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A rendering of Price's Landing, a park planned in Lower Price Hill. Land adjacent to the park at the confluence of the Ohio River and Mill Creek could be key to the music venue deal at The Banks. Residents are concerned it would harm the plans for Price's Landing PROVIDED/THE ENQUIRER

Concerts at The Banks? Depends on what happens two miles away Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

It doesn’t look like much. Just some gravel and trees wedged between train tracks and the Ohio River in Lower Price Hill. Somehow this stretch of riverfront may hold the fate of a music venue at The Banks, two miles away. Yes, the music venue slated to be built next to Paul Brown Stadium, one that would accommodate 4,000 indoors and 8,000 outdoors for concerts -- and generate long-awaited foot trafﬁ c to the city’s riverfront restaurants and businesses. But as part of a deal between Hamilton County and the Bengals, a concrete manufacturer next to Paul Brown Stadium has to move to make way for parking expansion and a possible indoor practice facility for the football team. And ﬁ nding a new home for a concrete company isn’t easy. The concrete company, Hilltop Basic Resources, wants to have a river barge loading dock in Lower Price Hill. The land is currently used to load and unload barges, so it seemed perfect. But next door to that land, residents want a park – one that already has a name, Price Landing. And they see a bike path going right by what would be the barge depot. They had hoped that their new park would have a more bucolic neighbor. They’re not quite sure how they got mixed up in the middle of the quest for a new music venue. “I don’t know I understand it all myself,” said Greg Lang, a resident along the Ohio River in Riverside near Lower Price Hill and part of the group leading Price Landing. “It is complicated...I

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Pamela Rocker draws attention. As she sat in a window seat at a Dunkin Donuts in Cincinnati, the cashier came over and asked if he could take her picture. It’s not every day a presidential candidate comes into the store in Cincinnati’s Westwood neighborhood. The clerk, noting an Enquirer reporter there to interview her, passed along his top issue for her to address in the White House: taking care of the 100 spam calls he gets every day. Rocker, 35, hopes to be the ﬁ rst transgender black female president in history. And she thinks the nation is ready to elect a transgender black woman from Cheviot. She’s running for the Democratic nomination. “I just didn’t want to sit on the sidelines,” Rocker said. “I was unhappy with the outcome of the 2016 election. Hillary, she inspired me. She lit something inside me. She opened the door for women and trans women of color to run.” But it’s not just Rocker. It seems more and more people want to be president. Most you’ll never hear of and won’t raise a dime in money. President Trump won’t tweet about them.

Filing ‘statement of candidacy’ for president As of April 9, Rocker and 670 other presidential candidates have fi led an offi cial “statement of candidacy” with the Federal Elections Commission for the 2020 election. In 2016, 1,775 people fi led for president, more than the previSee ROCKER, Page 4A

Jack Degano, left, and Gregory Lang want this stretch of riverfront in Lower Price Hill for a park. ALBERT CESARE/THE ENQUIRER

think there’s a solution here, but I’m not sure what it is at this point.”

How we got here For the music venue to open, the city, county, concrete company and residents will have to come to an agreement in Lower Price Hill. The Bengals last year allowed the music venue next to Paul Brown Stadium if the county would buy the site of Hilltop Basic Resources and relocate the company. The team wants that land under Hilltop’s current home for extra parking and a possible indoor practice facility. Hilltop, along with the county, identiﬁ ed several parcels of land in Queens-

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gate and Lower Price Hill currently being used by a company to store metal coils. If the deal is ﬁ nalized, the bulk of Hilltop’s operation would be on nine acres of land in the Queensgate neighborhood on the north side of Sixth Street - not on the riverfront site.

Price Landing key to deal Hilltop, however, needs access to the Ohio River to load and unload barges. Key to the deal is a 4.5-acre parcel on the western side of Mill Creek. “The river is key to our operations as well as being located near the central core of the city,” Kevin Sheehan, See VENUE, Page 2A

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president of Hilltop, told The Enquirer. “It’s been a challenge ﬁ nding suitable sites. We think we found a solution.” It’s never that simple. The land where Hilltop wants its barges is right next to 18 acres where residents want to put Price Landing, which will have a bike trail, amphitheater and playground. A $1 million federal grant will allow the residents’ group, known as River West, to start construction of almost two miles of bike trail along the river soon. The planners envision the trail going past the barge loading dock and eventually extending from Smale Park to Sayler Park. The plans don’t call for a concrete company and barge terminal nearby. Bill Burwinkel has driven past Hilltop’s operation on the river. He doesn’t want it near the park or the community where he has owned a business for more than 30 years, the market analysis ﬁ rm National Marketshare Group. “Go down there (to Hilltop) during the daytime, there’s all kinds of dust, dirt particulates blowing across the road,” Burwinkel said. “It all depends on which way the wind blows.”

This diagram shows the existing and proposed relocation sites for Hilltop Concrete. The blue are the proposed new location for the concrete company. The orange section, mostly owned by the city, could provide a solution if the loading site is moved further away from the proposed park. GBBN ARCHITECTS/THE ENQUIRER

Correcting the mistakes of the past Some feel Lower Price Hill has already shouldered its fair share of heavy industry. Aging houses overlook factories lining the Mill Creek. Across the Mill Creek is Queensgate. In 2004, the 400,000-square foot warehouse in Lower Price Hill where Queen City Barrel cleaned and recycled industrial barrels went up in ﬂ ames. “Lower Price Hill is dealing with decades of heavy industrial consequences,” said Adelyn Hall. “Lower Price Hill is the neighborhood where Queen City Barrel literally blew up in their faces a decade ago. I can say we are really working to correct the mistakes of the past.” Hall works in the Lower Price Hill area as the director of housing and neighborhood development for the Cincinnati Community Learning Centers, a non-proﬁ t that assists Cincinnati Public Schools. Lower Price Hill’s Oyler School is one of the places the CLC provides health services, counseling, afterschool programs, nutrition classes, food pantries, and a variety of other services to students and families. Lower Price Hill resident Terri Cooper just shrugged at the thought of more coming to the neighborhood.

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Lower Price Hill resident Terri Cooper, with son Jayden, shrugged at the thought of more industry in the neighborhood. SCOTT WARTMAN/THE ENQUIRER

“I don’t see what is the diﬀ erence. As long as there isn’t strong smells coming into our house.” But Burwinkel said there are plenty of other places for Hilltop to load and unload its barges. “This is like putting the facility down on the river in Newport,” Burwinkel said. “This isn’t the only piece of waterfront property in the whole world.”

Solving the ‘jigsaw puzzle’ A solution is in sight, leaders said. City-owned property along the Ohio

River east of the Mill Creek might be an option, county and city oﬃ cials said. That would solve much of the concerns from the residents, Lang said. “It’s further separated from the community,” Lang said. “There’s more opportunity for a buﬀ er.” The key is to determine whether it suits the needs of Hilltop and whether any city leases on the property will allow it, said Hamilton County Commis-

sioner Denise Driehaus. Driehaus thinks a solution can be worked out earlier than three months, possibly this week. Driehaus, city council members Tamaya Dennard and Amy Murray, Hilltop oﬃ cials and neighborhood residents met last week to hash out a solution. “It’s like a jigsaw puzzle,” Driehaus said. “You have to understand who owns what. What’s obligated for what.”

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DELHI TOWNSHIP Annual clean-up day set Delhi Township’s annual clean-up day is set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. May 4, at the Delhi Senior and Commuity Center, 647 Neeb Road. The event is open to Delhi Township residents only. Proof of residency is required. No yard waste, computer equipment, hazardous chemicals, liquids, paint, batteries or closed drums will be accepted. Residents myst be in line by 1 p.m. For information, call Dan Ryan at 513451-3300 or email Dryan@Delhi.oh.com. The Delhi Business Association will also be holding their annual Paper Shred

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chandise. She said people would have to take her word for it about her past. She did give two names of people she worked within the Job Corps in Los Angeles, suggesting they could be reached through Facebook. The Enquirer couldn’t track them down. “Right now, I’m running for the White House,” Rocker said.

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ous four elections combined. The ease of fi ling online has spurred some of this growth, experts have suggested. It doesn’t cost anything to fi le a statement of candidacy. This year’s group of candidates includes 22 Ohioans. The only one elected to federal offi ce is Tim Ryan, congressman from Youngstown. One candidate, Ali Noor, lists an address of Bradley Hall dorms at The Ohio State University. Noor shares a name with a famous Pakistani rock singer and has a campaign dubbed, Noor’s Campaign II: The Squeakquel. There are two Cincinnatians, Rocker and John Fitzgerald Johnson, also known as JFJ. JFJ lists his address as Sycamore Township and is running as an independent. Rocker said she’s going to Iowa this month, then to New Hampshire. Trips to early primary and caucus states still won’t likely get her on any presidential polls near Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders or former Texas U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Yet she doesn’t see her presidential campaign as a lost cause. “It’s just like playing the lottery. You take your chances,” Rocker said. Well, if the presidential race is a lottery, a ticket costs at least $300 million. President Donald Trump’s campaign spent $325 million in 2016. His opponent, Hillary Clinton, spent $563 million. Those fi gures don’t count the money spent by outside groups. Rocker has never run for offi ce before. She’s unemployed, she said.

