Due to reduced legislative and hearing needs in part because of the ongoing health emergency Council met in a single meeting each for April and May for regular meetings. Highlighted items of business included: Excess Item Auction Fire Department Staffing Levels Outdoor Dining Excess Item Auction On fairly regular intervals City departments look to re-purpose […]
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.