past six years. Silva has one sister in Florida while the rest of her family remains in Chile. Full article available here: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/07/10/story2.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 10, 200618 yr Dayton Business Journal by Tim Tresslar DBJ Senior Reporter Local firm lands $10M Air Force deal Springfield nonprofit that provides work to disabled persons to help them gain job skills has been awarded a second order on a five-year contract to supply cargo nets to the U.S. Air Force. View full article here: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/07/10/story3.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 10, 200618 yr Friday, July 7, 2006 Dayton Business Journal - by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter Preble County industrial park planned for I-70 Preble County has begun efforts to develop a 1,500-acre industrial and retail park at the intersection of I-70 and state Route 127. The county and Columbus-based Pizzuti Solutions, master developer of the project, are working to secure the farm-covered land and funds to begin the groundwork to transform a sleepy interstate exit into a bustling corridor. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/07/10/story1.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 13, 200618 yr From the 7/13/06 DDN: Village Park showing signs of coming to life Officials still finalizing residential makeup of the last piece of land to be developed in Springboro. By Larry Budd Staff Writer SPRINGBORO — A Fifth Third Bank branch is nearing completion, while a sign signals the beginning of construction on a Max & Irma's restaurant at Village Park in Springboro. But the developer and city officials continue to negotiate the residential makeup of this mixed-use development, which is on one of the last large pieces of land left to be developed in the city. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/warren/071306springboro.html
July 16, 200618 yr Part one of three: City OKs requests from UU and Speedway Urbana Citizen, 6/27/06 Plans for a new dormitory on the Urbana University campus and a rebuild of Speedway SuperAmerica were approved at the Monday meeting of the Urbana City Planning Commission. Ceremony opens historic canal locks Sidney Daily News, 6/27/06 As church bells signaled the arrival of noon Monday in New Bremen, village officials, representatives of the New Bremen Historic Association and the Miami & Erie Canal Corridor Association held a ceremony opening the Lock One Gate. It symbolized the official start of the Lock One rebuilding project. State to redo Main Street Celina Daily Standard, 6/28/06 The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has approved the reconstruction of a long stretch of Main Street through Celina in 2009. ODOT will cover the bulk of the estimated $1.7 million project to completely rebuild Main Street and all curbs and sidewalks between Lake Shore Drive and Livingston Street. ODOT officials rejected the proposed reconstruction of Main Street from Livingston Street to Johnson Avenue for the 2010 construction season. Trail wheels in motion Enon Messenger, 6/29/06 Though the physical evidence of the proposed bike trail coming into Enon will not be seen for several years, the planning wheels have already been turning. Scott Schmid from the Clark County Transportation Coordinating Committee made a visit to the Village of Enon Council meeting to discuss the current plans for the Three County Trail. Tipp City looks toward future to remember past Tipp City Herald, 6/29/06 When Tipp City Council went through a formal goal setting process, one of their top priorities was historic preservation. The Ohio Historic Preservation Office advised that if Tipp City wants funds, a plan that spells out specific objectives is a must. Caribou Coffee pouring into Dayton region Dayton Business Journal, 6/30/06 Caribou Coffee, a Minneapolis-based coffeehouse chain, plans to open at least two stores in the Dayton area, a move likely to set competition percolating among area coffee vendors. Phase II of Main Street enhancement in full swing Englewood Independent, 6/30/06 By now area residents that regularly travel State Route 48 (Main Street) south of Taywood Road in Englewood are well aware of the construction that is taking place. No jail tax this year Celina Daily Standard, 6/30/06 Mercer County officials will not seek a sales tax to pay for a new jail this year, but a ballot issue is almost certain for sometime in 2007. County commisisoners and Sheriff Jeff Grey on Thursday agreed to delay seeking a new tax to pay for a jail so they have adequate time to properly educate the public about the project. Even though engineers have laid out a design plan that would allow county officials to get a tax issue on the November ballot, they decided it would be most prudent to wait. Jail expansion project progresses Greenville Daily Advocate, 6/30/06 The Darke County jail expansion project is progressing, but will not meet its original September completion goal, Darke County special projects manager Jeff Marshall said recently. As the estimated $1.5 million project has developed, county authorities have shared their views on the value of adding 37 beds in a dormitory-style setting for non-violent offenders, including three isolation cells for disciplinary or medical use, to the 34 beds already at the jail. Dayton forced to cut back school building plan Dayton Daily News, 6/30/06 Fourteen city public schools that are in operation will be closed and torn down under a scaled-back school construction master plan. School district construction chief John Carr on Thursday proposed to the school board the sites for six high schools and 21 pre-kindergarten to eighth-grade schools. The plan originally called for 28 elementary schools to be rebuilt. Dayton Daily News: Despite hopes, new city schools will serve fewer neighborhoods (6/30/06) Old dairy barn in Greene being razed Dayton Daily News, 7/1/06 After months of snags that included a money shortage and a fire, the historic dairy barn on the old Ohio Veteran's Children's Home is finally being razed.
July 17, 200618 yr Part two of three: Board studies proposed K-12 facility Greenville Daily Advocate, 7/2/06 At a work session, which preceded this past Tuesday night’s Versailles Board of Education meeting, Dan Freytag shared with the board and administration a “very” preliminary building and site layout for the proposed K-12 facility. After considerable discussion, the board reached consensus on a dollar figure for locally funded initiatives beyond the state share of the project. Another Panera Bread comes to the Miami Valley Dayton Daily News, 7/2/06 Breads of the World will open its seventh Dayton-area Panera Bread bakery-cafe at 6 a.m. July 14. The new branch, 11 N. Main St., Centerville, will feature a fireplace, WiFi access and seating for 30 people. Opening day festivities include a travel mug and a coupon giveaway to the first 500 customers and a community baguette-cutting at 10 a.m. State expected to answer money request Celina Daily Standard, 7/3/06 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Sam Speck is expected to respond to a request from local lake groups for funds to clean up Grand Lake in the next week or so. During the Lake Development Corporation's (LDC) annual legislative day on the lake June 1, the private LDC and another group, the nonprofit Lake Improvement Association (LIA), requested $3 million annually for 10 years to improve the lake's water quality. Attending the event were various Ohio Department of Natural Resources officials, including Speck. Fire damage to school estimated at 100K Springfield News-Sun, 7/3/06 A lightning strike likely sparked a long-smoldering fire in the new Park Layne Elementary School. Day care gets new home in old building Dayton Daily News, 7/4/06 Kids need room to grow. Sometimes their day-care centers do, too. Building 104 on the grounds of the Dayton VA Center is pushing 105 years old, but to children who attend the Miami Valley Family Care Center it will look brand new. Zoning request for smaller lots tabled Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 7/5/06 A June 19 public hearing on the rezoning request of creating smaller lot sizes on land at Little Sugarcreek Road near the Deerfield Estates housing development was tabled until later this month. Sugarcreek Township trustees tabled the rezoning request at its June 19 meeting because Schreck had asked that it be tabled. Two fire departments are better than one Fairborn Daily Herald, 7/6/06 Mayor Tom Nagel called Wednesday night's city council meeting "historic" after council approved the agreement between Fairborn and Beavercreek Township fire departments to joint staff the new Fire Station No. 2. Renovation under way at hosptial Sidney Daily News, 7/6/06 Due to patient demands and newer hospital regulations, renovations are underway on Wilson Memorial Hospital’s third floor, which has not been remodeled since the main hospital opened in 1975. Chester Twp. trustees try for memorial Dayton Daily News, 7/6/06 In New Burlington Cemetery, seven soldiers are still remembered by a community that, in practical terms, ceased to exist 35 years ago. Bike trails on their way to completion Dayton Daily News, 7/6/06 More sections on the Miami County bike/recreational trail map will be changing from concept lines to finished routes.