Trump’s election a ‘nightmare’ Why not start smaller, like Cheviot City Council? Trump’s election played a role. Rocker described watching the election of Nov. 8, 2016, as “living a night-

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mare.” She loved Hillary Clinton and was excited at the prospect of the fi rst female president. Six months later, in April 2017, while on vacation in Washington state with her husband, she decided to run for president. Rocker and her husband, Victor, hiked two hours up the side of a mountain. Faced with a breathtaking view, she made up her mind. “Was the country ready to elect the fi rst African-American president?” Rocker said. “It just came by surprise. If a person is presenting themselves as a candidate who’s very seriously running for public offi ce, why not?”

She once wanted to be a rapper So who is she? Her past is diﬃ cult to verify. She said she grew up in Cincinnati among 10 diﬀ erent foster families. She graduated from Robert A. Taft High School. In high school, she said she was out as a gay boy and was bullied for it. She would dress as a woman on weekends, what she described it as “baby steps” to becoming the woman she is today. When she moved to Los Angeles in 2005 she found people more accepting. That’s when she started to make the transition to be a woman. “I was getting comfortable in my own skin,” Rocker said. “When I moved to California, it was like, why not? Just be yourself.” She had dreams of becoming a rapper when she moved to L.A.

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She recorded some hip-hop songs under the name Pam Jones, fi guring if the name Jones worked for two other rappers, Mike Jones and Jim Jones, it might work for her. She landed one song, “Eat Sushi,” on the soundtrack of the 2008 romantic comedy, “Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom.” In the chorus, she extolls, “I eat sushi and get my nails done” and declares it’s the “new national anthem.” But the rap game wasn’t easy. She said she also worked odd jobs, “doing offi ce work” and studied offi ce administration in the Job Corps. She said she moved back because Los Angeles is “overpopulated” and “takes the fun out of living.” “I’m going to the grocery store every day, I’ve got to look over my blind spot, in my rearview mirror there are people riding motorcycles, people pushing baby strollers,” Rocker said. “There are people everywhere.” When asked what she did for a living in Cincinnati, she said she’s worked organizing gay-pride events. Cincinnati Pride board of directors President Brooklyn Steele-Tate said she had never heard of her. Rocker didn’t give names of friends or associates she’s worked with on Pride events, and later said she just attended the events and bought mer-

What would she do if she gets in the White House? She’d give every household access to a free car. Called a Freedom Car, she said she’d pay for it by lifting the federal ban on marijuana. The federal government can make a lot of money off marijuana, $23 billion a year she believes. Rocker didn’t cite a source for that fi gure. Democratic members of Congress on the Joint Economic Committee released a report in December estimating the national cannabis industry will generate $23 billion by 2022. She also wants to make recycling mandatory. How would she enforce it? “That’s a really good question,” Rocker said. “If anybody has any ideas that we can bring to the table, I’m all ears.” A President Rocker would also make reparations to descendants of slaves, something like a $100 check to every black person. Regardless of what you think of Rocker and her plan, expect to see her around. So far much of her campaign has been online, including a steady stream of videos in the Greater Cincinnati Politics Facebook group. She plans on raising money and appearing at events. She spoke on Fountain Square on March 31 during the Transgender Day of Visibility. “I want them to know I will fi ght for the American people,” Rocker said. “I will fi ght to rebuild our reputation around the world and be more hospitable to immigration and stuff like that.”

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Mann, Sittenfeld: FC Cincinnati should create aﬀ ordable housing Sharon Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The meeting inside the small West End community room Monday, April 22 was supposed to be about zoning changes for land just north of the coming FC Cincinnati Major League Soccer stadium. But it turned into a nearly two-hour public forum where more than 60 people turned out to plead with city offi cials to stop zoning that is pushing them out of their homes, despite pledges from team offi cials that nobody would be displaced. The people told stories of ill health and working two jobs just to make their rent. Cincinnati City Council is answering their cries for help. A majority now say they won’t vote for the zoning changes unless the displaced residents fi nd replacement housing they’re happy with. And Council members P.G. Sittenfeld and David Mann pitched this idea Tuesday: Council would approve the zoning request if FC Cincinnati offi cials agree to turn a building it owns nearby into aff ordable housing. People displaced from the re-zoned stadium property could then move to that building at 1559 Central Avenue. FC Cincinnati would let residents stay there for three years at the same rent residents pay now, Sittenfeld and Mann proposed. “We believe we can be a city where we’re capable of doing aspirational things, while at the same time ensuring the well-being of those who are too often left behind,” Sittenfeld said at a press conference. “You can’t make this up,” Mann said at the press conference. “We expect cit-

West End community members gathered at Seven Hills Neighborhoods Houses to argue against their displacement for the FC Cincinnati stadium. PHIL DIDION

izens to be treated with justice.” The council members fl oated the idea to team offi cials last week via a lobbyist, but have not heard back, they said. Team offi cials have not commented about the meeting or proposal. The Enquirer found at least 17 people had to or will have to move because of the stadium. Residents said they believed team offi cials had assured them no one would have to move. But the team actually said nobody would have to move for the stadium site itself. FC Cincinnati is building a privately funded, $250 million stadium in the West End, part of its deal to get an expansion Major League Soccer team this year. Cincinnati City Council, in a 5-4 vote last year, approved the team’s request to build the stadium in the West End, along with roughly $35 million in taxpayer incentives for infrastructure work in and around the site. Zoning for the stadium itself was approved in February. FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeff Berding made several

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public promises that nobody would be displaced in building the stadium. Then, earlier this month came news that the team had bought three parcels of property at the northern end of the stadium site, asking the city to approve zoning changes on land that is now the Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall on John Street and small buildings at 423 Wade Street and 421 Wade Street, where people currently live. The team also bought 1559 Central Avenue, where people live. That building is not part of any current zoning request, but the current owner sent evictions notices to people in the 423 Wade Street and that building. Many of the people at the meeting live in the Central Avenue building. When 99-year-old Mary Page, who is bedridden and lives at 423 Wade Street told her story publicly, the team promised to help her. While it’s not displacement for the stadium site itself, the crowd at the meeting did not make that distinction. Jamaria Mitchell, who lives in one of the buildings, said she got an eviction

notice on Feb. 13, giving her until the end of the month to move out. “Bull---- on this whole stadium,” said Mitchell who works cleaning rooms at the Renaissance Hotel and at Taco Bell. “I live there. Two days ago the landlord asked me for my rent. He didn’t ask me about moving. I work. I need help.” Fay Atkinson, 80, who has lived in the West End all her life, later said, “What you’re doing is cheating the people. You’re doing wrong.” Why do they have to move, people in the crowd wanted to know. Former Mayor Mark Mallory, who now works as a community liaison for the team, didn’t off er specifi cs, but told the crowd, “FCC has an interest in protecting what’s going on around the perimeter” of the stadium. City of Cincinnati planning staff employees will now make a recommendation to the Cincinnati planning commission about whether to approve zoning and whether to approve the fi nal stadium plan. Then, the planning commission will make a recommendation to council on whether to approve the additional zoning changes, with that vote followed by a council vote. There is not majority support for the zoning change at this point and the team pulled 423 Wade Street from the request. But the team plans to come back and ask for the change once the housing issues are resolved. Councilman Jeff Pastor, one of fi ve council members who approved the team’s request to build a stadium in the West End, was the only council member to attend the meeting. He said he was there to listen and added, “I’ll say I’m troubled by what I am hearing. It’s important your voices are heard.”

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Berding strikes back: What we learned at press conference Sharon Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

FC Cincinnati President and General Manager Jeﬀ Berding held a media round table Thursday to respond to charges that the team is displacing West End residents to build a Major League Soccer stadium. He says he's working to help tenants who live in buildings the team bought that are located north of the stadium site stay in the West End, but that if the team didn't buy the low-income housing buildings somebody else would have and the tenants would still be facing eviction. He also responded to Cincinnati City Council's threat that it wouldn't approve a zoning change on land needed to build the stadium unless he moved people into a building he owned, essentially making him a landlord. Here's what we learned: The scope of the zoning request The zoning request was originally much larger. It originally covered all of the south side of Wade Street, property just north of the stadium site. It included one building of tenants. But the team, realizing council members had concerns, scaled the zoning request back to just two right-of-ways. Those right-of-ways are really important The right-of-ways, which council members already knew the team needed and said would be ﬁ ne, are in the actual stadium footprint. If the zoning isn't approved, work on the stadium could be stopped and the opening could be delayed. MLS won't like that at all. Cincinnati Planning Commission is set to vet the request May 10. Council's motion to help tenants is

FC Cincinnati general manager Jeff Berding shows a fake eviction notice flyer that was passed out in the West End during a press conference to discuss the ongoing dispute over zoning and residences in the area around the future West End FC Cincinnati stadium at the team's main office in downtown Cincinnati on April 25. SAM GREENE/THE ENQUIRER

unusual Council's motion basically told the team it wouldn't approve the re-zoning unless the team gives people who live on the property new housing in another building it owns. But because the request has been scaled back – and it's unclear if council members knew that – council's demand FC Cincinnati help

tenants is basically saying it would vote for zoning if the team does something out of council's reach. Berding contends that's illegal. Cincinnati residents have seen this fi ght before This fi ght isn't that diff erent from the one over council's 2017 Children's Hospital expansion vote. In that case people

were displaced from their Avondale homes when the hospital bought those homes for expansion. But when Councilwoman Yvette Simpson demanded the hospital help the neighborhood, she was criticized as stopping progress. It became a key issue in her bid to become mayor and she lost to Mayor John Cranley.

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Celebrate traditions with carnitas, mint juleps from Kern’s Kitchen, Louisville. (derbypie.com). I do have, though, my family’s pecan pie on my site. You can add chocolate chips and sub in walnuts for the pecans if you like. That’s as close as I can go. Can you help?

Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld

Some weeks I can just about predict what recipes will be requested. This week it’s all about Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby. The recipes I’m sharing for both can be made ahead, which makes the party even more fun. Some of you asked for the recipe for the iconic Derby-pie. The name is federally copyrighted so it’s not a recipe I would have or be allowed to share. You can order the authentic pie

Clone of sweet cabbage soup from Decent Deli in Blue Ash Reader Ken W., a Pierce Township reader, enjoyed this weekly at the restaurant, which is now closed. “I’ve tried to recreate it without success,” he said. Do any of you have a good recipe to share?

Kentucky Colonel Spearmint.

Kentucky Derby style mint julep Here’s my home made version of this famous drink. First you have to make a spearmint simple syrup.

Best slow cooker pork carnitas From daughter-in-law, Jessie, this recipe has reached “hall of fame” status. Reader Kristi Drout suggested I share the recipe again.Yes, it’s that popular.

Mint simple syrup Good in other drinks, or stirred into fresh fruit.

Jessie's suggestions: "Serve with lime tortillas chips and Tostitos white queso, black beans, Spanish rice, and guacamole."

Ingredients 1 cup each sugar and water

Prep this the night before, pull it from refrigerator in the morning. You might have to cook it a bit longer. Ingredients

1 packed cup spearmint leaves or more to taste, smooshed with wooden spoon to release volatile oils

1 tablespoon chili powder blend

Instructions

2 teaspoons ground cumin

Bring sugar and water to a boil. Pour over mint which you’ve placed in a heat proof jar. Cover, refrigerate overnight and strain. Keeps a month refrigerated.

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Viewpoints Berding: ‘We’re not a landlord; we’re a soccer team’ Paul Daugherty Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

You’re never gonna win a PR battle with a 99-year-old. The second The Enquirer reported that Mary Page had to move from her West End apartment, FC Cincinnati could do no right. You’re doing what to whom? If you’re a professional sports team and you are owned by a billionaire or two, don’t expect any public support for booting people from their homes, to make room for your new, space-age stadium that’s landing like an alien rocket ship in the middle of an established neighborhood. Especially if one of the dispossessed is a bed-ridden 99-yearold. No one’s going to be with you on that one, Mr. Lindner, certainly not publicly. There’s more to it than that. There always is. If the soccer team hadn’t bought the three properties in question, including the building where Ms. Page lives, someone else would have. A speculator seeing the gold mine in having the soccer stadium next door would ﬂ ip the property for lots of proﬁ t. A businessperson would see that same stadium and think, “sports bar.’’

The soccer team had asked landlords in the area to consider selling their properties to the team, before acting on other oﬀ ers. A fair reBerding quest, given no speculators or would-be bar owners had spent close to $300 million making the real estate more desirable. “We want the opportunity to control the development around our stadium,’’ FCC president Jeﬀ Berding said. “We’re spending almost $300 million, we don’t want a Hustler store next to our stadium.’’ Who’s going to argue with that? Most apartment dwellers in that area rent month to month. Tenants are free to leave. Owners are free to say, “you can’t stay.” Anyone who rents that way knows that being displaced is a constant possibility. That’s not always fair. Nor is it a futbol team’s problem. As Berding said, “We’re not a landlord, we’re a soccer team.’’ FC Cincinnati has been accused of being less than truthful in its vows that a stadium would not displace any residents. Strictly speaking, that is true. The stadium itself won’t eliminate residences. The area closest to the stadium will.

Berding suggested that when he made the vow, he was thinking only about getting the stadium built, not developing what surrounded it. “We didn’t have a development strategy then. Everyone understood that there would be development around the stadium. You’re spending $250 million,’’ Berding said, with some exasperation. Why wouldn’t there be development? It’s not exactly unimpeachable honesty. It’s not a lie, either. “If we continue to allow all this to just run amok through our community, we’re going to continue to split up neighborhoods, split up neighbors, increase homelessness,” said Josh Spring, the executive director of the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Commission. That’s a bit of an exaggeration. Displacing a total of 17 people and commandeering the ballet’s parking lot (since returned to the ballet) isn’t exactly laying waste to an entire neighborhood. I asked Berding for examples of good corporate citizenship. He mentioned $100,000 the team spent on a housing study. The team built a playground and helped rehab two homes. West End residents are getting job training, with an eye on working on the stadium’s construction

And oh yeah, FC Cincinnati is spending $250 million to help revive a depressed part of town. That’s good for everyone I’m not here to be an apologist for a sports team. Nor am I being asked to leave my home. I understand the resentment of folks who are watching their neighborhood change because a bunch of rich people decided to put a soccer palace there. But I do think the piling-on of the team is a bit much. I do think FC has been a decent corporate citizen. And I do believe the legit concerns of the folks being displaced will be addressed. Berding said the team is “working overtime’’ to ease the move for Mary Page. “We’re working to give people assistance who need it.’’ We’ll hold the team to that. Do you enjoy visiting Over-theRhine? Probably, you’ve never considered that those restaurants, shops and bars you frequent have contributed to big rent increases that have forced longtime residents to move. Those folks don’t just magically disappear so you could sip lattes at the newest coﬀ ee bar. With almost any urban redevelopment, folks are going to be displaced. Is that a sports team’s issue? Or a societal one?

Hey, FC Cincinnati, just be honest about your stadium plans once and for all Politics Extra Jason Williams Cincinnati Enqurier USA TODAY NETWORK

FC Cincinnati’s stop-and-go roller coaster of spin and parsed words needs to be parked for good. Will we ever get the actual truth from the soccer club about its West End stadium site plans and what the team wants to do near it? In January 2018, team president Jeﬀ Berding told WCPO-TV: “Let me stress this: We’re not taking anyone’s homes. We’re going to increase home ownership. We’re going to increase the number of people living in a neighborhood. The notion that we’re somehow going to try to buy people’s homes out, move people out of the neighborhood, that’s just false. That’s just made up.” Today, at least 17 residents have been or are being told to get out of their homes. Oh, FC Cincinnati would say the people being displaced are renters – not homeowners – and none of them live on the actual stadium site. Those folks live in buildings adjacent to the approved stadium site, properties bought by none other than FC Cincinnati. Excuse me while I regain my balance from all the spin. Fact: Whether it’s the stadium site or adjacent land, if FC Cincinnati owns it, then it’s all related to the new 26,500seat venue. The adjacent land might be used for parking or fan plazas or even new condos, but it’s all owned by FC Cincinnati and centers on the club making its new home in the West End. Why can’t the team just be upfront about that? Maybe the team is worried about another public relations hit. FC Cincinnati stepped into another mess of its own doing when news broke earlier this month that the team is buying three buildings on Wade Street, a

Wade Street is north of the site for FC Cincinnati’s West End stadium. The team is building mistrust as it spins and parses words about its intentions for properties it has been buying adjacent to the new stadium. KAREEM ELGAZZAR/THE ENQUIRER

stone’s throw from where the north end of the new grass ﬁ eld, er, pitch, will be. A 99-year-old, bedridden woman has been told to move from one of those buildings, feeding a narrative pushed by stadium opponents that the big, bad, billionaire team owners don’t care. I believe Carl Lindner III and his ownership group actually care a lot, and this $250 million private investment in a struggling neighborhood is a good thing for the city. But the lack of transparency, the spin and parsing of words coming from FC Cincinnati’s front ofﬁ ce is overshadowing the good right now. Had the team been upfront about actually having to displace residents, most fair-minded and objective people would’ve understood. It’s hard to do any massive development project in an urban-core neighborhood without displacing residents. FC Cincinnati is a private organization and it’s free to make deals with other private businesses, as was the case with FC Cincinnati and the Wade Street building owners. But when you originally tell the public no one will lose their homes to make way for the stadium and then pull a fast one, it can erode credibility. And in this neighborhood, the

Kalei Rogers, 4, holds up a sign during a press conference on April 9, 2019, hosted by Fight Back Cincinnati: Wade street and Central Avenue Tenants United. LIZ DUFOUR/THE ENQUIRER

team needs to build credibility along with its stadium. Last year, after the team bought the ballet property adjacent to the stadium site, FC Cincinnati promised everything would stay the same for the arts organization. Soon after, however, FC Cincinnati released stadium renderings showing that it was taking the ballet’s parking lot. Public backlash helped restore the ballet’s parking lot. But does anyone honestly think that issue is fully dead? That’s not the only reason to be highly skeptical of FC Cincinnati’s West End dealings moving forward. Cincinnati’s District 1 police station sits adjacent to the stadium site. It’s perfectly ﬁ ne where it is. But given that FC Cincinnati is trying to acquire other properties directly next to the stadium site, does the club also want to take control of that taxpayer-owned property? FC Cincinnati would help itself by

giving the public a full overview of why it is buying the Wade Street properties and whether it wants any other sites around the stadium. Go ahead and be upfront about the rest of the plans. The club is building mistrust as it builds the new stadium. It’s so unfortunate, because we all wanted to believe the hometown team would be honest with its hometown people. As FC Cincinnati goes about business in this manner, however, I worry the team could be fueling skepticism about the broader problem of how redevelopment is being done in the city. Residents in struggling neighborhoods have a real fear of being displaced by the next sexy development project. And this is giving them every reason not to believe a word from any developer. Subscribe and listen to Jason’s That’s So Cincinnati podcast on Apple Podcasts. Email: jwilliams@enquirer.com

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Sports St. Xavier football program adds prominent oﬀ ensive coordinator

