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Village Project Updates Here are a few Village project updates from Mayor Bill Brown
and awards will be announced in the first quarter of 2024. If selected the Village could receive up to $500,000 for the renovation and rehabilitation of Dogwood Park.
The Fountain in the Square: Many noticed the blue tarp over the fountain the last week of July. The base that holds the water had been leaking for several years and had to be drained and dried out. The fountain was then covered with a blue tarp to ensure it remained dry until repairs could begin. Repairs are almost complete (at time of print). Going forward, the fountain will be turned off and drained before the first heavy freeze and kept off during winter, to prevent any future damage.
National Exemplar/Mariemont Inn was gifted to the Village about 20 years ago by National Exemplar owners Ken and Paul Pendery. Time and weather have faded the paint, oxidized the face crystal, and caused damage to some of the internal mechanicals. The Verdin Company, founded in Cincinnati in 1842, will disassemble and move all the clock parts to their facilities to refit the internal mechanism, clean and
The Clock by the National Exemplar: The current Verdin clock that stands outside of the
polish the crystal face, paint the outside, and add LED lighting, which will be more energy efficient and last longer. The National Exemplar is generously funding the clock’s restorations, which should take 4-6 weeks.
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Electric in The Medians: The two grass medians along Wooster Pike - one across from the Mariemont Inn and the other across from Starbucks – will have in-ground electric run this fall. The electric will allow for uplighting of the median trees, create accessible electric for events, and add visibility and aesthetics as you enter Mariemont from the West. Bill Spinnenweber donated a nice amount for the work, which defrays the cost to the Village. Mayor Brown is organizing the Mariemont maintenance crew to do some of the trenching work, which will cut the project cost in half. Electric is already running from street to underground vaults at the corners of the medians, so work will be up on the median, not in the street – eliminating traffic concerns. Trenching work starts mid-Sept. and work should be completed by the holidays. The Concourse: See full article by Matt Ayer on the history of The Concourse and current replacement and clean-up work, on page 10.
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