July 19, 200618 yr Part three of three: Vandalia shooting range snares outside interest Dayton Business Journal, 7/7/06 Doug Hague's latest venture provides him the proverbial mix of business and pleasure. Hague, a longtime developer and gun enthusiast, in February opened Vandalia Range and Armory in his Airport Corporate Center business park, across from the Dayton International Airport. The 11,000-square-foot facility includes a shooting range, a classroom and a gun store. Now, he's in talks with two unidentified gun makers that want to build similar facilities elsewhere. He and his staff would provide construction management services and would consult on such issues as zoning and ventilation, he said. Also the owner of Ranger Concrete Contractors and Hague Development, Hague said the construction-management business would have unlimited potential. "These are extremely technical buildings," he said. He declined to disclose revenue for Vandalia Range and Armory. Scout Troop restoring old cemetery New Carlisle Sun, 7/7/06 Boy Scout Troop 40 is working with Bethel Township and concerned citizens to restore the old Donnelsville Cemetery. The effort is being coordinated by Ben Hufford as an Eagle Scout Project. The project involves clearing brush, resetting damaged head stones, some dating from the early 1800s, organizing headstones not in condition to be reset, and repairing the fence that surrounds the property. Several interested parties are contributing to the effort. In addition to the Boy Scouts, the Tecumseh Football Team and Tecumseh Future Farmers of America are providing labor. Bethel Township, Jim Brock of Brock Poured Walls and Tom Easter of Tom Easter Masonry have also donated guidance and equipment. Early this year, a feature article in the Sun focused on the large number of old Bethel Township cemeteries in need of repair. Miami OKs zoning referendum on ballot Dayton Daily News, 7/7/06 Miami County's elections board Thursday unanimously rejected a Concord Twp. family's attempt to keep a ninth referendum on a zoning change off the November ballot, but wouldn't say why. Roger Luring, elections board chairman, said the board chose "not to set forth any particular reasons" for rejecting protest petitions by Trafalgar Corp. of 1619 Monroe Concord Road. Trafalgar's lawyer Gregory O'Connor said the Geisinger family, owners of Trafalgar, probably will challenge the decision. "It is one the Supreme Court is going to have to decide, I think," he said. The rezoning of the family's 50 acres from agricultural to single-family residential has been approved by the county commissioners nine times since 1995 and subsequently overturned in referendums. Those coordinating the referendums repeatedly have expressed concerns about water runoff and traffic. Dog park to open July 14 Dayton Business Journal, 7/7/06 Opening ceremonies for a new dog park in Dayton have been set for July 14. The park will be situated adjacent to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton, 1661 Nicholas Road, and features spaces for large and small dogs. The facility also includes water areas, agility courses and shaded rest spots. Dayton provided a long-term lease of $10 per year and technical assistance for developing the land, city officials said. The Ohio Contractor's Association donated money to the project to cover construction expenses. A park membership costs $5. Humane society members get a complimentary membership to the park. Developments on Bechtle to feature new stores, restaurants Springfield News-Sun, 7/8/06 As one Bechtle Avenue building comes down, three businesses are ready to take its place. The structure of the old Wal-Mart at North Bechtle has been demolished and in its place will be Bechtle Crossing with Marshalls, Olive Garden and Kohl’s. Those three businesses have all submitted plans and have received building permits, according to Engineering and Planning Department officials. Officials added that other businesses will come to the area as well and have submitted building permits, but construction plans are unknown at the time. Planning Board denies zoning change for senior residential development Tipp City Herald, 7/8/06 While some members of Tipp City Council are seeking more retirement community styled living, Planning Board members feel 89 acres north of 375 E. Evanston Road isn’t the right location. Board members voted Wednesday evening not to rezone the land from light industrial to residential. The request for the change was being made by the Blair Land Group Company and Nelson and Betty Borchers. The Borchers said the site, which has woods and a stream running through it, would be better suited for residential than industrial use. The planning board’s recommendation is in agreement with city staff who said the land should remain available for industrial use since it sits south of the Northgate Commerce Center and close to Interstate 75. Dayton Daily News: Tipp Planning Board recommends against rezoning proposal (7/1/06) Fairborn Chamber welcomes Beavercreek Health Center Fairborn Daily Herald, 7/8/06 Kettering Medical Center Network’s award-winning health care services are now in Greene County, as the Beavercreek Health Center is now open at 2510 Commons Blvd. Fairborn Mayor Thomas Nagel and Fairborn Chamber of Commerce Executive Director John Dalton took part in an official ribbon-cutting, Thursday, for the $12 million, 45,000-square-foot facility, which will employ about 60 people. Beavercreek Health Center features a radiology department with brand new MRI, CT, ultrasound and, of course, X-ray equipment. The two-story building also houses KMCN specialty physicians, pharmacy, rehabilitation therapy and a lab. The center is a first-of-its-kind facility in the area, said Troy Tyner, DO, whose Internal Medicine group practices there “It’s a hospital without beds,” said Tyner. “We have the best of the best in this facility – nationally-renown services and quality.” Coldwater Fire Department to get new firehouse Celina Daily Standard, 7/11/06 In a surprise move, Coldwater's fire department will relocate to the village's industrial park rather than undergo a proposed 2,000-square-foot expansion and renovation at the present firehouse on West Main Street. The larger quarters and easy access can be done for the same cost as the renovation, councilors learned. Village councilors approved an agreement Monday night between the village and D&E Enterprise, LLC (Giere's Truck & Trailer Inc.) to purchase the $300,000 two-acre parcel and building to house the department. The 8,000-square-foot metal building is at the corner of state Route 118 (North Second Street) and Katie Lee Road. It is owned by Ed and Deb Giere, of Montezuma, who plan to downsize their business. City prepares for future Sidney Daily News, 7/11/06 Sidney City Council adopted three resolutions Monday night authorizing City Manager Steve Stilwell to take actions that could ultimately make 253 acres of land available for future industrial development. Stilwell explained the Ohio Department of Development and the Ohio Public Works Commission are soliciting grant applications for economic development projects to be funded as part of the Third Frontier bond issue Ohio voters approved last November. He said the first round of applications will distribute $60 million to eligible state entities and Sidney could acquire as much as $5 million to pay for infrastructure and large scale, high impact projects. The city’s application, matched to about $1.09 million in local dollars, would pay for water distribution and sewer collection improvements along Kuther, Schenk and Fair roads and upgrading Millcreek Road from Fair Road west to Kuther. Sidney Daily News: County backs city’s plan for industrial development (7/7/06) Splash Zone is selected as aquatics center name Springfield News-Sun, 7/11/06 The National Trail Parks and Recreation District aquatics center was officially dubbed the NT Splash Zone after a vote by the park board Monday. The Splash Zone, being built at Eagle City Road and Bechtle Avenue, is expected to be open for Memorial Day 2007. The aquatic center is part of a $17 million capital campaign that includes Carleton Davidson Stadium and the future ice arena. The campaign is financed through government dollars, donations and a now-expired sales tax. The aquatic center price will total about $5.9 million, including costs of design and road construction. City approves rezoning for North Limestone restaurant Springfield News-Sun, 7/12/06 Springfield city commissioners approved rezoning on Tuesday for a restaurant on North Limestone Street but refused to rezone the former Jefferson Community Center. The restaurant at 1521 N. Limestone St. is rumored to be a Tim Horton’s, but lawyer James Peifer couldn’t confirm that. Neighbors earlier expressed concern about cars using an alley behind the site. Peifer said the alley will be fenced and not used. Commissioner Kevin O’Neill said the developer and neighborhood worked together. Trucks haul last radioactive waste from Mound Dayton Daily News, 7/13/06 The last truckload of radioactive waste left the Mound on Thursday morning, marking the end of an era for the former nuclear weapons plant. It also marked the last of 10.5 million cubic feet of soil and debris shipped from the site by CH2MHill Mound Inc. under an Energy Department contract. Only two barrels of sealed radioactive sources were in the long tractor-trailer that pulled out of the 305-acre hilltop site at 8:45 a.m. on a trip to a radioactive burial ground on the Nevada Test Site. State doles out $2.6M to area housing projects Dayton Business Journal, 7/13/06 The Ohio Housing Finance Agency awarded more than $2.6 million in tax credits to six area affordable housing projects: * Lincoln Park in Springfield was awarded more than $581,000; * Charleston Court in South Charleston was awarded more than $194,000; * Shilo Apartments in Trotwood was awarded more than $691,000; * Opportunity House in Dayton was awarded more than $187,000; * Stoney Ridge Estates in Dayton was awarded more than $551,000; and * Countryside Commons in Sidney was awarded more than $473,000. The agency awarded more than $21 million in tax credits in Ohio to a total of 34 properties. Housing tax credits are federal income tax credits awarded to rental property owners over 10 years provided they maintain affordable rents and limit occupancy to low- to moderate-income levels for up to 30 years. Fire Station 81 getting extreme makeover Dayton Daily News, 7/13/06 Union's original fire station is finally ready to stretch out. With space gradually dwindling at the fire house on Martindale Road, the city is nailing down the specs on expanding the facility. "This is why we needed the fire levy passed. We're a growing city with a growing department," said city Public Safety Director Mike Blackwell. When Fire Station 81 finishes its proposed $1.2 million expansion next spring, Blackwell expects the new building to be nearly twice the size of the current station. Township to donate to Franklin stadium project Middletown Journal, 7/14/06 A project to renovate restrooms at Franklin Community Park received another financial assist Wednesday as the Franklin Twp. Trustees unanimously agreed to donate up to $25,000. Jim Mears, who made the presentation to the trustees, said Franklin City Council last month passed a similar resolution contingent on the township trustees matching it. Last month, Bob Knipper, president of the Franklin Athletic Foundation, said the building at the high school’s stadium at the park would house a new concession stand, restrooms accessible from the park and stadium, a spirit shop, a locker room for game officials and a second-floor gathering room with a 40-seat outdoor viewing area. The estimated cost of the project is between $150,000 and $250,000 with construction to begin in 2007. Middletown Journal: Foundation to help fund new features for high school stadium (7/2/06) Market study to focus on potential new fairgrounds Sidney Daily News, 7/15/06 A six-month market analysis will be conducted on the 66-acre county-owned site at Fair and Vandemark roads that, if feasible, will be the future site of the Shelby County Fairgrounds and other year-round, multiple-use facilities. On Thursday, Shelby County Commissioners unanimously agreed to pay $17,929 to Wright State University to conduct the market research, which will be conducted by staff, faculty and graduate and under graduate students. Jeff Raible of the Sidney-Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Gary Elsass, chairman of the Sidney Convention and Visitors Bureau, told commissioners they have been active in preparing for such a study. The subject has been a part of every meeting since the land was purchased in July 2005. Last year, commissioners purchased the land from Dr. James and Patricia Stockstill of Naples, Fla., and Louise and Delbert Yoho of Sidney, who had approached commissioners with the land offer. The property is located on the southwest corner of the intersection. The acreage extends approximately a half mile south of Fair Road and nearly the same distance along Fair Road, west of Vandemark Road. Dark Horse Tavern will rise from former Byers Inn building Dayton Daily News, 7/15/06 New life for a past-its-prime bar and strip mall rode into Miamisburg on a dark horse. With hammers swinging and a new facade on its way up, the former Byers Inn and Restaurant near Ohio 725 and Byers Road is being revived as the Dark Horse Tavern. Dennis Williams, president of Wilcon Corp. of Moraine, and Daryl Gronauer, president of A-1 Sprinkler Co. in Miamisburg, bought the 209 Byers Road property at the end of May and plan to reopen the bar in September. "It's a good location, and it needed a lot of renovation, which is what we do," Williams said. "Plus, we thought it would be fun to own a bar."
