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THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2017
Indian Hill seeks village council candidates
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Cost for Madeira High’s new athletic center? Just the building permit Sheila Vilvens
Indian Hill Mayor Daniel Feigelson has named village resident Cynthia King chairwoman of the Mayor’s Nominating Committee. The nominating committee will seek seven candidates to endorse as a slate for the seven Indian Hill Village Council seats up for election Nov. 7. Village council candidates are not required to seek or win the endorsement of the Mayor’s Feigelson Nominating Committee, whose members also include Indian Hill residents Terry Dammeyer, Molly Lucien, Robin Sheakley and Brian Wright. Anyone who wants to run for Indian Hill Village Council with the endorsement of the nominating committee – which has been a tradition in the community since it incorporated in 1941– should call Kari Zenni at the village administration office at 5616500 by June 1. In the following email Q&A, Feigelson explains how the Mayor’s Nominating Committee works and the responsibilities of village council: Are all Indian Hill Village Council seats up for election this year? Yes, all seats on council are up for election this year and every two years. When do the new village council terms begin and end? The new term begins on Dec. 1, 2017, and will end on Nov. 30, 2019. Are all the council incumbents seeking re-election? It is too early to know who will be seeking re-election. As for me, by the time this November rolls around I will have served eight years on council, including the last two years as mayor. It has been a true honor and privilege for me over the years and I have really enjoyed every minute of it. However I recognize that it (is) always good to make room See CANDIDATES , Page 2A
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The cost of a building permit. That’s the cost to Madeira City School District taxpayers for the high school’s new athletic center, according to Superintendent Kenji Matsudo. He estimates the center’s value at $1.8 million. How did they do it? Through a collaborative effort of alumni, students and community, he said. One key individual behind the athletic center construction, and several other buildings on the high school campus, is Madeira Class of 1974 graduate and owner of Klotter Builders Tom Walter. Over the last several years, Walter has given his time as general contractor to multiple projects including the high school athletic complex’s ticket booth/entryway, two new concessions, restrooms and fencing. He was on grounds evenings and weekends through last summer and the early part of this winter working on the athletic center, Matsudo said. Funding for the project was raised by a committee formed by parent John Cravaack, who
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Superintendent Kenji Matsudo gives a tour of the new Madeira High School athletic center.
in late 2014 pitched the idea to former Superintendent Steve Kramer. Fundraising began the following year. Construction
started in the summer of 2015. Volunteers provided much of the labor needed for the project including excavating work, lay-
ing footers, sodding, painting and more. See MADEIRA, Page 2A
Blue Ash spending $1M on road repairs Marika Lee mlee1@communitypress.com
Blue Ash will be spending $1 million on road repairs in 2017. Blue Ash City Council approved the 2017 paving program by a vote of 7-0 at its meeting on March 9. Blue Ash Public Works Director Gordon Perry said the city looks at multiple factors when determining what streets will be part of the program each year. “We look at pavement condition, curb condition and if we have any sidewalks or storm water infrastructure. We try to wrap that all up at one time. We try to address all of those things on these streets when we go in and minimize how many times we hit that street,” Perry said. The work will be done by R.A. Miller
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Carpenter’s Run is one of the streets that will be repaired as part of Blue Ash 2017 street repair program.
Construction for just over $1 million. The company submitted a base bid of $885,221 for asphalt, milling, curb repair and base repair on Carpenter’s Green
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Lane, Tiffany Ridge Lane, Tiffany Hill Court, Carpenter’s Run, Bell Avenue, Grove Avenue, Meyers Lane, Bomark Court, Deerfield Road east of Creek Road and both Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway connector roads between Blue Ash Road and Kenwood Road. The program also included two alternates. The first is asphalt, milling, curb repair and base repair on Aldine Drive and Stonehenge Drive for $88,994. The second is asphalt, milling and base repair on Anderson Way for $25,845. Perry said the bid from R.A. Miller met what the city had budgeted for the project and was consistent with the engineer’s estimate. Want to know more about what is happening in Blue Ash? Follow Marika Lee on Twitter: @ReporterMarika
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