September 15, 200618 yr From the 9/15/06 DDN: Owner reassures Oakwood residents Mixed-use development of the Sugar Camp property won't include school. By Helen Bebbington Contributing Writer Friday, September 15, 2006 OAKWOOD — One of the new owners of the Sugar Camp property is reassuring residents the property will be developed as planned. Residents had voiced concerns about the former NCR-owned property during a Sept. 6 community meeting, questioning the property's development, and if a school would be built on the 24-acre site. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/15/ddn091506sugarcamp.html
September 16, 200618 yr From the 9/14/06 DDN: Theatre Guild says it will continue drive to build new facility Group has raised $625,000 but needs $300,000 more to match rising construction costs. By Terry Morris Staff Writer Thursday, September 14, 2006 DAYTON — Five years after launching a drive to build a new home in downtown Dayton, the Dayton Theatre Guild is still raising the money. The good news is that $625,000 has been contributed, which would have been almost enough to start construction when plans to build at East Fourth and Patterson streets were made public in 2002. www.daytondailynews.com
September 17, 200618 yr From the 9/12/06 Celina Daily Standard: LDC is upset over lack of state help for Grand Lake By Nancy Allen [email protected] Members of the private Lake Development Corporation (LDC) on Monday expressed frustration over an alleged lack of oversight of small and medium livestock farms and a lack of ODNR funds for dredging Grand Lake. Water quality data and studies of the lake's watershed show the majority of nutrients getting into the lake come from the predominant land use in the watershed -- farmland -- during rain runoff and snow melt events.
September 18, 200618 yr From the 9/16/06 Springfield News-Sun: School construction site to look 'quite different' soon By Gail Cetnar Staff Writer Saturday, September 16, 2006 The construction site of Springfield High School doesn't look like much now, but give it a month, Steve Midgley said. It will look "quite different" by then, according to Midgley, project superintendent for the construction manager. Support columns and the concrete foundation for the classroom wing should be in place. "It could be you'll have the second floor up by then," Midgley said. http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/15/sns091606construction.html From the 9/17/06 DDN: Photos Old-world techniques used to raise historic barn at Carriage Hill Party like it's 1849: Barn raising goes old-school Volunteers and workers use old-world techniques to raise a historic barn at Carriage Hill MetroPark. By Kristin McAllister Staff Writer Sunday, September 17, 2006 HUBER HEIGHTS — Imagine building a structure without modern day tools to do the heavy lifting or drilling. With the help of Jane, a 1,700-pound, 20-year old Percheron horse, and Charlie, a 16-year-old, 2,000-pound Percheron strapped to a pulley system, that's exactly what happened Saturday. About 50 Timber Framers Guild members and volunteers took part in raising a historic barn at Carriage Hill MetroPark Farm. The barn is estimated to have been built between 1840 and 1850 and was donated to the park by the Newbauer family, who sold their nearby farm at the northwest intersection of Interstate 70 and Ohio 201. Contact this reporter at (937) 225-9338 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/17/ddn091706barn.html
September 18, 200618 yr Adjacent property. From the 9/18/06 Dayton Business Journal: Oakwood acquires NCR Old River Athletic Fields Dayton Business Journal - 3:20 PM EDT Monday The city of Oakwood has reached an agreement with NCR Corp. to purchase the Old River Athletic Fields property for $2.3 million. The city expects to close on the 28-acre purchase Sept. 22, according to a Monday press release. ... http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/09/18/daily5.html
September 20, 200618 yr That Theatre Guild project could be interesting. I've not been to their peformances but work-of-mouth is they do some good plays.
September 21, 200618 yr Both from the 9/19/06 DDN: Oakwood discussing plan for synagogue at Sugar Camp site By Dayton Daily News Tuesday, September 19, 2006 OAKWOOD — The city council on Monday was locked in a discussion Monday night whether to make a change in the special-use permit for land owned by Oakwood Investment Group. The change would allow the owners to move Beth Abraham Synagogue to the Sugar Camp property, formerly owned by NCR Corp. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/19/ddn091906oldriver.html
September 21, 200618 yr Both from the 9/20/06 Springfield News-Sun: Bechtle Avenue rezoning tabled By Valerie Lough Staff Writer Tuesday, September 19, 2006 The Springfield City Commission tabled a vote to rezone 25 acres in the Bechtle Avenue area Tuesday night, postponing a decision until its next meeting Oct. 3. Attorney Jim Peifer said the developer last week rededicated the property behind Wal-Mart as permanent green space, a move that would eliminate the need for a proposed curb cut from St. Paris Pike to Home Road. "A conservation easement will allow that area to remain in a wooded state in perpetuity," said City Manager Matthew Kridler. Jim Rolfes, who lives on Home Road, said he is worried what happens to the green space if the current developer sells it. "Is the new developer going to be required to follow these guidelines?" said Rolfes. "I don't want to come back (to the city commission) five years from now." MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/19/sns092006bechtle.html Controversial annexation plan is withdrawn Overholser Builders rethinking plan for 61 acres in Springfield Township. By Diane Erwin Staff Writer Wednesday, September 20, 2006 A petition for 61 acres to be annexed from Springfield Township into Springfield was withdrawn amid widespread opposition from township residents. The Clark County commissioners, who were to approve or deny the annexation, acknowledged the action at their meeting Tuesday. Overholser Builders is rethinking the plan, said James Peifer, the attorney who filed the withdrawal Monday on behalf of the company. He declined to elaborate but said they are reviewing and evaluating the plan. A new petition could be submitted, but Peifer is unsure when. The petition drew the ire of hundreds of Springfield Township residents with concerns about density, safety and property values. The annexation would have included land at the southwest corner of East Possum and Old Clifton roads and a six-inch wide, 12,744-foot long strip to connect the property to the city. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/19/sns092006commission.html Sinclair center in Huber Heights opens Friday Dayton Daily News, 9/19/06 The official opening of Sinclair Community College's Huber Heights Learning Center is set for 11 a.m. Friday. The new nine-classroom, 15,300-square-foot center is attached to the north end of the Huber Heights YMCA at Shull Road and Brandt Pike (Ohio 201). Sinclair leases the buildingy from the YMCA. An open house is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For more, call (937) 233-5550 or visit www.sinclair.edu on the Web.
September 22, 200618 yr From the 9/21/06 DDN: Dayton gives its OK to deal with schools on Roosevelt site By Staff Report Dayton Daily News Thursday, September 21, 2006 DAYTON — The Dayton City Commission on Wednesday approved an agreement with Dayton Public Schools for joint operation of the Roosevelt High School site. The school district approved a similar agreement in August. The city and school board together will select an architect to design two multipurpose facilities. The campus will include a two-story, 80,000-square-foot school and a 50,000-square-foot city recreation center. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/21/ddn092106roosevelt.html From same: Greeneview school not slated for demolition District discusses whether to build new primary school; residents entreat officials to preserve the current building. By Ismail Turay Jr. Staff Writer JAMESTOWN | A controversy is brewing over suggestions that a revered 70-year-old school building state officials say needs major renovations be razed. But a state official said residents do not have all the facts. The Ohio School Facilities Commission has not directed the district to demolish Greeneview Primary School, built in 1936, said Rick Savors, OSFC's chief of communications. The confusion came when the agency informed Greeneview schools officials that OSFC would rather build a new structure than renovate the primary school, which has myriad problems, including frequent flooding, a damaged roof and gutters, no air conditioning and the like. The cost to renovate the building is estimated at $6 million — 75 percent of the cost of a new building — Superintendent Valerie Browning said. Under OSFC guidelines, if the cost of renovating is more than two-thirds the cost of constructing a new structure, they'd rather build, Savors said. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/greene/2006/09/21/ddn092106z4greeneview.html State nixes Franklin stadium funds Middletown Journal, 9/22/06 The state has rejected funding for renovating Franklin Stadium bleachers. City officials learned late Monday their joint application with Franklin Twp. and Warren County for Community Development Block Grant funds was denied by the state. For the past several months, the city, township and county were working with the Franklin Board of Education to obtain the county's entire $300,000 share of the federally funded grant to pay for almost half of the project. Although CDBG funds cannot be used for school improvement projects, local officials believed since the stadium was located in Community Park, it would be eligible for the funding.
September 23, 200618 yr From the 9/22/06 DDN: GRAPHIC: Benchrock: The country club that wasn't Fifth Third makes $5M bid on land for failed country club development The bank was the only bidder for property that was set to become the Benchrock golf course. By Amy Picard Staff Writer Friday, September 22, 2006 Fifth Third Bank, the primary financer of the long-stalled Benchrock golf course project, was the sole bidder Wednesday on the multimillion dollar property. The $5 million bid was the minimum two-thirds of the appraised value of the development, Miami County sheriff's Deputy Gary Back said. Fifth Third foreclosed on the property in May 2005 after the master developer, Kendall Group Ltd., couldn't find financing for the project and no other buyer could be found. The development, which received at least $7.5 million in Huber Heights city funds including a $7 million road, was the subject of controversy and one of several factors that resulted in the firing of City Manager James Pierce in November. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/21/ddn092206benchrock.html From the 9/22/06 Springfield News-Sun: Gravel pit a danger to Wright-Patterson? Base officials concerned that a proposed pit in southwest Clark County could attract birds that would interfere with base aircraft. By Diane Erwin Friday, September 22, 2006 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base planners worry that a proposed gravel pit in southwest Clark County could attract birds that will interfere with planes. The concern was one reason Barrett Paving Materials' attorney, James Peifer, asked the county's Board of Zoning Appeals on Thursday to delay its decision. Zoning officials will consider it again in November, and by then, concerns by Wright-Patterson can be discussed, Peifer said. The decision was also delayed in July. Barrett applied for the conditional use of 87 acres along Mad River, south of Interstate 70 and fronting Haddix Road. The sand and gravel pit would be 70 acres. The base is concerned the pit, which will later become a lake, will attract birds that interfere with planes. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/21/sns092206gravelpit.html
September 24, 200618 yr From the 9/21/06 Celina Daily Standard: PHOTO: Coldwater High School New and Improved Home for Cavaliers By William Kincaid [email protected] COLDWATER -- It has taken three years, but the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools $30.1 million renovation and construction project is finally finished .... almost. "Even though we started talking about the project in 2000, and the building is almost completed in 2006, we are looking at another year or two yet of ongoing updates, punch lists, reports and other detail items before the project is complete," Treasurer Sherry Shaffer said. "In the end, we'll have spent more than eight years or more working on this project in the superintendent's and treasurer's offices." In November 2002, voters kicked off the project by agreeing to pay for $9.5 million of the work. The remaining $20.6 million was paid for by the Ohio School Facilities Commission. "If we had to foot the entire bill for this, we couldn't have done it," Superintendent Rich Seas told the paper. "This was a great gift." All existing spaces were renovated and a 47,000-square-foot addition was constructed that now connects the two buildings into one K-12 facility. MORE: http://www.dailystandard.com/date/2006/09/21/news/headline1.htm Design team builds home for needy Centerville-Bellbrook Times, 9/24/06 Remodeling Designs Inc., a leading Miami Valley remodeling company headquartered in Centerville, was one of the sponsors of this year's Dayton Women Build Habitat for Humanity project. Not only did Remodeling Designs support the project financially, but also the company provided a team of much-needed volunteer workers, safety glasses, hard hats and workday T-shirts for all of the volunteers and crew. Kelly Eggers, Marketing Director and co-owner of Remodeling Designs, recruited a dedicated team of 22 volunteers who donated their time, working with more than 200 other area volunteers, during the July 22-August 19 construction phase to assist in the hands-on building of the home. Eggers' crew consisted of seven teachers from the Centerville schools, eight career women or stay-at-home moms, five college students and two high school students. "When I decided to volunteer my time to the Women Build project, I thought it would be fun to ask a few of my friends to join me. I was totally overwhelmed with the positive response! The RDI team was formed and more than willing to do whatever it took to get the home built - even during the hottest weeks of the summer," Eggers stated.
