May 21, 200718 yr From the 5/21/07 DDN: Waynesville set to vote on development Village council members are reconsidering a proposal from Oberer Land Developers after a previous deadlock. By Lawrence Budd Staff Writer Monday, May 21, 2007 WAYNESVILLE — For some members of this village's council, tonight will seem like deja vu. The council plans to vote on whether to adopt a 480-acre planned unit development south of Ohio 73 proposed by Oberer Land Developers. Philip Callahan, the lawyer hired to oversee deliberations on the proposal, advised the council to vote on adoption, although council deadlocked on reconsideration of a May 7 vote on the plan. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/20/ddn052107waynesville.html
May 22, 200718 yr We are seeing more and more divergence between what residents of Warren county want and what the county itself wants. Here we have the county approving a developer's change of plans, but the local township stepping in and saying NO to the changes. According the Western Star (Lebanon's newspaper), the residents of Turtlecreek Township have petitioned the local township to adopt its own Zoning board. This action is a result of the Land Use & Zoning plans under development by the county, plans which appear to be heavily slanted in favor of developers. Warren county should be interesting to watch over the next few years as the local citizens fight the county government they elected.
May 22, 200718 yr ^ Interesting indeed. From the 5/22/07 DDN: Waynesville council rejects developer's plan Tuesday, May 22, 2007 WAYNESVILLE — — A Dayton developer's plan to develop 480 acres on Waynesville's southwestern edge was rejected Monday night by the Village Council. The plan by Oberer Land Developers failed although four of six voting members of the Waynesville council voted for the plan to build about 800 homes and 50 acres of commercial development on the LeMay farm, south of Ohio 73. Five votes were needed because the village planning commission split 3-3 on the plan. With one councilman abstaining and two voting against, the vote was 4-2. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/21/ddn052207waynesville.html From the 5/21/07 Cincinnati Business Courier: Retail Scene Penney to take Wal-Mart site at Fields-Ertel Cincinnati Business Courier - May 18, 2007 by Lisa Biank Fasig Staff Reporter J.C. Penney is encouraged enough by the local performance of its open-air prototype stores that it is building a third in Cincinnati, up on heavily traveled Fields-Ertel Road. The store, to open in early November, will occupy the former Wal-Mart space at Governor's Plaza, sharing tenancy with Kohl's, Linens 'N Things and Office Max. The 119,000-square-foot store is expected to employ 150 to 200 people. Penney's single-story, off-mall locations are designed to appeal to harried consumers, with shopping carts, front-of-store cash registers and wide aisles. The Plano, Texas-based retailer introduced the concept in 2003 and now counts 50. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/05/21/newscolumn1.html
May 31, 200718 yr From the 5/30/07 Enquirer: Surveyors' flags scare residents along road BY ELAINE TRUMPEY | [email protected] A survey crew stirred up a fuss last week when it began preliminary work for a road-widening project before property owners had received written notice of the study. Homeowners on the Warren County side of Butler Warren Road were buzzing when they noticed the survey flags. Land on either or both sides of the road will be needed if an $11 million project to widen a two-mile stretch between Tylersville and Bethany roads is approved. Preliminary plans call for adding a lane in each direction, plus turn lanes and curbs. The road handles 15,000 to 16,000 cars a day. The Warren County Engineer's Office halted the survey work until it could confirm that residents had received written notice of the study. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070530/NEWS01/705300406/ From the 5/29/07 Cincinnati Business Courier: Auto supplier to build new plant in Springboro Cincinnati Business Courier - 4:12 PM EDT Tuesday, May 29, 2007 A company that makes tooling and parts for automotive companies is expanding in Springboro. Advanced Interior Solutions will break ground Thursday on a 70,000-square-foot plant, the Dayton Daily News reported. The plant will be built next to Advanced Engineering Solutions, which occupies a 44,000-square-foot plant on Advanced Drive in Springboro. It will be an expansion of the parts manufacturing business, which now shares space with the tooling business, Scott Paulson, vice president of Advanced Interior Solutions, told the newspaper. The companies have about 75 employees in total. http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2007/05/28/daily9.html?surround=lfn
