May is Building Safety Month, a worldwide event sponsored by the International Code Council to promote safe building practices through the building code process. Each week the Code Council focuses on a different area within the overarching theme of building safety. Also during May, there's an event on Fountain Square to celebrate Public Service Employees with Public Service Recognition Week. The County specifically, has Circle of Excellence winners each year recognized at this event. Check out this year's award recipients here.
Story Mapping
Hamilton County Planning + Development (HCP+D) is a proud member of the Connecting Active Communities Coalition (CACC). HCP+D created this "storymap" for the CACC featuring the pioneering trail efforts of the Village of Woodlawn, the City of Wyoming and Great Parks of Hamilton County; who successfully built over 2.2 miles of trail along the beautiful West Fork Mill Creek, a tributary to the Mill Creek. We hope that by learning the lessons of the past, we can help more communities in the future achieve similar goals and show them the tools and funds that were harnessed to bring these visions to fruition. Find the story map here.
New Instagram
We have recently added an Instagram. Follow us @hamiltoncountyplanning.
Partner News
Mill Creek Alliance
The
Mill Creek Alliance received the
2019 Cincinnati Parks Foundation's Phyllis W. Smale Award. This award is given to an organization or individual who has gone above and beyond in greening and beautifying Cincinnati. Cincinnati Parks Foundation's press release states, "This year, the Phyllis W. Smale Award will be presented to the Mill Creek Alliance, in recognition of the organization's creative collaboration within the community in order to continue to transform the Mill Creek into a healthy ecosystem along which people can live, work and play."
Yard Trimmings Pick-Up
Yard trimmings or leaf collection is offered in various jurisdictions in Hamilton County for free. This information can be found
here. There is also useful information for those who would prefer to
compost on their own. The
Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District also offers Hamilton County residents three
yard trimmings drop-off sites within where residents can drop-off their yard trimmings for free, which includes the East area,
Bzak Landscaping-3295 Turpin Lane, West area, Kuliga Park-6717 Bridgetown Road, and North area, Rumpke Landfill- Struble Road and Colerain Avenue.
Hey Planners! Did you know there is a
Planning Webcast Series offered on APA Ohio's website? Well, there is and you can earn your credits from your desk. You can check out the offerings
here.
Funding Resources
Grant Classes at the Main Library
The
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County offers free grant classes. Individuals learn the basics to finding grants, writing proposals and how to use the foundation directory to find the appropriate grants for their project.
Introduction to Finding Grants focuses on the characteristics of a successful grant seeking nonprofit organization.
Introduction To Proposal Writing offers tips and techniques for successful grant proposal writing for nonprofit organizations.
The Grants Research Lab shows individuals how to search the Foundation Center's Foundation Directory Online in the library's computer lab, which is led by a trained librarian.
Find more information about these classes on the library's website under
Events & Classes. To find the upcoming free grant classes type in grants in the calendar search.