September 25, 200618 yr Coldwater. Bah! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 25, 200618 yr From the 9/20/06 Urbana Daily Citizen: Good news comes for Cedar Bog Historical Society approves funds to build educational center KATHLEEN FOX Assistant Editor Groundbreaking for an education center at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve is anticipated next spring, now that the Ohio Historical Society has decided to use $800,000 in state capital funds to build the center and connect it to the existing boardwalk. The center is expected to open late next year. "We want to build a project that Terry Jaworski would be proud of and that Dan Reese will find very functional and efficient," OHS Executive Director Bill Laidlaw Jr. told the Daily Citizen Tuesday, referring to the former and current Cedar Bog managers, respectively. The $800,000 that will go toward building the center does not include the nearly $16,200 already raised in donations for the project and the $100,000 in federal funds OHS hopes will be forthcoming. The total project is estimated to cost $917,000. MORE: http://www.urbanacitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=141985&TM=46251.11 From the 9/21/06 New Carlisle Sun: City could annex up to 450 acres By Merrilee Embs Managing Editor NEW CARLISLE - After being stagnant for decades the city hopes to change that by annexing approximately 450 acres by the end of the year. City Manager Bob Bender said, "Property owners are requesting public utilities." According to city ordinances those property owners outside the city limits who request city utilities must agree to annex that land into the city once it's contiguous. "We want to extend to areas where there has been a request by property owners for services," said Bender. Our main objective is to get more business and bring more revenue into the city." MORE: http://www.sndnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=141616
September 26, 200618 yr From the 9/24/06 Springfield News-Sun: Parks district and volunteers work to bring the prairies back National Trail Parks and Recreation District gathers seeds to plant along Buck Creek corridor and George Rogers Clark Park. By Valerie Lough Staff Writer Sunday, September 24, 2006 When Europeans settled this area a century or so ago, they found prairie as far as the eye could see. And when they found out how rich the land was for farming, they tore them up. Now the National Trail Parks and Recreation District and a few volunteers are working to bring the prairies back. They started Saturday morning in South Charleston, gathering seeds to plant in various places in Clark County. "This is one of the best remnant prairies left," said Donnie Rice, who oversees turf maintenance for National Trail Parks. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/23/sns092406prairie.html Community members provide input at first public session Celina Daily Standard, 9/22/06 The school district and Fanning -- Howey Associates hosted a community meeting Thursday night seeking public input on school facilities: build, renovate or make do with what's there now. About 60 people attended the meeting at St. Marys East Elementary School, and, after the breakout session, highlighted what they believe needs done and what preconceptions need to be addressed. "Bogus," was the pronouncement of Memorial High School senior Brandon Kill, representing his breakout group. "The idea that 'the (high) school (building) was good enough for me and it's good enough for my grandchildren' is just bogus," he said as he listed many areas that need updating and/or replacing. Among those concerns is parking, technology, classroom size, antiquated climate control and other burdens of an 85-year-old building. School board Vice President Craig Gottschalk and Fanning -- Howey representatives Steve Wilczynski, Gene Scholes and John Clark welcomed the group with the fine points of the Ohio School Facilities Commission. OSFC is the multi-billion dollar initiative set in motion in 1997 by Senate Bill 102. The commission's charge is to provide funding, management oversight and technical assistance to Ohio school districts for construction and renovation of school facilities.
September 29, 200618 yr Both from the 9/27/06 Springfield News-Sun: Township officials to review CEDA Springfield Township trustees want to look at possible amendments By Valerie Lough Staff Writer Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Springfield Township officials want to review the CEDA agreement for amendment after a controversial 61-acre annexation proposal that was withdrawn by a developer last week. "I don't think any of us understand the CEDA agreement," said Springfield Township Trustee Jeff Mayfield. "We're in a new phase now, we have to work this out." The Cooperative Economic Development Agreement, or CEDA, was reached in 1999 between the city, county and township. It allowed for the city to development in, and share tax revenue with, the township. Homes built there before 1999 would not have be annexed, and were allowed to tap into a new sewer system. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/26/sns092706springfieldtwp.html Clark State asks to be annexed to city By Kelly Baker Staff Writer Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Clark State, which is nearing the end of a $12.6 million, 55,000 square foot expansion, signed an agreement with the city in July to annex in exchange for city water and sewer lines extended to the new Sara T. Landess Science and Technology Center, said Joseph Jackson, the college's vice president for business affairs. If the annexation is approved, the college will enjoy "inside city rates" on water and sewer services, saving more than $12,000 in annual surcharges it pays as a non-annexed user of city services, said Tom Franzen, Springfield's economic development administrator. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/26/sns092706annexation.html New sleep center breaks ground in St. Marys Lima News, 9/23/06 A new center designed to help those who struggle to get a good night’s sleep might be open near Joint Township District Memorial Hospital early next year. And while the new Grand Lake Sleep Center shares a name with the recently formed Grand Lake Health System, established by the hospital, the two ventures are not connected. “Today with education and awareness more adults and children have been diagnosed with sleep disorders,” Mark Wilson, marketing manager of the Grand Lake Sleep Center, said. “That has led to an increase in the need for our services.” Sarat Kuchipudi, the medical director for the new facility at 975 Hager St. in St. Marys, already has had a presence in the city, offering sleep services since November 2004. Kuchipudi, who also operates a sleep clinic in Lima, said a growing need for sleep medicine led to establishing the new clinic that he hopes to have open by spring. School officials seek public input in St. Marys facilities project Lima News, 9/22/06 School officials in St. Marys want to know what their public thinks about possible participation in a state school facilities program. On Thursday, district officials hosted the first of four planned community input meetings to gauge public support for potential participation in the Ohio School Facilities Commission program that provides state dollars to help districts renovate or build new school buildings. But, school leaders cautioned that no decision to participate has been made by the St. Marys school board. “The purpose is to try to get as much information for the board of education as possible about what people want,” Superintendent Ken Baker said. “The rationale is a year ago we thought we weren’t going to get funded for the next five to 10 years. Now, it’s obviously going to be within the next couple of years. We just want to be ready if that’s what people want.” The classroom facilities assistance program, administered by the OSFC, provides a certain amount of state funding depending upon a formula that ranks all 613 public school districts in Ohio based upon how much assistance they would need for a project. Baker said St. Marys ranks high enough on the list to qualify for around 60 percent state share for any potential project.
September 29, 200618 yr From the 9/27/06 Dayton Business Journal: Dayton to dole out $625K in neighborhood grants Dayton Business Journal - 12:28 PM EDT Wednesday by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter The Dayton City Commission Wednesday morning approved $625,000 in neighborhood grants to further the Phoenix Project and expand the East End Youth Center. Commissioners also voted to support a University of Dayton initiative to redevelop recently acquired property. The city approved a $400,000 grant to acquire land to construct 11 homes in the Phoenix Project boundaries and sell them to low-income buyers. Another $100,000 grant went to the Phoenix Project to acquire and renovate four homes in the same area, said Peter Thornburgh, community development specialist. The Phoenix Project is an effort among the city, Good Samaritan Hospital and CityWide Development Corp. to rejuvenate the Fairview neighborhood around the hospital. Both the city and Good Samaritan contributed $5 million in seed funding when the project launched in late 2003. The project is expected to spur at least $40 million in private investment. MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/09/25/daily13.html?from_rss=1
September 30, 200618 yr From the 9/28/06 DDN: Groby's site to become Charlotte Gardens By continuing the public hearing, the Kettering Planning Commission is in position to urge rezoning. By Joanne Clodfelter Contributing Writer KETTERING | The Kettering Planning Commission voted to continue the public hearing on the development of the former Groby's property, which will be known as Charlotte Gardens, at its Sept. 18 meeting. Commissioner Dale Kress was the dissenting vote. According to City Planner Ron Hundt, by continuing the public hearing, the commission will be in a position to recommend rezoning the property from residential to an economic development overlay to City Council. The zoning change would allow for residential, retail and commercial uses. Hundt presented several changes made to the property plan since the last public hearing July 17. The changes include: Eliminating access to Marchester (no connection); one centrally located, two-story office building instead of three; and numerous pedestrian paths. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/kettering_oakwood/2006/09/28/ddn092806kettplan.html From same: Oakwood trying be more shopper-friendly By Helen Bebbington Contributing Writer OAKWOOD | The city bought a four-unit apartment building on Orchard Drive with the intent of someday expanding parking for business district shoppers. City Council voted to buy the property for $363,000 at its Sept. 18 meeting. The purchase comes at a time when the city has been taking steps to make the business district more shopper-friendly. The purchase also comes just before the grand opening of the newly built Oakwood Centre, which will house four retailers. A ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new center is scheduled for just after 9:30 a.m. Oct. 5. ... MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/kettering_oakwood/2006/09/28/ddn092806oakwood.html Two business likely to build in Bremen Celina Daily Standard, 9/29/06 The first of two businesses looking to set up shop in the Bunker Hill Industrial Park received approval for its proposed plat when the New Bremen Planning Commission met Thursday night. Developer Larry Leffel plans to construct an 80-by-75-foot building to house a nationally known industrial supply operation. Initially, plans call for a 6,000-square-foot facility, with the possibility of doubling the size at some point in the future. Leffel did not reveal the name of the tenant, but explained it is a solid company that is listed on NASDAQ and serves numerous companies in the area. No more than 10 parking spots will be needed as on-site retail activity accounts for only 15 to 20 percent of the business, according to Leffel. Plans call for a loading dock at the side and any future development would come at the rear of the structure. Planning commission members cleared the way for plat approval by splitting an existing lot into two tracts of 0.95 of an acre each with the proposed sale of Lot 19 to be handled by the Community Action Commission at its Tuesday meeting. The lots lay between a township cemetery and the former Tranco Building. Both would share a main driveway off West Monroe Street (state Route 274) at the west edge of the village. Arcanum teens would like a skate park Greenville Daily Advocate, 9/27/06 "Skateboarders need a place to go," James Rench said to fellow council members after hearing a proposal from a group of teens and some parents during the village council meeting held Tuesday evening. Approximately 15 teenagers waited outside in the hall while Eddie Stoddard, a spokesperson for the group, presented council with a preliminary sketch of the proposed skate park. Funding, location, equipment, rules, guidelines and the dimensions of the skate park were among the issues discussed. The tennis courts in the community park were among the locations discussed. According to Arcanum Police Chief Dan Light, several local businesses are willing to help fund the proposed project. However, council agreed that they need much more information and details before they can proceed. Rick Clark, a parent of one of the teenagers, said he has taken his son and friends as far as the Dayton area to skateboard. Council suggested that the group should think about fundraisers to help fund the project. Mayor Larry Foureman assigned the issue to the Leisure Committee for further review.