May 31, 200718 yr Both from the 5/31/07 Pulse-Journal: Deerfield certain of legality of building moratorium By Denise G. Callahan Staff Writer Thursday, May 31, 2007 Administrator Dan Evers said the Deerfield Twp. moratorium on building was administrative in nature and therefore not subject to zoning procedures. However, even the Ohio Attorney General and the local government section of the Ohio Auditor's office could not say for certain the moratorium was properly placed. Deerfield trustees voted to place a year-long building ban on the north side of Fields Ertel Road while the township completes its comprehensive plan. Eric Minamyer, president of the neighboring Symmes Twp. trustee board, and Joe Trauth, an attorney for a developer who wants to build a new subdivision off Fields Ertel, both said the trustees should have followed Ohio Revised Code section 519.12 for zoning amendments, which at the very least require public hearings. http://www.pulsejournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/31/pjm053107moratoriuminside.html Mason resident seeks vote on all abatements Wurzbacher: 'Devastating results' for Mason if Inskeep's move is successful. By Denise G. Callahan Staff Writer Thursday, May 31, 2007 A Mason resident not only wants to throw half of city council out of office, but he also wants to hog tie its ability to woo new businesses. Rick Inskeep is circulating petitions on at least two issues to the electorate. He announced earlier this year that he wants voters to recall Mayor Char Pelfrey, Vice Mayor Tom Grossmann and councilmen Tony Bradburn and Todd Wurzbacher. He said he still is pursuing that objective, but won't produce a copy of the petition he said he is circulating. http://www.pulsejournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/31/pjm053107inskeepA1.html
June 3, 200718 yr From the 6/3/07 DDN: Springboro focuses on developing industry 'We're in between Cincinnati and Dayton. That's where everybody wants to be right now.' By Lawrence Budd Staff Writer Sunday, June 03, 2007 SPRINGBORO — For a change, industrial development filled Thursday's Springboro Planning Commission agenda. For decades, the commission has spent most of its time policing residential or retail developments, or planned communities, such as Settlers Walk, which offer both. With residential development stalled and most of the land zoned for homes already in development, local officials' attention has shifted — in part in anticipation of the opening in 2011 of the Austin Pike interchange to Interstate 75 — to industrial development. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/03/ddn060307industry.html Link contains photos. From the 5/31/07 Western Star: Crowded conditions at the Warren County jail Officials agree on temporary fix By Tiffany Y. Latta Staff Writer Wednesday, May 30, 2007 When word spread that some would get released early, Warren County Jail inmates were buzzing. "Everybody wanted to be chosen. Most people who were (chosen) were grateful for the chance. Other people were laughing and saying they were going to go out and get wasted. We saw quite a few come right back," said Carla Williams, 39, of Lebanon, who spent five months in the jail in 2005 for passing bad checks. Williams and other felons were ineligible for early release. But since that year, nearly 300 prisoners charged with or convicted of less serious crimes have been released early, and many more were not booked into the jail or not arrested at all, law enforcement officials said. http://www.western-star.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/30/ws053107jailswarrenweb.html
June 7, 200718 yr From the 6/6/07 Pulse-Journal: South Lebanon, Hamilton Twp. annexation hearing continued Wednesday, June 06, 2007 By Tiffany Y. Latta Staff Writer Hamilton Twp. trustees and residents hope their petition against a proposal to annex nearly 143 acres to the village of South Lebanon will be enough to convince Warren County commissioners to reject the idea. But trustees and dozens of residents who say the annexation will "harm the good of the territory" won't get an answer for at least two months. County commissioners on Tuesday decided to continue a public hearing on the matter until Aug. 23. http://www.pulsejournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/06/pjl060607southlebweb.html From the 6/6/07 Enquirer: Erbeck Farms' zoning request withdrawn THE ENQUIRER Erbeck Farms Ltd. unexpectedly withdrew a request for a zoning change Tuesday only hours before its application was going to be considered by the Deerfield Township Board of Trustees. Passage would have required a unanimous vote by trustees to overturn last month's recommendation for denial by the township zoning commission. The company's plans for a 79-acre site north of Fields Ertel Road and west of Wilkens Boulevard included a mix of single- and multi-family housing units plus a 3-acre commercial or retail project. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070606/NEWS01/706060366/
June 8, 200718 yr From the 6/7/07 Enquirer: Warren County moves inmates BY WILLIAM A. WEATHERS | [email protected] LEBANON – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has transferred 45 of its prisoners to the Butler County jail to save money. Due to overcrowding at the Warren County jail, the sheriff’s office had been housing 39 Warren County inmates in Miami and Logan counties. Those inmates -- plus another six prisoners from the Warren County Jail -- have been transferred to the Butler County jail in Hamilton. “We appreciate the cooperation of the sheriffs of Miami, Logan, and now Butler County in assisting us with our housing issues,” Warren County Sheriff Tom Ariss said today. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070607/NEWS01/306070024/
June 14, 200718 yr From Cincinnati.com, 6/12/07: Deerfield Township planners ask residents for opinion on growth Contributed By Carrie Whitaker | The Enquirer Deerfield Township holds the first community-wide comprehensive planning process meeting at 7 p.m. on June 27, at the Board of Trustees meeting room located at 4900 Parkway Drive. In May, the Board of Trustees approved a contract with McBride Dale Clarion Associates, Inc. to help create a development plan for the township. It is the same group that created a comprehensive plan for Oxford, Ohio in March. “A comprehensive plan becomes the framework for decision making. It puts all of these issues into an appropriate context for the organization and the community as a whole,” Community Development Director Lois McKnight said in a press release. http://rodeo.cincinnati.com/getlocal/gpstory.aspx?id=100227&sid=114000
June 14, 200718 yr ^ let's face it, the planning sessions by local government are heavily flawed. Basically they are performed by a bunch of planners who spend most of their time talking to other planners, the town trustees, engineers, and developers. They form a basic blueprint based on these interactions. Then they show the blue print to the local people, and ask what the locals think. By the time the locals see it, the plan is so fixed in the minds of the planners that any feedback from the citizens is too late to make any meaningful changes. The plan is never thrown out because the planners have taken a different direction than the citizens are callling for. The plan is rarely revised in any meaningful way because its so imprinted on the planners' minds. And since the planners have spent all their time talking to other planners, engineers, and developers, they have it fixed in their mind that hte plan is 'correct', and any citizen challenging any part of it does not know what they are saying, so they are dismissed. Bassically, the township should have a discussion and vote up front on what direction the plan should take, before the first planning sessions are held.
June 21, 200717 yr From Cincinnati.com, 6/19/07: The Woodlands at Morrow—A Development on the Rise Contributed By Sarah Black | Strata-G Communications CINCINNATI, OHIO [June 14, 2007] –The housing market may be down in most communities, but the Village of Morrow is in an upturn with the developing Woodlands at Morrow, a 425-acre planned community in Warren County. Over the next 15 years the Woodlands at Morrow will be developed into a community consisting of about 980 homes, nearly doubling the population of the Village of Morrow. The new community will contain 156 acres of green space, including woods, lakes, streams and a creek for residents to enjoy. On June 23 and 24 Nathaniel Development will host a grand opening event for phase one of the community. The first phase of the development will consist of 220 single family lots on about 83 acres of land divided into 42 acres of building lots and 27 acres of open space. http://rodeo.cincinnati.com/getlocal/gpstory.aspx?id=100211&sid=114239
June 21, 200717 yr When you start to get into the Morrow area, you are looking at some long commutes to work centers. The real problem is that there are no high-speed routes to Cincy/Mason or Dayton. You have to drive some distance to reach I-75. I considered looking for a house in the Morrow area a year or so ago, but decided that the commute to work places like Mason would not be tenable due to the slow roads from Morrow to I-75. I know these houses are priced on the low-end side (much of them are at lease), but I think they will have trouble attracting many buyers unless a high-speed road is oppened up directly to I-71 or a major employer builds within about 10 miles of the place. I don't think the Lebanon exit (US-48) has the employers to support these houses. I don't think the new retail stuff going up at that same interchange will support it either.
June 21, 200717 yr This section of the board is called 'City Discussions'. Yet I don't see much discussion going on, just posting of newpaper articles. What gives?
June 21, 200717 yr ^ U O is sort of a clipping service as much as a discussion board. Some threads are more clippings, others are more discussion. I'm thinking if you want to discuss an aspect of Warren County growth, like planning and county government responsivness to the citizens, it might be better to parent a thread for that specific discussion or topic. From what I can tell Warren County growth seems to have hit a barrier around the prison. I think the proximity to the Lebanon pen is going to create sort of de-facto greenbelt seperating the Cincinnati sprawl coming up from Mason. There seems to be a lot happening down in that "back 40" part of the county, south of the Little Miami, around Morrow. You mentioned slow roads...i always thought they need a northern version of the Norwood Lateral to connect I 75 and I -71, which could be extended to the Morrow area.
June 22, 200717 yr I always thought 48 would be upgraded to I-7575 as a spur. It already highway status from north of lebanon to just past I-71
June 22, 200717 yr From the 6/21/07 Enquirer: Park contract awarded THE ENQUIRER DEERFIELD TWP. - Deerfield Township trustees approved a contractor Tuesday for development work on Fleckenstein Park, a 50-acre parcel on Mason-Montgomery Road. Greg Martin Excavating of Middletown submitted the winning bid of almost $2.5 million. The township plans to issue bonds to pay for the project. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070621/NEWS01/706210382/
June 22, 200717 yr This section of the board is called 'City Discussions'. Yet I don't see much discussion going on, just posting of newpaper articles. What gives? Umm...I don't know. It's hard to have a discussion if no one posts anything. Maybe there just isn't much interest in the topic. All of the other forum sections are also discussion sections, BTW.
June 22, 200717 yr 'I always thought 48 would be upgraded to I-7575 as a spur. It already highway status from north of lebanon to just past I-71" St. rte 48 was envisioned as wrapping around Lebanon. Currently it goes north from I-71 as a divided highway, up to s.r. 42(Columbus Ave in Lebanon). The plans that were drawn up had it wrapping around the city of Lebanon: westward across the north, turning south along the western part of the city, then back to join itself somewhere south of Lebanon. These plans were drawn up at one time. It would essentually wrap all the way around Lebanon and have the connector leg down to I-71. A few citizens who owned land that the highway was going to pass thru got wind of the plan, hired lawyers, and managed to block the plan. Of course, the new Warren County Port Authority can always revise the plan
June 22, 200717 yr "From what I can tell Warren County growth seems to have hit a barrier around the prison." (disclamer - I live 1 mile due north of the prisons) I think Warren county growth is going to leap-frog the prison. Right now Middletown Hospital is building at the next interchange north of the prison. The county commissioners expect the new hospital to generate biotech business between the prison and the hospital. In addition, the area next to the prison, essentually the sr 63 interchange at Monroe, is expected to be home to a lot of businesses. Current plans call for an outlet mall between the interstate and the prisons. Other plans call for major warehouse facilities just south of 63 and the prison, along I-75. The I-75 interchange at sr 63 (Monroe) was just upgraded to 8 lanes (only 4 in use at the moment), and sr 63 is currently being widend to 4 lanes from I75 to the prison, right in from of TradersWorld. The connecting roads of the area (Union and Greentree) have been reclassified as major feeder roads, making them eligible for upgrade to 5 lanes each. Furthermore, the farmland north of the prison is being gobbled up right and left for new houses. 5 developements are currently underway just north of the prison land, and 2 more are ready to break ground. I do think some of the politions have $$ in the eyes when it comes to the land along I-75 in the area of the prisons. In my opinion, these asperations may be a bit too optomistic, as we are talking about the areas just outside Middletown and Monroe, 2 blue-collar cities better suited to distribution jobs than to professional jobs. However, the fact remains that the areas around the prison are now viewed as prime expansion areas. Some of the expansion has started. Much more is in the works.