July 24, 200618 yr City shifts staffer to focus on downtown development The city of Dayton moved an economic development staffer to the city manager's office to bolster development issues as the office awaits the appointment of a permanent city manager. Shelley Dickstein, senior development specialist in the city's office of economic development, will assume the position of special projects administrator in the city manager's office July 31. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/07/24/daily2.html ________________________________________________________________________________ MeadWestvaco moving into Kettering MeadWestvaco Corp. plans to move to Kettering from downtown Dayton, where it has had a presence for more than 60 years. The company has signed a letter of intent to lease the former MSCi headquarters at 4751 Hempstead Road, a 70,000-square-foot building owned by the Penrod Family Realty II LLC. About 240 employees who make up MeadWestvaco's consumer and office products group will make the move to Kettering. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/07/24/story1.html?page=2 "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 3, 200618 yr From the 8/3/06 DDN: Boonshoft Center for Medical Sciences holds formal opening The Kettering College of Medical Arts' newest building will include human simulators. By Anthony Gottschlich Staff Writer KETTERING — The Kettering College of Medical Arts unveils the Boonshoft Center for Medical Sciences today, a $22 million expansion to accommodate growing enrollment and allow the creation of pre-med, pre-dental and master's programs. Professors, students, Kettering Medical Center officials and local leaders will formally open the five-story building, 3737 Southern Blvd., at 5 p.m. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/080306kettering.html
August 5, 200618 yr Part one of two: Triangle Center holds opening Kettering-Oakwood Times, 7/12/06 After a delay because of rain, the grand opening festivities for the Triangle Center was held Tuesday, June 13. Despite the postponement, the event was a great success with many of the scheduled events still taking place. The Mayerson Company scheduled the grand opening as all the storefronts are now occupied. The Triangle Center is located in Kettering at the corners of Wilmington, Stroop, and Woodman. The center includes Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, CheckSmart, Papa Murphys, Fleming Printing, SuperCuts, Steak Thyme, Dry Clean $3.69, and Sprint/Nextel. Other businesses involved in the Grand Opening included Bally’s Fitness Center, Handyman Ace Hardware, Total Taekowndo and Fitness, Avis Car Rental and Lee’s Famous Recipe. New Oakwood Centre lists stores Kettering-Oakwood Times, 7/12/06 Oakwood’s newest shopping area, the Oakwood Centre, has announced the upcoming opening of Chico’s, The Pink Daisy, From Inside Out, and Whispers Home. With a scheduled opening on July 31, The Pink Daisy is described by owner Leigh Cossler as a stylish fashion boutique offering high quality women’s apparel and accessories. The distinctive boutique will offer brands including Lacoste, Lilly Pulitzer, Trina Turk, Cynthia Steffe, Theory and Vineyard Vines. Opening August 9 is an expanded Chico’s - growing to 4,600 square feet of retail space. The new location is the contiguous corner of the 2500 block. The first Chico’s in Dayton opened in 2002 with one of its most successful stores ever. Land continues to be hot council topic Enon Messenger, 7/13/06 Once again James Watt and his mother's land were the topic of a heated debate at the council meeting. His lack of plans for the 24 acres north of Fairfield Pike on the western side of Fowler Road have had the Enon Council members talking in circles since August 2005. In a letter written to Enon Village Administrator Tim Howard, Watt responded to suggestions made by council during his last visit on May 9. Council member Elizabeth Chumlea spoke very strongly in favor of a Planned Unit Development (PUD). "Citizens of Enon have expressed to this council their concerns about the population exceeding the 5000 mark that would make Enon a city," said Chumlea. "I like the PUD because it is set up so that the public can see it, and if they don't like it they can have their referendum." $21M Beavercreek office center proposed Dayton Business Journal, 7/14/06 A proposed office center in Beavercreek will bring with it $21 million in new office development as well as more restaurants and lodging for the city. The facility -- dubbed Pentagon Park at the Acropolis -- also has signed its first tenant, DeVry University, said Jerad Barnett, president of Mills-Morgan Development Ltd., the developer for the project. Plans call for Mills-Morgan to construct two office buildings on 15-acres situated west of The Mall at Fairfield Commons and bordered to the north by New Germany-Trebein Road. Mills-Morgan began acquiring the land last fall. Pentagon Park will inject approximately 130,000 square feet of class A offices, a luxury hotel and two restaurants into the Greene County city. The developers said an influx of government jobs into Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is creating a need for additional office space. Wright-Patt is slated to receive at least 2,200 military and civilian jobs from the Base Realignment and Closure process, which took place in 2005. City, township welcome new businesses Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 7/14/06 New businesses continue to open in Centerville and Washington Township. ... Dippin’ Dots, a unique ice cream product, will be opening at 1061 S. Main Street in Centerville, located in the strip mall between Kroger and Elder Beerman, at the end of July, according to owner Laurie DeSpain. ... Panera Bread will be opening at 6 a.m. on July 14 at 11 N. Main Street in Centerville directly south of Town Hall Theatre. The bakery-cafe offers baked goods, such as bagels, muffins, pastries and cookies, and also sandwiches, soups and salads in the cafe, according to Scott Peacock, spokesperson. ... Square One Salon and Spa plans to open in the fall at 1 N. Main Street in Centerville in the former Castles and Attics building, according to John Edinger, manager. He said Square One is a full-service salon and day spa that offers facials, waxing, massages and does hair and nails. The salon will continue to operate its other store, at 506 East Third Street in Dayton, once the new Centerville store opens. ... Laredos Mexican Cantina & Grill, 1020 Miamisburg-Centerville Road, is scheduled to open in Washington Township in four to five weeks at the old Macaroni Grill location. No further information is available at this time. A Tim Hortons is coming to Centerville. The restaurant will be located on Wilmington Pike next to Morris Home Furnishings. A sign posted at the construction site states that the restaurant is “coming soon.” No further information was available at press time. A Centerville business already open is Bio-Cleanse for Well Being, 288 N. Main Street, directly south of Roc-a-Fellas pizza. Mindy Doerner, owner, said that her business is a “therapeutic alternative wellness service” for revitalization and well-being. She said the business is an ionic footbath salon that helps such maladies as aches and pains, allergies, fatigue and headaches. ... A Washington Township business that opened on May 30 is Chow’s Asian Bistro, 1061 Miamisburg-Centerville Road. It’s located in the strip area also occupied by Chipotle and Coldstone Creamery. Nonprofit group helps develop scenic wetlands near I-675 Dayton Daily News, 7/16/06 There aren't very many places in the Dayton region where you can see a mink, a pair of deer and a half-dozen great blue herons in their treetop nests all in about 20 minutes. One place is a 64-acre tract of scenic wetlands and woods hugging Hebble Creek, only minutes from a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base runway. The Greene County Parks land, visible from Interstate 675, is being reclaimed by the B-W Greenway Community Land Trust, a nonprofit that used a $182,692 Clean Ohio Grant to help conserve the property. After an intensive effort to clean up years of illegal dumping and remove acres of invading bush honeysuckle, the trust in August and September will plant nine acres as a native Ohio prairie. The aim is to attract butterflies, dragonflies and woodpeckers, among other creatures. Fix on the way for alleys Celina Daily Standard, 7/17/06 Celina officials are moving forward with a plan -- including a different construction technique -- to rebuild most of the alleys in the southwest portion of the city. About $70,000 is available in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the work, although city officials are hoping to scrape up another $10,000 to $15,000 so a couple of additional alleys can be rebuilt. Kent Bryan, the city's development consultant, said city officials have decided to use an alternative construction technique that will help keep costs down. The process involves grinding up the existing alley surfaces and mixing that material with a calcium-based material to form a new base. New asphalt would then be poured over the reconstituted base. "It should definitely save us some money," Bryan said, because the city won't have to pay for new aggregate to put down as a base for the alleys. Urbana schools to try bond again Urbana Daily Citizen, 7/18/06 The Urbana Board of Education voted in favor of putting a bond issue for the purposes of building a new school on the November ballot, and declaring special needs status during its regular meeting Monday evening. The board also approved the recommended Master Building Plan presented by Dr. Susan L. McCarty, superintendent. The board first heard the proposal at its June meeting. The