October 1, 200618 yr From the 9/28/06 Dayton Business Journal: Montgomery County low-income housing projects get $2M Dayton Business Journal - 1:11 PM EDT Thursday Montgomery County organizations will receive $2 million in loans to construct housing for low-income residents and individuals at risk for homelessness. Shilo Apartments Limited Partnership III will receive a $1 million loan from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency to help construct a 72-unit, seven building housing project located on Shiloh Springs Road in Trotwood. The $9 million project is being developed by the St. Mary Development Corp. Opportunity House in Dayton was awarded a $1 million grant from the same program to rehabilitate 14 units and construct six. The units serve as permanent supportive housing for 18 to 21-year-olds at risk of homelessness. The property, at 605 Patterson Blvd., will include services provided by Daybreak Inc., which is developing the project for $1.9 million. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/09/25/daily21.html?surround=lfn From the 9/28/06 DDN: City expands area for development potential The reinvestment area is enlarged to include the site of the old high school, which was razed this year. By Ryan Justin Fox Staff Writer TROTWOOD | Despite being limited in their potential use, sites in Trotwood's Olde Town are being looked at for development. While the city council debates how to regulate a cell tower in Olde Town Park, city officials also expanded a designated reinvestment area the city set for a portion of Olde Town. "I would like to see a more vibrant Olde Town," City Manager Mike Lucking said. The City Council voted Sept. 18 to expand a designated community reinvestment area that encompasses subdivisions along North Broadway-Union Road between Wolf Creek Pike and Trotwood Boulevard. The council established the Olde Town Community Reinvestment Area in March to use tax breaks and other incentives to entice residential investment to the area. The redrawing of the reinvestment areas was done to include the site of the old high school at Trotwood Boulevard and North Broadway-Union Road. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/northwest/2006/09/28/ddn092806oldetown.html
October 2, 200618 yr From the 9/30/06 Urbana Daily Citizen: Tax district goals will be more modest Wal-Mart appraisal will be less than originally thought By KATHLEEN FOX Assistant Editor [email protected] The city of Urbana's plan to create a Tax Increment Financing district to garner property taxes to build roads to undeveloped school property continues, according to City Finance Director Dale Miller. He said he talked to attorneys Thursday and that they are drafting legislation to go before city council members so they can consider creating the district by year's end. That will be necessary for the city to benefit from increased property taxes that will follow a re-appraisal of the Urbana Commons property (the proposed district) later this year. The Urbana school board also will need to pass a resolution if the TIF district is to be established for 20 years. County Auditor Bonnie Warman and city officials agree the Wal-Mart building, the strip retail building beside it and the parking lot probably will be appraised at about $7 million by Jan. 1, 2007. MORE: http://www.urbanacitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=142039 From the 9/29/06 Middletown Journal: Carlisle schools in line for state funding for new school But district may be two years away from Ohio School Facilities Commission revenue. Staff Report Friday, September 29, 2006 CARLISLE — Although the Carlisle Local Schools missed the cut for receiving exceptional needs funding from the state for a new building last spring, it may be just two years away from receiving state funding. Superintendent Tim McLinden told the Board of Education Monday the district is in the 41st percentile for funding from the Ohio School Facilities Commission. The state informed the district its is not eligible for the exceptional needs program because it is within two years of receiving the regular classroom facilities assistance funding, McLinden said. MORE: http://www.middletownjournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/29/mj092906carlboard.html
October 7, 200618 yr From the 10/4/06 Springfield News-Sun: Commissioners approve Bechtle rezoning Project to include 16 acres of green space to buffer nearby homes, a traffic light and amenities like brick pavers. By Samantha Sommer Staff Writer Wednesday, October 04, 2006 Springfield city commissioners approved rezoning about 24 acres on Bechtle Avenue, the last major chunk of undeveloped land there. The land was rezoned from residential and office districts to shopping center district. The plans call for a 155,000-square-foot retail space north of the Wal-Mart Supercenter and three buildings on the island past the St. Paris Pike connector. It also includes a traffic light at Bechtle Avenue and the connector, and other amenities like brick pavers. The developer also submitted and commissioners approved easements dedicating more than 16 acres of green space to buffer nearby homes, up from about 5 acres of green space. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/03/sns100406bechtle.html From the 10/3/06 Springfield News-Sun: New Carlisle OKs addition of 22.85 acres The proposal is among annexation projects totaling 441 acres that could increase the city by a third by next year. Tuesday, October 03, 2006 By Valerie Lough Staff Writer The New Carlisle City Council Monday approved a petition for the annexation of 22.85 acres, a move that is one of several annexation proposals that could increase the size of the city by one-third by next year. According to City Manager Bob Bender, other parcels under consideration include: • 25 acres west of the city on state Route 571 have been passed by city council. That property is already owned by the city, but needed to be annexed to complete a portion of a baseball park. • 100 acres on the west side of state Route 235 on the north end of the city includes PFI and Mad River Steel. The proposal has not yet been submitted to city council for consideration and is likely to be developed into commercial and light industrial. • 88 acres from Twin Creeks to Sigler Road makes up Phase II of the Twin Creeks development. • 82 acres on the east side of state Route 235 on the south end of the city. The resolution to petition for the annexation of 22.85 acres is part of the 82-acre parcel. The property is needed to expand New Carlisle Cemetery. • 146 acres on the east side of state Route 235 at the north end of the city is owned by Joe Brubaker. The proposal for that property is not yet on the table. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/02/sns100306newcarlisle.html City of Piqua Receives Clean Ohio Trails Grant City of Piqua press release, 10/6/06 Governor Bob Taft announced Wednesday that the City of Piqua has been awarded a Clean Ohio Trails Grant for the Linear Park Bike Trail extension to the South from Lock 9 Park along the Great Miami River. The grant is for $400,000 and was one of 30 grants that were awarded to communities and organizations. The Clean Ohio Fund Program was initiated by Governor Taft and approved by voters in November 2000. Each Clean Ohio Trail grant requires a minimum 25 percent match with local funds. This match will be shared by the City of Piqua and the Miami County Park District. The Clean Ohio initiative provides community-directed investments for revitalizing urban areas, protecting rivers and watersheds, preserving green space and farmland, and expanding Ohio's system of recreational trails. The 3-mile project is a joint effort between the City of Piqua and the Miami County Park District that will connect Piqua's Linear Park beginning at Lock 9 Park, and will run South along the river to Peterson Road. This project is a section of the Comprehensive Bike Trail Plan developed by the Miami County Bike Trail Task Force. The plan is to have a dedicated multi-use trail run North to South through Miami County.
