Butler County auditor fighting state over 20% property value hike: What you need to know
Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds has been battling the Ohio tax commissioner’s office for months trying to keep property reassessments to what he has deemed a reasonable level given the pandemic.
Here’s what you need to know:
More Butler County students are back in schools: How is it going?
As thousands of students in Fairfield return to live classrooms today , other area districts that resumed in-person learning last week say it went smoothly as they adjusted to school life under the coronavirus.
Monroe, Talawanda and Middletown Schools returned to more in-person classes last week, while Hamilton Schools did the same on Oct. 14.
According to the Ohio Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard for schools in the state, Hamilton Schools had nine students listed for testing positive to the coronavirus and 15 school staffers as of Thursday.
New data: Where are the most coronavirus cases reported in Butler County?
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
Most of the coronavirus cases reported in Butler County have continued to come from Miami University students and five ZIP codes that have at least 500 cases each.
That comes from the Butler County General Health District’s latest detailed report.
Miami students and ZIP codes 45011, 45014, 45044, 45013 and 45069 account for about 81% of the cases in the county, which totaled 7,998 as of the newest report. There have been 115 deaths in Butler County.
Middletown moving to improve downtown building facades with new grants
Middletown is poised to award four grants for improvements to downtown building facades.
Middletown City Council voted to add another $35,735 in Urban Development Action Grants to the $40,000 that was already budgeted for 2020. Council will take final action at its Nov. 3 meeting.
Chris Xeil Lyons, city economic development director, told council these were federal funds from the 1970s-era urban development program that have not been used for the past few years locally. She said she would like to see these projects completed in the next four months.
Coronavirus not slowing Hamilton’s growth and upbeat mood, residents say
It may be a global pandemic, but some Hamilton business owners and residents say when it comes to their city’s growth trend, coronavirus has slowed but not stopped progress.
The weekend’s sunny but cool weather saw some residents out and about in the city’s downtown central business district with almost all wearing protective masks.
They are optimistic Hamilton’s expanding economy, fueled in part by the downtown economy, will survive the recent uptick in coronavirus cases being seen in both Butler County and across Ohio.
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3 Butler County teams alive in football playoffs: Who they play next
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
Three Butler County teams remain alive in the high school football playoffs that continue this weekend.
Here’s a look at when they play: