Local Govt & Politics
Judge appoints former mayor to trustee board
A Greene County judge has appointed a former Beavercreek mayor as the swing vote on the three-person Beavercreek Board of Trustees.Candy Prystaloski fills the seat of former trustee Bob Glasser, who resigned Jan. 1 following his election as a county commissioner.Trustees Carol Graff and Dan Paxson had 30 days to ...
Building projects indicate economic rebound
Investments in new residential and commercial construction projects in Fairfield in 2012 reached their highest levels since the start of the Great Recession, according to city records.Building permit valuations, which reflect the cost of a construction project when a permit is filed, hit $30.5 million last year, according to Fairfield’s ...
Property tax appeals up in Greene County
More Greene County property owners are challenging their real estate assessments, according to data from the county auditor’s office. The number of property tax appeals filed by last week’s filing deadline is up 25 percent over last year. According to the auditor’s office, 506 appeals were filed compared to 406 ...
Monday is deadline to register to vote in May 7 election
The deadline to register to vote for the May 7th election is Monday April 8. Voter registration forms are available at MyOhioVote.com or from local boards of elections and other designated agencies, such as libraries and BMVs. If you have moved since the last election, you should visit the site ...
Chief looks back at service, forward to retirement
Fairfield Twp. Police Chief Richard St. John will retire from police work next week for the second time in his nearly 40-year career. His last day is scheduled for April 12 — with an option to extend his stay to help transition a successor once township trustees select one. Trustees ...
Middletown native to run against Boehner
Andy Hounshell believes he can do something no one has done ever: beat Speaker of the House John Boehner for his 8th District seat. Hounshell, a 37-year-old AK Steel employee and IAM Local 1943 vice president, will announce his candidacy for the 2014 race against Boehner on Friday at a ...
Land bank could boost proposed $20M project
The Greene County commission is considering moving forward on a proposed land bank that could bring a potential $20 million development deal to Fairborn, according to officials. Greene County commissioners and other county officials will meet this morning for a work session to discuss funding and the cost ofcreating a ...
Resident questions township’s ban on public comment at meetings
Fairfield Twp. trustees have prohibited public comments at trustees meetings for the better part of a year now, prompting complaints that it makes for poor governing.The trustees removed public comment from meetings in the aftermath of the May 2012 firing of longtime fire chief David Downie for disciplinary infractions. The ...
Sheriff seeks to reopen part of jail
Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer said he plans to submit a proposal to county commissioners this month that would reopen part of the county jail. The proposed plan would ask the county for additional funding to hire more corrections officers who would be used to staff part of the detention ...
Fairfield eyes new park
Fairfield may get another new park by 2014 if a grant application from the city is accepted.The Black Bottom Park project centers on 30 acres of property on the west side of East Miami River Road, north of the Cincinnati Bolton Water Plant.The city purchased the property in 2005 from ...
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