June 22, 200717 yr "Umm...I don't know. It's hard to have a discussion if no one posts anything. Maybe there just isn't much interest in the topic." You are right. I was wondering if I should give up on this thread or if others would join me in some discussions. Since the thread is called "Warren County Growth", I think this is the best place to have any discussions that take place.
June 23, 200717 yr From the 6/23/07 Western Star: 'We kept 1,200 jobs in county,' commissioners say By Tiffany Y. Latta Staff Writer Friday, June 22, 2007 LEBANON — Warren County commissioners touted their plans to expand the jail, balance residential and business growth and improve roads at a breakfast Friday morning with business and community leaders. Commissioners David Young and Pat South spoke for about an hour at the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce meeting. They said that the county's population has grown from 59,169 to 201,871 or 26.8 percent in the past decade, straining law enforcement, roads, schools and parks. They said local government officials helped collect $7 million in voluntary fees from developers last year to help schools provide services for the growing population and have budgeted about $400 million on road improvements and about $6 million to expand the county jail. http://www.western-star.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/22/ws062207breakfastweb.html
June 25, 200717 yr I think Warren county growth is going to leap-frog the prison. Right now Middletown Hospital is building at the next interchange north of the prison. The county commissioners expect the new hospital to generate biotech business between the prison and the hospital. Yeah, thats Middletowns hope too..they want that interchange area to turn into a buissiness center for them. It is already their replacement downtown, with all the shopping and the hotels. In addition, the area next to the prison, essentually the sr 63 interchange at Monroe, is expected to be home to a lot of businesses. Current plans call for an outlet mall between the interstate and the prisons. Other plans call for major warehouse facilities just south of 63 and the prison, along I-75. The I-75 interchange at sr 63 (Monroe) was just upgraded to 8 lanes (only 4 in use at the moment), and sr 63 is currently being widend to 4 lanes from I75 to the prison, right in from of TradersWorld. The connecting roads of the area (Union and Greentree) have been reclassified as major feeder roads, making them eligible for upgrade to 5 lanes each. Yeah the Monroe interchange is going to be the downmarket interchange, and it already is, with the flea markets, that truch driving school, truck stops, and the girly joints. So add an outlet mall and some warehousing and distributing (since the trucking stuff is already there) and you've got it. I dont know the zoning, but I bet the west side of I-75 , to that county line road, is probably zoned some sort of industrial commercial, Furthermore, the farmland north of the prison is being gobbled up right and left for new houses. 5 developements are currently underway just north of the prison land, and 2 more are ready to break ground. ...it was the area south that I was thinking of mostly...Nickel Road, Hamilton Road, Union Road, and that stretch of 741 between 63 and the railroads. This area doesnt seem to be getting much development. South of Hamilton Road, say along Bethany Road, you can see the new development creeping up from Mason. The area north, off 741 around Otterbein, is still open country, still seems mosty rural, up to Red Lion. though there is that usual ribbon development here and there, which is pretty typical as 'first generation srpawl' and I know there are plats on those back roads popping off 741. North of Red Lion on 741 you start to see more of the Dayton suburban sprawl, platting happening south of Springboro.
June 27, 200717 yr From the 6/28/07 Pulse-Journal: Maineville annexation grows village by 77 acres More than a 50 percent increase from its previous size By Danyrae Lockwood Staff Writer Tuesday, June 26, 2007 The village of Maineville formally annexed 77 acres of land from Hamilton Twp. on June 21, which increased its size by more than 50 percent to 205 acres. "It's a sizable addition and an exciting change for the village," administrator James Marconet said. "It's something that's long overdue for us, and it's really going to allow us to expand our housing and business area." Salt Run Ventures, Inc. owns the land which surrounds Maineville Elementary School on East Foster-Maineville Road. Proposed plans show business, housing and some possible green space areas on the land, but no plans have been finalized. http://www.pulsejournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/26/pjl062807annexation.html
June 27, 200717 yr "I dont know the zoning, but I bet the west side of I-75 , to that county line road, is probably zoned some sort of industrial commercial" I am somewhat familiar with zoning in the area. The city of Monroe actually extends east of I-75, all the way to Union Road on the East, and Greentree rd. on the north. That means TradersWorld market and Solid Rock church are actually in the city of Monroe. The only parcels NOT in the city are the house/horse farm next to Solid Rock (on the north side, owned by the Minister), and the 2 small houses at the corner of Union/Greentree. Monroe has designated virtually all of the land between Cin-Day Road and Union Road as an industrial park. Berns nursery owns a lot of the land. (I think Berns is actually a land speculation company, but presents a nursery store-front to maintain cash flow. The owner, Mike Berns, is pushing hard for an I-75 interchange at Greentree, which means some of his lands will be bought for right-of-way, and the rest will be prime industrial land.)