proposal calls for new buildings to be constructed, with financing coming in three stages. The first stage would build a pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade elementary school. Other building stages would follow with a state match of more than $28 million. Exact millage of the bond issue is to be determined before the November balloting. “The state match won’t come for several years in the future, but hopefully when it does come, it will be enough to pay for the new high school,” said board member Jim Arter. Public voice sought in use of rehabbed Grinnell Mill Yellow Springs News, 7/20/06 Time gets all discombobulated when one passes by the Grinnell Mill these days. The shiny new roof and fresh red paint bring back images of the mill from 100 years ago. And yet it was just two years ago that the windows were broken in, the roof was caving and the wood and limestone foundation was rotting into the Little Miami River swishing by not 50 yards from its seat. Thanks to local resident Jim Hammond, who has led the three-year rehabilitation of the historic structure, this old grist mill has a new lease on life, and the community has a second chance to care for it and honor it as an architectural relic and a tribute to the area’s milling history. Hammond is putting the finishing touches on the mill that he and many other local and area residents have helped refurbish. According to Miami Township Trustee Chris Mucher, Hammond plans to be done with construction in the fall, at which point the trustees, who own the building, and the community will decide the future use of the mill. The trustees and the Yellow Springs Historical Society invite the public to the first floor of the mill on Sunday, July 23, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. to begin discussing what the renewed facility is to become. Township trustees to turn empty fire station into C-PUD Beavercreek News-Current, 7/20/06 The vacated Beavercreek Township fire station at the northwest corner of Forest Drive and Dayton-Xenia Road will probably be put to commercial use, it was announced at last week's city council meeting. Council gave the first reading to a request from the Beavercreek Township Trustees to rezone the 0.659-acre piece of land from R-1A one-family residential to C-PUD commercial planned unit development. The R-1A zoning "permits the Beavercreek Township fire station use as a conditional use under the classification of a public owned or leased building, telephone exchange, transformer stations and sub-stations, except garages and maintenance buildings, excluding public schools," the staff report states. It "would also allow the building to be reoccupied for uses listed as permitted and consideration for conditional uses under this section of the zoning code that include one-family residential uses and uses for public buildings, parks or playgrounds, etc." Planned Residential Developments get more options Tipp City Herald, 7/20/06 Tipp City Council gave a little and took a little Monday night from property owners and developers. Council approved a resolution allowing developers of the Rose Creek Planned Residential Development (PRD) to build 30 executive lot residences instead of the 60 zero lot or twin homes they had originally planned on. According to City Manager David Collinsworth, the developer was having trouble marketing the zero lot line lots. The final plat plan will now go to the Tipp City Planning Board before coming back to council for their approval. Council also approved an ordinance allowing for the modification of the existing PRD regulations to allow the inclusion of additional housing types after being granted a special use permit by the Planning Board. The permit will allow for the creation of homes for residents over fifty and empty nesters, cluster residences and condominiums as well as churches and daycares. Northmont City Schools summer improvement projects under way Englewood Independent, 7/20/06 Summer is very a busy time for the Northmont Schools when it comes to completing repairs and projects, said Finance Director Bob McClintock. "We usually do asphalt and roof repairs when kids are not in school," said "Our elementary buildings have become more and more crowded in front of the buildings. Last year, we extended the parking lot at the rear of the Northmoor Elementary building for the buses to use," McClintock said. He explained that during the hours of 8:30 to 9 a.m. and 2:30 to 3 p.m., both cars and buses are vying for parking spaces in front of the schools. "So for about 30 to 40 minutes two times a day, there is congestion and children are walking around, so there is a safety concern, too," he said. Nursing home 'like 5-star hotel' Dayton Daily News, 7/20/06 The Oaks of West Kettering nursing home has been undergoing renovations for the past year, and is ready to accept short- and long-term patients in a new, homelike environment. "We want our residents to feel like they are in a five-star hotel, instead of a facility," said Amy Constable, director of marketing and administration for the nursing home. The recently renovated rooms at the nursing home are furnished in muted tones and include either carpet or hardwood flooring, a wardrobe, mini- blinds, a wooden headboard on the bed and a flat-screen TV. She said The Oaks also offers restaurant-style dining, where residents can order from a menu. All meals are served on china and are cooked by a staff member who is a chef. "We encourage our residents to come to meals in the dining room," Constable said. "We don't want them to risk isolation." Wilberforce University to build $6.5M, 190-bed residence hall Dayton Daily News, 7/21/06 Wilberforce University will break ground Saturday on a $6.5 million, 190-bed residence hall on campus to accommodate rising enrollment, university officials announced Thursday. Plans call for the new residence hall to open in fall 2007. The residence hall will be built in the heart of campus off U.S. 42 and North Bickett Road and may allow the university to convert some double rooms in other dormitories into single rooms, said Marshall Mitchell, Wilberforce's vice president for institutional advancement. The school has launched a fundraising drive to help cover costs, Marshall said. Last fall, Wilberforce boosted its enrollment by nearly 17 percent to 1,166 — the largest percentage increase among the Miami Valley's private, nonprofit colleges. Two groups hoping walks lead to help for bridge restoration Springfield News-Sun, 7/22/06 Mad River Township residents and Tecumseh Land Trust have both scheduled walks to benefit the restoration of the Rocky Point Bridge, to take place July 29 and Aug. 12. Next Saturday’s walk will explore the stone arch bridge, said Krista Magaw, Executive Director, Tecumseh Land Trust. “So much excellent preservation work is going on in Springfield right now,” Magaw said. “We asked the Turner Foundation and Springfield Foundation to help us begin to preserve some rural historic sites as well.” Organizers are working to have the bridge, constructed in 1871, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Board recommends denying Tipp zoning change Dayton Daily News, 7/25/06 For the second time in a month, the city planning board has recommended denying a request to change zoning of property from industrial to residential. In a special meeting Monday the board voted, 3-0 with two members absent, to recommend city council turn down the application by US Bank, trustee of the Eidemiller property at 610 W. Kessler-Cowlesville Road, to rezone the 75.5 acres from planned light industrial to planned residential development. In June, the board recommended the council deny a request by Blair Land Group Company and Nelson and Betty Borchers to rezone 89 acres at 375 E. Evanston Road from light industrial to planned residential development. The owners of both properties told the board they want to change the rezoning so they can pursue development of senior or retirement housing on the land. The planning board, in both the Monday and the June votes, said the city comprehensive plan designates the property for industrial use. The board also said the city has enough land zoned for housing. City Planner Matt Spring said the existing supply of residential property will last until 2017, if an average 50 lots per year are developed. 'Idea Center' taking shape Beavercreek News-Current, 7/26/06 Beavercreek City Council recently gave the first reading to a rezoning and concept plan for 26,817 acres of land to be used by the Miami Valley Research Foundation for an "idea center." The Idea Center at Research Park will be located on the southeast corner of County Line and Shakertown roads, according to the staff report. "The Research Foundation is a university-related real estate development of 1,250 acres in Beavercreek and Kettering and affiliated with Central State University, Sinclair Community College, the University of Dayton and Wright State University," according to information provided by the foundation. "The Research Park currently has 40 resident companies .... with approximately 4,000 employees." The idea center will have "its own unique personality, ambience and landscape," according to information provided by the Research Foundation. It "will include a variety of uses such as research and development operations, technology development activities and administrative space. (It) will also house businesses and support services that will be utilized by all Research Park residents." Most of the area in question is the site of a drive-in movie theater that has been vacant for some time, according to the staff report. "The Miami Valley Research Foundation obtained ownership of the area and closed the drive-in theater complex and is now seeking to develop the area."
