Posted March 16, 200421 yr Unusualfire was just griping about this in another thread... How long do you think it will take from this proposal to the finished project? 2 Years? County officials say $42M project could alleviate congestion By John Kiesewetter The Cincinnati Enquirer LIBERTY TWP. - With state approval of the Liberty interchange configuration, the next step will be demonstrating the need for I-75 ramps connecting the Michael A. Fox Highway (Ohio 129) and Hamilton-Mason Road. Butler County Commission President Chuck Furmon announced Monday that the Ohio Department of Transportation had endorsed the route submitted late last year by the Butler County Transportation Improvement District. ...
March 16, 200421 yr haha. Yes I was just reading that just now , but I see you already found it. You're always on the ball..:) As far as the time line, I have no idea. Remember they are going to widen I-75 from downtown to I-675 so it might be done when that construction starts. And I heard that might not start until 2008 and last 10 years???
March 15, 200520 yr The OH-129 project is one step closer. From the 3/15/05 Enquirer: Liberty interchange gets closer Butler County poised to make land purchase, swap By Janice Morse Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. - A Butler County board approved a $1.6 million land purchase-and-swap deal Monday - an important step toward construction of the Liberty interchange at Ohio 129 and Interstate 75, officials said. The Transportation Improvement District board agreed to buy Camp Timberhill, a 57-acre Girl Scout camp on Ohio 4 in Fairfield Township. The board then would transfer the land to the county MetroParks department. In exchange, MetroParks would relinquish two parcels totaling 15 acres along Cox and Hamilton-Mason roads. Part of the land would be used to widen both roads and a portion could be sold for commercial development, officials said. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050315/NEWS01/503150365/1056/news01
June 12, 200520 yr As a resident of West Chester ( I know how much most people hate it), I think the Liberty Interchange is a good thing, as long as Cox road is extended. Tylersville is a mess and Hamilton-Mason could pull a lot of traffic off of Tylersville, this would mainly help those who live east of I-75. You could exit at Cin-Day on 129, but all roads to the east are 2 lanes, and bethany is way to small to handle more traffic for those who live in east Liberty twp and Mason. The sad thing is, the developers around Cincinnati get away with building giant subdivisions without upgrading the roads and schools around their developments. Las Vegas, known for its growth, has its developers putting in new roads and even building schools in their developments.
June 12, 200520 yr Even the amount of development up there wouldn't be so taxing on the roads if all of the subdivisions had multiple access points. That would never fly up there, though...people love their cul-de-sacs.
August 19, 200519 yr Scouts snarl I-75 project Land sale to developer angers Butler leaders By Janice Morse Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. - One of the biggest road projects in Butler County - the $30 million Liberty interchange at Interstate 75 and Ohio 129 - has hit a major and unexpected snag. A Girl Scout council stunned Butler County leaders by voting to sell a key land parcel to a housing developer instead of doing a long-planned land swap with the county - a decision that will delay the interchange construction, said John Fonner, project coordinator. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050819/NEWS01/508190390
August 20, 200519 yr Pfft...they're just going to end up trying to take the land through eminent domain.
