As many are aware, last night our community suffered a terrible loss when Patrol Officer Kaia Grant died in the line of duty. Kaia was a 33 years old and an 8 year veteran of our police department. Officer Grant is the first Springdale officer lost in the line of duty and the community is […]
The situation our community finds itself in is constantly evolving. As was done at the County and State levels, Springdale has declared a State of Emergency. Rather than trying to keep up and re-posting snippets of data please see the following for current and verified details that can help keep all of us safe. Below […]
Council met on December 1st to swear in the new Council Members and again on December 4th and 18th for regular meetings. Highlighted items of business included: Committee Appointments (many) 2020 Budget Presentation Committee Appointments The City maintains a number of committees to address various areas of city functions as well as create and maintain […]
Council met in October and November for regular meetings. Highlighted items of business included: Urban Forestry Update Springrose Update Urban Forestry Update Did you know Springdale has maintained a “tree” fund in the annual budget? How it works is when sites around Springdale get developed, commercial developers pay into the fund in lieu of replacing […]
Council met on 8/21, 9/4, and 9/18 for regular meetings. Because the summer months typically have fewer items needing attention rather than 2 regular meetings are reduced to 1 for July and August. Highlighted items of business included: Bridge Inspection Program Water Drainage Ordinance (including hot tubs and pools) Energy Efficient Upgrade Commercial Financing (Suburban […]
City Council’s summer agendas have been light. Council met on 6/5, 6/19, and 7/17 for regular meetings. Because the summer months typically have fewer items needing attention rather than 2 regular meetings are reduced to 1 for July and August. Highlighted items of business included: Hamilton County Quick Response Team Crescentville Road Improvement Engineering Additional […]
One of the biggest budget items every year for the City is road maintenance – a notable city website with details on public works projects can be found here. There are two items I wanted to highlight: Beacon Hills Subdivision Roads As part of the multiyear road improvement program this past fall the Beacon Hills […]
City Council met on 5/15 for its second regular meeting of May (though the first since the income tax vote). Though a short meeting there were several items of business including: Zone Change proposal for 12000 and 12050 Princeton Pike (Public Hearing and Vote) Income Tax Issue Surplus Item Sale Approval Chipper Purchase Zone Change […]
The results are in(unofficial) and with a strong majority (70%) in favor the income tax item passed. (Source: https://local12.com/news/election-results) Thanks to those that took the time to ask questions, read, attend meetings, and generally get informed and stay engaged and most of all to everyone who voted today.
City Council had a light agendas leading up to the May issue election on the local income tax issue. Items included: Zone Change proposal for 12000 and 12050 Princeton Pike Income Tax Issue The first zoning change did not have specific action related to it other than to open a public hearing and continue that […]