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More changes coming to address noise issues at Huber rec facilities
Huber Heights officials said they will continue to make an effort to address residents’ issues about the noise that comes from the city’s Brandt Pike community facilities. Homeowners on Citrus Circle voiced concerns at Monday’s City Council meeting about the noise they anticipate hearing when the Kroger Aquatic Center at ...
Huber Heights council approves contracts, land purchase and digital sign for $18 million music center
The city of Huber Heights took a big step forward Monday night toward making its $18 million music center project a reality. City Council unanimously approved five contracts that total about $1 million, a contract to purchase 32.5 acres of land from Meijer for $2.31 million and agreed to allow ...
Huber Heights school board to consider August levy
The Huber Heights school board is expected to vote tonight to move forward with a 5.95-mill operating levy on the Aug. 6 ballot. The school board will vote on a resolution to proceed, which if it passes, will be filed with the board of elections on Tuesday, treasurer Ann Bernardo ...
Huber Heights could take big step by approving music center contracts
The city of Huber Heights is expected to take a major step Monday night in its $18 million music center project. City Council is scheduled to vote on five contracts that total about $1 million, and if they pass, will allow the consultants to “be off to the races,” assistant ...
Riverside council to vote on allocating potential revenue
Riverside City Council is expected to vote tonight to designate $6.5 million for capital infrastructure improvements and equipment — if the city’s income tax rate increase passes in November. The resolution says that from Jan. 1, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2019, the city would appropriate no less than $6.5 million ...
Huber Heights close to acquiring land for music center, fieldhouse
The city of Huber Heights is on the verge of purchasing 32.5 acres for $2.31 million from Meijer to accommodate the city’s $18 million music center and GoodSports Enterprises’ $22 million fieldhouse. City Council is expected to vote on the contract at Monday night’s meeting, which, if approved, will give ...
Money spent to put tax issues on ballot the ‘cost of doing business’
Asking voters to approve more money for cities, townships and school districts on May 7 will cost thousands of dollars — an expense that government officials say is “the cost of doing business.” The May 7 ballot is a special election in an odd-numbered year. That means the cost of ...
Music center, fieldhouse plans moving along in Huber Heights
Progress continues on the city of Huber Heights’ $18 million music center project as well as a $22 million GoodSports Enterprises fieldhouse. Assistant city manager Scott Falkowski said city staff is working on the music center’s “true” design phase, which includes collecting information from consultants, architects and engineers. The city ...
Man accused of theft from West Milton co.
A former employee of Long & Associates, Inc. in West Milton was arrested on Friday for allegedly embezzling more than $200,000, the company’s president said. Stephen T. Smith, 48, was booked into the Miami County jail and is awaiting arraignment in connection with theft, telecommunications fraud and engaging in pattern ...
Ex-Montgomery Developmental Center administrator pleads guilty to stealing $429,000
A Montgomery Developmental Center administrator who was fired last year pleaded guilty to 15 felony counts related to the theft of $429,000 for personal expenses, the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday. Douglas A. Carter, 46, of Gahanna, was indicted Feb. 20 for aggravated theft greater than $150,000, one count ...
Riverside fire department receives $25K grant
The city of Riverside Fire Department has been awarded more than $25,000 in federal grant money to help purchase protective equipment, vehicles and gear, Sen. Sherrod Brown announced Wednesday. Riverside will receive $25,200 for operations and safety from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to ...
Heat Nightclub permitted to sell liquor
Heat Nightclub in Huber Heights will be allowed to continue serving liquor, despite the city’s year-long efforts to keep it from doing so. Huber Heights city officials were notified Monday that the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas upheld the decision of the Ohio Liquor Control Commission, which ruled in ...
Riverside purchases Wright Point office buildings
The city of Riverside has bought the Wright Point office buildings on Springfield Street, a purchase city officials say demonstrates their commitment to economic development as well as an effort to generate revenue. Riverside purchased the two buildings — Wright Point I and II — for $2.5 million in an ...
Fairborn school district at crossroads
Fairborn City School officials said they will have to borrow money from the state in the fall regardless of whether voters pass a proposed 11.7-mill emergency levy in May. The district isn’t sure exactly how much they will have to borrow, said Treasurer Eric Beavers, but what is clear is ...
Riverside looks to earmark income tax revenue
The city of Riverside will continue a discussion tonight about revenue enhancement by considering the option of designating $6.7 million over the next seven years for capital improvements. The city plans to put an income tax rate increase from 1.5 percent to 2 percent on the ballot in November — ...
Fairborn, Vectren sued over proposed public CNG station
A lawsuit has been filed against the city of Fairborn and Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio related to the public compressed natural gas fueling station that could open in the city as early as this summer. The owners of apartment and housing developments off Trebein Road — Trebein Limited ADK, ...
Dayton put 'best foot forward' with NCAA in town
University of Dayton officials and local organizers said they think the city of Dayton has increased its chances of securing the First Four and more NCAA tournament games in the future. J.P. Nauseef, chair of the First Four Local Organizing Committee, said the community put its “best foot forward” last ...
Huber Heights agrees to settlement with economic developer
A settlement has been reached between Huber Heights and an economic developer the city filed a lawsuit against in April 2012.Huber Heights and Don Holbrook — a Dayton native who’s based in Las Vegas — recently finalized a settlement agreement and mutual release of all claims after the city spent ...
Threat leads to lockdown of Fairborn school
Baker Middle School in the Fairborn City School District dealt with its third threat in the last five weeks on Wednesday.The school was placed on lockdown for more than two hours after a student found a bomb threat on a restroom mirror that said that the school will catch on ...
Dayton features ‘world-class attractions’ for basketball fans to visit
With thousands of people in Dayton this weekend for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, downtown and convention officials are encouraging visitors to take advantage of the area’s history in arts, culture and aviation.Jacquelyn Powell, president of the Dayton/Montgomery County Convention & Visitors Bureau, said Dayton has “world-class attractions” for visitors ...
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