August 24, 200519 yr Here are the articles on the reversal of the decision, why it was made, and what it means. From the 8/19/05 Enquirer: Girl Scouts reverse decision Group agrees to land-swap crucial to planned interchange By Janice Morse Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. – A land-swap deal, billed as crucial to the $30 million Liberty Interchange, is being revived, officials said Friday. In a notice posted on the Great Rivers Girl Scout Council’s Internet site this afternoon, the council said it was intending to “proceed with the agreement” to sell Camp Timber Hill to the Butler County Transportation Improvement District. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050819/NEWS01/308190007 From the 8/20/05 Enquirer: Scouts OK deal to swap land Group sells to county instead of developers By Janice Morse Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. - A change of heart and a handshake on Friday resealed a deal that will boost a $30 million Butler County road project, permanently preserve parkland and allow Girl Scouts to continue enjoying day camps. "The executive directors of two organizations looked each other in the eye and said, 'We have a valid contract, let's get on with it,' " said John Fonner, the county's transportation director, after meeting in Blue Ash with Barbara Bonifas, chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts-Great Rivers Council Inc. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050820/NEWS01/508200358/1056/rss02 From the 8/23/05 Hamilton JournalNews: County fronts $1.65M to close land deal Girl Scout property part of land swap needed for Liberty Interchange By Candice Brooks Butler County Bureau HAMILTON — The Great Rivers Girl Scout Council is getting the guarantee it wanted as the county has agreed to advance $1.65 million for the purchase of the council’s camp to close the deal needed for the Liberty Interchange. The Butler County Commission Monday unanimously approved an economic development agreement with the Butler County Transportation Improvement District to front the money needed to buy the 57-acre Camp Timberhill, located off Ohio 4 in Fairfield Township. ... http://www.journal-news.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/23/hjn0823scouts_s.html
August 26, 200519 yr ^ Yep. Here's the story from the 8/26/05 Hamilton JournalNews: Feds OK parkland swap for interchange deal By Chris Dumond Butler County Bureau HAMILTON — County officials now have the long-awaited approval from the federal government needed to trade parkland for a Fairfield Township Girl Scouts camp, officials said Thursday. The deal will allow the Butler County Transportation Improvement District to buy the 57-acre Camp Timber Hill from the Girl Scouts, then trade that land to MetroParks of Butler County for about 15 acres near Interstate 75 needed to build the Liberty Interchange. ... http://www.journal-news.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/08/26/HJN0826PARKS_s.html
November 15, 200519 yr From the 11/14/05 Hamilton JournalNews: Disputes throw interchange into question HAMILTON — Bad blood between Butler County and Mason and frustrations over land deals are threatening a multi-million dollar transportation project touted as the county’s economic development engine of the future. Transportation Improvement District trustees killed funding for engineering work on the extension of Cox Road as part of the Liberty Interchange project, with one trustee claiming they would be “throwing good money after bad.” ... http://www.journal-news.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/11/14/HJN1115TID_s.html
December 9, 200519 yr From the 12/5/05 Enquirer: Dispute over tax board may kill Liberty link to I-75 By Jennifer Edwards Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. - A $40 million to $50 million interchange project could be in jeopardy if Butler County and township leaders can't settle a dispute over a special tax district being formed to help pay for it. Butler County commissioners say unless the township drops Mason from a governing board for the tax district, the county and its powerful transportation board will focus on other road projects. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051205/NEWS01/512050349/1056/rss02
December 10, 200519 yr From the 12/8/05 Middletown Journal: Liberty Interchange deal moves ahead despite county outcry Officials push ahead despite Butler protest LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Officials from Mason, Middletown and Liberty Township say they’re going forward with an earnings tax district to help fund construction of the Liberty Interchange in spite of threats from Butler County commissioners. The three municipalities agreed to the terms of a proposed Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) Thursday that will now move forward into the public hearing process. Notices of the hearings could go out next week. ... http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/12/08/mj1209JEDD.html
December 18, 200519 yr From the 12/18/05 Enquirer: Property taxes could help pay for highway interchange Liberty Township may use portion of revenues from new subdivisions By Jennifer Edwards Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. - A portion of property tax revenues from nearly 900 homes in four new subdivisions in this fast-growing Butler County suburb could soon be re-routed to help pay for a $40 million highway interchange. Normally, townships use property tax money to pay for parks, firefighters and other general services. But by establishing special tax districts called Residential Incentive Districts, Liberty Township can route the rising tax income from new homes to specific developments. And the special district can last as long as 30 years. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051218/NEWS01/512180376/1056/rss02
December 21, 200519 yr From the 12/20/05 Enquirer: Liberty Interchange in focus New ramps looked to for boost in development By Jennifer Edwards Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. - After years of discussion, plans are finally accelerating for a new exit off Interstate 75 in this northern Cincinnati suburb to boost economic development and ease traffic congestion. The "Liberty Interchange" would route motorists off the I-75/Ohio 129 interchange and then onto new ramps connected to Hamilton-Mason Road between Cincinnati-Dayton and Cox roads. Now, drivers can only go west off I-75 in Liberty Township onto Ohio 129, which carries cars through Fairfield Township to Hamilton. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051220/NEWS01/512200337/1056/rss02
December 23, 200519 yr From the 12/23/05 Enquirer: I-75 exit first in line for money Liberty might have to change tax-district allotments By Jennifer Edwards Enquirer staff writer LIBERTY TWP. - Several road projects, two firehouses and other township improvements could wind up losing financial support to a bigger plan to build an expanded Interstate 75 interchange. Liberty leaders dedicated money this week from four of 11 new residential tax districts to the interchange project. But now officials say they may need money from the other seven, too. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051223/NEWS01/512230389/1056/rss02
December 25, 200519 yr This is going to be a massive project ($40-$50 million range), so I went ahead and split it off from the Butler County roads thread.