June 28, 200717 yr ^ A Greentree road interchange would be a direct shot to the back gates of AK Steel. One could easily see that road developing into a "Moraine" style industrial sprawl. To the east I think is AKs recreation area, with a small lake on the property. An exit at Greentree would make that a tempting development opportunity should AK want to divest of the property (assuming they still own it).
June 28, 200717 yr Both from the 6/27/07 Pulse-Journal: Woodlands will double Morrow population About 425 acres will be developed, with more than 100 acres of green space By Danyrae Lockwood Wednesday, June 27, 2007 The Woodlands at Morrow subdivision is open — and will double the population of the village of Morrow when complete. "It's going to be good thing for the village, but we want to make sure the small-town atmosphere is maintained," Councilman Mike Erwin said. "We don't want to be like every other place in Warren County." The subdivision's grand opening was held Saturday and Sunday. It celebrated the completion of the first phase — 185 single-family homes on approximately 83 acres of land, with 27 acres of open space. http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/27/pjl062807newsubdivisionA1.html New subdivision plans to feature natural beauty and green space By Danyrae Lockwood Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Unique from other developments in the area, Woodlands at Morrow is surrounded by natural physical features that Nathaniel Development's James Allen said adds character. More than 100 acres are planned for natural green space. "The natural beauty of this is very unique with lakes, streams and cliffs," he said. http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/06/27/pjl062807newsubdivision.html
June 28, 200717 yr "A Greentree road interchange would be a direct shot to the back gates of AK Steel. One could easily see that road developing into a "Moraine" style industrial sprawl. To the east I think is AKs recreation area, with a small lake on the property. An exit at Greentree would make that a tempting development opportunity should AK want to divest of the property (assuming they still own it)." Well, apparently AK has been trying for decades to get an interchange at Greentree for the precise reason you mentioned. But it has not come to past. To the east is a lot more than Armco Park. Actually, the park is about 3 miles east of I-75. Between the interstate and the park sit a lot of things, including 2 golf courses (Shaker Run GC, which is being developed with lots of houses and Greentree GC which has no development on it yet). In addition, there are a couple of large farms (100+ acres) and several houses along Greentree (including mine!). It will be an interesting next 20 years as homeowners and developers haggle over what the area will look like. Oh... I heard Armco Park is not actually owned by AK Steel, but by the Union, or some employee association. I will add that my source is not all that reliable on some things.