August 5, 200618 yr From the 8/5/06 DDN: Ohio EPA wants NCR data on disposals at sites it sold The properties in question are northwest of Main Street and Schantz, with some sites in Oakwood, some Dayton. By Steve Bennish Staff Writer DAYTON | — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is asking NCR Corp. to provide an accounting of any hazardous waste it could have disposed of over the years at properties it used northwest of Main Street and Schantz Avenue. The properties include three parcels in Oakwood and two in Dayton, OEPA said. A similar request for information went to Oakwood. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/080506sugarcamp.html
August 6, 200618 yr Part two of two: Medway hopes to brighten up New Carlisle Sun, 7/27/06 The Medway Area Historical Society (MAHS) members hope for a brighter future for Medway as they focus their efforts towards raising funds for phase two of the Medway Street Lighting project. Because they currently have earned more than $192,000 from federal grants allocated for this project for next year, the Bethel Township Trustees must find a way to match 20 percent of this amount. They now need to raise nearly $40,000, a significant increase from the $10,000 they paid for the engineering for phase one of the project two years ago. With the assistance of several federal grants during that time, the township was able to complete improvements equaling $750,000. Those improvements included repaving the streets, constructing a small park, and buying and installing some street lamps in Medway. The MAHS is currently in the process of applying for a Turner Foundation grant. They are also taking donations from anyone who is willing to help out their cause. Street survey watches base traffic Fairborn Daily Herald, 7/27/06 Surveyors contracted by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base watched State Route 444 Wednesday to determine if changes are needed for better traffic flow. Lockwood, Jones and Beals is conducting the study to find out the origin and destination of the traffic in and out of the base on that road, Base Spokesperson Derek Kaufman said. Using umbrellas to stay out of the hot sun Wednesday, surveyors monitored the road around gates 12A, 38C and 1C with video cameras from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The results of the study will be shared with local government officials, Kaufman said, and base workers will use the information to plan road and gate changes that could make traffic flow smoother in the future. Graeter's, City Barbeque open in Beavercreek on N. Fairfield Road Dayton Daily News, 7/27/06 Barbecue a la mode, anyone? Beavercreek's new Graeter's Ice Cream and City Barbeque will have its grand opening 2 p.m. today at 2330 N. Fairfield Road. It will feature a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony by Mayor Scott Hadley. The stores share a building, divided by a shared wall, and will operate as separate entities. As part of the grand opening, both businesses will donate 10 percent of sales Aug. 4-6 to the Beavercreek Football Club. The Beavercreek store will be the third Graeter's in the Dayton area, joining Centerville and Oakwood. City Barbeque has locations in Centerville (shared with Graeter's) and West Chester. Children's eyes Beavercreek for new clinic Dayton Business Journal, 7/28/06 Children's Medical Center of Dayton is eyeing Beavercreek for a new outpatient center. Early plans call for the center to mirror a 3,000-square-foot center the hospital opened in Springboro last year. That facility includes lab testing and imaging services. West side skate park set to open Xenia Daily Gazette, 7/29/06 A skate park years in the making is finally ready to be used by area youth. The skate park, at West Side Park, was the brain child of Xenia Councilman Bill Miller, who championed the idea until it was finally a reality. “A few years ago I ran into some kids skateboarding downtown. I knew they were going to get in trouble for doing that, and they asked me for help.,” Miller said. “Many other towns in this county have skate parks and I knew we needed one as well.” Miller said that while it was hard to get the idea passed through council at first, he had many supporters. “We had so much help from the Board of Recreation and Cultural Activities getting this passed. The city ended up paying for half the cost of the skate park, about $15,000, and the other half came from private donations,” Miller said. “We had some really generous donations and I want to tell everyone who helped make this possible that we really appreciate it.” Township buys land for $110K Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 7/29/06 Sugarcreek Township trustees have purchased a more than nine acre piece of land at Waynesville and Ferry Roads. The 9.395 acre parcel was once owned by Hazel McCoy's family and will need to be "cleaned up," said Sugarcreek Township Administrator Barry Tiffany after announcing the purchase during the trustees' July 17 meeting. Trustee Vice Chairperson Dick King said that hard fill located on the property will be used in the Clyo Road extension project, which has yet to start. King pointed out that the township's Open Space Advisory Committee recommended that the township buy the land. He added that he believed there were a lot of strong feelings by neighbors of the property to return it to open space. "We want to return to it to open space. It's a big picture window for the township," said King. Kiser Elementary kicks off new era for Dayton schools Dayton Daily News, 7/29/06 Sandra Kidd last year was principal at a 120-year-old Dayton school. This year, she'll lead the eight-day-old Kiser Elementary School. With a smile she can barely fit through the wet paint on the doorways, Kidd embodies the spirit of this dramatic change. "In this building, we can bring learning to life for the children," she said. "As they become more curious we can bring it all more up close and personal to them. We'll be more like facilitators to their learning. That's the advantage of this new technology. The school, at Leo and Troy streets, will be dedicated at 2 p.m. Sunday, the first step in Dayton's 10-year rebuilding program. Dayton Daily News: Dayton to begin series of school openings (7/20/06) City approves land sale for new medical office Middletown Journal, 7/29/06 The city’s business park will be getting a new addition in the next few months. City Council Tuesday approved a resolution to sell a lot in the Carlisle Business Park for the development of a medical office facility. The council unanimously approved an emergency resolution to sell just under an acre on the northwest corner of the business park on Central Avenue to Mike and Jewel (Stevens) Bausman for $68,310. City Manager Brad Townsend said the plan is to move the Carlisle Family Practice from its current building at 731 W. Central Ave. to the new site at the business park. Drs. Jewel Stevens and Annie Nestor have their practices located there. Townsend said a 3,000 square-foot building is being planned for the business park site with construction tentatively planned for this fall. Wittenberg to open spacious dormitory Springfield News-Sun, 7/30/06 It almost makes you want to repeat your freshman year of college ... almost. Workers are putting the finishing touches on Wittenberg University’s new residence hall which will be open for incoming freshmen next month. The hall — which has yet to be named — is a spacious, three-story, 192-bed freshmen-only residence that fronts Alumni Way and provides an enviable view from each of hundreds of windows. The hall is divided into nine pods, giving the university flexibility when it comes to configuring the space among the sexes, said John Paulsen, director of physical plant, safety and environment. Other features include 12 breakout lounges; two computer lounges with hard-wired computers and printers; high speed voice video and cable service. Bids sought to finish Mound cleanup Dayton Daily News, 7/31/06 The Energy Department is seeking bids to clean up the last two contaminated parcels of the former Mound nuclear weapons plant in Miamisburg. The cleanup involves the removal of a variety of buried wastes, including 2,500 empty, crushed drums contaminated with radioactive thorium, sand contaminated with radioactive polonium and a mix of other wastes contaminated with radioactive isotopes and non-radioactive chemicals. In June, the Energy Department's Ohio Field Office and cleanup contractor CH2M Hill declared they had shipped the last truckload of radioactive contaminants from the 305-acre site. On Monday, a spokeswoman for the agency's Cincinnati office said the June shipment was only the last truckload by that contractor. School district, Dayton agree to project at Roosevelt site Dayton Daily News, 8/2/06 Dayton Public Schools and the city will build a joint operation at the site of Roosevelt High School that will feature a school, four gyms and an aquatics center. The school board Tuesday night approved a deal with the city that calls for a 50,000 square-foot recreation center at the 2013 W. Third St. Roosevelt site, adjoining an 80,000 square-foot school that eventually will serve kindergarten to grade 12. The city will pay for construction of the recreation center. The two will jointly manage some operations. Yankee St. may get more traffic Dayton Daily News, 8/3/06 Despite traffic safety concerns of residents and the Montgomery County Engineer's Office about an access off Yankee Street, the Washington Twp. Trustees approved plans July 17 for a new office building and parking near Southview Medical Center. The building, 70 percent of which will be used by Orthopedic Associates of Southwestern Ohio and Cardiology Specialists of Dayton Inc., will be 44 feet tall and have 80,000 square feet. Visitors will get to it off a second access off Yankee Street, north of Leona Lane, or the existing access, which is off Ohio 725. A number of residents from the Penbrooke neighborhood north of the hospital objected to the new access, claiming it would increase traffic and create a safety problem on Yankee. They submitted a petition June 17 with 162 signatures of residents opposed to the access. Washington Twp. senior planner Gregory DeLong, said Montgomery County controls Yankee Street. "We just approved the plan with the access points," he said. Centerville-Bellbrook Times: Trustees approve building near Southview (7/30/06) Dayton Business Journal: Trustees approve Southview medical building (7/18/06) Dayton Business Journal: Southview to add $12M office building (7/14/06) Costs up, so road work down in Miami County Dayton Daily News, 8/3/06 Continuing increases in the cost to maintain Miami County's 430 miles of roads, 341 bridges and 2,558 culverts are cutting into the amount of work Miami County can do each year on its roads, county engineer Doug Christian said in his annual road and bridge report. Christian met last week with the county commissioners to discuss this year's and next year's plans for the roads, bridges and culverts under county highway department responsibility. This year, the road program calls for paving 10.03 miles at an estimated cost of $520,626. If the county followed the industry standard of paving a road every 10 years, the annual program should cover at least 30 miles. "It is kind of devastating when you look at the mileage" that can be covered, Christian said. City will limit clusters of streetcorner newsboxes Dayton Daily News, 8/3/06 Newspaper boxes clustered on most downtown city streets soon will be history. The Dayton City Commission on Wednesday established a Downtown Newsrack District, where individual newspaper boxes will be banned. They'll be replaced with black, modular racks with up to 12 containers. "The intent isn't to eliminate the publications, because we want to be sensitive to their First Amendment rights," said Greg Gaines, director of planning for the Downtown Dayton Partnership. "The idea is to have a consistent, uniform look on all streets." The district will be bounded on the north by Monument Avenue, on the east by Jefferson Street, to the south by Fifth Street and to the west by Ludlow Street. Two Brookville firms receive ED/GE funds Dayton Business Journal, 8/4/06 Montgomery County awarded almost $200,000 in Economic Development/Government Equity grants for two businesses in Brookville. Ad Master Supply received $50,000 to help build a 25,000-square-foot facility in the Northbrook Industrial Park. The company will retain 27 jobs and add six as the first tenant in the industrial park. Encore Systems received $125,000 to help expand its current location by 6,000 square feet. The technical calibration and repair facility will add 17 jobs with the expansion. "These retained and added jobs are the root purpose of the ED/GE grant program and are the key to stabilizing the Montgomery County economy over the next several years," said Debbie Lieberman, Montgomery County commissioner, in a press release issued late Thursday. Montgomery County portions off $2.7 million of sales tax revenue per year for economic development projects within the county. Local bridge to be featured in cable program Dayton Daily News, 8/4/06 The Eldean Covered Bridge will be the focus of cameras from The History Channel's "Back to the Blueprint" program at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. A crew from the program hosted by Marty Dunham was in the county last fall to film the 30-minute program. The covered bridge over the Great Miami River north of Troy is a wood truss design. Built in the 1860s, the structure is in the final stages of a $605,000 restoration project. About 80 percent of the restoration bill was covered by a grant from a federal program for preserving wooden covered bridges. Project work has included repair or replacement of decayed or broken truss members, installation of a roof, repair of flooring, abutment mainenance and installation of lighting. Miami County Engineer Doug Christian said the project by the Righter Co. of Columbus is nearly complete. The contractor has been waiting for delivery and installation of lighting. First Financial to open Washington Township branch Cincinnati Business Courier, 8/4/06 First Financial Bank is continuing its expansion into the Dayton market with a branch planned for Washington Township, near the Dayton Mall. The Hamilton-based bank said it has signed a lease for a vacant banking office on Miamisburg-Centerville Road. It plans to open a full-service branch, its first in Montgomery County, in the fourth quarter of this year. The building will undergo a "significant" renovation before opening as a First Financial branch, the bank said in a news release. In March, First Financial opened its first Dayton-area office in the Oberer Corp. headquarters on East River Road. The bank has had a significant presence in Butler and Warren counties for years and recently entered the Northern Kentucky, Dayton and Cincinnati banking markets. First Financial (NASDAQ: FFBC), is the Tri-State's sixth-largest bank, with $3.5 billion in assets.