January 18, 200619 yr Here is legislation from the last council meeting. Butler County tried to block working with Mason, but eventually gave in. Hamilton was first asked to be the administrator, but backed out for some reason. Not sure why . . . Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) with Liberty Township and Mason PURPOSE To discuss the opportunity for the City of Middletown to enter into a JEDD with Liberty Township and Mason. BACKGROUND and FINDINGS We have been discussing with Liberty Township and Mason for several months the feasibility of entering into a Joint Economic Development District. The district will help create a financing mechanism to develop several hundred acres of land for economic development near the proposed Liberty Interchange near I-75 and the Hamilton connector. Once established, those businesses within the district would pay income tax (1.5%). The revenues would be divided between the three jurisdictions with the largest portion going to the township to fund the infrastructure improvements needed to service the district. Middletown, as the tax collecting authority of the district, would collect the taxes and disburse the funds to the jurisdictions. Liberty Township will receive 83% of the net revenue, Middletown 2% and Mason 15%. Middletown will also receive 5% of the gross income tax revenue as a service fee for collecting the tax. As stated above, the bulk of the revenue will be used for infrastructure improvements in the Township and in Mason. ALTERNATIVES Alternatives are to not enter into the agreement or to enter into the agreement. FINANCIAL IMPACT The City stands to gain new revenue as the district goes. While full build out could take several years, our share will only increase with this build out. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS The process to get this agreement to this point has been lengthy. There have been numerous discussions and negotiations with all parties in order to get an agreement all three could live with. This is a good example of several jurisdictions coming together and working for the good of the region. We should also consider placing any revenue received from this agreement into the Economic Development Fund to help further our own Economic Development needs. RECOMMENDATION City Staff recommends to approval of this agreement as written.
January 18, 200619 yr Where did Middletown come from? It's city limits don't touch Liberty Township or Mason. What they do leapfrog Monroe?
February 10, 200619 yr Lang is an idiot. From the 2/9/06 Enquirer: Tax district's fairness argued Trustees say it's only way to pay for better roads BY JENNIFER EDWARDS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WEST CHESTER TWP. - Is it fair to take 1 percent or 1.5 percent of a retail store or restaurant worker's paycheck to pay for an expanded highway exit in another township, or for road improvements needed to build a $200 million hospital? Is it fair for a handful of property owners to get a vote on such a tax, but not the workers themselves? These and other questions are emerging about a proposal floated last week to create a special income tax district that would cover about 300 acres on both sides of Cox Road between Tylersville and Hamilton-Mason roads. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060209/NEWS01/602090369/1056
February 17, 200619 yr From the 2/16/06 Enquirer: Tax district explored further West Chester Twp. would use the money for roads BY JENNIFER EDWARDS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER WEST CHESTER TWP. - Trustees gave the township administration approval late Tuesday to continue with tentative plans for a controversial income tax district to generate money for road improvements. "This is not a done deal," Trustee President George Lang stressed. "All of it is an exploration." ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060216/NEWS01/602160409/1077/rss02
May 17, 200619 yr From the 5/17/06 Enquirer: Exit money for Liberty now stalled BY JENNIFER EDWARDS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER LIBERTY TWP. - Funding is stalled for a new Interstate 75 exit to relieve traffic congestion and attract commercial development. "Quite honestly, we are talking about the future of Liberty Township," Trustee Christine Matacic said. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060517/NEWS01/605170348/-1/rss
May 27, 200619 yr From the 5/27/06 Hamilton JournalNews: County tries to lure $5 million from state By Chris Dumond Staff Writer LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — The state’s new Job Ready Sites program could bring up to $5 million to the Liberty Interchange Project if a local proposal is successful. Butler County Transportation Improvement District officials said they’re developing an application to help offset the cost of what has otherwise been proposed as a locally-funded project. The Ohio Job Ready Sites program was approved last fall as part of a $2 billion public works and economic development bond issue. Over the next seven years, the state is expected to disburse $150 million in connection with the program. ... http://www.journal-news.com/news/content/news/stories/2006/05/27/HJN052706JOBREADY.html
