In the interest of keeping folks appraised of significant Council meeting event I am posting this portion of the 11/18 Council meeting and leaving it here with minimal comment. At the 11/18 Council Meeting there was some heated exchange on personal mask use… see for yourself below (as excerpted from the full ICRC recording) Spoiler […]
Council returned to its normal schedule, Council has rescinded the Mayoral temporary emergency powers as it has become apparent that Council would be able to maintain its work, and the disruptions the Pandemic has caused have been serious though manageable. Highlighted items of business included: Community Center Roof Repair Comprehensive Plan with McBride Dale Clarion […]
With the day to day routines of working inside this pandemic Council resumed it’s normal scheduled meeting routine with two meetings each in June and July. This also included rescinding the temporary emergency powers granted to the Mayor during the early days of the pandemic. (More on that below). The agendas remained light. Highlighted items […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Several interesting items came up at a recent OKI Board of Directors meeting I attended (representing Springdale.) If you aren’t familiar OKI is council of local governments, business organizations and community groups that work together to develop collaborative strategies related transportation, jobs, and public works. More practically, OKI approves ~$40 Million in funding for projects […]