August 6, 200618 yr Glad to see First Financial entering the market this way, moving into vacant spaces.
August 7, 200618 yr From the 8/7/06 DDN: Catholic Social Services to dedicate new home By Margo Rutledge Kissell Staff Writer DAYTON | Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley on Tuesday will dedicate its new $3.5 million, 14,440-square-foot Center for Families. The 1046 Brown St. center will allow the agency to expand its social services and educational programs that strive to build and strengthen families in the Miami Valley. Public tours of the center will be offered following the 5 p.m. dedication ceremony. The building will house Catholic Social Services' adoption and birth-parent counseling, Erma's House Supervised Family Visitation, mental health counseling services, marriage enrichment programs, teen outreach and parenting education services. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2094 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/080706family.html From the 8/4/06 Dayton Business Journal (more in 30 days): Developers to create medical office complex Dayton Business Journal - August 4, 2006 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Report Developers are betting that doctors will want to set up shop near Miami Valley South, the $80 million outpatient and emergency facility coming next year to Centerville. Synergy Development is designing a three-building medical and professional office complex that will sit less than a mile from the facility in Sugarcreek Township. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/08/07/story1.html From the 8/4/06 Dayton Business Journal (more in 30 days): Surgery center planned for Wright Health Dayton Business Journal - August 4, 2006 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Report A new doctor-owned surgical center is planned for the Wright Health Building near downtown Dayton. The 8,000-square-foot Wright Health Surgical Center is expected to have four operating rooms and two procedure rooms. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/08/07/story6.html Turf in position at Northmont Stadium Englewood Independent, 8/4/06 Workers from Pro Green Sports Services have the turf laid-out and positioned at Northmont Stadium and were working on getting it seamed by the end of day Monday. Inlaying of lines and markings was set to begin Tuesday. Pierre Allory (lead installer) is scheduled to make an appearance Tuesday or Wednesday for inspection. In situ line and marking work should take about a week, followed by approximately three days of rubber in-filling. Upon completion of in-filling, the field will be immediately ready for use. This puts Aug. 12 as the targeted date of completion, which is the date of the four-way scrimmage vs. Carroll, Van Wert and Valley View. In-filling cannot be done if the turf or rubber is wet, so time could be lost during the in-filling process if rain becomes an issue. For a few weeks after installation is completed, the field surface may be somewhat slippery when damp. This is normal due to polymeric lubricants coated on polyethylene yarn to aid the tufting process. The condition will eliminate itself in two to four weeks of use and sun exposure. The Northmont Turf Project is still looking for major donors (name in the center of memorial sign) sign donors (placard on side post of sign) and square holders (owners of 1-square yard of the turf) on this project. Citizens invited to summit Celina Daily Standard, 8/2/06 A public forum to identify concerns about Grand Lake and gather community consensus on what to do about them will be held Aug. 23. The event -- billed as a lake summit -- is being organized by State Rep. Keith Faber, R-Celina, and Mercer County commissioners. It will be held 9 a.m.-noon at Wright State University-Lake Campus, announced Commissioner Jim Zehringer during Tuesday's monthly agriculture breakfast in Celina. Reading from a prepared statement, Zehringer said the summit is to "ensure that the public and those who make public policy have a unique opportunity to hear comprehensive discussion and understand how the lake and those who depend on and live near it interact with agricultural families making a living in the watershed. Policy-makers and stakeholders will be looking for common interests on which they can build consensus and durable public policy for the future." Fourteen individuals representing the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, city of Celina, county soil and water conservation office, state and local agriculture groups, Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Lake Improvement Association, Lake Development Corporation, the Lake Campus, and Ohio EPA have been invited to be on the panel. The event will be moderated by Mercer County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Chris Gibbs. Funds sought for veterans memorial Urbana Daily Citizen, 8/2/06 Woodard McGovern American Legion Post 426 in West Liberty is working to raise funds to place a veterans memorial in West Liberty's Fairview Cemetery. The monument will honor Logan and Champaign county war veterans. "I just thought we ought to do something here," said Dave Younkman, American Legion and memorial committee member. The idea for the monument's design stemmed from Younkman's parents' grave in Ravenna. The large monument will be 6-by-3 1/2 feet and will include lighting and a flagpole. "We bring (a cross) out and take it down every Memorial Day, so we decided that this area was a good place for a permanent monument," said Ray Hatcher, American Legion member and WWII veteran. Businesses invest in Bellbrook Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 8/2/06 There's something about downtown Bellbrook that is drawing in new businesses and leading current businesses to expand their services or locations. For Stan White, owner and operator of the new Bellbrook Barbers, the welcoming Bellbrook community helped him decide to keep open the formerly Captain's Quarters barbershop at 16 E. Franklin Street. White changed the business name to Bellbrook Barbers. "I like the community totally, have always liked the community - the people, the police, and the shop owners," said White. Captain's Quarters was owned by Charlie Mudge, who worked with White previously at Washington Meadows Barbers in Centerville. When Mudge decided to venture out on his own, White followed and worked at Captain's Quarters for about a year before semi-retiring. White kept his barber's license and this year will mark his 40th year cutting hair. Bellbrook Barbers is open Tuesdays-Fridays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about Bellbrook Barbers, call 848-3933.
August 8, 200618 yr From the 8/7/06 DDN: Hearing on Groby's site rezoning scratched from meeting By Katherine Ullmer Staff Writer KETTERING — The Kettering City Planning Commission will not discuss the rezoning of the former 8.4-acre Groby's Garden Center at Monday's 7 p.m. planning commission meeting. Kettering City Planner Ron Hundt said he told architect Jim Alt that the city staff is not going to recommend that the commission approve the currently submitted plan, which shows an access on Marchester Road to the proposed development along Far Hills Avenue. Kettering want two access points, one at Far Hills Avenue and the other at Villa North, but not from Marchester, a residential street north of the property. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2341 or [email protected]. Reporter James Cummings contributed to this report. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/080706grobyweb.html From the 8/8/06 DDN: Kiser Elementary opens, all-boys school debuts as new year begins Kiser is Dayton's first new school in 24 years; Dayton Boys Prep is complement to Earley Academy for girls. By By Scott Elliott Staff Writer DAYTON | Van Cleve — closed. Ruskin — closed. Whittier — closed. Wogaman — closed. Webster — closed. Kiser — just opened! That's what eight years in Dayton Public Schools was like for Aire'Anna Stevens — every single building she attended closed for good in her wake. Until Monday. Kiser Elementary School is Dayton's first new school in 24 years and it's unlike any of the mostly 50- to 100-year-old schools Aire'Anna or her classmates attended before. "I'm one of the first people in it," she said, seated at a large art table in the back of Stacy Maney's eighth-grade homeroom. "I'm making history." Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2485 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/080806firstday.html New Carlisle's downtown shines Springfield News-Sun, 8/8/06 If all goes well, downtown New Carlisle’s new lights will be shining on a regular basis soon, city officials said Monday. Most of the lights are burning around the clock already because the Ohio Department of Transportation requires a 10-day test period, said Howard Kitko, New Carlisle service manager. “It looks great,” said Kitko. The lights should begin a regular operation, being lit just at night, in a couple of weeks, said Kitko. The contractor, not the city, is covering the cost of burning the lights around the clock for the 10-day period, said Bob Bender, city manager.
August 10, 200618 yr From the 8/10/06 DDN: AIA raising funds for $10M field house The Xenia Twp. facility will be used for basketball and soccer, as well as camps, clinics and training. By Ismail Turay Jr. Staff Writer XENIA TWP. | Athletes in Action, the Christian athletic organization whose international headquarters is located here, has proposed a $10 million field house that will complement a new dorm, convention and retreat center, and sports complex nearing completion on the campus of Legacy Ministries International. The 60,000-square-foot Wooden Center will be built on a lot catty-corner to the former site of a historic dairy barn, and will bear the name of famed college basketball coach John Wooden. For information about using AIA's facilities or to contribute, contact Ken Taylor at (937) 352-1000 or [email protected]. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2295 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/greene/081006stadium.html Hannah House zoning approved Springfield News-Sun, 8/9/06 Springfield city commissioners approved rezoning part of the former Holy Trinity School and church site on Tuesday night. The Children’s Rescue Center wants to use 1027 W. High St. for apartments for its Hannah House program, as well as a free store and after-school activities. Commissioners agreed to rezone more than 2 acres to residential for the center.
August 15, 200618 yr From the 8/14/06 Springfield News-Sun: Urbana center opens Wednesday By LaToya Thompson Staff Writer URBANA — Niche markets and specialty shops agree that a Wal-Mart Supercenter will affect how business is done in Urbana. Some local shops and independently owned businesses think a big-box presence could roll away their profits, while others haven’t flinched at the Wal-Mart Supercenter grand opening scheduled at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at 1840 U.S. Route 36. “Some of the businesses don’t compete directly with Wal-Mart, because they offer different products,” City Planner Melanie Kendrick said.