October 7, 200618 yr From the 10/5/06 DDN: Old funeral home may live again Historical society is on the way to buying the building at Wolf Creek and Hay with hopes of making it a museum. By Ryan Justin Fox Staff Writer Brookville | For decades, the red brick building at the edge of downtown served as one of the last stops in the lives of many Brookville dignitaries and residents. Soon though, the old funeral home at Hay and Wolf Creek Road will be used to preserve the city's history. The Brookville Historical Society is finalizing a deal to acquire the property to possibly turn it into a museum. Society members approached the Brookville City Council in the spring about funding to purchase the building. With more than $150,000 of its own money and a $40,000 block grant from the county through the city this year, historical society President Dottie Watkins expects the organization to close on the property soon. With space in its other facilities running out, City Manager John Wright said the society might use the property for additional storage. The building was constructed in 1907 before it was turned into S.A. Dunkel & Sons Funeral Home 20 years later. The building served a funeral home for S.A. Dunkel & Sons, which eventually became Gilber-Fellers Funeral Home, until 2004, according to the Gilbert-Fellers Web site. That's when Gilbert-Fellers moved to 950 Albert Road. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/northwest/2006/10/05/ddn100506brookville.html
October 8, 200618 yr From the 10/6/06 Dayton Business Journal: Communities to add "green building" at six housing sites Dayton Business Journal - 4:17 PM EDT Friday The cities of Dayton and Kettering have joined with two economic development groups to solicit ideas on how to incorporate green building into future affordable housing projects at six sites in Montgomery County. The cities, along with CountyCorp and the Home Builders Association of Dayton and the Miami Valley, issued a request for qualifications Friday that is due Nov. 3. The chosen developers will work on affordable housing projects that incorporate environmentally-friendly building practices and technology advocated by a national energy and environmental system. The six sites have not yet been identified, but will be throughout the process, according to a city spokeswoman. The sites will be chosen based on the selected designs, which can be for single-family or multi-family constructions. After the request-for-qualification applications are submitted, finalists will be selected. That pool of firms will receive the request for proposal in December and then submit proposals in February. The preferred developer is slated to be selected Feb. 23. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/10/02/daily26.html?surround=lfn From the 10/5/06 Centerville-Bellbrook Times: Voters to see levies for GCCC By Jodi Brock Times Editor The Greene County Career Center (GCCC) is seeking voter approval of two permanent improvement levies that, if passed, will allow the GCCC to build and renovate facilities for expected future growth. Marsha Leonard, Superintendent of the GCCC, introduced the two issues to Bellbrook City Council members on Monday, September 25. Issue 7 on the ballot involves a five-year .75 mill permanent improvement replacement levy. According to Leonard, currently the .75 mill levy generates about $2 million. If passed, it will generate $2,454,000 a year, said Leonard. The levy was originally passed in 1987. This .75 mill levy, said Leonard, will be used to upgrade equipment, and technology. Some projects include replacing the septic system, the roof, and the HVAC and ventilation system, upgrading the fire alarm system, installing a security system, renovating lab locker rooms and restrooms, and replacing room thermostats, classroom windows, entry doors and lab overhead doors. Overall, those projects are estimated to cost about $7.2 million. MORE: http://tcnewsnet.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=141764&TM=42110.7 Council approves bike path agreement Beavercreek News-Current, 10/6/06 A bike path is scheduled to be constructed under an agreement Beavercreek City Council approved with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) last week. "Earlier this year, the Engineering Division received notice that the city's application for federal assistance for the construction of the Grange Hall Road bike path project has been approved," the staff report states. "Since this approval, the Engineering Division has programmed this project with ODOT, and it is now appropriate to enter into an agreement with ODOT for the administration of this project." The project involves the construction of an eight-foot bike way from the intersection of Creekside Trail and Grange Hall Road to the intersection of Research Boulevard and Grange Hall Road, according to the staff report. "This proposed bike way is currently planned to be constructed along the west side of Grange Hall Road," the report states. The environmental component of the project is scheduled to be conducted in the summer of 2007 at an estimated cost of $20,000, all of which will be paid by the city, according to the staff report. The engineering component is also scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2007 at an estimated cost of $15,000, all of which will be paid by the city. The right-of-way component is scheduled to be done in the fall of 2008 at a cost of $20,000, all of which will be paid by the city. Construction is scheduled for the spring of 2010 at an estimated cost of $235,000. Seventy-nine percent of those funds are to be federal, while 21 percent will be local. More work ahead for Hyatt Tipp City Herald, 10/5/06 Just when you thought it was safe to travel west on North Hyatt St. from Main, word from City Council Monday night finds the road will once again find itself under construction early in 2008. The project will reconstruct 3,000 linear feet of Hyatt between Comanche Lane to south of the intersection of Crane / Kessler-Cowlesville Road. The project will replace curbs, sidewalks as needed, driveway aprons as needed, install curbs under drains, catch basins, storm sewers , manholes and other items to upgrade the safety of the roadway. The project will also install a "super elevation" on the curve to assist with proper traffic flow and to resolve safety issues. The cost of the project is estimated at $820,000.The breakdown has $400,000 coming from a Ohio Public Works Commission grant, $135,000 from the Miami County Commissioner and the remaining $285,000 from local revenues. Council buys land fcr road widening Vandalia Drummer News, 10/4/06 The Vandalia City Council on Monday voted unanimously to appropriate land needed to widen South Dixie Drive from Interstate 70 to Stonequarry Road. The city set the values of land at $7,455 for .213 acres owned by the Vandalia Church of Christ, $875 for .025 acres owned by Ronald E. Kemper, $525 for land owned by the Dayton & Troy Electric Railway Co., and $895 for an easement on .051 acres of land owned by the Vandalia Church of Christ. Law Director Jerry McDonald said the city will deposit the money for the land in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Court, along with a petition for appropriation. The city can then use the land for the road widening that may begin this month. In other business, the council voted to increase building permits and inspection fees. Building inspection fees will go up about 2 cents per square foot. Zoning certificates will increase $4 to $6 depending upon the size of the dwelling. Vice Mayor David Lewis said the increase is necessary to keep up with inflation. It is the first fee increase since early 2004. It will cost the city $15,556 to mail income tax forms to residents next year. Council unanimously voted to pay Insource Solutions Group to mail out the forms again early next year.
October 9, 200618 yr From the 10/6/06 New Carlisle Sun: Twin Creeks could get three new builders By Merrilee Embs Managing Editor NEW CARLISLE - Twin Creeks may soon have three new home builders. Victor Green and Dan Create both attended the New Carlisle City Council meeting Monday to discuss the changes they are experiencing at the housing development on the east side of the city off New Carlisle Pike. So far approximately 44 homes have been built in the development with several of those near completion. According to Green, Home Builders who had joined the development to build homes pulled out without notice. They will complete the homes they are currently working on, he added. Green said that because the previous builder had a large reduction in its Florida market of about 35-40 percent they decided to pull out of Ohio. "The good news is that with adversity comes opportunity," he said. Twin Creeks will no longer have an exclusive home builder there, but go with three. He could not announce which builders they are negotiating with, but will as soon as they are secured. "They are local and active in building homes in southwest Ohio," he added. MORE: http://tcnewsnet.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=141781&TM=42206.45
October 14, 200618 yr From the 10/7/06 DDN: GRAPHIC: Map Work to begin to link Dayton, Fairborn via key bikeway By Ken McCall Staff Writer Saturday, October 07, 2006 An important link in the region's bikeways will roll closer to reality Monday when construction begins on a project to connect the Wright Brothers' Bikeway and Huffman MetroPark. The Greene County Park District announced Friday it had awarded a $1.7 million construction contract to Mainline Road and Bridge Construction Inc. of Beavercreek. The so-called T-Connector Project will run 1,400 feet from the west end of the Wright Brothers' Bikeway at the Wright Brothers' Memorial on Skyline Drive in Bath Twp. to the Huffman Reserve at Marl Road, also in Bath Twp. The project will also help connect the bikeway, also called the Kaufmann Avenue Trail, to the regional system of bikeways when Five Rivers MetroParks completes a planned extension of the Mad River Bikeway to Huffman Reserve. When that happens, a bicyclist could ride from downtown Dayton to Fairborn, said Jim Schnieder, assistant parks director. At that point, bikers can visit all points of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/06/ddn100706trail.html Church wants approval for youth center Middletown Journal, 10/12/06 The Planning Commission and representatives of the First Church of God, 704 S. River St., discussed how to make a proposed Family Life Center for youth activities more receptive to the neighborhood. The commission and church representatives David Current, associate pastor, and Mark Crider, chairman of the church's board of trustees, on Monday discussed each of the issues raised by residents as well as various city departments for the proposed building. Current and Crider indicated they were agreeable to most of the commission's suggestions and conditions. Two Seventh Street residents, Lori Raleigh and Shawn Forman, expressed opposition to the proposed building. Raleigh said she or the neighbors were not against the church, but she felt the Board of Zoning Appeals made a mistake to allow this building. She said it "looks like a machine shop in my neighborhood." She said there was not any communication between the church and neighbors and added the site plan submitted was 14 months old. City of Clayton considering needs for space Dayton Daily News, 10/12/06 "Smart growth" has been a theme in the city of Clayton for several years. But with space scarce at the government center, expanding city facilities might not only be smart but necessary. City administrators said work space and storage space are running low in the government center at the corner of Old Salem and Taywood roads. That's why the city is talking about expansion. "We need something functioning and long lasting. And we need to spruce up the southern portion of the city a little bit," Mayor Joyce Deitering said. Deitering touched briefly on the city's plan to expand the government center during her State of the City speech at the Sept. 21 City Council meeting. Street repair project nears end Dayton Daily News, 10/5/06 Much of the city's streets and sidewalks will be in good shape for the first time in nearly two decades, thanks to a massive two-year improvement program. Gone are the pot holes, cracked streets and sidewalks, and faulty Americans with Disability Act-approved ramps. Instead, residents will see resurfaced streets, smoother roads, newer sidewalks and ramps that are handicapped-accessible. More than 600 sidewalks and 119 streets will have been repaired when the work ends this month, officials said. Some roads were rebuilt and workers added asphalt and resurfaced others while officials performed preventative maintenance on several of them, city engineer Stephanie Goff said.
October 15, 200618 yr From the 10/10/06 Springfield News-Sun: Groups may reach agreement on Douglas Inn Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Urbana city administration and the Champaign County Community Improvement Corporation could reach an agreement on the Douglas Inn before a court hearing on Oct. 17. The Second District Ohio Circuit Court of Appeals hearing will take place at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Champaign County Court of Appeals. Urbana Director of Administration Bruce Evilsizor said all parties, which include Miami Scioto Development Company, the building's prospective buyers, want to avoid going to court. The hearing has been rescheduled two times — June 26 and Sept. 15 — after Judge Roger Wilson granted the CIC a stay of execution on the building's Jan. 2 demolition. Pat Thackery, a co-owner of Miami Scioto, said the company submitted a stabilization plan to the Building Regulations Department in early September for review. Evilsizor said the Building Regulations Department and fire department have been discussing if the plan meets public safety issues. "The two parties are real close, and I think they are going to be able to come up with a stabilization plan acceptable to both sides," Evilsizor said. More at http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/09/sns101006douglasbrief.html
October 15, 200618 yr From the 10/11/06 Springfield News-Sun: Commission OKs expedited Clark State annexation Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Clark County commissioners on Tuesday approved an expedited annexation petition for Clark State Community College to be annexed into Springfield from Springfield Township. The annexation of the 86-acre Leffel Lane campus will allow city water and sewer lines to be extended to the new Sara T. Landess Technology and Learning Center. The county won't lose revenue from the annexation, and Springfield Township will receive 12.5 percent of the $175,000 in new income tax the city expects to collect from college employees who don't reside in the city. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/10/sns101106commissionbrief.html From the 10/10/06 Springfield News-Sun: Failed annexation plan raises CEDA questions Springfield city manager says annexation controversy has nothing to do with the cooperative agreement. By Valerie Lough Staff Writer Tuesday, October 10, 2006 A recent annexation proposal in Springfield Township has pushed the Cooperative Economic Development Agreement to the forefront. Some residents say the agreement should be amended, but city and township officials say it is working. "The schools win because of increased revenue, and we kept the (township) boundary enforced," said Springfield Township Trustee Doug Smith. Formed in 1999 with Springfield Township, the city of Springfield and Clark County, the agreement was struck to end annexation battles. "All the annexation went against the township," Smith said. "We thought, if we're going to have a township for the next 10 years, we need to do something cooperative with the city." The deal allows for the annexation of areas of Springfield Township to the city without decreasing the size of the township. Under the first-of-its-kind agreement, areas annexed would still remain part of the township, and the city would share 12½ percent of the income tax revenue from those developed areas. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/09/sns101006ceda.html
October 16, 200618 yr From the 10/14/06 DDN: Dayton Daily News: Contract awarded for Mound's final cleanup (10/12/06) Mound project to take year to finish By Timothy R. Gaffney Staff Writer Saturday, October 14, 2006 The final cleanup project for the Mound plant in Miamisburg will take about one year and is likely to involve some local hiring, a contractor said Friday. The Energy Department awarded a $25.9 million contract to Accelerated Remediation Co. of Idaho Falls, Idaho, for the job. The company is a joint venture of Portage Environmental Inc. of Los Alamos, N.M., and Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc. of Baton Rouge, La., a subsidiary of the Shaw Group Inc. "We are hoping to do some local hiring, but it's too early to say how many people or what skills we will need," said Michael J. Spry, president of Portage Environmental. He said anyone interested in applying for work should submit a resume electronically to Portage Environmental's Web site, www.portageenv.com. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2006/10/13/ddn101406mound.html From the 10/11/06 Springfield News-Sun: Trustees want to talk with city about deal By Valerie Lough Tuesday, October 10, 2006 Springfield Township trustees will ask Springfield city and Clark County officials to discuss possible amendments to the Cooperative Economic Development Agreement, said Jim Scoby, township trustee. "An agreement should be a living document; it changes just like our culture," said Scoby. "I think that we can go back and look at some of these things." Township trustees will discuss options with the city and county at a previously-planned work session Oct. 20, said Scoby. He did not know what specific amendment options would be discussed. Some residents said CEDA should address land use issues in Springfield Township annexations. CEDA was formed in 1999 with Springfield Township, the city of Springfield and Clark County, to end annexation battles, promote economic development and make city utilities available for the township. Under the agreement, areas annexed would still remain part of the township, and the city would share 12½ percent of the income tax revenue from those developed areas. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/10/sns101106springfieldtwp.html
October 16, 200618 yr ^^So a CEDA is similar to a JEDD, except the property must be contingent with the city limits???