July 4, 200717 yr From the 7/2/07 DDN: Developer sues for OK of Waynesville development By Lawrence Budd Staff Writer Monday, July 02, 2007 LEBANON — A Dayton-based developer and the owners of property proposed for a development that could double Waynesville's population have asked a Warren County judge to overturn the rejection of the proposed development. Oberer Land Developers and Bill and Helen LeMay filed a lawsuit last week in Warren County Common Pleas Court urging Judge Neal Bronson to overturn a series of votes by the village's planning commission and council and grant the rezoning needed for Oberer to develop about 800 homes and 50 acres of commercial development, on 450 acres, south of Ohio 73, on edge of Waynesville. The lawsuit claims Oberer and the LeMays are entitled to money damages, as well as approval of the rezoning. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/02/ddn070207lawsuitweb.html
July 13, 200717 yr From Cincinnati.com, 7/11/07: Mason Council tours new Mason Sports Park Contributed By Carrie Whitaker | The Enquirer Mason has acquired over 260 acres of potential parkland since 2001 and one of its priorities is to create more youth baseball fields, according to city officials. On July 16 City Council will tour the new Mason Sports Park, now under construction on Mason-Morrow-Millgrove Road, just east of U.S. 42. http://rodeo.cincinnati.com/getlocal/gpstory.aspx?id=100211&sid=115262
July 16, 200717 yr From the 7/13/07 Enquirer: Builders join Mason's 'Carmelle' project BY JEFF MCKINNEY | [email protected] Several local builders have agreed to build up to 53 homes at Carmelle, a development being built along Ohio 741 near Kings Mills Road and Interstate 75 in Warren County. Fischer Homes has signed a contract to buy 32 lots to build homes at the development, says Alex Tarasenko, senior vice president at Kenwood-based Robert C. Rhein Interests Inc., the project’s developer. Crestview Hills-based Fischer Homes, one of the region’s largest builders, says it plans to build homes at Carmelle from $450,000 to $530,000 and sized from 2,800 to 6,000 square feet. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070713/BIZ01/307130031/
July 19, 200717 yr From the 7/18/07 Enquirer: Mason looks at expansion of Community Center BY CARRIE WHITAKER | [email protected] MASON - City Council gave approval Monday night for city administrators to explore expanding the Mason Community Center. Ideas include finding a partner to create a wellness center, as well as more space for fitness equipment. "We envision an expansion to include a medical wellness component that could provide new or expanded services to residents," said City Manager Eric Hansen. "We also expect this would generate new revenue streams ... (which) could further improve the financial outlook of the center." http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070718/NEWS01/707180399/ From the 7/16/07 Western Star: Kettering Health Network plan to set up shop in Lebanon By Daniel Wells Staff Writer Monday, July 16, 2007 The Kettering Health Network has submitted plans to build a 25,000 square-foot medical office building at the southeast corner of Broadway and Miller Road in Lebanon. City staff recommended approval of the plan, which will be reviewed by the Lebanon Planning Commission Tuesday. If approved, the Kettering Health Network would be the second hospital chain to set up shop in Lebanon. http://www.western-star.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/07/16/ws071607medcenterweb.html
October 12, 200717 yr LMAO! Gated community seeks urban feeling BY MIKE BOYER | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER October 12, 2007 DEERFIELD TWP. - With private parties next week for potential buyers and Realtors, Towne Development Group is formally rolling out one of its largest projects in years here. Called Beacon Hill, the $45 million gated community will feature 106 townhomes and two 18-unit three-story row houses near the Deerfield Towne Center at Wilkens and Deerfield boulevards. Prices of the townhouses average $375,000, and row houses average $225,000. The idea is to create an urban feeling in the suburbs.
October 30, 200717 yr Build out reached 16 years after the large jumps in growth began Mason schools see slower growth BY MICHAEL D. CLARK | [email protected] MASON – A new chapter in the history of Mason schools will begin soon as booming student enrollment begins to dissipate, school officials said Monday evening during the district’s first “state of the schools” event. Large jumps in student enrollment that have marked Mason schools since 1995 – with more than 600 new students per year – will soon begin to slow as the 25-square-mile school system reaches the limits of new housing growth within its boundaries. “That will allow us to focus more on student achievement and less on having to build new facilities,” Superintendent Kevin Bright said during the public event that attracted more than 60 residents to Mason Intermediate School.
October 30, 200717 yr Anectodotal confirmation here... My son's class in Lebanon (elementary school) has seen a number of students transfering out of the school system already this school year. Last couple of years it's been the other way around, as more students were added to his class through-out the year than left. It's still early in the school year, but it might be that Lebanon Schools are starting to top out as well.
October 30, 200717 yr ^ Well predatory lending. If a house is foreclosed, they will have to move out.
