PUBLISHED BY THE SOUTH FAIRMOUNT COMMUNITY COUNCIL / A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ISSUE 256 NOVEMBER, 2014 220132013201320132013 COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS LICK RUN PROJECT STATUS UPDATE MEETING #2 Make plans to join in on: Time: 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. nd EVERY 2 TUESDAY IN 2014 Next Meeting is on: November 11, 2014 DATE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2014 Location: Orion Academy - 1798 Queen City Ave. Parking: at Orion Academy. Overflow parking is available at St. Francis Court, 1860 Queen City Ave. 7:00 P.M. ORION ACADEMY GYM The meeting will include a presentation, Q&A and a project poster session where attendees can talk to MSD staff. 1798 Queen Cit y Avenue SFCC CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing address: P.O. Box 14165, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250; Phone/Fax: 513-481-2311; Email: [email protected] Website: www.southfairmount.org EMAIL UPDATE If you want to get the latest information, get added to the Lick Run Project email list by sending an email to [email protected]. THE SOUTH FAIRMOUNT COMMUNITY COUNCIL PRESENTS MOVIE NIGHT # 2! November 15, 2014 at 6:30 P.M. At Orion Academy, 1798 Queen City Avenue MOVIE NIGHT AT ORION ACADEMY Children must be accompanied SNACKS by their parent or guardian. October 18, 2014 at 6:30 P.M. For the admission fee, you will be Children must be accompanied by their parent or guardian. given free tickets for a beverage and A give-back to the community a snack to enjoy with the movie. admission fee: A non-perishable food item or a toiletry item (which will be donated to a neighborhood food pantry) Additional food can be purchased. Thanks to the Orion staff for all of the time and help they’re providing to make this event happen! OR A grocery bag filled with trash OR For a child, a note from a teacher or adult program leader saying1. the child has been doing his best work. MALEFICENT Maleficent is a vengeful fairy who is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to her troubled land. (PG) o SOUTH FAIRMOUNT NEWS NOVEMBER, 2014 PAGE 2 OHIO SCHOOL BUS LAWS REVIEWED Driving in the same direction as the bus: Vehicles are required to stop when the red lights and the stop sign on the bus are flashing, while the children are entering or leaving the bus. That traffic must remain stopped until the bus begins to move forward or the driver signals the motorists to move forward. Driving toward the school bus: If the school bus is stopped on a street which has four or more marked lanes, that traffic does not need to stop, but should proceed with caution past the bus. Traffic must stop if there are three or fewer lanes. WATCH OUT FOR THE CHILDREN. www.cincinnativiews.net Status of the Central Fairmount Elementary School Property This information was gathered from Deb Leonard (Community engagement, MSD), Andrew Reynolds (Environmental Planner working with MSD), Joe Norton [(Acquisition Manager for Cincinnati Metro Housing Authority (CMHA)] and Reema Ruberg (Deputy Executive Director of CMHA). Parts of the properties, including the buildings, were bought at auction by Southern Avenue Partnership LLC of Indianapolis, Indiana from the Cincinnati Board of Education. The sale price was $310, 000 for the properties which are valued at $889,000. Theodore Roosevelt Public Community School There are possible errors with the recording of plat information on the County Auditor’s site as notes refer to boundary surveys voiding some plats. Roosevelt School on Tremont Street did not open for students this school year, 2014-2015. According to a reliable source, the school’s charter was revoked by its sponsor because of continuing poor achievement test scores and because of decreasing enrollment. Ms. Ruberg said, “We are not involved with this property and see no other indications of HUD (Housing and Urban Development) involvement at this point.” It’s not clear, at this time, how the building will be used in the future. Dr. Roger Conners, the owner, is now the Superintendent of a charter school in Price Hill, the Cincinnati Technology Academy. The Community Council will try to get more information about their intended use of the property by contacting Southern Avenue Partnership. CUFA members and members of the public met recently to discuss sewer issues with County Commissioners Todd Portune and Chris Monzel, and with County Commissioner Christian Sigman. The officials agreed to work toward public accounting for money spent and progress made on Project Groundwork, to form a committee to develop a program for lowincome sewer customers and to commit to training and hiring local people for jobs with Project Groundwork. DUNHAM RECREATION COMPLEX Dunham is promoting its photography and computer classes this month. The spotlight is on 2 classes: “Introduction to Photography” with Rick Hartigan and “Shooting and Tweaking” with Mike Davis. Call Patti at 513-884-4583 for details. Learn computer skills in “One on One with Dorothy” (SFCC’s Trustee Dorothy Bush!) Call Patti at 513-884-4583. rr SOUTH FAIRMOUNT NEWS NOVEMBER, 2014 PAGE 3 WATER / SEWERAGE CHARGES Help and information is available from the websites, www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water [(Cincinnati Water Works (CWW)] and www.msdgc.org/customer_care [(Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD)], as