October 17, 200618 yr Author ^^So a CEDA is similar to a JEDD, except the property must be contingent with the city limits??? This should answer your question, Inkaelin.
October 17, 200618 yr ^Thanks for the link. Although it says a CEDA can't collect income tax, and it appears Springfield's does impose such a tax????!
October 17, 200618 yr From the 10/12/06 Centerville-Bellbrook Times: Zoning cases occupy meeting By Jim Good Staff Writer Two zoning cases covering approximately 88 acres of land occupied discussion at the first township trustee meeting of the month. The Washington Township Trustees spent the majority of their October 2 meeting discussing and then approving two zoning cases, one concerning approximately 24 acres of land located along the east side of the Washington Trace subdivision and the other concerning approximately 64 acres of land located along the southwest intersection of Social Row Road and St. Rt. 48. The first case, by applicant Divided Ridge Associates, Ltd, and located at 300 Social Row Road, is currently zoned planned development residential, according to Greg DeLong, township senior planner. Trustees then passed a motion to change the zoning to planned development residential for the second and final stage plan for 42 single-family lots that will contain one- and two-story single-family dwellings approximately 2,500 square-feet in size. According to the submitted application materials, the proposed development is anticipated to be developed between spring 2007 and winter 2008, DeLong said. The second and larger zoning case, by applicant RG Properties, Inc., was zoned agricultural until trustees passed a motion to change the zoning to planned development residential multi-family stage two. The change will allow for mixed-use development of business, office and residential use, DeLong said. It should be noted that this case is a rezoning case only, DeLong explained. He said once zoning is approved, the applicant will return with a second stage and final plan application detailing site-specific items, such as building layouts, building elevations, landscaping and off-street parking. RG Properties gave a preliminary site overview that said the land would be used for an assisted living nursing facility, age-restricted independent living cottages, and for offices and businesses. RG Properties said that its plans all tie into Create the Vision's plans for Washington Township development. In other township news, trustees passed a motion to allow John Lewis, who has been working part-time for the township with its computer needs, to be placed on full-time status under the title of information systems analyst. Then, once he graduates from college in the spring with an information technology degree, he will be promoted to information systems specialist. Lewis' supervisor for both positions will be Mike Scholle, information systems coordinator. In yet other news, township trustees passed a motion to update the vignettes at Woodland Lights by purchasing a new display of 16 animated candy canes for the annual Christmas event. They will be featured at the main ball field upon entry to Woodland Lights. The cost for the 16-piece set will be $4,900 with funds coming from the budgeted-recreation account. http://tcnewsnet.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=141899&TM=45851.64 From the 10/12/06 Yellow Springs News: Village Council to consider Fogg farm annexation By Diane Chiddister At its Oct. 16 meeting, members of the Yellow Springs Village Council will address a request to annex into the Village the 39-acre Fogg farm property on the western edge of the village near the intersection of East Enon Road and Dayton-Yellow Springs Road. At Council’s Oct. 2 meeting, Village Manager Eric Swansen announced that the Village had received a request for an expedited annexation process from the property’s owners, the Fogg Family Trust and realty company owner Doug Miller, which was dated Sept. 29. According to Village Planner Phil Hawkey, Council must within 20 days of the filing request pass a resolution listing the services the Village would provide and the approximate date they would be provided, and within 25 days of filing Council must pass a resolution consenting or objecting to the annexation. Due to time constraints, both actions should take place at the Oct. 16 meeting, Hawkey stated in a memo to Council. Annexation of the Fogg property was first brought to Council two years ago. At that point, Miller, of HRI Commercial Realty, proposed both commercial and residential development on the property, which is located across the street from the Center for Business and Education. That action, especially an initially proposed commercial area, prompted resistance from many villagers and led to the formation of the Smart Growth Task Force. Miller later withdrew the annexation request. In an interview Tuesday, Miller stated that he could not be specific but that he plans to seek residential zoning for the property. “At this point in time, I’m not saying anything but that I’m willing to limit the use to residential because the citizens were concerned that commercial would hurt downtown,” Miller said. Miller said he had met with Smart Growth members and had attempted to listen to their concerns. He also stated that he is bringing the annexation request to Council at this time because he believes Yellow Springs is now more open to growth than it was two years ago. “I think the community now has a mindset that residential development could only benefit the city,” he said. Asked about the number of units, Miller said that given zoning restrictions, “you would be hard pressed to do more than four homes an acre,” and that there would probably be around 150 single family homes, although some may be multi-family dwellings. He also stated that he envisioned the “primary focus” of the development to be housing that is affordable, which he defined as within the $120,000 to 170,000 range. Miller also stated that he will not develop the property himself, but will sell the land to developers. According to Community Solutions Executive Director Pat Murphy, that group is interested in purchasing five to eight acres of the Fogg farm property for the development of Agraria, a development of 20 to 32 housing units. Agraria would feature cluster housing, gardens and homes which are constructed to use about one fourth the amount of energy of an average home. Murphy stated that the start date for Agraria has not been determined, and that Community Solutions must first address fund-raising for the project. ... Contact: [email protected] http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2006/10/101206_foggannex.html
October 18, 200618 yr From the 10/11/06 DDN: Schusters giving Kettering Medical $5.5M Officials say the gift will go toward the construction of heart hospital that will bear their name. By Anthony Gottschlich Staff Writer Wednesday, October 11, 2006 KETTERING — — Dr. Benjamin Schuster and his wife, Marian, are giving Kettering Medical Center $5.5 million toward construction of the heart hospital that will bear their name, the medical center announced Tuesday. The gift follows Kettering's announcement this year to name the heart hospital for the Schusters in recognition of the doctor's 45 years as a "Dayton-area cardiology pioneer," Martin Clark, president of the Kettering Medical Center Foundation, said in a release. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/10/ddn101106schuster.html
October 18, 200618 yr From the 10/16/06 Dayton Business Journal: Bethany Village embarks on massive expansion Centerville retirement village to add 60 houses, apartments Dayton Business Journal - October 13, 2006 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter Retirement community Bethany Village is planning a multimillion-dollar project that would be its largest expansion in a decade. Over the next five years, the Centerville retirement community will build * 30 new villa homes, * an apartment building with 30 apartments, * A Memory Support complex with 56 private rooms for residents with Alzheimer's disease and other memory impairments, and * a Village Center building. The new facilities will be built on Bethany Village's 100-acre campus on Far Hills Avenue. Bethany Village has about 700 residents, said Larry Ramey, spokesman for Graceworks Lutheran Services, the Dayton-based nonprofit organization that sponsors Bethany Village and other residential facilities in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The villas and apartments give Bethany Village the capacity for 120 more residents. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/10/16/story2.html From the 10/17/06 Springfield News-Sun: Construction continues at combined high school By Gail Cetnar Staff Writer Monday, October 16, 2006 Imagine a concrete column stretching the length of 20 football fields. That's how much concrete has been poured at the construction site for the new Springfield High School so far. If you lined up all the concrete for the footers and support columns that now jut into the air, it would total more than 2,000 yards, said Steve Midgley, project superintendent for the construction manager. Over the next month, block walls will be erected and the second floor will be built on the classroom wing. Footings for the gymnasium's masonry walls also have been put in place for the new school being constructed behind North High School, 701 E. Home Road. North and South high schools will consolidate when the $59.4 million building opens in the fall of 2008. Once the high school is completed, Springfield City Schools will have all new schools. The high school is the last of 16 schools being built through the district's construction project through the Ohio School Facilities Commission. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/16/sns101706construction.html Meeting date set for soil contamination hearing Dayton Daily News, 10/18/06 Federal Environmental Protection Agency officials will hold a public meeting Oct. 25 to update residents on its investigation into PCE soil contamination under a neighborhood east of downtown. The meeting will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at Van Cleve School, 617 E. Main St. The meeting will update residents on recent test results and possible cleanup. Testing in basements and underneath houses, schools and churches at 19 locations earlier this year found the presence of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) vapor. Long-term direct, physical contact with PCE — sometimes referred to as "perc" — is thought to cause cancer. PCE commonly is used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing. In August, Steve Renninger of the federal EPA said his agency would spend the next several months testing to see if some structures need to be vented.