August 18, 200618 yr From the 8/16/06 Springfield News-Sun: Urbana supercenter opening today Store distributes more than $17,000 in matching grants, including $5,000 for the city’s Monument Square District. By LaToya Thompson Staff Writer URBANA — The Wal-Mart Supercenter will open its doors at 8 a.m. today but its grocery aisles have already been christened by a lucky Urbana woman. Heather Higgins, 22, won a drawing that gave her a two-minute shopping spree during the store’s invitation-only open house on Tuesday. Higgins managed to pile cereal boxes, juice and other items, totaling $170.65, into two shopping carts. The mother of two also received a $100 gift card.
August 18, 200618 yr Just to clarify, the grants for Scioto Street improvements are to Urbana, not Springfield. Franklin's Planning Commission always gives me a laugh, but maybe they've got it right. Thanks for the updates.
August 18, 200618 yr From the 8/16/06 DDN: NewPage heads to Miami Twp. site in spring By Kristin McAllister Staff Writer DAYTON | NewPage Corp. Tuesday announced plans to move its 250 employees out of the MeadWestvaco Tower at Courthouse Square and into a headquarters to be built in Miami Twp. in southern Montgomery County. The paper products company, which employs 4,300 worldwide, has signed a letter of intent with the Bunnell Hill Development and Construction Co. to build a headquarters at the Newmark Center at the southeast corner of Interstate 75 and I-675, just south of the Dayton Mall. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-9338 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/content/business/daily/081606newpage.html Starbucks to open near WSU Dayton Daily News, 8/18/06 It looked pretty bare earlier this week. But once they finish moving in all the equipment and stock, the new Starbucks at College Station in Beavercreek, the first in the Wright State University/Wright-Patterson Air Force Base area, will be opening — if all goes well — Saturday. "We are hoping to open on Saturday," said Sarah Dent, Starbucks district manager. Flight memorabilia, including plane propellers and pictures of the Wright Flyer, line the walls at 3800 Colonel Glenn Highway, along with a photograph of the Wright Brothers.
August 19, 200618 yr Starbucks at Wright State. Now THAT'S important! Take THAT Xavier! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 19, 200618 yr Just to clarify, the grants for Scioto Street improvements are to Urbana, not Springfield. Franklin's Planning Commission always gives me a laugh, but maybe they've got it right. Thanks for the updates. True. Those shorter stories are only summaries. Those who want the full story are advised to click the headline.
August 19, 200618 yr From the 8/14/06 Xenia Daily Gazette: Athletes in Action opens sports complex XENIA -- The 218-member Mason High School marching band was working hard this week putting together their 2006 season show at the Athletes in Action sports complex and conference center in Xenia. This is the first year for the band to hold their week-long camp at the newly-opened sports complex at the Athletes in Action headquarters. The camp facility offers a variety of unique features such as outdoor turf fields for practice times, large air-conditioned meeting and recreational rooms, dorms and a dining facility with several healthy meal options. "This place is awesome for kids," says Mason band director Robert Bass. http://www.xeniagazette.com/main.asp
August 20, 200618 yr From the 8/18/06 Springfield News-Sun: French firm to relocate to Springfield South High grad is president of company that will bring more than 25 high-paying jobs to the industrial park. By Tim Bucey Staff Writer Springfield will become the North American headquarters of a French company that anticipates bringing in more than 25 high-paying jobs. HEF-USA will announce at a 2 p.m. press conference today at the Heritage Center of Clark County that it will build a 30,000-square-foot facility on 3.3 acres in Springfield Industrial Park off Selma Road. The company is relocating from the Columbus suburb of Grandview. Grant may help redo Celina Daily Standard, 8/15/06 Celina has landed another grant to help pay for the future reconstruction of Main Street that will provide some decorative touches to the project. City development consultant Kent Bryan announced at Monday's Celina City Council meeting that the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has approved a $509,000 grant to pay for decorative street lighting and other aesthetic amenities as part of an estimated $2 million project. The city has now secured about $1.75 million in grant money toward the project, Bryan said. "We were expecting it, but it was nice to get the letter confirming it," Bryan said of the latest grant award. The project involves a complete reconstruction of Main Street between Lake Shore Drive and Livingston Street. The work will include completely rebuilding the street surface, including removal of the bricks that once made up the pavement, along with new curbs, gutters and sidewalks. The project is slated to be done in 2009. City officials still are pursuing grant money to help cover the costs of rebuilding the remaining stretch of Main Street not covered in this project.
August 21, 200618 yr Together, the developments of Glenwood Springs, Thistle Creek and the Stancliff Neighborhood foretell an addition of 67 homes to the village. But so far, there are still a lot of trees and empty lots waiting to be claimed and built up. Trash. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
August 21, 200618 yr From the 8/19/06 DDN: MetroParks moves Outdoor program to downtown Five Rivers MetroParks plans to use new headquarters as program staging area and information center. By Steve Bennish Staff Writer DAYTON | — Five Rivers MetroParks' Outdoor program has moved to new headquarters next door to RiverScape downtown. Plans are in the works to renovate the first floor of a large office space formerly used by Dayton History. The location, at 224 N. St. Clair St., will be leased from Dayton History, which will retain offices on the upper floors, said Greg Brumitt, Five Rivers recreation manager. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/081906fiverivers.html Trustees approve rezoning request Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 8/20/06 Sugarcreek Township trustees have approved the rezoning of 39.65 acres at Little Sugarcreek and Feedwire Roads. The property, known as the Smith farm, is now owned by Miller Valentine, which hopes to build 95 so-called "lifestyle" homes. During a public hearing held Monday, August 7, trustees approved changing the current zoning of R-1A (single family homes) to R-1A with a R-POD (planned development) overlay and Miller Valentine's preliminary development plan. The property is naturally divided by Little Sugar Creek. Access to the section of the proposed development located to the east of Little Sugar Creek will come from Little Sugarcreek Road, while the section located to the west of Little Sugar Creek will have an entrance off Feedwire Road. Miller Valentine plans to dedicate 11 of the 39.65 acres to open space, leaving about 29.80 acres for the 95 homes. This will be Miller Valentine's first venture in building single-family homes in the township.
August 22, 200618 yr From the 8/22/06 DDN: Developer's bid to stop referendum denied Judge calls request premature By Nancy Bowman Staff Writer Tuesday, August 22, 2006 TROY — A Miami County judge Monday denied a developer's request to keep the Board of Elections from placing on the November ballot a referendum on Troy City Council's vote to rezone 201 acres of farm land for the proposed Honey Creek residential development. Election board lawyers argued — and Judge Jeffrey Welbaum agreed — that the request by developer PTK Properties Limited is premature because the board is scheduling a hearing on the developer's protest of the referendum petitions. www.daytondailynews.com
August 24, 200618 yr From the 8/23/06 Dayton Business Journal: Dayton secures $2M for airport hotel project Dayton Business Journal - 2:15 PM EDT Wednesday The Dayton City Commission approved more than $2 million Wednesday morning to finish renovation of the Dayton Airport Hotel. The $4 million project has been ongoing since 2000. More below E-mail [email protected]. Call 222-6900. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/08/21/daily16.html?surround=lfn A press release from the City of Piqua, 8/22/06:
August 24, 200618 yr Does anyone know if Springfield City School's boundaries include any surrounding townships, their enrollment sure sounds high.
August 24, 200618 yr Author Ink - here's a map of the school districts in Clark County (I think what's labeled Springfield-Local is Clark-Shawnee Local)
August 24, 200618 yr So the City of Springfield has its own district? That is impressive that they still have 2,400 students in the high school while Hamilton, with a pop just 2000 or so less, only has 1,800, and the HCS serves part of Hanover Twp as well. Glad to see Springfield getting new schools, but I hope Springfield South is salvaged in some manor. Anyone heard anything? Edit: Prehaps SHS is grades 9-12, Hamilton's is 10-12, that could be the difference.