June 14, 200619 yr From the 6/13/06 Hamilton JournalNews: Interchange frames picture of Liberty Twp.’s future Concept plan includes retail development, medical offices By Eric Schwartzberg Staff Writer LIBERTY TWP. — A proposed Interstate 75 interchange plan could forever change the landscape along Hamilton-Mason Road. The Liberty Interchange Development Vision, completed last month, plans office condominiums, commercial development, mixed-use retail, light industrial, medical offices and a hotel. It outlines the goal for how Liberty Twp. would like to see the properties developed, said Jonathan West, the township’s director of planning and zoning. ... http://www.journal-news.com/hp/content/news/stories/2006/06/12/hjn061306vision_s.html From same: Liberty Interchange focus of independent study By Chris Dumond Staff Writer HAMILTON — In an effort to get a more elaborate and impartial look at how the land around the Liberty Interchange could develop, the Butler County Transportation Improvement District agreed Monday to spend $35,000 on an independent study. TID trustees also voted to spend $50,000 on consulting work to help speed along real estate deals to move the interchange project forward. The TID is under pressure from ODOT to get the needed right-of-way for the project and other real estate matters settled by the end of the year so that work can coincide with the state’s Cincinnati-Dayton Road improvements. ... http://www.journal-news.com/hp/content/news/stories/2006/06/12/HJN061306VISIONSIDE_s.html
June 29, 200618 yr From the 6/28/06 Hamilton JournalNews: Liberty Interchange: now or never? By Cameron Fullam and Eric Schwartzberg Staff Writers Officials hoping to embark on a $50-million highway and road construction project in Liberty Twp. said Tuesday they must secure the funds, the land and finalize the plans for the project by September or be forced to postpone it another four years. The Liberty Interchange project will create ramps between Hamilton-Mason Road and Interstate 75 and Ohio 129, providing a “front door” to Liberty Twp. and feeding the burgeoning development in its southeast corner. It is also expected to ease traffic congestion on nearby Tylersville Road. ... http://www.journal-news.com/hp/content/news/stories/2006/06/27/hjn062806Libertyex_s.html
July 4, 200618 yr I-75 exit in Liberty Township gets closer More landowners sign on to establishing tax district BY JENNIFER EDWARDS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER LIBERTY TWP. - After years of planning and problems, construction could finally start in spring 2008 on a $30 million to $50 million new exit off Interstate 75 in this rapidly growing Butler County suburb. The project includes the northward expansion of Cox Road, five lanes wide, to Ohio 63 in Monroe. That would open hundreds of acres of vacant land for commercial development. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060704/NEWS01/607040360/1056
July 19, 200618 yr Liberty interchange hits new obstacle BY JENNIFER EDWARDS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER Link to Map of Extensions: http://news.enquirer.com/assets/AB34679719.PDF LIBERTY TWP. - The $50 million plan to expand the interchange at Interstate 75 and Ohio 129 may have hit another snag. At least three of the nine land owners with property involved in the project are resisting selling their land, said John Fonner, executive director of the Butler County Transportation Improvement District, which is overseeing the project. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060719/NEWS01/607190352/1056
August 4, 200618 yr Uh oh....sounds like the northern 'burbs are going down hill. We all know that income taxes are the root of all evil and lead to the downward spiral of a community..much like Cincinnati. The exodous from Liberty Twp is soon to follow this bold manuver. New Tax for Liberty workers BY JENNIFER EDWARDS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER LIBERTY TWP. - A 1.5 percent earnings tax will be taken from the paychecks of hundreds of workers in a 528-acre area of this fast-growing Butler County community starting Oct. 1. Proceeds from the special taxation area, called a joint economic development district, will help pay for and maintain the planned $50 million Liberty interchange off Interstate 75. Butler County commissioners approved the district Thursday. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060804/NEWS01/608040392
August 4, 200618 yr New Tax for Liberty workers Aside from the new Kroger and the retail strip centers they don't have too many workers - do they?