GLORY DAYS

Jason Frakes Louisville Courier Journal USA TODAY NETWORK

it. That was one of the things that was huge about our team. ‘Glory Days’ was part of our warmup. ‘Hungry Hearts’ depicts how that team was. We just wanted it more. I don’t think the stars aligned any diﬀ erently.” Oak Hills, which also drew motivation from its “We Believe” motto, wasn’t the only local team that reached the state tournament, played that sea-

Andrew Coverdale, the off ensive coordinator for Trinity High School’s football team in Louisville for 17 seasons, confi rmed last Wednesday he has accepted the same position at Cincinnati St. Xavier High School. Coverdale was Trinity’s off ensive coordinator from 19992002 and from 2006-18. He spent three seasons (2003-05) as the head coach at Castle (Indiana) before returning to Trinity for his second stint. Coverdale Coverdale said he and Cincinnati St. X coach Steve Specht are longtime friends. “He and I have stayed in touch through the years and swapped a lot of ideas,” Coverdale said Wednesday while house shopping in Cincinnati. “He was in the process of rebuilding his off ensive staff and reached out to see if I was interested.” Coverdale said a teaching position at Cincinnati St. X recently opened, leading to the interview process that ultimately resulted in him landing the position. Coverdale, 48, joined the Trinity staff under head coach Kevin Wright in 1999 and was retained by Bob Beatty when he took over in 2000. As off ensive coordinator, Coverdale helped the Shamrocks win 11 state championships during his time at Trinity. He’s co-authored several books about the passing game and is a coveted speaker at football clinics. “Trinity won championships two out of the three years (I was at Castle), so I think I understand the honor of stepping into that stewardship and that Trinity High School is bigger than any of us,” Coverdale said. “I’d like to think that at the end of it I’ll be viewed as a good steward of what I was given. … “Bob brought in a tremendous system, and he allowed me to work with it and help evolve it. It’s highly unusual for an assistant to have that much latitude on the high school level.” The relationship between Beatty and Coverdale has been the subject of speculation for years and reached its peak in 2008 after a somewhat infamous shouting match between the two during a practice was caught on tape by NFL Films cameras for a show it produced for CBS. Coverdale said last Wednesday too much was made of that incident. Beatty was not immediately available for comment. “Passion always results in confl ict, and confl ict is healthy,” Coverdale said. “It means you care enough about each other to work through the conversation and decide on what’s best for the kids. … “We have a phenomenal relationship that grew and fl ourished. I think we made each other better. We had healthy

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MARCH 4, 1986: Oak Hills girls basketball player Sue Wilkymacky (no. 21) receives a pass from Lori Loew (No. 13) while Beavercreek's Laurie Jackson (No. 40) looks on. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO

1986 Oak Hills girls hoops played like a Boss Melanie Laughman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

The 1985-1986 Oak Hills girls basketball team derived signiﬁ cant motivation from two Bruce Springsteen songs, “Glory Days” and “Hungry Heart,” but another track from the “Born In The U.S.A.” album that included “Glory Days” also could have served as the Highlanders’ theme. “No Surrender.”

Coached by Nann Meyer, Oak Hills lost three games in the regular season, including one each to Princeton and Seton, before bouncing back in the Class AAA tournament to beat both the Vikings and Saints on the way to reaching the state championship game. “I don’t think anything changed,” said Harrison resident Sue Chuck, who was senior Sue Wilkymacky on that Highlanders team. “I don’t think we played any diﬀ erently. We just wanted

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son at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes Arena. Finneytown, led by Class AA second-team all-state pick Jenny Higgins, took a gaudy 24-1 record into the semifi nals, where the Wildcats fell, 31-27, to a Millersburg West Holmes team that extended its overall winning streak to 83 games and was on its way to a third consecutive state championship. The challenges faced by Chuck and Oak Hills in the tournament were similarly daunting. Princeton featured 6foot-3 junior center Tammy Svoboda, who would lead the Vikings to the 1987 state championship. Seton’s lineup included 6-foot-3 sophomore Janet Haneberg, who would become Ohio’s fi rst Miss Basketball as a senior. “I was 5-10,” said Chuck, who played center. “It was huge to be able to beat them.” Princeton opened up an 18-point lead before settling for a one-point win in the regular-season game between the two teams. Meyer got her team focused on a better start in the district championship game at Middletown, and Oak Hills led, 29-18, early in the third quarter before Princeton fought back to grab a 43-42 lead with 4:33 left in the game. The Highlanders reclaimed a 49-47 lead with 21 seconds left and Lori Loew sank one of two free throws with six seconds left to seal a 50-48 win. After beating Beavercreek, 48-33, in a Middletown regional semifi nal, Oak Hills faced a Seton team that was undefeated, had fi nished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the state in the Associated Press Class AAA poll and had beaten the Highlanders by 15 during the regular season. Meyer unveiled a full-court zone press that the Saints hadn’t seen in the regular-season matchup, and Oak Hills forced eight turnovers in the fi rst quarter. Loew, who led the Highlanders with 17 points, gave them their largest lead, 19-8, on a 14-foot jump shot with 6:25 left before halftime. The Saints pulled out their own press in the second half, and it helped fuel a 37-34 lead. The lead went back and forth before Chuck broke a 49-49 tie with back-to-back unanswered layups and Loew added a steal and layup for a 5549 lead. She added three free throws in the fi nal minute to clinch a 60-58 win.

MARCH 8, 1986: Seton's Janet Maneberg congratulates Oak Hills' Mary Ann Richardson after the Highlanders upset the Saints 60-58. Richardson had 15 points. ENQUIRER FILE PHOTO

While Chuck and Loew were the box score leaders, Chuck describes tri-captain Missy Johnson as the heart of the team. “She was at the top of our class as far as smart, and she was defi nitely a great athlete, but she was one to look up to,” Chuck said. “We didn’t have one person who totally stuck out as a huge superstar. We just played together as a team and jelled.” Chuck erupted for 25 points and Mary Ann Richardson hit a layup with 18 seconds left to secure a 55-51 win over Norton in the state semifi nal, Oak Hills’ second and fi rst since 1982, sending the Highlanders to their fi rst state championship game. Coach Melanie McNulty’s Finneytown team couldn’t survive a grueling defensive struggle that set state tournament records for the fewest combined points, fewest points by the winner and fewest by the loser. Higgins scored 14

points, but no other Wildcat could manage more than four. Finneytown, which fi nished 25-2, led, 19-18, going into the fourth quarter. Chuck scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Johnson added 10 points in the fi nal against Columbus South, but the Bulldogs’ height advantage was too much to overcome in Oak Hills’s 74-54 loss. Still, the Highlanders would always have those moments of glory on the way to the state fi nal to help handle the pain of that loss.. “I think so, when all is said and done,” Chuck said. “Of course, it stung at the end of that game, but we were able to pick up our lives and realize how far we had come just to play in the state fi nals.” Glory Days is a regular feature of Enquirer Media celebrating key moments, personalities and teams in Cincinnati’s rich prep sports history. Send your story ideas to mlaughman@enquirer.com.

SCHOOL NEWS Diamond Oaks Digital Arts students create rain barrels Two Diamond Oaks Career Campus students are comfortable if their art is left out in the rain. In fact, they hope it collects rain for many years. They are among 40 local artists whose work adorns rain barrels now on display at the Cincinnati Zoo. “Circle of Life” was designed and painted by Maddie Kelch, a senior from Oak Hills High School. “Searching for Water” is the creation of Harley Ann Westfelt, a junior from Oak Hills. Both are students in the Digital Arts and Design program at Diamond Oaks. The barrels are part of the 7th annual Rain Barrel Art Project sponsored by the Regional Storm Water Collaborative. They were individually designed and painted and were shown at the Zoo as a featured part of their annual Tunes and Blooms event. “The eff ort included students from both Digital Arts and Design (DA&D) and the Automotive Technology-Collision program,” said instructor Sandra Ramey. “Auto collision students sanded and primed the barrels. DA&D students added the art, and then they went back to the auto collision lab for the fi nal clear coating. The entire project took about three weeks from start to fi nish.” The project is intended to showcase local art and educate people on environmental issues like storm water runoff and water conservation. The barrels were auctioned to raise funds for environmental education. The Regional Storm Water Collaborative is composed of storm water dis-

Oak Hills senior Maddie Kelch works on her rain barrel.

tricts, municipalities, and soil and water conservation districts in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Jon Weidlich

Oak Hills Local Schools expects to save more than $32K annually through lighting upgrade Oak Hills Local School District, in partnership with Energy Optimizers, USA, will upgrade all interior lighting to LED systems for an expected savings of more than $32,000 annually. The improvements will be made to the district’s nine school buildings, as well as the administrative and transportation offi ces. The new LEDs will off er up to 75 percent savings over the existing fl uorescent technology. They will also last 3 to 4 times longer, which will help the district reduce long-term operations and maintenance costs. In addition, LED lighting is easier on the eyes, which benefi ts students and staff alike. The quality of LED lighting is very close to natural daylight, and LEDs

off er improved light distribution and lighting levels. The lighting is also free of the hum and fl icker associated with fl uorescents, making it an ideal system for special needs classrooms. “At Oak Hills Local Schools, we take a very conservative approach to how we balance our operational needs against the expectations of our students, staff and community,” said Jeff Brandt, Superintendent. “This project will enable us to save a tremendous amount of money on our utility bills, which we can redirect into the student programs and classroom activities that make us one of the top districts in the region. And we can do all of this without additional cost to our taxpayers.” The district used the LED Lighting and Energy Savings Program through the Ohio Council of Educational Purchasing Consortia (OCEPC). This program enables the district to make these cost-cutting improvements at no additional expense to taxpayers while ensuring the best possible pricing. The energy savings from the lighting upgrade will be equivalent to preserving 302 acres of trees or removing 198 cars from the road. “We are proud to partner with Oak Hills Local Schools in making these relatively simple yet incredibly costeff ective turnkey improvements to the district’s lighting systems,” said Greg Smith, Energy Optimizers, USA, founder. To learn more about Energy Optimizers, USA, visit http://energyopt usa.com or call them at (937) 877-1919. Bethany Meisinger-Reiff

Sue Chuck's family includes, from left, Andrew, 12, Gregory, 21, Erin, 25, husband Gregg, Sue and Matthew, 15 THANKS TO SUE CHUCK

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confl ict from time to time, but I wouldn’t say it was regular. It was very occasional. I’d like to think the results speak for themselves as far as the level of kids and the results we produced. I couldn’t have asked for a better boss.” In a text message, Trinity athletic director Rob Saxton wrote that Beatty “is evaluating football coaching staff needs as we do in every off -season and will decide how to handle this transition as a part of that process.” Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: www.courier-journal.com/jasonf.