well as CWW Customer Care at 513591-7700. Your Cincinnati Water Works (CWW) bill can be difficult to understand. It contains charges from both CWW and MSD. Remember, for all bills: * Charges are based on the number of days in a quarter year (91) but are prorated when the number of days varies. Charges are also based on the amount of water usage. * The minimum sewerage charge cap is determined by the amount of water you use in the winter. That is because extra usage in the summer is often for watering plants and perhaps filling swimming pools, thus water that doesn’t go into the sewers and doesn’t need to be treated. * 1 cubic foot of water = 7.48 gallons. * Bills in the following example are for an average singlefamily home (ASFH). Renters’ usage charges are generally included in their rent payment. The charges in the example are based on a pro-rated 90-day quarter. THE EXAMPLE: a summer bill of $157.86 during a 90-day quarter Part 1, the MSD Sewerage Charges: $109.49 – The minimum charge, $110.71, includes an allowance for the first 900 cubic feet used by the ASFH. Even though this family only used 378 cubic feet, it still incurs the minimum charge pro-rated for the 90-day quarter. The charges pay for the treatment of wastewater generated in your home. Roughly half of the charge is for the operating costs to provide daily services, capital investments to upgrade the sewer system and administrative costs to run MSD. $10.47 – Stormwater charge for the maintenance of sewers CINCINNATI LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE: SECOND DRAFT 10-17-2014 The first draft of a new Land Development Code (LDC) was released to property owners, residents, community organizations, and other stakeholders of Cincinnati on June 2, 2014 so that they could review it and directly participate in the Code’s development. The draft included maps that were also part of the review process. Four citywide public meetings, an interactive website, stakeholder interviews, and phone calls/in-person meetings were all a part of this two-month-long process. More than 650 of the comments that were received resulted in over 200 revisions to the draft text of the LDC and over 270 revisions to the draft map. All of the second draft documents and the second draft interactive map can be viewed at www.cincinnatioh.gov/zoning. A second public participation will last through January 30, 2015. At that time, Planning & Buildings staff will take all of the feedback received on the second draft and incorporate revisions into a third draft (which will have a public review period again). Once again, all documents related to the second draft and the second draft interactive map can be viewed and downloaded at www.cincinnati-oh.gov/zoning. At this website, you will be able to submit comments and feedback directly to staff for consideration in the third draft in 2015. AVOID IDENTITY THEFT Criminals don’t need to break into a home to take over someone’s identity to conduct a wide variety of crimes. To keep this from happening to you, Part 2, the CWW water charges: follow these tips: $25.90 – water usage charged at the base rate of $2.28 per cubic feet. This family used 11.36 cubic feet of water. * Carry only the identification and credit cards you need. $12.00 – a service charge based on the size of the water meter for the home. 5/8” is the usual size for the ASFH. This is the standard charge pro-rated for days of service. $157.80 – Total bill * Maintain careful records of your banking and financial accounts. Check your monthly statements to make sure no one has made unauthorized transactions. * Don’t include your Social Security or phone numbers on your checks. Too much information is dangerous. NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CINCINNATI, OHIO PERMIT NO. 7230 SOUTH FAIRMOUNT COMMUNITY COUNCIL P.O. BOX 14165 CINCINNATI, OHIO 45250 HARRISON AVENUE, PHASE B PROJECT November, 2014 through May, 2015 Approximately 2,300 linear feet of new storm sewers will be constructed in the street right-of-way along Harrison Ave. between the Western Hills Viaduct and Queen City Ave., on Moellering Ave. and along Beekman just west of the viaduct. The work will be done primarily during daylight hours Monday through Thursday. There will be changes in traffic patterns to accommodate the project: * Temporary lane closures will occur on Harrison and Moellering and Beekman. * Access to businesses and all cross streets will be maintained but could temporarily be delayed at times. Temporary sidewalk closures will occur on Harrison, Moellering and Beekman. Noise, vibrations, dust, dirt, concrete barricades and fencing Utility services will be maintained but temporary interruptions may occur. The South Fairmount News is the official publication of the South Fairmount Community Council (SFCC). We welcome advertising from businesses and organizations to help support the publication of the newsletter. Rates are available by calling the Council telephone number 513-481-2311. The deadline for submission of letters, articles and ads is the 21st of the month before the upcoming issue. Submissions can be sent to the SFCC, PO Box 14165, Cincinnati Ohio 45250, via email: [email protected], or by fax: 513-481-2311. Content may not necessarily represent an official position and/or endorsement of the SFCC.
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