August 24, 200618 yr From the 8/23/06 Springfield News-Sun: Residents oppose builder's plans Overholser Builders wants township land to be annexed to the city. Commissioners to study request. By Valerie Lough Staff Writer Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Springfield Township residents raised concerns of safety, traffic, and property values at a public hearing of the Clark County Commission on Tuesday about the proposed annexation of 61 acres of property in that area to the city. "The motivation is for one man's financial benefit over the true detriment to the whole community," said Robert Milliman among a standing-room-only crowd of at least 200 people. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/sns082306annexation.html
August 25, 200618 yr From the 8/24/06 DDN: GM sets goal for Moraine cleanup by '08 By John Nolan Staff Writer Thursday, August 24, 2006 MORAINE — General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it hopes, if federal environmental regulators approve, to complete by 2008 a cleanup of chemical contamination at its property near GM's Moraine assembly plant. GM has been working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since the 1980s to investigate the extent of ground water contamination on the 165-acre site of the former Harrison Radiator plant (later a Delphi factory) across the railroad tracks from GM's Moraine plant, where sport utility vehicles are assembled. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/ddn082506village.html
August 26, 200618 yr From the 8/25/06 DDN: Springfield City School Board to auction South High School By Gail Cetnar Staff Writer Friday, August 25, 2006 The Springfield School board voted unanimously Thursday to auction South High School. State requirements dictate that the building can't be used by the district for kindergarten through 12th grade education once it is replaced through the state's school construction program. South is far too large just for office space, though, and the school district simply can't afford to maintain it, School Board President Don Reed said. "All of the members of the board have expressed their affection for that building and we know what an important piece of community architecture it is. We would love to retain the building and the property and use it, but we recognize that we don't have a use for the property," Reed said. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/sns082506southauction.html
August 27, 200618 yr From the 8/24/06 Beavercreek News-Current: Council approves site plan By Doug Skinner Editor A specific site plan for the Idea Center at Miami Valley Research Park - which will be located on the southeast corner of County Line and Shakertown roads, was approved by Beavercreek City Council last week. The Miami Valley Research Park Foundation plans to construct four buildings, covering approximately 94,764 square feet of Phase I of the overall planned unit development, according to the staff report. "Three of the buildings have not been designed or are not proposed to be occupied by a specific user at this time. The building that is driving this application is the 51,036-square-foot Woolpert office building. The office building is a two-story structure, and each floor is approximately 25,000 square feet in area with the possibility of expanding 5,000 square feet per floor at the northeastern corner of the building." More below: http://www.sndnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=263&ArticleID=141267&TM=45999.61
August 29, 200618 yr From the 8/25/06 Dayton Business Journal: Mound center invests millions into its future Clean-up of nuclear site nears completion Dayton Business Journal - August 25, 2006 by Suzelle Tempero DBJ Staff Report As clean up of the last contaminated sites at the Mound Advanced Technology Center looms near, the park is spending $1.4 million on upgrades to attract more businesses. The park is in the final stages of transitioning from a government facility into a high-tech business park, and the focus is increasingly on how to lure in more companies to fill its available office space.
September 2, 200618 yr From the 9/1/06 Springfield News-Sun: Bog learning center nearing reality The next steps in making the educational facility a reality include approving a design concept and hiring a construction firm. By LaToya Thompson Staff Writer Friday, September 01, 2006 URBANA — As a child, Anna Jaworski would sit in a corner doodling while her late father Terry Jaworski, former Cedar Bog manager, would lead discussions about the 427-acre site in Urbana Township. "I use to hate coming to those meetings," she said. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/08/31/sns090106cedarbog.html
September 3, 200618 yr From the 9/1/06 Celina Daily Standard: First phase of proposed jail design OK’d By Margie Wuebker [email protected] A proposed construction project to replace the aging Mercer County Jail has passed its first hurdle with the Ohio Bureau of Adult Detention approving phase one of the plans -- with some stipulations. Phase one is merely the first in a succession of hurdles county officials must negotiate during the coming months. This initial step spells out in written form how a new 90- to 100-bed jail will be staffed and what spaces or rooms are needed to accomplish the job. Walnut Street reconstruction continuing downtown
September 4, 200618 yr Cheeseburger in Paradise...coming to Beavercreek. Appropriate sans Paradise. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 7, 200618 yr From the 9/6/06 DDN: Airport Hotel spiffing up, may link to national chain Dayton-owned inn getting $2 million renovation in an effort to boost 50 percent occupancy rate. By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer Wednesday, September 06, 2006 DAYTON — Looking for the closest hotel to Dayton International Airport? It's not a Holiday Inn or Best Western. The city of Dayton owns the 155-room Airport Hotel on the grounds of Dayton International Airport, and city officials believe connection to a national hotel chain would boost occupancy. "Occupancy is quite good, but we think it could be even better with the right chain," Assistant City Manager Stan Earley said. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2362 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2006/09/05/ddn090606hotel.html
September 7, 200618 yr From the 9/6/06 Springfield News-Sun: Proposed Bechtle Avenue development brings mixed reaction By Samantha Sommer Staff Writer Wednesday, September 06, 2006 Neighbors debated the latest plans for the northern stretches of Bechtle Avenue at the Springfield City Commission on Tuesday. Commissioners had a hearing and first reading on a rezoning request from residential and office to shopping center district for about 25 acres north of the Wal-Mart Supercenter. They are scheduled to vote on it in two weeks. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/09/04/daily17.html?from_rss=1
September 12, 200618 yr From the 9/10/06 DDN: Miami Valley Family Care Center renovation complete By Staff reports Sunday, September 10, 2006 DAYTON — – On Tuesday, Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley will celebrate the completion of the renovation of the Miami Valley Family Care Center, a pre-school and kindergarten center in a 30,000 -square-foot, century-old building within the grounds of the VA Medical Center. The 5 p.m. dedication ceremony will be followed with public tours and refreshments. The $1.5 million renovation, funded by private donors and local foundations, enabled major interior changes in the three-story early learning center at 4100 W. Third St. The center serves 190 students and also provides after-school care for elementary students. The center is operated in partnership with the VA Medical Center and in collaboration with Head Start, the State of Ohio's Early Learning Initiative and United Way of the Greater Dayton Area. Day care fees are based on each family's ability to pay. Scholarships by private foundations are also provided. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/09/ddn091006carecenter.html From the 9/7/06 Centerville-Bellbrook Times: City sells $2 million property By Jim Good Staff Writer The City of Centerville plans to sell a tract of land for $2 million at the Yankee Trace development. At the Centerville City Council meeting on August 21, city council authorized City Manager Greg Horn to take all steps and execute all documents necessary in order to sell 10.5 acres of land for $2 million to Continental Properties Company, Inc., according to Bill Covell, Centerville's economic development administrator. The land is located at the corner of Yankee Street and Social Row Road. Continental Properties, out of Cincinnati, now has a six-month option to purchase the property to be used as a proposed neighborhood retail development. The property is zoned for neighborhood business, a type of zoning that allows for smaller businesses, such as banks, sit-down restaurants (with no drive-throughs), hair salons, etc. The zoning does not allow for businesses such as gas stations, large drug stores, or grocery stores. The proposal states putting up to eight smaller buildings on the property, with each not allowed to exceed 10,000 square-feet. The proposal also includes a main street thoroughfare. MORE: http://www.sndnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=141438&TM=67779.1 Open house to show Oesterlen's facility Springfield News-Sun, 9/10/06 Kids with some of the most severe emotional, behavioral and psychological disorders are placed with Oesterlen Services for Youth. The Springfield facility, which serves youth ages 12 to 18 from around the state in its residential home, helps them raise their self-esteem and make wise decisions. "It's probably Oesterlen or prison for a lot of these kids," said Pastor Ron Green, director of church relations and development. Now those kids will have a new $2.4 million treatment complex with private bedrooms and conference, visitation, dining and living rooms all under one roof. An open house for professionals will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Friday and another for the general public will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17. Youth are scheduled to move into the facility two days later. Township will seek to add new traffic lights Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 9/8/06 A recent traffic fatality in Washington Township has prompted renewed efforts to get a traffic light installed at Miamisburg-Centerville Road and Garnett Drive. After the automobile death of a six-year-old girl on July 26 at the intersection of Miamisburg-Centerville Road/Garnett Drive, township officials are once again petitioning the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to allow the township to place a traffic light at that dangerous intersection, said Tom Toberen, deputy administrator. The township has petitioned ODOT, the department that has the final say, to get a traffic light placed there as far back as 1989. Toberen said that in 1989, the township sent a letter to ODOT requesting that a study be done to see if a traffic light was warranted at that intersection. ODOT responded back in 1990 that they were too busy to undertake that study, but that the township could hire someone to do the study. That same year, the township hired Richard Oaks, a local engineer who worked with ODOT on the timing system at the traffic lights at Miamisburg-Centerville Road and McEwen Road. Oaks determined that a traffic light in front of the recreation center met ODOT's requirements for a traffic-light placement. In 1992, ODOT decided to do its own study and determined that a Miamisburg-Centerville Road/Garnett Drive traffic light was not warranted, as it would interfere with the progression of traffic and that it would be too close to the traffic lights at Miamisburg-Centerville Road/McEwen Road. Driving disruption New Carlisle Sun, 9/7/06 The city continues to get improvements as the Ohio Department of Transportation paves downtown. Residents will notice some disruptions in traffic flow as they travel down SR 235 and SR 571 through the city limits. ODOT has hired General Contractors to mill and pave the streets in the city. This project will last approximately one month. Traffic will be maintained, but there will be some one lane traffic and delays as the project progresses. CHS fans see new synthetic turf field Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 9/6/06 On Friday, September 1, thousands of Centerville High School varsity football fans for the first time got to see the school's bright new football field, a field consisting of more than $750,000 of synthetic turf. The field was completed just in time for the football team to hold its first practice and for the Centerville Jazz Band to complete its first pre-game practice a week before Friday's first home football game, according to Centerville Superintendent Gary Smiga. "Dry, warm weather allowed the installation of the field to proceed without any problems," said Smiga. "The contractor did a great job and completed their work a day ahead of schedule and in time for the first home football game." The Centerville school board fronted the money for the project with funds from the district's Permanent Improvement fund, however, according to Smiga, the athletic department has committed to a plan to pay back that roughly $755, 993 over eight years. Most of those funds will come from donations. Already, the Field of Tradition Turf Project Committee, the group raising money for the project, has collected more than $60,000 toward the project, including a $40,000 donation from the Sonny Unger Foundation. That $60,000 has been presented to the school district as the first-year installment in the payback plan.
September 15, 200618 yr Creative Engineered Polymer Products LLC will close its Vandalia plant in November and lay off 86 workers. The announcement came this week through a state employee layoff notification filing. Workers at the plant at 985 Falls Creek Drive are not represented by a union. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/09/11/daily19.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
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