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COMMUNITY NEWS West High sorority, fraternity alumni invited to annual picnic “The search continues to locate alumni of Western Hills High School who joined a sorority or fraternity and to cordially extend an invitation to the annual picnic. It’s such a fun event,” said event coordinator Cindy Sander, a 1970s grad and member of Tau Sigma Chi sorority. “Unlike class reunions, this event is open to all West High sorority and fraternity alumni from any year, any fraternity or any sorority; not just one graduating class. That is a big part of what makes this event unique,” she added. But the focus of the annual picnic is to reconnect with old friends while making new ones. Attendees are encouraged to bring photos, memorabilia, and stories about those nostalgic times. The 2019 West High Sorority & Fraternity Alumni Picnic will take place, rain or shine, on Sunday, May 19 from 1-6 p.m., at Fernbank Park’s Riverview Shelter House, 50 Thornton Avenue, (off Route 50) in Sayler Park. Bring a guest, BYO drinks (alcohol permitted) and a dish to share, if you wish. Brats, metts and hot dogs are free. If you prefer other grill-ready items, bring something; grills and charcoal are provided. Split-the-Pot and Door Prize raffl e tickets are off ered throughout the day, and group photos begin at 3 p.m. “We never know who will show up and encourage those who are in contact with former members to extend our invitation and encourage them to be our guest. Last year, alumni from Iowa, Florida and Michigan traveled back to Cincinnati and spent the day with us,” Sander said. For additional information, to share contact information of former members or to connect with old friends, join the group page on Facebook entitled “West High Sorority & Fraternity Alumni” or, send an email to the event coordinator at lsander22@cinci.rr.com.

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program, he was able to start searching for a job and it did not take he and his Employment Specialist very long to obtain a perfect match. Alex landed a job at Wendy’s serving the customers in the lobby. Alex has always been a people person so utilizing his excellent social skills in an environment like a restaurant lobby in his local community was a great ﬁ t. Alex knew a lot of the customers so he naturally took the job and is known for giving great service with a smile on his face. Alex was thankful for Goodwill’s Employment team assisting him and enjoys working with his Job Coach Nick Burkhart. Nick has assisted Alex since starting and now happily reports that he is independent on the job site. Nick and Alex still share a Saturday together every now and then, catching up on any new tasks that managers have added to his job. Alex likes talking

with Nick about all the new things he’s accomplished on those days. Alex enjoys talking more and says he feels better after having this job at Wendy’s. When talking with friends and peers, he is proud to tell them all about his success. Rich Halter

Bayley recognizes Leading Age stars Bayley staﬀ members Della Meyer from Environmental Services, Amber Alston and Sandra Carroll from the Health Center, Mary Beth Hinton from Nutrition and Samantha Robson from Activities, recently received recognition as Leading Age Ohio Star Employees for 2019. The ﬁ ve recipients were nominated See COMMUNITY, Page 7B

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Law-enforcement agencies win body armor grants Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A group of 320 law-enforcement agencies in Ohio will split nearly $2.7 million in state grants for body armor. That’s according to a press release ifrom Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost about the new program in which agencies – primarily police departments – can receive up to $40,000 each with 25 percent of matching funds. Local agencies got grants totaling more than $130,000. The program started last August and is funded by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. An interactive map on the attorney general's web-

site shows participating law-enforcement agencies and the size of their grants. “Law enforcement happens at the local level,” Yost said. “Seeing that these grants are being used in every corner of our state helps me rest easier at night knowing that our peace offi cers are better equipped to return home safely to their loved ones at the conclusion of each shift.” More body armor grant money is available now, and the attorney general’s offi ce and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation are fi nalizing an agreement to substantially expand the program, Yost said. Local agencies and their grants include: • Bethel Police Department - $469. • Blue Ash Police Department - $1,776

• Butler County Sheriff ’s Offi ce - $15,566. • Cheviot Police Department - $13,963. • Colerain Township Police Department - $7,334. • Elmwood Place Police Department - $7,276. • Glendale Police Department - $6,668. • Goshen Township Police Department - $2,574. • Great Parks of Hamilton County - $12,690. • Greenhills Police Department - $6,129. • MetroParks of Butler County - $4,394. • Mount Healthy Police Department - $2,603. • New Richmond Police Department - $10,200. • Ross Township Police Department - $8,159. • Sharonville Police Department - $10,322. • Springdale Police Department - $8,145. • Springfi eld Township Police Department - $2,371. • Xavier University Police Department - $10,760.

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by other staff as the unsung heroes who work behind the scenes to meet the daily needs of residents, clients and program participants. They radiate energy, compassion and dedication, providing selfl ess gifts to those they serve. The 2019 Bayley award winners were honored at a special luncheon and celebration at the Maple Knoll Communities on April 16. LeadingAge Ohio is a nonprofi t trade association that represents approximately 400 long-term care organizations and hospices, as well as those providing ancillary health care and housing services, in more than 150 Ohio towns and cities. A majority of LeadingAge Ohio members, senior services providers and hospices, are mission-driven, values-based organizations that provide many or all of these services. Bayley, an active member of LeadingAge Ohio, is a non-profi t organization founded by the Sisters of Charity. Located on the west side of Cincinnati, Bayley off ers wellness programs and living options for Cincinnati seniors. Kathy Baker

Sketch and Paint Art Club to host grand opening, ribbon cutting Delhi Township will host a ribbon cutting for Sketch and Paint Art Club on Wednesday, May 8 at 4:30 p.m. The public is invited to join the elected offi cials, staff , and representatives of the Delhi Business Association, as they inaugurate the new business located at 5669 Rapid Run Road. The business will be open from 4:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served. Debbie Ward, owner, operator, manager and instructor of the art club, is passionate about art and the community she grew up in. She is a graduate of Oak Hills High School and the College of Mount St. Joseph where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Sketch and Paint Art Club offi cially

opened on January 7 and oﬀ ers an individualized art program for ages 7 and up. The business’ slogan, “Leave Your Schedule Behind… Come-in to Sketch and Paint,” represents Debbie’s passion and interest in teaching students, of all ages and skill levels, how to sketch and paint while working at their own speed. “My business isn’t just about sketching and painting,” said Debbie Ward. “It’s about connecting people who share the same interest and support each other while they work toward their own accomplishments. It is very rewarding to see friendships form in the end.” Class schedule: Mondays: 10 a.m.– noon (Adults) and 4 p.m.–6 p.m. (Adults & Teens); Tuesdays: 10 a.m. - noon and 1:30 p.m.– :30 p.m. (Adults) and Saturdays: 10 a.m.–11 a.m. (Children ages 7 to 12). New classes are forming on Wednesdays from 10 a.m.–noon (Adults), and on Thursdays from 4 p.m. –5 p.m. (Children ages 7 to 12) and 7 p.m. –9 p.m. (Adults & Teens). ❚ Owner: Debbie Ward ❚ Phone: (513) 451-8314 ❚ Email: dlward27@hotmail.com ❚ Sketchandpaintartclub.wordpress.com Lori Studt

Verve Fit holds grand opening celebration Delhi Township elected offi cials and staff , and the Delhi Business Association, attended the grand opening of Verve Fit on April 10. The event was kicked off with a ribbon cutting and presentation of a certificate to recognize the new business on their accomplishments and welcome them to the community. The new fi tness facility, which offi cially opened on Dec. 15, is staff ed by personal trainers and sports nutritionists. In addition to cardio equipment and weights, members have access to tanning beds and fi tness classes. Verve Fit is located at 5031 Delhi Pike. The facility is open to its members 24/7 and is staff ed on Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m., and on

