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Income, property taxes projected down
A projected $1 million shortfall in income tax and property tax collections could mean some difficult cuts to Middletown’s 2014 budget, according to city officials.Early projections show 2013 income tax collections will be short by about $800,000 and property tax collections will be off by about $200,000.City Manager Judy Gilleland ...
New Middletown hotel brings jobs, revenue to city
The new 87-room Hampton Inn set to open Thursday is more than a new Middletown business; it’s another sign of the city’s continuing economic recovery, city officials say.The new four-story hotel at 2880 Towne Place Boulevard will bring in 40 new jobs — 30 of which will be full-time — ...
Downtown adds another entertainment draw
This summer people can celebrate the ensuing Independence Day downtown with some barbecue and bluegrass music.Downtown Middletown Inc. will be presenting the inaugural Red, White and Bluegrass event that will feature food and music downtown.The event, while it is a fundraiser for Downtown Middletown Inc., really “supports the efforts of ...
Libraries invest to keep up with demands
The county’s two library systems have kept pace with suburban growth and a popularity boom during a down economy that saw residents spending less money on entertainment and more time job hunting.The Lane Libraries and MidPointe Library Systems receive millions of taxpayer dollars every year, most of which goes toward ...
Supporters ask downtown building be spared from demolition
A group of downtown supporters do not want the city to demolish the former Rose Furniture building.Neither does the city’s own Historic Commission, though the city’s community revitalization department has filed an appeal and it will be re-heard at the May 30 commission meeting. The commission’s nine-member board voted to ...
Part of Ohio 63 to be named for fallen soldier
A portion of Ohio 63 will be renamed Friday in honor of Sgt. James C. Robinson Jr., who would have turned 30 years old that day.The Army infantry soldier and 2001 Monroe High School graduate was fatally wounded Aug. 28, 2010, when his unit was attacked by insurgents while fighting ...
Vice mayor: Time to end fire discussion
After several months of an in-depth look of fire department operations, the city’s vice mayor said it’s time to move on.Since August 2012, there have been three council work sessions to discuss the operations of the city’s fire department. Vice Mayor Dan Picard said despite hundreds of hours of staff ...
Cities, townships vary on prayer at public meetings
Some Butler County cities and townships start their public council or commission meetings with a prayer or invocation, a practice that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court this year, in a case coming out of New York state.Hamilton’s city council members take turns starting meetings with an “offering ...
Middletown councilman won’t seek re-election
The race for two open City Council seats this November will include two sitting council members and the president of the Middletown Area NAACP, but not Councilman A.J. Smith.Vice Mayor Dan Picard and Councilwoman Ann Mort have both filed petitions with the Butler County Board of Elections seeking re-election and ...
Discussion of Middletown’s fire service future continues
Part two of Middletown City Council’s discussion of the future of the fire department resumes Tuesday night.A few weeks ago, city staff and council spent nearly two hours discussing the future operations of the Middletown Division of Fire, which included changing the operation model and creating new revenue streams through ...
Food drive totals down from 2012
The 2013 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive brought in just under 50,000 pounds of food for the Shared Harvest Food Bank, which is about 10,000 pounds shy of last year’s totals.The two Hamilton post offices combined to bring in just more than 17,100 pounds of food, which is more than ...
Revitilization isn’t limited to the city’s bookends
It took several years for the East End and downtown to become a shell of their former selves, and city officials said it could take that long to rebuild them.Millions of dollars have been spent on road reconstruction on the East End with the recent work on Ohio 122 and ...
Farmers market planned downtown
A downtown business owner says Middletown is ready for a farmers market and intends to launch it by the First Friday event in June.Deborah Rumford, co-owner with her husband Don of The Music Store and Rumford Productions, wants to bring farmers and artisans to the former Swallen’s lot — which ...
HUD to respond to Middletown’s Section 8 proposal ‘shortly’
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development plans to respond to the city’s proposal and subsequent letters saying it will proceed with the reduction of 1,008 vouchers, according to HUD spokeswoman Donna White.“HUD has not approved its plan at this point,” she said. “We are working on a response and we ...
Healthcare law could mean more oversight, hiring changes for cities
Middletown and Monroe are meeting some of the major objectives of the federal health care law, but it may mean more oversight which means more tax dollars.The Affordable Care Act — more commonly known as Obamacare — takes full effect in January 2014, which means employers will have to offer ...
Chamber board picks a Middie graduate for its top spot
Rick Pearce has been hired as the new president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown, Monroe and Trenton, the chamber’s board of directors announced Thursday.Pearce, a 1981 Middletown High School graduate and a 1989 Miami University graduate, will succeed Dick Slagle who had been leading the 500-member ...
New brew business set to open
Brent Osborn is building it, now he’s hoping customers will come to his new specialized home brew store.Home brewing has been a growing industry, said Osborn, who will open Osborn Brewing at 820 Lebanon St. It’s seen a 20 percent to 25 percent annual growth for the past seven years, ...
Franklin woman indicted for scamming elderly victims
A Franklin woman was indicted Monday by a Warren County grand jury for allegedly stealing from 10 elderly people who stay in assisted living facilities in Franklin and Springboro.Megan Lucas, 25, faces more than a dozen charges including 10 counts of burglary, five counts of theft from an elderly person, ...
Fallen Middletown officers honored
Seven is a number every police officer in Middletown knows.That’s the number of officers who have died in the line of duty while wearing a Middletown Division of Police badge.They also remember 1939: The last year an officer died while on duty.Not losing an officer in the line of duty ...
7th new shop brightens outlook
The connection between Town Mall and home is now a little stronger. Don Craven and Joe Cox expanded their business, Home Connection, a home decor store, into the East End mall earlier this month. “We were looking at other locations and heard about the mall,” said Craven. “I was hoping ...
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