August 9, 200618 yr From the 8/9/06 Enquirer: County OKs taxing district THE ENQUIRER A special taxing district in Liberty Township that will impose an income tax on those who work in the 528-acre area got its final go-ahead Tuesday from Warren County commissioners. The commissioners were the fifth and final governmental entity to approve the joint economic development district that will help pay for a $50 million interchange at Interstate 75. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060809/NEWS01/608090406/1056/rss02
August 10, 200618 yr I didn't think Townships had the power to collect earnings taxes. Interesting...
August 10, 200618 yr ^They don't, which is why they have to partner with cities, creating JEDDs (Joint Economic Development District).
August 24, 200618 yr From the 8/22/06 Hamilton JournalNews: It's the growth shuffle for Liberty Interchange By Eric Schwartzberg Staff Writer Tuesday, August 22, 2006 LIBERTY TWP. — The Liberty Interchange project will proceed in a different order than planned to capitalize on the area's growth potential. An extension of Cox Road will kick off the $50 million project this fall now that plans for the extension are completed and right of way issues in place, said John Fonner, executive director for the Butler County Transportation Improvement District. ... http://www.journal-news.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/hjn082206tid.html
August 25, 200618 yr Ramps on and off of I-75 at Hamilton-Mason Road will be constructed by the Ohio Department of Transportation, as part of its I-75 widening project, he said. I don't know about that. I mean 3 exits in less than 1/4 of a mile is pushing it big time.
August 25, 200618 yr Here is a link to the design drawing: http://www.bctid.org/projects/interchange_layout.pdf
September 1, 200618 yr Still needed: X on land deals I-75 ramps depend on property transfers soon BY JENNIFER EDWARDS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER September 1, 2006 LIBERTY TWP. - It's crunch time for the much-ballyhooed, $50 million Liberty interchange. This month, Butler County transportation leaders must secure purchase agreements with nine property owners for right of way. The land must be bought by year's end, or the expanded exit off Interstate 75 could be delayed for years. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/NEWS01/609010390/1056
September 3, 200618 yr From the 9/2/06 Enquirer: Schools do part for I-75 ramp project Lakota will wait to collect property tax BY MICHAEL D. CLARK | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER LIBERTY TWP. - The Lakota school district has agreed to temporarily cap its share of property taxes from four large housing subdivisions to help Liberty Township pay for a planned $50 million interchange off Interstate 75. However, that won't mean a tax break for the residents of those subdivisions. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060902/NEWS0102/609020363/1058/NEWS01
September 9, 200618 yr From the 9/7/06 Hamilton JournalNews: JEDD board put in place to guide Liberty Interchange development By Eric Schwartzberg Staff Writer Thursday, September 07, 2006 LIBERTY TWP. — A special tax district in Liberty Twp. will be controlled by a five-person board meant to represent the township, workers and businesses in the district, as well as the cities of Middletown and Mason. Three of those members — Wayne Bradshaw, Dale Magie and Flo Stahly — are hand-picked by township trustees and Administrator Dina Minneci. ... http://www.journal-news.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/06/hjn090706jeddboard.html
September 12, 200618 yr TID: Growth will cover $50M cost Hamilton Journal News Chris Dumond September 12, 2006 HAMILTON - County officials believe surrounding real estate development should support the Liberty Interchange project, Butler County Transportation Improvement District Director John Fonner said. The bulk of the estimated $50 million interchange project is expected to be paid for through Tax Increment Financing districts in Liberty Twp. ... http://www.journal-news.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/11/hjn091206tid.html