January 14, 200817 yr Village rising despite market SanMarGale sticking to building plan BY ELAINE TRUMPEY | CINCINNATI ENQUIRER January 14, 2008 TURTLECREEK TWP. - The housing market slowdown hasn't done much to slow down plans for a 2,000-home village to be built from scratch in Warren County. The SanMarGale Village Information Center, to be opened next month, is the latest sign that the huge and sometimes controversial resort-style community is moving closer to reality. The 20-year plan envisioned by developers Bill Hines and Dan Griffin calls for more than 2,000 homes, a village town center, a golf course, an equestrian center and more to be built on 3,200 acres of rolling farmland and wooded ravines near Lebanon.
May 9, 200817 yr Interesting link to transportation study to relieve congestion, etc. and make the lives of warren county commuters better. More roads and asphalt in days of nearly $4 gallon of gas, go figure. :whip: Interchange study available BY THE ENQUIRER WARREN CO. -- A study about congestion and safety concerns at the Interstate 71/Fields Ertel/Mason-Montgomery Road interchange by consulting firm C2HM has produced 10 alternatives that may alleviate problems at the intersection. A display was available for public review and comment Wednesday during an open house at the Symmes Township Safety Center. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/NEWS01/805090422/1056/COL02
May 9, 200817 yr ^^Is that SanMarGale still going ahead full steam? I am still having a hard time believing that they will would start (much less finish) such an aggressive project in today's market which, ah heem, WILL NOT BE BACK BY '09 Mr Bill Hines and Dan Griffin, .... with all due respect. I'd watch my a$$ on that one.
May 9, 200817 yr Something needs to be done about the Mason-Montgomery/Fields Ertel intersection. I think the Irwin Simpson interchange and the South Waterstone Connector would be an OK solution. All of the other options are just going to let that intersection get worse and worse.
July 26, 200816 yr Controversy moving in on Fields Ertel Residents vs. zoning changes http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/NEWS01/807260334/1168/NEWS
January 24, 200916 yr Warren Co. arts center plan progresses despite economy http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090124/NEWS01/901240346/1055/NEWS It may be awhile before there's money to build it, but planning for a new performing arts center in Warren County has not been slowed by the recession. On Friday, the arts center board focused its attention on which organizations would be likely users of the center. That decision goes hand-in-hand with identifying each group's audience and where those audience members live. If a performing arts group is going to use a venue only if it is in a certain location, that can be a "deal breaker," according to Patrick Ryan, CEO of Skystone Ryan Inc., the consulting firm doing the site selection study.
February 19, 200916 yr Warren reconsiders $30M plan for building By Carrie Whitaker • [email protected] • February 19, 2009 http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090219/NEWS0108/902190327/1055/NEWS LEBANON - Warren County officials are reconsidering a $30 million plan to expand the county's court building in exchange for a project one-third the original cost and size. "I've been getting a queasy feeling in my stomach about what's happening in the economy," Commissioner David Young said. "It just doesn't seem like the right time to spend $30 million." However, a space crunch does exist at the Warren County Common Pleas Court, where employees are sharing desks, working in hallways and lack storage space for records, Young said.
April 17, 200916 yr Mason plots future of fun, families, offices http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090417/BIZ01/904190309/1055/NEWS The $22 million Diamondback roller coaster, debuting this weekend at Kings Island, is hardly a sign of recession. Nor is a $10 million redevelopment at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Or $100 million worth of offices, restaurants, retail and apartments planned for prime acreage along Interstate 71. This Warren County city's planning commission has been busy in these tough economic times, fielding requests for projects that could start construction as early as this September. As odd as it seems to discuss building in times where most are scaling back, Mason officials and landowners are bullish that the city will be among the first in the region to bounce back.
July 30, 200915 yr County still growing, just not as fast... http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/home-construction-rate-dropping-in-warren-county-227824.html Housing permits drop 9% in county
July 31, 200915 yr That made the Dayton paper too. I guess Cox Ohio shares stories among its newspapers Im thinking when the economy recovers Warren Cty will take off again. One thing that I notice is that we are somtimes talking about two Warren Counties...the one around I-71/Kings Island and Morrow & the Hamilton Cty line, and the one along I-75. Same county, but the intensity of development seems different.
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