October 25, 200618 yr From the 10/17/06 Springfield News-Sun: Hearing on Douglas Inn delayed Agreement still being sought on stabilizing the building to avoid demolition. Tuesday, October 17, 2006 URBANA — A court hearing to discuss the fate of the Douglas Inn has been postponed for the third time. Oral arguments between the Urbana city administration and the Champaign County Community Improvement Corp., the inn's owners, were scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today before three judges of the Ohio Second District Court of Appeals. A court entry to delay the hearing was filed Monday. Both parties and the Miami Scioto Development Co., prospective buyers of the inn, have been attempting to settle the case outside of court. The hearing will be rescheduled after Jan. 1, 2007, if a settlement is not reached. Pat Thackery, co-owner of Miami Scioto, said he feels optimistic that the city and CIC can reach an agreement on a plan to stabilize the building and avoid demolition. The Douglas Inn case has been in the court system for almost 18 months. More at http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/17/sns101706douglas.html
October 28, 200618 yr From the 10/20/06 Dayton Business Journal: Developers target Dayton schoolhouses for projects Dayton Public Schools in midst of $627M rebuild Dayton Business Journal - October 20, 2006 by Tracy Kershaw-Staley DBJ Staff Reporter As Dayton Public Schools works through its massive school building project, 35 schools remain on the demolition list. But some groups are interested in saving a few from the wrecking ball. Developers have pitched ideas to turn several former schoolhouses into everything from housing to recreation centers. But taking control of the school buildings is not an easy process, and so far, no group has been successful. In the past two years, groups have tried and failed to save both Roosevelt High School and E.J. Brown School. A new proposal is circulating among school board members and city officials that suggests a plan to turn Webster School into housing for city fire fighters and police officers. And other schools, such as Franklin Elementary School and Patterson Kennedy Elementary School, which is near the intersection of Brown and Wyoming streets, also have been mentioned as potentially viable sites for reuse. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/10/23/story4.html From the 10/18/06 Springfield News-Sun: City OKs building of homes near South Development will use federal money and will target low- and moderate-income buyers to the city's core. By Samantha Sommer Staff Writer Wednesday, October 18, 2006 A development will offer the first new houses for sale in the city core in about 50 years. City commissioners approved at their meeting Tuesday giving Clifton Court about $432,000 in federal dollars. "It brings not only market rate, but low- and moderate-income housing opportunities back to the urban core," said Shannon Meadows, interim director of human relations, housing and neighborhood services. Neighborhood Housing Partnership and the Building Industry Association teamed up for the project. They will construct 16 homes on Clifton Avenue near South High School. The federal money will go to infrastructure, such as roads and utilities, and forgivable loans. The $25,000 loans will help pay down mortgages to encourage low- and moderate-income buyers. The loans are forgiven over 10 years. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/17/sns101806citycommission.html From the 10/19/06 Yellow Springs News: Fogg annex petition moves forward By Diane Chiddister Although on Monday Yellow Springs Village Council members consented to an annexation petition from owners of the Fogg farm, the move was a “pro forma” action, according to Village Planner Phil Hawkey, and should not be confused with actually accepting or rejecting the annexation request. Council took two pro forma actions Monday night related to the annexation of the Fogg farm, a 39-acre property on the western edge of Yellow Springs owned by the Fogg family trust and real estate company owner Doug Miller. The actions consented to the annexation petition and identified the public services the Village would offer. Council virtually had no choice but to do so, according to Hawkey, who said both resolutions were prescribed by state law to take place within 25 days after the owners made the annexation request, which took place Sept. 29. Council passed both resolutions 4-0. Council member Judith Hempfling was out of town and unable to attend. In an e-mail to Council, Hempfling requested that Council “not use the language of consent to annexation.” MORE: http://www.ysnews.com/stories/2006/10/101906_foggannex2.html Dayton approves $1M gun range renovation Dayton Business Journal, 10/25/06 The Dayton city commission Wednesday morning approved $1 million in federal funds to renovate its 37-year-old firing range. The indoor range, built in 1969 and located on Guthrie Road in Dayton, was last renovated in 1987 and poses safety hazards to those that use it. Renovation work is slated to begin in January, following a bid process. Construction work should take between three to five months, said Major Mark Ecton, supervisor of administrative services. In 2004, officers at the range were tested and found to have high levels of lead in their blood. The academy resorted to more expensive bullets to prevent lead contamination, but a renovation will make the facility safer and state-of-the-art. The firing range currently is used by the Dayton Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Agency, Sinclair Community College and University of Dayton for training purposes. The facility, which has both an indoor and outdoor range, is the only one of its kind in the region, said Police Chief Julian Davis. Planning Commission approves amendments to Corridor Overlay Standards Springfield News-Sun, 10/24/06 The Planning Commission approved changes to the Corridor Overlay Standards, an ordinance that regulates the appearance and construction of business signs, landscape and sidewalks along state Route 29 and U.S. Route 68 and 36. Monday's unanimous vote came after a five-month review process by an eight-member committee. The commission considered the recommendations made by the group, which represented Urbana's business community. "Nothing happens in government without compromise," Planning Commission member Martin Reich said. "You're never going to make 100 percent of the people happy." Planning Commission members said the ordinance served as a stepping stone toward improving the appearance of Urbana. Other approved recommendations include allowing freestanding pole signs; additional sign copy, such as phone numbers and Web site addresses and maximum of 100 square feet of sign surface area. Brick crosswalks to be replaced by concrete Dayton Daily News, 10/23/06 Dayton plans to replace brick crosswalks in its Central Business District with more durable concrete. The Dayton City Commission on Wednesday approved the improvements that will cost about $1.5 million. A federal grant will pay for 78.2 percent of the project, or $1.3 million. The red bricks — in crosswalks from Monument Avenue to Sixth Street — were installed in 1989 as part of a Main Street renovation project, said Fred Stovall, Dayton's director of public works. Bricks also will be replaced at Third and Ludlow streets and Third and Jefferson streets. The stamped concrete replacements will look like bricks. BOE meets with architectural firms Greenville Daily Advocate, 10/18/06 The Arcanum-Butler Board of Education recently conducted interviews with three architectural firms and toured the school facility for the anticipated upcoming Ohio Schools Facilities Commission (OSFC) school construction project. At the regular board meeting on Monday evening, the board approved the authorization for the superintendent and treasurer to enter into contract negotiations with Fanning-Howey Architects/Engineers Inc.
October 30, 200618 yr From the 10/20/06 Dayton Business Journal: Oberer starts second phase of development Dayton Business Journal - October 20, 2006 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter Oberer Land Developers Ltd. is slated to break ground in early November on the second phase of a residential housing project in Washington Township. The company will work through the winter to erect new homes and prepare ground for custom builders in Washington Trace, a housing development the company launched in summer 2005. The second phase will consist of 77 homes with a total value of $38.5 million. The first phase had 52 homes. The homes -- to be built by Gold Key Homes Inc. and custom builders -- range in price from $200,000 to $750,000. Washington Trace, which will total 660 houses, is located on Social Row Road, just around the corner from The Golf Club at Yankee Trace. The 328-acre, $230 million total project is moving forward in spite of a cooling housing market in Dayton and nationwide. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/10/23/story6.html From same: Growth sparks Township to add department Dayton Business Journal - October 20, 2006 by Yvonne Teems DBJ Staff Reporter Beavercreek Township this month is creating a planning and zoning department in response to three residential housing developments slated to take shape in the next few years. The two-person staff will help new projects move forward by handling permits, zoning regulations and other steps in the building process. The township formerly contracted with Greene County for its planning and zoning needs. But as Beavercreek pops with new housing and retail, Beavercreek Township is becoming a hot spot for growth. The township, with a population of 44,000, hired zoning inspector Victoria Long Oct. 10 to do the work in-house. She said the new department will prepare the township for the windfall of paperwork that will come from the new developments. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/10/23/story7.html?b=1161576000^1362743 From the 10/21/06 Springfield News-Sun: Township, county and city officials look at CEDA By Valerie Lough Staff Writer Friday, October 20, 2006 Springfield Township trustees will have discussions with the city of Springfield and Clark County officials about an addendum to the Cooperative Economic Development Agreement. "The fact that the city wants to get together and talk about an addendum, it sounds to me like we're heading in the right direction," said Springfield Township Trustee Jim Scoby. Trustees discussed the plans in a township work session with some city and county officials Friday. The addendum will cover residential issues, said Al Schrader, the attorney who represented the township in 1999 when CEDA was created. An amendment would require all three parties, the county, township and city, to pass legislation prior to amending the contract within 90 days, Schrader said. CEDA was formed in 1999 with Springfield Township, the city of Springfield and Clark County, to end annexation battles, promote economic development and make city utilities available for the township. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/20/sns102106township.html Values unveiled for high school Springfield News-Sun, 10/27/06 Springfield City Schools Superintendent Jean Harper called the presentation of the final vision for the new Springfield High School a "historic moment" Thursday. A committee of staff, community members and students presented the document to the school board at its meeting. The board plans to consider it for approval at its next board meeting. The vision is a comprehensive list of value statements that should drive school operations, said Bob Welker, a Wittenberg University education professor who led the committee. Harper said the vision was developed with input gathered in community coffees and meetings with students and staff over the past year. Responses to a draft of the vision presented at a public meeting also were incorporated into the final version. Welker said the writing committee intentionally avoided placing priority on specific parts of the vision, which includes about 40 value statements divided into four categories. EPA expands testing area in Troy Dayton Daily News, 10/26/06 The federal Environmental Protection Agency has expanded the area it is testing in a PCE-contaminated neighborhood east of downtown. Meeting with more than 60 residents and local officials Wednesday, the agency asked that people in a 30-block area — bounded by Market Street on the west, Race Street on the south, Counts Street on the east and the Great Miami River on the north — consider having their homes tested. Residents have a 30-day window to contact the EPA for testing by calling (513) 703-3092 or (937) 475-2055. Testing in basements and underneath houses, schools and churches at 19 locations in a 15-block area this year found tetrachloroethylene (PCE) vapor. Long-term direct, physical contact with PCE — sometimes referred to as "perc" — is thought to cause cancer. PCE commonly is used in dry cleaning and metal degreasing. Dayton Daily News: Troy residents to get update on PCE in neighborhoods (10/25/06) Manufacturer to relocate to Piqua site Dayton Business Journal, 10/24/06 CompAir USA is moving its headquarters to Piqua. The air and gas compressor manufacturer, now in Sidney, will set up shop in Sherry Industrial Park. Its 21,000-square-foot office and warehouse will include 5,000-square-feet of new office space. CompAir needed a smaller facility after winding down manufacturing at its Sidney facility, said Gavin Monn, president of CompAir Americas, which includes North America and South America. Monn wanted to maintain business operations in Ohio to keep the technical expertise of its local employees, he said. The company plans to hire about six new workers for the warehouse, Monn said. CompAir, a $42 million company, has 30 employees locally and is owned by the British firm CompAir, of the world's largest manufacturers of air and gas compressors. Its U.S. operations include Piqua, Houston and Los Angeles. Sherry Industrial Park has 13 tenants, including Denizen, DHL, Miami Valley Steel and Rack Processing. It sits about a mile from Interstate 75. Old YMCA in limbo Bellfontaine Examiner, 10/21/06 As local officials express safety concerns about the former railroad YMCA building at 240 W. Columbus Ave. many question what is next for the 83-year-old building. Logan County Auditor Mike Yoder said Friday the property recently was turned over to the state, in care of the Logan County Prosecutor, after it did not sell at several sheriff sales. Next to come for the building, he said, is an auditor’s land sale in which it is expected to sell for very little. Mr. Yoder said he is preparing the paperwork for the sale. “We’re going to move as quickly as we can,” Mr. Yoder said. “I hope we can do it relatively soon.” The property will go to the highest bidder and that person or entity will get an auditor’s deed.