September 15, 200618 yr I-75 land deals have deadline THE ENQUIRER Liberty Township and Butler County leaders said Thursday that state transportation officials have given them until year's end to complete land purchase agreements with nine property owners. The governments are buying right of way for a $50 million Interstate 75 interchange at Hamilton-Mason Road and Ohio 129. The land must be bought by year's end or the exit could be delayed for years. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060915/NEWS01/609150388/1056
September 27, 200618 yr Project faces questions from feds By Candice Brooks Staff Writer Wednesday, September 27, 2006 HAMILTON — Three years into the $50 million Liberty Interchange project, it is threatened to be denied by the Ohio Division of the Federal Highway Administration. That's the news John Fonner, director of the Butler County Transportation Improvement District, delivered to the county commissioners Tuesday morning. FHA approval is required for any modification to an inter-state, whether funded directly by the FHA or locally-funded, as the interchange project will be. ... http://www.journal-news.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/27/hjn092706interchange.html
September 27, 200618 yr Building more highway interchanges out there is like loosing your belt to combat obesity. I know I stole that from someone...
October 3, 200618 yr From the 9/30/06 Middletown Journal: Liberty Twp. income tax begins Oct. 1 Interchange agreement with Middletown, Mason faces questions from Feds. By Eric Schwartzberg Staff Writer Saturday, September 30, 2006 LIBERTY TWP. — Workers might do a double take when looking at their paychecks next week. Sunday marks the first day an earnings tax will be collected from employees of businesses in the 527-acre joint economic development district. ... http://www.middletownjournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/09/30/mj093006jeddtax.html
October 3, 200618 yr Liberty Twp. income tax begins Oct. 1 Interchange agreement with Middletown, Mason faces questions from Feds. LIBERTY TWP. — Workers might do a double take when looking at their paychecks next week. Could this move now make cities more attractive compared to Townships? Let's hope so.
November 14, 200618 yr More ramp money sought $19M wanted from taxpayers BY JENNIFER BAKER | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER LIBERTY TWP. - Thousands of residents and workers here already are being taxed to help pay for a $50 million Interstate 75 exit east off Ohio 129. Now, other Butler County taxpayers are being asked to pay millions of dollars, too. A Butler County transportation agency that plans to borrow the money to build the project wants Butler County to pay $13 million, plus $6 million to come from West Chester, which is a Liberty Township neighbor. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061114/NEWS01/611140387/1056/COL02
November 16, 200618 yr $6 million? We'll see CINCINNATI ENQUIRER November 16, 2006 WEST CHESTER TWP. - West Chester leaders said they would consider a request late Tuesday from the Butler County Transportation Improvement District for $6 million toward a $50 million Interstate 75 exit at Hamilton-Mason Road in Liberty Township. The township doesn't have that much money available, Trustee George Lang has said. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/NEWS01/611160380/1056/COL02
November 16, 200618 yr This project is way too expensive. The exit is not needed at Hamilton-Mason, Tylersville is just south and Cin-Day exit from 129 is also just west. Hamilton-Mason is the dividing line between West Chester and Liberty, so why put an expensive exit on your southern boarder? I believe Princeton, Milikin, Kyle's Station would be cheaper and better exits in the in the long run. (Checking a map, Milikin Rd. would be best as it has alot of land and they wouldn't have to build such a complicated exit.) These would be further north and could open up the same potential. The real key is to expand Cox Rd. because businesses can build along a road, not the freeway.
November 17, 200618 yr The more sprawl the better I guess; seems to be what the thinking in WC is. Develop all possible space as soon as possible. I can't attest to the traffic up there not spending a lot of time there, but I am sure all the additional development the infrastructure improvements will bring will bring even worse traffic problems then there are now.
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