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Local American Family Insurance agency owner Doris Gibbons earns top honor for customer service Doris Gibbons, an American Family Insurance agency owner in Harrison, Ohio, has been recognized for providing an outstanding customer experience under the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certifi cation Program. “An extraordinary customer experience is a top priority at American Family and our agency owners are a critical part of accomplishing that,” said Ann Hamilton, American Family Insurance customer experience vice president. “The select group of agency owners who have attained the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certifi cation have, Gibbons according to their customers, consistently provided that outstanding service that is a diff erentiator for us among insurance providers.” The service excellence distinction was determined through an evaluation process conducted under guidelines established through the company’s Amer-

ican Star Excellence in Customer Experience Certiﬁ cation Program. The process consists of a customer satisfaction survey which measures customers’ overall experience with their current American Family Insurance agency owner. Gibbons has been an agency owner for American Family since February 2004. Her oﬃ ce is located at 10548 Harrison Ave, Suite 300, Harrison. Madison, Wisonsin-based American Family Insurance is the nation’s 13thlargest property/casualty insurance group and ranks No. 311 on the Fortune 500 list. The company sells American Family-brand products, including auto, homeowners, life, business and farm/ ranch insurance, primarily through its exclusive agency owners in 19 states. Contact: ❚ Janet Masters, media relations ❚ American Family Insurance ❚ (608) 242-4100, ext. 30409 ❚ jmasters@amfam.com Brandon Gibbons

Westwood child care provider honored by WeTHRIVE! Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH) honored Crystal Howard Scott for her second year as a WeTHRIVE! Child Care Provider. Scott operates Complete Care Development Center, a 5-Star Step Up To Quality family child care home in Westwood. She achieved the Ohio Healthy Program designation in 2018. Scott has gone above and beyond in her eﬀ orts to make quality menu changes, serving more fresh fruits and vegetables at every meal and snack, offering whole grains every day, removing all fried or pre-fried foods, and more. Families receive monthly newsletters with information on child nutrition, physical activity, screen time, sleep, and overall child growth and development. For more information about the WeTHRIVE! Child Care Initiative, visit WatchUsThrive.org/ChildCare. WeTHRIVE!, an initiative of Hamilton County Public Health

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Cincinnati election: Here's what's on the ballot Jacob Fisher Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

May 7 is an election day in Ohio. Several Greater Cincinnati school districts are seeking money for construction, improvements or operations. Additionally, Harrison and Sharonville are holding primaries for mayoral and council seats. Polls will be open 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7. You can also submit an early in-person vote or mail in an absentee ballot between now and May 6. Here's what's on the ballot:

Hamilton County Issue 1: Lockland Local School District — Bond issue and tax levy ❚ Total value: $11,153,275 (9.33 mill) for 38 years, plus 1.00 mills continual ❚ What it will fund: Construction and improvements ❚ Cost to property owners: $361.55 per $100,000 Issue 2: Milford Exempted Village School District — Bond issue ❚ Total value: $97,790,000 (4.7 mill) for 37 years ❚ What it will fund: Construction

and improvements ❚ Cost to property owners: $164.50 per $100,000 Issue 3: Little Miami Joint Fire & Rescue District — Additional tax levy ❚ Total value: 2.00 mill continual ❚ What it will fund: Fire and emergency medical services ❚ Cost to property owners: $70.00 per $100,000 Issue 4: City of Springdale — Income tax increase ❚ What it will fund: General operations, facilities and permanent improvements ❚ Cost to taxpayers: 0.5 percent income tax increase Residents in some areas may vote for mayoral and council leadership. Here are the candidates for the 2019 Hamilton County primaries: City of Harrison Mayoral candidates — choose one; four-year term (uncontested): ❚ William A. Neyer (R-Ohio) Council candidates — choose three; four-year term (uncontested): ❚ Anthony Egner (R-Ohio) ❚ Ryan Samuels (R-Ohio) ❚ Jean L. Wilson (R-Ohio) City of Sharonville

Council candidates (choose one; two-year term): ❚ Doug Blomer (R-Ohio) ❚ Robert D. Tankersley (R-Ohio)

Butler County Issue 1: Ross Local Schools — Earned income tax levy ❚ What it will fund: Maintaining and developing programming, cover operating expenses, implement safety improvements, enhance busing, more. Click or tap here for more details. ❚ Cost to taxpayers: 0.5 percent income tax increase

Clermont County Bond issue: Milford Exempted Village School District ❚ Total value: $97,790,000 (4.7 mill) for 37 years ❚ What it will fund: Construction and improvements ❚ Cost to property owners: $164.50 per $100,000

Warren County Issue 1: Proposed zoning amendment

❚ What it will do: Amendment to 40.7-acre parcel at 5615 Lytle Road; convert from Residence Single Family (R-1) to Village Transition PUD (VT-PUD). Also, split zoning map on part of a 1.29acre contiguous parcel at 5621 Lytle Road from Residence Single Family (R-1) to Village Transition PUD (VT-PUD). Issue 2: Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District — Replacement tax levy ❚ Total value: $4,120,000 annually (7.5 mill) continual ❚ What it will fund: Current operating expenses ❚ Cost to property owners: $211.59 per $100,000 Issue 3: Clinton-Massie Local School District — Income tax increase ❚ What it will fund: E)xpenses ❚ Cost to taxpayers: 0.5 percent earned income tax increase for ﬁ ve years Issue 4: Lebanon City School District — Additional tax levy ❚ Total value: $5,000,000 (4.99 mill) for four years ❚ What it will fund: Avoiding an operating deﬁ cit ❚ Cost to property owners: $175.00 per $100,000 (per the Dayton Daily News)

Cincinnati police target pedestrian safety Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Over-the-Rhine and Hyde Park are among 18 neighborhoods the Cincinnati Police Department is targeting in a trafﬁ c-safety blitz enforcing pedestrian, aggressive driving and speeding laws through May 3. “(Cincinnati police) worked with neighborhood shareholders in all ﬁ ve

(police) districts to identify high visibility areas to improve traffi c safety using an integrated approach involving the three Es of safety: Education, Enforcement, and Engineering,” police said in a press release. “The department will provide traffi c safety information to the public, as well as focused enforcement to curtail pedestrian accidents and fatalities. District traffi c cars will augment the eff orts

of Traﬃ c Unit personnel in a coordinated blitz.” Cincinnati police said oﬃ cers will monitor the busiest roads in the following neighborhoods: ❚ District One: Over-the-Rhine and the West End. ❚ District Two: Hyde Park and Pleasant Ridge. ❚ District Three: East Price Hill, Lower Price Hill, East Westwood and West-

wood. ❚ District Four: Avondale, Bond Hill, Paddock Hills, Roselawn and Walnut Hills. ❚ District Five: Clifton Gaslight District, College Hill, Mount Airy, Northside and Winton Terrace. At least 428 pedestrians were hit by a vehicle in Cincinnati in 2018, according to an Enquirer analysis of police crash reports.

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111 Hospital fluids 112 Former “Meet the Press” host Marvin 113 People who are totes close 114 Often-pantomimed hit song of the 1970s 115 “Cheers” actor Roger 116 Soldier’s assignment 117 Tush 119 Some undergrad degs. 120 Soul from Seoul?

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*Valid on Carrier 3 ton 16 SEER A/C or heat pump when matched with a high efficiency furnace (up to $1,069). Includes up to $1,069 Thomas & Galbraith discount and up to 15-year Carefree parts & labor warranty valued at $998. Up to $1,069 equipment discount can be applied to other select models. Free duct cleaning with qualifying purchase. Some restrictions apply. Rebates, credits & financing vary by model. Financing with approved credit. Minimum monthly payments required. Interest accrues at time of purchase unless paid in full during promotional period. For regular term purchases, APR is based on US prime rate and is subject to change. ***Up to 72 months 0% financing option valid on Optimum and Optimum Plus systems and cannot be combined with other discounts. Customer responsible for filing utility rebates if applicable. **Must be presented at time of service. Cannot combine with other discounts. Not valid on previous purchases. Existing residential only. See dealer for details on discounts, warranties and guarantees. Homeowner authorization needed. Must be in service area. Expires 6/15/19. IN HVAC License #: H0010016 KY HVAC License #: HM01276 KY HVAC License # : HM05814 OH HVAC License #: HV48412 KY Plumbing License #: M5308 OH Plumbing License #: PL47812 IN Plumbing License #: CO50800249

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Race on over and take a look at this beautiful remodeled 3 bedroom ranch in OHLSD. Must see to appreciate all of the updates. All appliances stay. Large backyard with above ground pool just in time for the summer. Don’t miss out! Call The Deutsch Team today before it’s too late.

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4228 WESTWOOD NORTHERN BOULEVARD Check out this well maintained ranch that we JUST SOLD for our customers. If you want to see that SOLD sign in your yard this spring contact The Deutsch Team because we get the job done. Our 5 agents are waiting to help you with your real estate needs in Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana. Call today so we can get started!

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2812 CARROLL AVENUE Both of our customers won the race when The Deutsch Team had both sides of the deal in the sale of this amazing Bi-level home. If you’re ready to make a move call one of our 5 agents so we can sell your home and find you a new one. We’re just a phone call away so call us today!