October 31, 200618 yr From the 10/26/06 DDN: Plan for senior homes gets trustees' OK A 2-0 rezoning vote advances the resort-style complex that would go on the Bonnybook farm site in Washington Twp. By Katherine Ullmer Staff Writer WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County | It's like a cruise ship on land — with resort-style living. That's how an architect described a proposed 300 to 332-unit senior independent living complex that a developer plans to build on the 85.6-acre Bonnybrook Country Farm site at 2406 E. Spring Valley Pike, said developer David O'Neil at the Oct. 16. Washington Twp. trustee meeting. By a vote of 2-0, with Trustee Terry Blair absent, the trustees approved rezoning the property from agricultural to planned development residential two-stage zoning after a public hearing. Several people objected to the rezoning, citing traffic safety concerns and the density — 3.88 units per acre — of the project. Trustee Lee Snyder said both Clyo Road and Spring Valley Pike, between which the site sits, are county-owned roads and it's up to the county to kick in money to help fix areas with safety concerns, including site distance. Township resident Martha Boice of the Landmarks Foundation of Centerville-Washington Twp. asked that the 1840s-era John Kirby Jr. House on the farm site be saved. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/kettering_oakwood/2006/10/26/ddn102606bonny.html From the 10/25/06 Springfield News-Sun: New Carlisle proposed annexation being reviewed By Diane Erwin Staff Writer Tuesday, October 24, 2006 New Carlisle would inch south with an 83-acre annexation under review. The land includes Studebaker Nurseries, Tecumseh YMCA, New Carlisle Cemetery and land owned by Graham Rogers, New Carlisle City Manager Bob Bender said. The properties, now in Bethel Township, are east of Dayton Lakeview Road and roughly west of Quick Road. The Clark County Commission on Tuesday acknowledged receipt of the expedited annexation petition. New Carlisle extended utilities to the YMCA on the condition that it would annex into the city when the property became contiguous, Bender said. Graham Rogers, of Troy Town LLC, wants to develop his land with commercial businesses, Bender said. Dan Studebaker said the nursery agreed to have a small portion annexed in order for the other land to be contiguous. The use of the nursery land won't change, said Studebaker, vice president and co-owner of the nursery. He wants to see the city grow and thrive. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/24/sns102506county.html
October 31, 200618 yr From the 10/26/06 Centerville-Bellbrook Times: Township, city disagree over study By Jim Good Staff Writer Conversations this year between the City of Centerville and Washington Township concerning a joint financial analysis have made little, if any, progress. Both government parties have sent letters to each other over the last six months outlining respective positions, but a specific agreement has yet to be met. Representatives from the two entities initially met at the Centerville Municipal Building on March 27. They agreed to hire a third party outside consultant to examine revenue and expenses between both governments. Greg Horn, Centerville city manager, had emphasized that the meeting was not about a possible merger between the two entities, but instead, was about looking for possible ways for both to benefit and save money by working together. MORE: http://tcnewsnet.1upmonitor.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=260&ArticleID=142093&TM=43212.76 From the 10/27/06 Springfield News-Sun: EPA seeks comment on clean up of factory By Samantha Sommer Staff Writer Thursday, October 26, 2006 Often businesses walk away from environmental contamination when they shut down plants. ITT Corp., based in White Plains, N.Y., is participating in a voluntary cleanup of its 501 W. Liberty St. plant with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. ITT likely plans to sell the nearly 28 acres site, said Bjorn von Euler, director of corporate communications, and it probably will be easier to do so with it cleaned up. The company also wants to make sure there's no environmental impact from its business, he said. "We think about it as the right thing to do and we find that's the best way of doing it," von Euler said. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/26/sns102706oepa.html Urbana school seeks money for new buildings Springfield News-Sun, 10/31/06 Urbana City School District officials said it's time to build new schools. Voters will see a 6.2-mill bond issue on the ballot Nov. 7. The issue would generate $28 million to construct an elementary school for pre-kindergarteners through fifth-graders. The owner of a $100,000 home would pay an estimated $190 a year. If passed, construction would start in 2008. The administration and school board, under the guidance of the district's facilities planning committee, reduced the bond issue cost after 8.5-mill and 8.71-mill issues failed in November 2004 and 2005. Those would have funded a new elementary school and middle school. "The only real concern we heard loudly was it was too much money," Superintendent Susan McCarty said about past building levies. "People wanted the building, but the millage was too much."
November 1, 200618 yr From the 10/30/06 DDN: PHOTO: Downtown Dayton was a shopping mall in 1942. You can see throngs of people on the sidewalk, looking to the north. In the foreground of the picture is the Rogers Jewelry store and next to it is McCrory's five-and-dime store. Just beyond McCrory's was Sally's Frocks, a women's store. Jim Nichols Collection Couple plan to restore building that housed McCrory's store By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer Monday, October 30, 2006 DAYTON — There's little left in the McCrory's building downtown to remind folks of the once-popular five-and-dime. The display cases are gone, so is the lunch counter. Ornate stairwell mirrors are broken. Still, local entrepreneurs Robert and Nancy Shiffler saw beauty in the building at 29 S. Main Street. McCrory's had multiple owners when the couple, in 2003, decided they wanted to buy it. They closed with the final owner Friday. "We're excited. We're confident about it being successful," Robert said. "Either one of us couldn't do it alone." The Shifflers, who recently redeveloped the Kuhns Building next door into business offices, plan to do the same with McCrory's, which has been vacant since 1997. Acquisition and restoration of McCrory's will cost about $1.5 million. The 1920s-era, three-story building with a basement should be refurbished and partially occupied by the end of 2007. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/30/ddn103006mccrorys.html From the 10/27/06 Dayton Business Journal: PriMed Physicians to open $1.9M office building in Beavercreek Dayton Business Journal - October 27, 2006 by Tim Tresslar DBJ Senior Reporter PriMed Physicians plans to open a $1.9 million office in Beavercreek that eventually will house up to eight doctors. Plans call for the 10,300-square-foot building, already under construction on Lakeview Drive, to open in January. The Tipton Group is building the structure, one of several projects it has undertaken for PriMed. PriMed will consolidate two family physician and three pediatric practices into the new Beavercreek office. Dr. Christine Weller and Dr. Jan Froelich will move from 2365 Lakeview Drive office to the new office, according to Tipton Cos. Dr. Matthew Hardwick, Dr. Kathleen Gutman and Dr. Sonny Amisola also will move their practices from 1911 Fairfield Road to the Lakeview Drive building. The new project is part of a larger trend in the region toward the construction of new medical offices and hospitals. Middletown Regional Hospital is building a $195 million campus in Middletown that it expects to open next year. In Springfield, plans call for Community Mercy Health Partners to open a $300 million campus downtown. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/10/30/story2.html
November 2, 200618 yr From the 10/27/06 Dayton Business Journal: Group plans area's first Hilton hotel Dayton Business Journal - October 27, 2006 by TIm Tresslar DBJ Senior Reporter A Florida company intends to build a Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Beavercreek, the second new lodging concept to target the city in recent months. The deal would mark the first foray of the Hilton Garden concept in the Dayton market. The mid-priced entry of the Hilton hotel line has two locations in Cincinnati. The proposed hotel will occupy a six-acre tract in Pentagon Park, a business park that sits between New Germany-Trebein Road and Interstate 675. Beavercreek City Planner Jeff McGrath said RAI Restaurants Inc. is expected to submit plans for the hotel in November. The proposed project then would go before the planning commission at its Dec. 6 meeting and before city council in January. RAI Restaurants purchased the land Aug. 18 for $3 million, according to property records from the Greene County auditor's office. Officials for RAI could not be reached for comment. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/10/30/story3.html From the 10/30/06 Springfield News-Sun: PHOTO: Springfield City Schools won't have a use for South High School after the consolidated high school opens in the fall of 2008. Staff photo by Marshall Gorby South High School on the auction block Catholic Central hasn't decided if it wants the property, and the Turner Foundation doesn't plan to bid on its behalf. By Gail Cetnar Staff Writer Monday, October 30, 2006 South High School soon will be on the auction block, but the most interested bidder won't be prepared to buy the school. The Springfield City Schools Board of Education approved a contract Thursday to auction eight old school properties, including South. Sheridan & Associates will auction the properties at 1 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the Heritage Center of Clark County. The Turner Foundation has expressed an interest in purchasing the building and donating it to Catholic Central schools, said Ray Hagerman, Turner's director of finance. But Turner doesn't plan to bid because Catholic Central hasn't determined if it wants the building, he said. "We are still investigating what the cost for us to move into that facility would be," said Kevin Koehler, chairman of Catholic Central's board of trustees. Minimum acceptable bids were set for each property. South's is $2.5 million. "I can assure you we will not be bidding at that price. I definitely think it's too high," Hagerman said. "We haven't established what we think is appropriate, but $2.5 million is way outside the realm of possibilities at this point." Springfield City Schools won't have a use for South High School after the consolidated high school opens in the fall of 2008. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/29/sns103006auction.html
November 3, 200618 yr I don't know what the situation was in Springfield, but I have a feeling OSFC screwed them out of South. Imagine the original building renovated with a replaced addition serving as a central high school right by downtown. A shame, now the building may sit empty for years.
November 3, 200618 yr Author I don't know what the situation was in Springfield, but I have a feeling OSFC screwed them out of South. Imagine the original building renovated with a replaced addition serving as a central high school right by downtown. A shame, now the building may sit empty for years. Agreed, Ink. Also, Springfield Schools may not have wanted to use one of the existing high schools so there was no favoritism to one school over the other--even though the new HS is being build on the grounds of North, maybe they figure it will at least be new to everyone. People always seem to get all worked up over consolidations. Anyway, hopefully Catholic Central will be able to get it--it would sure has hell look a lot better than their current building--and South would then be able to continue to be used as a school--and not one of those fly by night charter schools. There is a great article that I read for one of my classes that talked about renovation of schools vs. building new. It basically said that most states really choose arbitrary numbers when determining when renovation is too expensive. Also, they went into the placement of schools...with old schools more centrally located and new schools often located on the outskirts of town and all that stuff. I'll have to try to dig that up. But like you said Ink, it's a shame that Springfield Schools and OSFC couldn't have worked something out with South High School.
