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Planning + Development News
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Congratulations Brian!
Brian McElroy is a Building Inspector in the Building + Inspections Division. He has been with the County for 20 years. Thank you for your service Brian!
Little known fact about Brian: He flies planes in his spare time as a private pilot.
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Consolidated Plan Community Engagement Meetings
Hamilton County is preparing its 2020-2024 5-Year Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action Plan. These plans are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in order for the County to receive federal funds through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs. The plans address needs related to housing, economic and community development, and homelessness in Hamilton County. We want to hear from community leadership and County residents to identify priorities for using these funds. Your input will help inform which projects and programs receive priority funding over the next five years. All projects and programs benefit low to moderate income persons.
As part of the 5-year plan, we are required to analyze impediments to fair housing; we contract with XU's Community Building Institute for this study and will present a summary at the community meetings as well. We will be holding three meetings where you can learn more about these programs and to provide your input to the plan:
* Wednesday, October 9th from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Cheviot Library,
3711 Robb Ave.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45211 Register here.
* Thursday, October 17th from 3:00-5:00 pm at the Groesbeck Library,
2994 W. Galbraith Rd.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45239 Register here.
* Tuesday, October 22nd from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Madeira Library,
7200 Miami Ave.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45243 Register here.
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Check Out the New Jurisdiction Profiles
here!
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Community-wide Housing Strategy Progress Update
LISC Greater Cincinnati has led the process of creating a community-wide housing strategy for Hamilton County. There will be an opportunity to hear the progress being made on Monday, October 21st from 8:30 am- 11:00 am at United Way of Greater Cincinnati, 2400 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45202. You will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft recommendations on topics such as access to homeownership; preservation and production of affordable rental housing; policy and zoning. Find more information about the strategy here.
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Help Innovative, Proven Hamilton Co. Companies Grow
HCDC's Office of Innovation & Creativity (OIC) needs your help identifying innovative, second-stage companies that need help overcoming growing pains. They are looking for 10 Hamilton County, Ohio based companies, between $1M - $50M in annual revenue and 10 - 100 employees, that would benefit from participating in their 2nd annual Economic Gardening Initiative. Companies that apply and are selected will receive in-depth market research, customer and competitive intelligence, and digital analytics to help them grow at no cost to the company. You can help by referring companies in your network that would benefit from the strategic growth research this program provides. Here is some more information to guide you.
Importance of Second Stage
Second-stage businesses are powerhouses of job and revenue generation: They produce 35% of all jobs, 25% of positive job growth, and 35% of sales, often from national or global markets, meaning they bring revenue into the community. HCDC's OIC is focused on supporting this segment.
What Does The Company Get?
Accepted companies receive access to highly skilled and specialized research teams that provide vital information to make strategic growth decisions easier. Direct costs for the engagement are fully covered by Hamilton County. Via the program, companies gain critical support from market research, digital marketing, and other tools to help them efficiently identify qualified sales leads that will foster growth for the company.
What Can You Do?
Identify prospective companies and make them aware of this HCDC's Office of Innovation + Creativity program. They can learn more information here.
Connect prospective companies to Paul Fisher, Director of Innovation Services. He will help usher the company through the application process.
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Run the Riffles Celebration
The
Mill Creek Alliance is hosting their Run the Riffles Event on Saturday, September 28th from 8:00 am- 10:00 pm at
Salway Park,
4336 Spring Grove Avenue,
Cincinnati, OH, 45223. This is a full day of events beginning with the Mill Creek Mile Fun Run on the Mill Creek Greenway Trail and Mill Creek Mile Fun Paddle, a kayak race between two former low-head dams surrounding Salway Park. The afternoon will feature a Mill Creek urban hike and paddle event. The day will end with an interpretive "Space Walk" on the Mill Creek Greenway Trail, in conjunction with Great Outdoor Weekend. Find more information and register for events here.
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Membership Meeting
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The topic will be the
City of Montgomery's
Montgomery Quarter
and
Roundabout
project. They will discuss the process they have undergone, challenges and benefits of the project itself. The overall project includes
new retail, commercial and housing opportunities and is expected to improve traffic flow and safety issues.
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Master Plans
Great Parks is kicking off a process to complete Park & Facilities Master Plans for every Great Park. The process divides the parks into three geographic planning regions: West, Central and East. This fall, will be the kick off for planning in the west region.
West region parks include: Miami Whitewater Forest, Shawnee Lookout, Fernbank Park, Mitchell Memorial Forest, Embshoff Woods, Campbell Lakes Preserve, Oak Glen Nature Preserve and land along the Whitewater River corridor. Find more information on the dates available
here.
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Register at the Library
The deadline to register in Ohio is Monday, Oct. 7. It's easy to register online. You can do it today!
If you need help, come to any Library location and their staff will walk you through the process. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. You can register
here.
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