Serve your community – volunteer for a board or commission

Serve your community – volunteer for a board or commission

To help serve residents of the City and to provide guidance to the Administration and Council, several boards and commissions have been established, as outlined in the City’s Charter and Code of Ordinances. All positions to these boards and commissions are volunteer and are made via appointment by City Council. Find out more about each on the City website.

In addition to this, the the Sycamore Community Schools Sycamore Advisory Commission (SAC) is seeking members who are interested in serving the Board of Education by researching questions from the board and participating in subcommittees to inform some long-term decisions.  Learn more about the SAC here.  Apply to join the Commission here.

New City Council Sworn In

New City Council Sworn In

The new and returning members of the Blue Ash City Council were sword in at a brief meeting on December 1. In addition to returning members Lee Czerwonka, Jill Cole, and Jeff Capell, Brian Gath was sworn in to represent Ward 2. After members were sworn, they elected to keep Mark Sirkin and Pramod Jhaveri as the city’s Mayor and Vice Mayor for another two years.

Did you see the latest on Kenwood and Cooper?

Did you see the latest on Kenwood and Cooper?

Blue Ash City Council met in August for a work session to hear more information about Circle Development’s proposal for the property on the northeast corner of Kenwood and Cooper Roads. TLDR: After a market analysis, the developer took out plans for a hotel and replaced it with additional space for entertainment, retail, and small offices. The City’s planning consultant testified that the proposal was obviously designed to meet the City’s Downtown Strategy Plan that Council approved last year.

The City did a great job getting the word out about this meeting including it in their News and Information email the next week. You can read their coverage and watch a video of the work session with all of the details. Don’t get the News and Information email from Blue Ash? Sign up here.

Blue Ash Council Moves Towards Legalizing “Golf Carts” on Roads, other business

Blue Ash Council Moves Towards Legalizing “Golf Carts” on Roads, other business

In the May 13 meeting of the Blue Ash City Council, members moved to direct city staff to draft legislation that, if passed, would allow “low-speed” and “under-speed” vehicles on city roads with speed limits of 35 MPH or lower. Additionally, they set a hearing on a request to allow a mixed use development on the site of the former P&G east campus, moved forward the HAM Plainfield Roundabout, and other routine business. Read on for details.

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