November 3, 200618 yr with old schools more centrally located and new schools often located on the outskirts of town and all that stuff. VERY TRUE! OSFC's 10 acre (80 for HS) policy makes it almost impossible for urban districts to keep schools in neighborhoods. We were having this discussion on the Hamilton CS thread, while Hamilton was able to keep one historic building, they, by the 10 acre rule, have to move at least half or their elementaries out to the edge of town. They are also combining 13 neighborhood schools into 8 regional neighborhood schools.
November 3, 200618 yr Author I found the article that I was referring to. http://www.governing.com/archive/2004/mar/schools.txt EDIT: I see it is already posted in the Hamilton Schools thread, but hey, it's a good article.
November 3, 200618 yr From the 11/1/06 DDN: New Dayton school opens; more to come Students now attending Wogaman Elementary; 15 schools in the pipeline for construction by the end of 2008. By Scott Elliott Staff Writer Wednesday, November 01, 2006 DAYTON — — A new school opened Monday in Dayton, and on Tuesday the district broke ground on another school it expects to open in 2007. Seem like a busy week? School officials better get used to it because the $627 million construction program has really hit its stride. The week began Monday with a parade of kids who began the year attending Louise Troy Elementary School, 1665 Richley Ave., marching to their new school, Wogaman Elementary, which opened that morning at 920 McArthur St. On Tuesday, school officials held a short ceremony to break ground for the new Louise Troy. The old building will be torn down and a new one is expected to open next December. This year, three elementary schools have opened — Kiser in July followed by Belle Haven and Wogaman. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/31/ddn110106newskuls.html From the 10/31/06 Springfield News-Sun: Trustees want to partner with city Bethel Township asks New Carlisle to look into reviving a joint economic district, an idea that failed two years ago. By Valerie Lough Staff Writer Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Bethel Township trustees asked New Carlisle city officials Monday to revisit an economic agreement that failed two years ago. The township wants a joint economic development district, said Bethel Township Trustee Nancy Brown. Presently, the township collects property tax from areas annexed to the city, said Brown. That arrangement would continue under a JEDD agreement, but would also give the township a share of the income tax revenue. The agreement would only cover commercial, industrial and business, not residential, and the city would extend utilities to them. MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/10/30/sns103106bethel.html Brookville, business work together Dayton Daily News, 11/2/06 City and county officials, along with some of Brookville's top business leaders, were all smiles Oct. 19 as they celebrated the expansion of another auto supply plant in town. Brookville Roadster, at Albert Road and Hay Avenue, hosted city administrators and Montgomery County Commissioner Charles Curran at a ribbon-cutting for the 11,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing and warehouse operations. The expansion to the company's 60,000-square-foot facility was made possible in part through a $75,000 Economic Development/Government Equity grant the city helped secure. Brookville Roadster, which builds and supplies parts for antique cars, has been featured on cable television's Speed Channel and could have easily taken its expansion project somewhere else, Sewert said.
November 4, 200618 yr From the 11/2/06 DDN: Downtown rezoning would reflect changes The former Fraser Papers site has evolved away from industry, so officials want to accommodate new uses. By Joanne Clodfelter Contributing Writer WEST CARROLLTON | The West Carrollton planning commission is recommending a change that could alter the face of the city's downtown. At 6:30 p.m. Nov. 28, the planning commission will hold a public hearing at the West Carrollton Civic Center on a recommended zoning change for a site formerly owned by Fraser Papers. The land is zoned M-2, which is heavy industrial. The city would like to change the zoning to M-1, a business park district designation. According to Greg Gaines, director of city planning for West Carrollton, the M-1 designation would allow light industrial uses. "The area has changed a lot in the last 100 years," Gaines said. "The area has transitioned over time from a paper mill manufacturing hub to more of a downtown central business district environment." The planning commission has recommended changing the zoning between Central Avenue and the Conrail railroad tracks to M-1, a business park district designation. One exception would be the West Carrollton Parchment Co., a brick building on the corner of Elm Street and Central Avenue. It would remain zoned M-2 under the proposal. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/southwest/2006/11/02/ddn110206westcarrollton.html A press release from Ohio DNR, 11/2/06: WITH LAUNCH OF ODNR’S LATEST PROJECT, RECENT INVESTMENTS AT GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS STATE PARK TOP THE $1,000,000 MARK Projects include those to help improve water quality in Ohio’s largest inland lake COLUMBUS, OH - Total state investments in improvements at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park since 2003 will soon surpass the $1,000,000 mark, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Bids for construction of ODNR’s most recent project, to install new water lines at the state park’s 204-site campground, were opened on November 1. Shinn Brothers, Inc. of Celina will complete the work. “Projects recently completed or soon to begin at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park are major steps toward continued enhancement of this popular recreational destination,” said ODNR Director Sam Speck. “Notably, much of this work also helps improve water quality in Ohio’s largest inland lake, which is an important goal for ODNR. While the state is doing its part, through these and other investments, to ensure cleaner water in Grand Lake St. Marys, we must ultimately depend on partnerships throughout the lake’s watershed to get the job done.” Speck said the most recent ODNR improvement will involve installing 9,600 feet of new water lines at the state park campground, a project expected to cost approximately $300,000. Work is scheduled for completion in time for the 2007 summer recreational season. Design work is also underway on a $266,000 improvement project at the East Bank Marina public boat launch ramp. The new projects complement more than $481,000 in additional improvements at the state park in recent years. A $177,000 effort to upgrade the campground’s wastewater collection system, including installation or replacement of 2,724 feet of sewer pipe, 13 manholes and a new dump station, was completed in 2003. Another project, costing about $120,000, replaced three wastewater lift stations and installed 556 feet of sewer line at the East Bank shelter houses in 2004. Four new docks were added to the East Bank shelter house area this year at a cost of $48,200. An additional $33,347 added six courtesy docks at the West Bank boat launch. The state spent $23,250 to improve public launch ramps at Frey’s Landing and the St. Marys Boat Club. An $80,000 recreational trail project was just completed in the West Bank area. More than 737,000 people visited Grand Lake St. Marys State Park last year to fish, boat, picnic, swim, hunt, camp and hike. The 13,500-acre lake, Ohio’s largest inland lake, is stocked with walleye and offers good catches of native yellow perch, crappie, bass and bluegill. http://ohiodnr.com/news/nov06/1102grandlake.htm
November 6, 200618 yr From UD Flyer News, 10/17/06: Brown Street apartments to open in 2007 Claire Hurwitz Staff Writer Construction on the corner of Brown and Stewart streets will include 50 new apartments, which are scheduled for occupancy no later than the 2007 fall semester. The apartments will cover the entire second floor of University Place, and will initially be up for lease to only University of Dayton graduate and law students. Miller-Valentine’s property management group will ultimately lease all units, but residential services will be referring students in need of housing to the company. This may be good news for graduate and law students who are married or have children, because residential services only places single students without dependents in UD-housing. The building will house 48 single bedroom and studio apartments that range in size from 475 to 575 square feet, and the remaining two larger apartments will have two bedrooms. Each apartment will be unfurnished, but equipped with a stove, overhead microwave, refrigerator and high-speed Internet connection. The building will also include laundry facilities, a community room and, with extra payment, a permanent parking space. MORE: http://www.flyernews.com/article.php?section=News&volume=54&issue=10&artnum=05 From the 11/3/06 DDN: Antioch University McGregor breaks ground on center By the Dayton Daily News Friday, November 03, 2006 Antioch University McGregor broke ground Thursday on its Center for Business and Education. The 11-acre site, transferred to McGregor by the Village of Yellow Springs and the Miami Twp. Community Improvement Corp., is to open next fall. The 90,000 square-foot two-story building will offer 25 classrooms, writing labs, conference rooms and offices. The new campus will be modeled after the Chautauqua Institution in Jamestown, N.Y., a retreat-like setting. Antioch University's board of trustees selected Toni Murdock as chancellor of its six-campus system — which includes Antioch University McGregor and Antioch College — until June 2008. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/11/03/ddn110306localheadlines.html Fire station to get new use Beavercreek News-Current, 11/2/06 Beavercreek City Council recently approved two ordinances that will allow the vacant fire station near the intersection of Dayton-Xenia and Factory roads to be used as a physical occupational therapy office. Council approved an ordinance granting conditional use approval for the Therapy Connections office and an ordinance approving a specific site plan. "The limited uses permitted within this planned unit development included medical clinics/outpatient services, such as Therapy Connections, but as a conditional use," the staff report stated. "The conditional use stipulation was placed on the type of use proposed by city council and planning commission in order to verify that enough parking could be provided on the site in relation to a proposed floor plan for medial office." According to Beavercreek's zoning code, there must be three parking spaces for every examination or treatment room in the clinic and an additional space for each employee. "The applicant has submitted a floor plan that indicates that there will be five treatment rooms within the clinic, requiring 15 parking stalls," the staff report stated. "The concurrent specific site plan approval request indicates that there will be a total of 30 parking stalls on the site, providing more than adequate parking for the proposed use of the existing building." Big Box store coming to township Vandalia Drummer News, 11/1/06 Butler Township Administrator Joe Flanagan said that a "large retail operation" is interested in constructing a 110,000-square-foot store on nine acres of land located on Benchwood Road near the Office Depot. Flanagan's announcement came during a joint meeting Monday of the Butler Trustees school board and City of Vandalia officials. Flanagan would not reveal the name of the retailer, who is slated to appear at the Butler Township Trustees meeting on Nov. 13. He said the development could be approved with a zoning change. Flanagan said that the project, would "upgrade the whole area." Flanagan added that the township is getting a cost estimate for paving a road to run south from the Wal-Mart store to Benchwood Road. He said Benchwood Road will be widened to five lanes to handle traffic from the commercial developments -- developers will pay the cost of the additional lane.
November 16, 200618 yr Author The Springfield City Schools Board of Education approved a contract Thursday to auction eight old school properties, including South. Sheridan & Associates will auction the properties at 1 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the Heritage Center of Clark County. By law, the district is required to sell schools by auction. But if there are no buyers at the auction, the district is free to sell the building to any party. No one bid on South High School at today's auction. Now the school district is free to negotiate and sell it rather than auction it off. It sounds like the Turner Foundation is still considering purchasing it for Catholic Central.
November 17, 200618 yr Author I think there were bids on all the rest, but some were lower than the minimum or something like that. There's an article on the Springfield News-Sun, but I don't feel like registering.
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