Planning + Development News 
James Noyes Appointed to Director!

Hamilton County Department of Planning  + Development officially has a new director! James Noyes began his service with Hamilton County in 2011 as the Development Services Facilitator, which was absorbed into his former position, Assistant Director in 2013. James had served as Interim Director since May 7th. Congratulations James Noyes on your appointment! 
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana (OKI) Regional Planning Conference is right around the corner. The Conference will bring planners and professionals from related fields, from all three states, together for discussions on planning practices, issues and successes in the region. This year's conference is hosted in Cincinnati at the Hilton Netherland Plaza. There is a preliminary program that you can view and get more information here. You can register here. 

The Hamilton County Planning Partnership is proud to offer its five-part Planning Commissioners' training series for both newly-appointed and experienced commission members at the conference.  The sessions touch on several aspects of the job of citizen-planners including: the legal and ethical framework of planning and zoning controls, commissioners' roles in a community's planning process, how to effectively manage a public hearing, and site plan review skills.  The experienced professionals leading each session combine lecture material with hands-on skills training and take-home reference material.  The Planning Commissioner training has been certified by the University of Cincinnati's School of Planning. Find more information about this training and other workshops here.
Partner News
Taking Root is kicking off their Energy Saving Tree Program for the Fall after a successful spring in 5 jurisdictions in the county: Village of Arlington Heights, Village of Lincoln Heights, Village of Lockland, City of Reading and Village of Woodlawn. The success of the spring program is represented in the data graphic below. 
The Arbor Day Foundation started the program to help reduce energy use by strategically planting trees. Homeowners that participate in the program receive free trees and software that helps them determine the best placement of their tree to maximize their energy savings for each tree. Participants reserved their trees through the Energy Saving Trees website and were able to pickup their trees on Earth and Arbor Days.  The official program launch is mid-September, the awareness campaign kicks off September through October, and tree pickup is expected for late October into early November. More information about the fall program will be added to the  Taking Root Website .

  

The Community Development Corporations of Greater Cincinnati hosts regular monthly events. For August they hosted a Roundtable that focused on "E ngaging Community Support for Affordable Housing" and this month they have another roundtable on September 20th "Partnering with Schools for Community Development" as well as a Site Planning and Development Training. Find more information about their events here.



Rock the Block, is a program started by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati in 2016 to further their work in neighborhood revitalization. Residents and volunteers team up for a one-day blitz to repair, refresh, and restore a neighborhood where Habitat is currently building.

Habitat, in partnership with local organizations and volunteers, will conduct exterior home repairs and a neighborhood clean-up project in the West College Hill neighborhood of Springfield Township. This year's event is Saturday, October 13, from 9 am - 3:30 pm. Find more information about the Rock the Block Event and how you can volunteer here.

Great Parks is having a native tree and shrub sale. Orders are due by Wednesday, September 12th and
orders are picked up on Saturday,
September 22nd at one of the three 
locations; Farbach-Werner
Nature Preserve (Colerain Township), Sharon Woods (City of Sharonville), and Woodland Mound (Anderson Township). Find more
information about the sale, 
details on the trees and shrubs for sale, and times for picku p here.

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Planning Links

CDC September Roundtable
September 20		 American Planning Association
APA-OKI Regional Planning Conference
October 3-5
 APA Ohio Chapter
RPC
October 4
Rock the Block
October 13
communityplanning.net
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