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or familial status or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newpaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Extension Staff Assistant/Receptionist Boone County Extension Service RE18128

Kentucky Commission on Human Rights 800-292-5566 H.O.M.E. (Housing Opportunities Made Equal) 513-721-4663

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PRICE HILL, W- 1BR, 1BA, kit, patio, yard, w & d hkup, wtr incl, $595 + utils & dep. No sec 8. approved Call 513-885-3139, between 10am - 8pm

great places to live... Cincinnati Family & Senior Low Income Apts. Section 8. 1-3BR. 513-929-2402 Equal Opportunity Housing Cincinnati Low Income, Section 8 Apartments. Affordable Housing, Rent Based on Income. 2-3BR. Call 513-929-2402. Ebcon Inc. Mgt. Equal Opportunity Housing

Sayler Park. 1br Gracely Dr. Key-access door. $475/mo. No pets. No section 8. 513-451-3191 Western Hills: Lrg 1 or 2 BR in 4 Fam, on Anderson Ferry Rd -off Glenway. Lndry, nice, quiet, secure. Ht/wtr pd Assistance avail. Owner occupied $550-$650. 513-312-4375

Colerain, 2BR, heat/water pd. Carpet, A/C, No sect. 8. No dogs. $300 dep. Rent $715. 513-521-3753 FT. THOMAS. 1 & 2 BDRM APTS & 1 BDRM TOWNHOMES 859-441-3158

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Destin, FL, Gulf front, 2BR, Condo Rentals, in Beautiful Destin, Local owner. 513-528-9800 Office., 513-752-1735 H

The University of Kentucky is accepting applications for the position of Extension Staff Assistant/ Receptionist located in Boone County. Major duties of this position include face to face and multiple-line telephone interaction with the general public; word processing including Microsoft Office, Access & Publisher; filing, maintaining databases, meeting room reservations, & mailing lists, and providing support for county agents and staff. High school diploma or GED required. Previous experience as a receptionist in an office setting preferred. The salary range is $12.00-15.00 per hour. To apply for RE#18128 a UK Online Application must be submitted to http://ukjobs.uky.edu/ postings/227322. Application deadline is May 15, 2019. For more information or assistance call 859-586-6101. The University of Kentucky is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from minorities and women.

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC Sea Pines. 3BR, 3 1/2BA Townhome on golf course & near Sea Pines beach club. Rented only by the owners. 513-314-7987

June 15-22nd, 2bd, 2ba, $950 843-802-4965

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC Sea Pines. 3BR, 3 1/2BA Townhome on golf course & near Sea Pines beach club. Rented only by the owners. 513-314-7987

MT. LOOKOUT 1 & 2 BDRM Grandin Bridge Apartments 513-871-6419

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Bridgetown - 1660 Neeb 3 Bdrm/3 ba $329,900 Dir: Neeb Road, 1 door north of Julmar. H-1049

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Delhi - 965 Pontius Rd. 4 Bdrm/3 ba $222,000 Dir: Rapid Run or ClevesWarsaw to Pontius. H-1056

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Harrison - 546 Heritage Square 2 Bdrm/2 ba $219,900 Dir: Harrison to Lyness to R on Legacy Way to L on Heritage Square. H-1053 Heather Claypool

Bridgetown - Outstanding 4 bdrm 2 stry in cul de sac! New kit! Cozy 1st ﬂr fam rmWBFP.Big Composit Deck O’lkg prvt lot/ Creek!W/o bsmnt.$249,900 H-1032

Bridgetown - Hard to ﬁnd Condo in Oak Village! Well maintained 2 bedroom with a study, vaulted ceilings in LR, balcony, and garage. $124,900 H-9913

Bridgetown - Outstanding 4 bdrm 3½ ba Br 2 sty on Cul de sac st! Fin LL w w/o to Ingr Pool w/ Outside Bar! Side Entry Gar! New Mech! $424,900 H-9997

Bridgetown - Beautiful private setting on over 5 AC! Lg 4 Bd, 2.5 BA w/ingr pool, new decks, Newer HWH & roof. Unique Lg GR w/WBFP! $299,900 H-9915

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Bridgetown - Sharp 2+ bedroom condo at 6563 Chesapeake Run w/full ﬁnished basement – 3 baths, `1 car att gar & more! $149,900 H-1057

Cheviot - Charming 2 bd, 2 ba 2 story. Renovated kit, new roof, updated baths, newer wwc, tankless HWH, fin LL, 1 car det gar, level lot. $129,000 H-1038

Colerain - Well maintained 3 bedroom ranch with full basement & 1 car garage! Level fenced yard! New roof/HVAC/ Appliances! $107,500 H-9998

Covedale - 1900+sf Tudor in Culde-sac! Rookwd Gas FP! Gorgeous Hdwd Flrs!Arched Drwys! Updtd kit/baths, frml DR. Fin LL. Patio. $139,900 H-1007

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Marilyn Hoehne

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Covedale - Large 2 family w/2 –bed, 1-bath units & sep utilities including C/A. Located on quiet dead-end st. $89,900 H-9745

Green Twp. - Sharp 4 Bd 2 Sty! Refin hwd flrs,updated kit & baths, lrg fam rm w/FP and w/o to patio,fin LL rec rm,new furn & c/a,2 car att gar.$187,000 H-1055

Green Twp. - Beautiful Ott Home! 3/4 bdrms, Great Rm w/GFP, 1st ﬂ Master,up-dated eat in kit, LL w/new wwc, wine cellar, wrkshp,2 car gar. $369,900 H-9982

Miami Twp. - Custom 5 bd, 4 ba, Ranch w/vaul ceil,hdwd ﬂrs, 2 FP, eat in kit. Newer roof & furn. Tankls HWH. Many updates, tons of storage. $329,900 H-9825

Doug Rolfes

Heather Claypool

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Miami Twp. - Many options.Beatiful 3 + acres for bldg. with a 3 bd Mobile Home included.Home has new deck. Could divide into 3 lots. $52,000 H-9728

Miami Twp. - Move in ready! 4 bd,3.5 bath, 2 sty! 1st ﬂ fam rm w/ wbfp! Fin LL with study/5th bd, rec rm & w/o! Fen yd w//wooded view! 2 car gar. $197,500 H-9987

Springﬁeld Twp. - Large, open, end-unit, private entry! Cathedral ceiling, FP. Eat-in stainless kit; 1st ﬂ laundry. 25’ versatile loft. Full bsmt, attach gar.$178,000 H-1047

St.Bernard - 2 Family,both spacious 4 room, 1 bedroom units. Sep furnaces,2 car garage.Ideal location, 2 minutes to I-75. $99,900 H-1031

Westwood - One of the largest 4 families in the area w/ 4-2 bd units, 4 lg built in gar. Well updtd & maintained. Excellent investment/owner occ. $229,900 H-1052

Westwood - Must see! Elevator, heated pkg gar, safe and secure. 2 bd, 2 ba, newer mech,washer & dryer hookup in unit.Pets under 30# OK. $68,900 H-9999

White Oak - Nice 4 bd, 2 ½ ba 2sty! Updated kitchen & baths. New roof, doors, driveway. 2 car oversized garage,quiet cul-de-sac st. $235,000 H-1051

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Old Advertising/Gas Station Related Items, Pre1970 | Signs, Gas Pumps, Air Meters, Soda Coolers, Etc. Call 937-321-7154

2-ABOVE GROUND BURIAL CRYPTS, ST. JOSEPH NEW CEMETERY. $5,498 FOR BOTH; 513-518-8268

Cemetery Lots - Crown Hill Memorial Park - Pippin Rd, Cinncinati. Very Desirable Location - Serenity Gardens Sect B Spaces 1 & 2 Discounted $500! $4,695 for Both Spaces + $155 Transfer Fee 513-293-6139

Stuff all kinds of things...

Antiques & Vintage Market Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds U.S. 50, Exit 16 I-275 Season Begins Sunday, May 5th! 7 am-3pm Over 200 dealers 513-353-4135 lawrenceburgantiqueshow. com

HANDYMAN Experienced, Reasonable, No Job Too Big or Too Small. Including electric & plumbing. Steve 513-491-6672

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Grass Cutting, Landscaping FULLY INSURED.

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BUYING-RECORD ALBUMS & CDs, METAL, JAZZ, BLUES, ROCK, RAP, INDIE, R&B & REGGAE. 513-683-6985

I buy pre-1980’s home contents: bikes, stereo, records, jewelry, keyboards, guitars, etc. Call: 513-4735518

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I BUY STEREO SPEAKERS, PRE AMPS, AMPS, REEL TO REEL TURNTABLE, RECORDS, INSTRUMENTS, ETC (513) 473-5518

AKC Siberian Husky Pups., Pics & Info everbluekennels.com 513-227-1657

INSTANT CASH PAID For Baseball Cards Coins, Gold, Silver, Antiques, Old Toys, Watches,

Tremain’s Lawn & Landscape

Call today for Autumn & Discount Pricing! ± 513-795-6290 ± ± 513-266-4052 ± LOW Cost Tree Service - Trim, Top & Removal. 35+ yrs exp. Free est. Sr disc. George 513-477-2716

Autographs, Many Others! We Pick-up. 513-295-5634

$$$ PAID for LPs, CDs, CASSETTES -ROCK, BLUES, INDIE, METAL, JAZZ, ETC + VINTAGE STEREO EQUIP, DVDs & MEMORABILIA. 50 YRS COMBINED BUYING EXPERIENCE! WE CAN COME TO YOU! 513-591-0123

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neighborly deals... ESTATE SALE! Sat. May 4th, 9-2. 7373 Kirkridge. Complete Home accessories, couches, tables, and chairs, mower engines, & Christmas.

