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Your Community Press newspaper serving Anderson Township, California, Mount Washington, Newtown E-mail: foresthills@communitypress.com We d n e s d a y, O c t o b e r
Volume 50 Number 28 © 2010 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Pumpkin Chuck co-founder honored
Mount Washington resident Scott Kelley is more comfortable tossing than receiving. Kelley is co-founder of the community’s annual Pumpkin Chuck, in which a trebuchet is used to launch pumpkins across Stanbery Park. SEE STORY, A3
Halloween photo contest
Get in the Halloween spirit by visiting CincinnatiMoms LikeMe.com and entering the online Halloween Photo Contest. You can enter in three categories: Best Baby/Toddler; Best Kids; Best Adult. Voting will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 18. Deadline for entries is at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. To enter the contest and for official rules, visit the Contests page on CincinnatiMoms LikeMe.com.
Voice your opinion
Anderson Township is considering widening could be widened in the northern portion of the township. What do you think? Let us know by going online and voicing your opinion by typing Cincinnati.com/ andersontownship into your Web browser’s address bar and voting on our poll. We’ll run the results in next week’s edition of the Forest Hills Journal.
Poll results
The results of the Oct.1 unscientific poll on our Anderson Township community sites at Cincinnati.com/ andersontownship asking readers what are the chances that a Forest Hills school operating levy wil be approved by voters if one is placed on the May ballot? Excellent: 4.41%
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Fair 5.73% Good 14.1% Poor 23% No chance 52.42%
(13) (32) (53) (119) Total votes 227
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Short Park restroom plan moves ahead By Rob Dowdy rdowdy@communitypress.com
Newtown has until Dec. 31 to complete the restroom at Short Park in order to keep the $25,471 grant for the project. However, the village is facing several hurdles before the project can see the light of day. Newtown recently agreed to sell an easement to Short Park to the Hamilton County Park District for the extension of the Little Miami Scenic Trail for about $40,000. Now, Mayor Curt Cosby said the county is offering close to $20,000 for the easement, citing a mistake in the first appraisal. Cosby Cosby said the park district has suggested the village get a second appraisal on the parcel to use in negotiating with the county, though he said there’s no guarantee the second appraisal would result in more money for the village. Newtown planned to use the easement money and the $25,471 grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to defray the cost of the restroom, which is about $66,000. Several council members suggested the village ask an extension to use the grant, though Cosby said there’s no guarantee the request would be accepted. The deadline to complete the park restroom with the grant is Dec. 31. “At this point in time, we’re under the gun,” Cosby said.
See PLAN on page A2 In other news
Here’s a look at other topics of discussion during Newtown Village Council meeting Sept. 28: • Newtown Police Officer Mike Wedding was given the Newtown Police Department Lifesaving Award for his work in saving the life of a young child who Wedding found unresponsive on a village street in the early morning hours of his shift July 10. The child was revived and rushed to the hospital. He has since recovered. • Council voted to move forward with repairs to the Drake Street bridge. The project will go out to bid in January and construction is expected to begin in the spring.
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Powderpuff ‘cheers’
Anderson Senior “cheerleaders” get in the spirit of the annual Anderson High School Powderpuff football game at Anderson High School Sept. 29. Cheerleaders are Jake Allspaw, Taylor Ray, Jimmy Nordloh, Ian Moore, Jake Nelson and Cameron Modarelli. For more photos from the powderpuff game, see page A6.
Round Bottom Road may get wider lanes, shoulder By Lisa Wakeland
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Anderson Township is looking for places to make Round Bottom Road a little wider. The trustees recently authorized a feasibility study to see if Round Bottom Road, in the northeastern section of the township, could accommodate wider travel lanes or wider shoulders. The study area is between the township border with Newtown and Mount Carmel Road, said assistant township Administrator Steve Sievers. “Our effort is to try to look at where you can add pavement for wider lanes ... and wider shoulders for bicyclists and pedestrians,” he said. Sievers said these would be small-scale improvements that can be completed in the near future. Beverly Broerman, who works at Newtown Farm Market, said with all the activity in that area – Riverside Park, multiple businesses, the proposed underground limestone mine and planned temporary football fields – Round Bottom Road will see an increase in traffic. Broerman, who frequently travels Round Bottom Road, said she is not sure if wider lanes will help traffic, but a larger shoulder
Requirements As part of the feasibility study for Round Bottom Road, the engineering firm will be required to include the following: • A conceptual identification of opportunities and limitations to roadway widening, which recognizes the conditions of the project area. • An assessment of probable costs, as well as design issues associated with could make it safer for cyclists. The preliminary study, at a cost not to exceed $4,200, will be focused on the right of way and
the project including potential drainage structures, utility relocation and other items. • At least three elevation drawings that illustrate proposed improvements and the relationship to abutting properties. • Right of way availability for the project. immediate surrounding areas and the township plans to apply for grants to cover the cost of improvements.
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