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Volume 25 Number 46 © 2009 The Community Press ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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More coffee?
Mornings start early in the Strotman home three days a week, as mom, Julie, brews a pot of coffee. Ryan, 11, a sixth-grader at St. Michael’s School, carries that carafe of White Castle coffee outside, to his coffee stand in Sharonville. Neighbors in the Waterford subdivision can pull over for a $1.50 cup of coffee, with their choice of sweeteners and creamer, or Ryan will bring it to them. FULL STORY, A2
Independence Day
The 28th annual Conquer the Hill Race in Evendale will be Saturday, July 4, kicking off a line of Independence Day festivities. The 10K race and 41/2-mile walk begins at 8 a.m. at the Evendale Recreational Complex. The marked course runs through the residential areas of Evendale and some intersections and roads will be closed at various times during the race. FULL STORY, A4
Ladies day
Sharonville has set aside a day for ladies only. It’s Ladies Day Getaway, poolside at the Sharonville Community Center on Wednesday, July 15. The event at 10990 Thornview Drive, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes a catered lunch, snacks and beverages, games, haircuts, massages and manicures. FULL STORY, A5
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Demolition law reviewed
Wyoming may consider adding replacement provision By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com
The city of Wyoming is building on an ordinance that regulates demolition. The ordinance, which was designed to maintain the integrity of the city’s historic district, permits review of what is being demolished, but has no oversight on what would be built at the site. “The ordinance doesn’t say you have to show what will replace the demolished structure,” Councilman Walter Cordes said. So, when Nora Salazar applied for a permit to demolish her roof after it was damaged by the Sept. 14 wind storm, the Architecture Review Board and Historic Preservation Committee reviewed the request. “The ordinance forced us to make a decision in a vacuum,” Cordes said. Salazar volunteered to submit reconstruction plans, and worked with an architect to finalize a plan that met parameters of the historic district. The house, a two-and-a-half story structure, will become a three-
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Nora Salazar, standing, with her daughter Sophia, 11, will be demolishing part of her Wyoming house to repair storm damage and add a third floor to the structure. story home. “It evolved into that,” Salazar said. “When we were working with the idea of a third floor, we tried to figure if it could be done.” Architect Mark Browning, who
is a member of the Architectural Review Board, said the ordinance was originally designated for the Historic District. “Typically, there will be an old garage that has deteriorated over
time,” he said. “It’s required that a demolition permit is reviewed by (both boards), and that process works well. “This issue came up that there are no provisions for the new construction, renovations or replacements for properties in the historic district,” Browning said. “Under the ordinance, all our commission could do is make an evaluation of the demolition, to remove the roof,” he said. “We would have to make a judgment on whether it had a negative impact on that property or adjacent properties.” It would help to know what the replacement would be, agreed Browning and Cordes. As a result, the committees petitioned City Council to consider modifications to the zoning ordinance that would require property owners living in the historic district to get approval for renovation, as well as the demolition, which would impact the outside of the structure. The matter will be discussed in Law Committee, and ultimately will return to city council for a vote. Salazar said she supports the added stipulations.
Princeton to move fields, buy uniforms By Kelly McBride Reddy kreddy@communitypress.com
Princeton High School’s girls softball team will be playing a little closer to home next season, after the field at Chester and Greenwood roads is relocated across Chester Road, between the high school building and Viking Stadium. The move, approved by Princeton’s Board of Education during its June 8 meeting, was necessary to allow Duke Energy to relocate high-voltage transmission lines on Chester Road. The move is part of Sharonville’s Northern Lights project that includes road improve-
ments along the road. Once the transmission lines are relocated, they would bump into the field’s backstop, making it unsafe for play. Building director Fred Pensinger explained to the board that the move would put the softball field closer to the concessions and locker rooms. The city of Sharonville has agreed to pay for the relocation of the softball field. Safety Service Director Ted Mack told the board the goal is to have the field ready by next spring. Work is scheduled to begin this summer so grass will have a chance to grow over the ensuing
months, in time for the next softball season. In other action, the board: • Approved a resolution for $4.8 million to reimburse expenditures in connection with the renovation of Heritage Hill Elementary School. It also approved a principal amount not to exceed $1.4 million to acquire 15 new buses. • Approved a new uniform for the high school band. The uniforms will be paid for equally by the music boosters and board of education. The team’s flag line and dance teams also will receive new uniforms, all of which will be bought for the 2010 school year.
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Willie Bennett, a drum major entering his junior year, shows the new band uniform to Princeton’s school board.
Springdale viewers may get new cable choice By Kelly McBride Reddy
Springdale. To that end, council passed an ordinance adding provisions for competitive video service, establishing fees and defining terms of
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Residents of Springdale could have a choice of cable TV providers, as Cincinnati Bell has notified city officials that it is considering offering service there. Currently, the city has an agreement with Time Warner to offer cable services to its residents. The current agreement will expire this summer, and city officials discussed the possibility of a choice for those who live in
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agreements. Cincinnati Bell, which had purchased Lebanon Telecommunications Co., “has slowly been expanding that service,” said Lisa
McLaughlin, a public relations representative for Cincinnati Bell. “They notify an area that they are considering offering service Danbury at some point in the future,” she said, “Though no timeline has been established yet.” City Administrator Cecil Osborn said the consumer will benefit if
two cable providers vie for the business. “Any time there’s competition, there will be a benefit to the consumer,” he said. “This appears to be that type of situation.” Councilman Randy Danbury agreed. “By allowing another cable operator to come in, residents will get a choice to stay with what they have now, or go to a different company,” he said. “People will see a lot of savings because they will have a choice.”
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