3727 Harrison Ave., Cheviot. Sat., May 4th, 8-5. Featuring items from a six car garage. Furn, tools, hardware, kitchenware, flooring, lawn & garden, office supplies. Rain or shine! A portion of each sale will go to St. Martin of Tours Fund 7393 Dimmick Rd. West Chester CtK Lutheran Rummage Sale. Rain or Shine. Fri 8a-3p & Sat 8a-12p. Gigantic Sale! Cincinnati: Multi-Family Yard Sale! 4186 Ruckle Ave. Off school section. Sat., May 4 from 8am-2pm û Rain Date: Sat. 11th û

Colerain Township MultiFamily Indoor Yard Sale! May 5, 9a-3p. 3504 Beavis Lane, 45251. IWLA Hall. 513-923-2262, prior to sale. ü û Space Available! û ü Finneytown- Mission Garage Sale St Bartholomew Church 9375 Winton Rd @ Fleming Fri 5/3 9-1 & Sat 5/4, 9a-12p

FOREST PARK CITY WIDE YARD SALE Saturday, May 4, 8am to 4pm 100+ Households. Sale maps available at City Building. Updated info, maps & sale locations also at www.forestpark.org/environmental

GRAND ANTIQUE MALL 9701 Reading Rd., Cinti,

Springfield Township, Golf View Yard Sale, May 4, 9am-2pm, Electronics, Clothes, Furniture, Dishes, Crafts, Pictures, Jewelry, Books, Shoes, Floral, Games, Toys, Books and much, much more! Dir: Take Mill Road next to the Winton Woods Golf Course to Acreview Dr., or Sharon Rd. to Mill Rd. to Acreview Dr. Look for the Golf View Sign.

OH 45215 513-554-1919 www.grandantiquemall.com

JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL TENT/ YARD SALE Multi-Dealers, DJ, concessions 9:00am-6:00pm Saturday, Oct. 13th Rain Date: Oct. 14th Harmony Lane Street Sale! Saturday May 4th. 8a-1:30p. Multi Family. Clothing, household items, & misc. Montgomery, Garage/Yard, 8001 Deershadow Lane, Fri: 9-3, Sat: 9-3, Sun: 9-1. Nice vintage, furniture, & household. Dir: 71 to Pfeiffer East, N. on Deerfield 1 mile. Multi Family Yard Sale Bargains new and Used items! 7641 N fork Lane OKEANA May 4th and 5th 9am-2pm

WEST CHESTER- Keehner Meadows HOA Annual Yard Sale. Furn, clothes, baby items, kids toys, books & tools. West Chester Rd to Revere Run to Wintergreen or Cox to Monticello to Sussex to Susan Springs. 8993 Wintergreen Dr. Fri. 5/3 & Sat. 5/4, 8am-1pm White Oak: May 2nd & 3rd; 9a to 3p; 6016 Rambling Ridge Dr. 14 ft aluminum craft V bottom boat w/ trailor 15 HP johnson motor, golf clubs & putters incl Scott Cameron, artwork, sports collctbl, antiques, tools, kids toys, clothing, gas edger, & much much more!

Yard Sale: Sat. May 4th 8a -1p Quinn Chapel AME Church 10998 Southland Road Forest Park OH Clothes, shoes, computers, household items, toys, bicycles etc. Food trucks & more! Free water etc.

Applicant: Time Hershner, Ideal Due Diligence (applicant); Craig R. Conway (owner)

Plans are on file and open for public inspection in: County Administration Building Room 801 138 East Court Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Office Phone: 513-946-4550 WST,May1,’19#3527363 PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Hamilton County Rural Zoning Commission on Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Room 805, County Administration Building at 1:00 P.M. for the purpose of: Case Number: Green 91-1; GES Properties

Golden Retriever Pups - AKC Family-raised! $500 Very Loyal Companions! Call 765-853-5751

Irish Setter Puppies, 10 weeks old, males & females, current on vaccines & dewormed, $400 740-225-0332

Rides best deal for you... Mechanics Automotive Hand Power Tools Socket sets (1/4", 3/8", 1/2" and 3/4") and power tools along with it ; 5 Snap-on tool boxes (bottom, center, top, and 2-side hang on boxes); Hand tools: wrenches (box end & open end); 5HP air compressor w/ a 30-gallon tank; 2.5 ton floor jack Tools are brand name: Snap-on, Mac, and Cornwell Looking for best offer Call 513-582-8449

Buying All Vehicles Not Just Junk up $3000 Fair cash price, quick pickup. 513-662-4955

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Subject Property: Green Township: 5655 Harrison Avenue (Book 550, Page 181, Parcel 474)

Subject Property: Green Township: 5336 Meadow Walk Lane Drive (Book 550, Page 102, Parcel 320)

Comics, Case Knives Military, Trains,

Hendel’s Affordable ó Tree Service ó

Case Number: Green 2013-04; Harrison Greene Retail

Dog, Labradors, M/F, , 6 weeks, black-chocolate, calm AKC LABRADOR PUPS 6 weeks old Chocolate/Black, 500.00 and 400.00 Wormed, 1st shots, microchipped and limited registration, farm raised, more information or pictures, (812)209-9337 (812)209-9337 larrbear_54@y ahoo.com

Automotive CE-0000708659

Plan Summary: To install an exterior portico with operable louvers, lights and fans over an existing outdoor patio area where no structures where shown on the approved Zoning Compliance Plan.

Morkies beautiful black and white F & M, tiny 1-2 lbs, 9 wks old, first shots, $800-$900. 513-324-9642

513-406-2500

PUBLIC HEARING

Application: MAJOR ADJUSTMENT to an existing “EE” Planned Retail district.

AKC English Golden Retrievers 8 wks old, shots, dewormed, & vet checked, Health Guarantee, Asking $1,500. Call or Text 937-603-2272

CASH FOR RECORDS Private collector buying 45’s & LP’s Up to $10 per record, small & large collections. Roger 513-575-2718 I can come to you!

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Cost EffECtivE ConCrEtE thE nEw & improvEd mEthods drivEways-sidEwalks-patios EtC.. Just Call Calvin 513-307-3502 spring forward-frEE QuotEs

BUYING ALL TYPES OF KENNER TOYS & HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA. Help add to the largest private STAR WARS collection in Ohio! Did you or a family member used to work for Kenner? We are LOCAL paying CASH for prototypes, packaging samples, displays, artwork, paperwork, and toys in all conditions. Heck, we will even buy your KENNER business card! Looking specifically for STAR WARS, M.A.S.K., Jurassic Park, GI Joe, Alien, Stretch Armstrong, The Real Ghostbusters, and most character lines. 1980’s and older only please. Help keep Kenner history here in Cincinnati! Call or text 513.500.4209 - Please leave a voicemail if we don’t answer, or email us at CincyStarWarsCollector@gmail.com . Save this ad- we buy all year !

WAR RELICS US, German, Japanese Uniforms, Helmets, Guns, Swords, Medals Etc, Paying Top Dollar Call 513-309-1347

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We buy junk cars and trucks cash on the spot û†û 513-720-7982 û†û

Applicant: Mark J. Burger (applicant & owner) Application: MAJOR ADJUSTMENT to an existing “B-2” Single Family Community Unit Plan Residence district. Plan Summary: To enclose an outdoor patio onto an existing building where no structures are shown on the approved Zoning Compliance Plan.

LEGAL NOTICE DELHI TOWNSHIP SPECIAL MEETING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Notice of Public Hearing by the Delhi Township Board of Zoning Appeals. A Public Hearing concerning the below listed cases will be held on May 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Delhi Township Administration Building, located at 934 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45233. 1. Case VA2019-01: To hear a variance request to permit the commercial alteration of an existing building for the expansion of an indoor self-storage facility at 5271 Delhi Pike in the “DPBC” Delhi Pike Business Corridor District. The Zoning Resolution prohibits indoor selfstorage in the “DPBC” Delhi Pike Business Corridor district and the Zoning Resolution also prohibits buildings or premises devoted to non-conforming use to be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or structurally altered unless the use changed to a permitted use in the District in which such building or premises is located. Request filed by Robert Krumdieck on behalf of Delhi Town Center LLC. 2. Case VA2019-02: To hear a variance request to permit a six foot high (6’) solid privacy fence in the north side yard and the south front yard at 228 Anderson Ferry Road in the “C” Residence District. The Zoning Resolution prohibits fences greater than four feet (4’) in height and not less than fifty percent (50%) open in side yards and four feet (4’) in height and not less than seventy-five (75%) open in front yards. Fences in front yards shall not confine or enclose the front yard. Privacy fences six feet (6’) in height shall only to be erected in rear yard. Request filed by Hesham Alslaity (property owner). Anyone may appear in person or be represented by an attorney if they so wish. This request is on file at the Delhi Township Department of Community Development, located at 697 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45233, and can be reviewed during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) for at least ten days prior to the public hearings. Anthony S. Roach, Zoning Administrator Department of Community Development DHP,May1,’19#3523892

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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Hamilton County Rural Zoning Commission on Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Room 805, County Administration Building at 1:00 P.M. for the purpose of: Case Number: Green 2019-05; Harrison Buffalo Wild Wings Subject Property: Green Township: 5922 Harrison Ave; on the northeast side of Harrison Avenue, on the northwest corner of the Harrison Avenue and North Arbor Woods Court intersection (Book 550, Page 183, Parcel 57) Applicant: Green Township Properties Inc. (applicant); Carla R. & Richard Kuntz (owners) Application:

FROM: “A-2” Resdience TO: “EE” Planned Retail

Plan Summary: To construct an 8,000 square-foot Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant with 10,000 square feet of additional commercial space including a parking lot with 263 parking spaces and one curb cut onto North Arbor Woods Court. Plans are on file and open for public inspection in: County Administration Building Room 801 138 East Court Street Cincinnati, OH 45202 Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Office Phone: 513-946-4550 WST,May1,’19#3527336

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At its meeting held on 4/16/19, the Cheviot City Council adopted the following legislation: Ord 9-07 To Enact Chapter 96 Of The Cheviot Code Of Ordinances (re: Yard Sales); Res 19-13 To Approve Certain Expenditures From The Criminal Activity/ Forfeiture Fund; Res #19-14 To Repeal Resolution No. 19-04. WST,Apr24 May1’19#3510070

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