| Middletown City Managers Weekly Update to Council October 11, 2009 |
| Monday, October 19, 2009 9:03:58 AM - Middletown Ohio |
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Weekly Update to City Council
from the City Manager
October 11, 2009
2010 Budget
We will be reviewing the capital improvement plan budget on Tuesday evening. I anticipate that this will take less than 1 hour. If any Council members have any questions that they would like answered regarding last week’s budget presentation, please advise.
Section 8 Housing Committee
We will hold the first official Middletown Housing Authority meeting on Tuesday night beginning at 5: 30 p.m. We will start the Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. After we get a feel for how the Housing Authority meetings will work, we can determine if the 5:30 time frame works best or if we need to adjust.
Tree Replacement at Douglass Park
Public Works Department, along with Keep Middletown Beautiful and the Tree Commission are discussing plans to remove the dozen elms along southbound SR4 along Douglass Park in the coming weeks. The trees have deteriorated over the past few years, dropping large branches into the roadway which creates a hazard for vehicles and pedestrians. We want to remove these trees prior to the onset of winter since the snow and ice can add extra weight to an already tenuous ituation. We will be working with members of the Second Ward Community Council to make sure that they are informed of the planned improements prior to the trees being removed.
This project will coincide with the relocation of several evergreens from Miami Park to Douglass Park as a start to replacing te trees removed. Transplanting has a duel benefit of using existing stock to begin the replacement process as well as thinning trees that needto be thinned to avoid crowding as they grow.
Former Middletown Interim City Manager Update
Steve Husemann, our interim City Manager during 2007, was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. He recently had a bone marrow transplant at Duke University Hospital and is slowly recuperating. He is currently City Manager in Mooresville, North Carolina. If you would like to wish him well via email, please do so at shusemann@ci.mooresville.nc.us
From the Int’l City Management Newsletter:
Preston, Kansas, To Be Revived By Undertaker And Family.
Ken and Donna Stanton are planning "to build a mortuary and crematorium, the unlikely cornerstone of an ambitious community revitalization plan that features Old West‐styled building facades, old‐time street lights and faux‐board sidewalks. Joining the couple are more than 30 relatives and friends who plan to establish their homes, businesses and a non‐denominational church in the town." And "Preston is the latest Kansas small town to get the makeover treatment.
The Kansas Farm Bureau started its Kansas Hometown Prosperity Initiative in 2008, picking as its pilot projects the towns of Sedan, Onaga and Atwood." The initiative "aims to develop community leadership, promote small business entrepreneurship, engage youth and staunch the transfer of wealth that leaves rural counties when aging residents die."
Breiel Blvd. Update
This project is moving along – about 2 weeks behind schedule – but still doing very well. Our plan is still to complete the paving by the time the asphalt plants close for the winter – by late November.
Upcoming Events
October 14 Third Ward Town Hall meeting ‐ 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Senior Citizens Center
October 14 Planning Commission Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers
October 16 Farmers Market, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ‐ Central & Broad St.
October 19 Middletown Board of Education meeting, 6:30 p.m., 1515 Girard Ave.
October 20 Middletown City Council meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers
October 23 Farmers Market, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ‐ Central & Broad St.
October 25 Bull’s Run Family Fall Festival 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Rosedale Rd.
October 31 Trick or Treat, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
November 3 Middletown City Council meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers
November 3 Election Day
Links for additional information:
City Manager’s Weekly Update: www.cityofmiddletown.org
Middletown Community Calendar: http://www.calendarwiz.com middletowncalendar (copy and paste in your web browser)
Pothole Patrol: www.cityofmiddletown.org or call 727‐3691 (Option 2)
Have a great week! Judy
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