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How dream project turned into nightmare in Madisonville Dan Horn and Sharon Coolidge Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Kathryn gets fi tted for her face shield with Milford High School senior engineering students. PROVIDED/PETER LEEPER

Milford students build custom mask for child with autism Madeline Mitchell | Cincinnati Enquirer | USA TODAY NETWORK

Milford High School teacher Peter Leeper didn’t set a deadline for his senior engineering students’ latest project. Eleven-year-old Kathryn Ferrara did.

Kathryn is a Deer Park fi fth-grade student who loves to swim, says her mother, Kathleen Ferrara.

Kathryn was born with Down syndrome and diagnosed with autism in the fi rst few years of her life.

Kathryn doesn’t want things to touch her face, Ferrara says, which makes mask-wearing impossible. Kathryn is nonverbal, which makes it diffi cult for her mother to know what she needs or wants sometimes.

“But what she defi nitely needs is protection from the virus,” Ferrara said.

Ferrara says Leeper’s engineering students have provided just that.

There was a time, not so long ago, when everyone in Madisonville seemed to share a vision for the neighborhood’s business district.

Spruce up the streets and sidewalks.

Build more housing. Add some retail shops. Make the district more attractive and easier to walk. Residents of this Cincinnati neighborhood had a plan. All they needed was cash from the city and a developer willing to take on the job.

But now that it’s happening, now that buildings are going up and Cincinnati taxpayers are investing more than $10 million, the project that once united Madisonville is driving a wedge through it.

Neighborhood meetings are less neighborly. Social media posts are more heated. Residents accuse one another of spreading lies, of carrying out vendettas, of favoring developers over their poor and Black neighbors.

In just the past year, conversations about a swimming pool and a discount store in the business district have turned into heated debates about gentrifi cation and discrimination.

“It has, unfortunately, caused a divide in the neighborhood,” said Kate Botos, president of the Madisonville Community Council and a critic of the project.

That may be an understatement.

Madisonville is fast becoming a cautionary tale for city neighborhoods trying to align their visions for growth with the real-world demands of developers, politicians and the real estate market.

The acrimony has revealed economic and racial fi ssures that were easier to gloss over before work on the project began, and it’s raised hard questions about Cincinnati’s approach to development and aff ordable housing.

“There has been an absence of leadership on the part of the city,” said Bob Igoe, a small business owner and former community council president who supports the project. “There’s been a See MADISONVILLE, Page 6A

‘The gift of acceptance.’

Ferrara and Kathryn are destined for Turks and Caicos Islands this February to attend a fi ve-day retreat for children with autism. They were supposed to go last year but the trip was canceled due to COVID-19, Ferrara said.

In order to board the plane, Kathryn needs a mask.

Leeper’s students broke out into small groups to come up with a mask for Kathryn that wouldn’t touch her face. Their model includes a plastic face shield with a 3D printed frame that can attach to one of Kathryn’s vests with velcro.

“This is not just for the trip, it’s for life, to keep her safe,” Ferrara said. “It’s life-changing and life-

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Kathryn, 11, is going on a trip with her mother, Kathleen Ferrera, this February.

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saving.”

On Jan. 20, Kathryn and Ferrara came into Leeper’s classroom for a fi tting. Ferrara said it was an See KATHRYN, Page 2A

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Drake Motel and Carrousel Inn to be sold ing out AC units and living in the rooms,” Weidman said.

Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A partnership that said it wanted to convert two shuttered motels in Sycamore Township into housing for veterans will sell the properties instead.

That’s news to township offi cials, who say the Drake Motel and the Carrousel Inn & Suites properties have been plagued by garbage, overgrown vegetation and squatters since Blue Tide Partners Hamilton bought them in May 2018.

“At one point in time they wanted us to approve what they called ‘veteran housing’ on both properties,” Sycamore Township Trustee Tom Weidman said.

“While they have talked about re-development to other uses, the township has not received any formal requests to do so. It is safe to say that the township does not really know what the owners intend to do with the property.”

But Tom Miller, managing member of Blue Tide Partners Hamilton, told The Enquirer in an email that the partnership based in Covington, Kentucky, plans to unload the motel properties.

‘COVID-19 has changed many things, including this’ “We have decided to sell the Drake and Carrousel hotels because they no longer fi t into our plans,” Miller said.

“COVID-19 has changed many things, including this.”

Blue Tide facing lawsuits

Abandoned mattresses can be seen inside a room at the Drake Motel on Reading Road in Sycamore Township.

The closed motel, more than 60 years old, has been plagued by garbage, graffiti, and squatters for years.

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A Hamilton County judge closed the Drake Motel at 8109 Reading Road after Sycamore Township and the Hamilton County Sheriff ’s Offi ce declared it a nuisance in 2013, citing prostitution and drug activity there.

The Carrousel Inn & Suites at 8001 Reading Road did not reopen after a fi re last October.

“We have had nuisance issues at both properties,” Weidman said. “Drake did not have the area properly secured, which led people to begin dumping waste and debris on the property.

“At the Carrousel, there has also been waste and debris being dumped on the property and evidence of the building not being secured and squatters push-

The city of Cincinnati sued Blue Tide Partners Hamilton and affi liate Blue Tide Partners last April for $119,363 in unpaid Greater Cincinnati Water Works bills and citations for violations of the municipal maintenance code at 27 properties.

The Hamilton County Auditor’s website shows Blue Tide Partners Hamilton, Blue Tide Partners and another affi liate, Blue Tide Capital, own 38 properties in Hamilton County.

Last December, Spade Contracting of Morgan Township sued Blue Tide Partners Hamilton for $2.55 million.

Both lawsuits are pending in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. Miller said Blue Tide does not comment on pending litigation.

Former Cincinnati Bengals kicker Doug Pelfrey, who founded Blue Tide Partners with Miller, has said he wanted to create aff ordable housing for people in need. Miller declined to say how much money Blue Tide affi liates have spent buying and renovating properties.

But, “As for monies spent on this large of a project, there will always be unforeseen and sometimes excessive expenses to complete the rehab of hugely deteriorated properties,” Miller said.

Jill Schiller has a solution to Hamilton County’s treasurer vacancy: Appoint her Scott Wartman Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Should the next Hamilton County treasurer be the next county treasurer?

That’s the solution Democrat Jill Schiller has proposed to solve the upcoming vacancy when the current Hamilton County treasurer, Republican Robert Goering, steps down Feb. 11 to become a judge.

Hamilton County Republicans are looking to appoint someone to fi ll the seat for about six months before Schiller takes the job.

Schiller thinks the Republicans should appoint her.

“Now is no time for patronage,” Schiller tweeted in response to The Enquirer’s story Jan. 25 about the vacancy.

“I’m the fi rst woman ever elected to the offi ce; lame duck appointee does no good. Lots of local Rs talk about unity.

Time to walk the talk. Appoint me now

to transition this vital offi ce and show HamCo voters we can all work together.”

The Hyde Park resident won a close race in Schiller November for county treasurer, beating Republican Charlie Winburn by 7,000 votes, less than two percentage points.

But thanks to a quirk in Ohio law, her term doesn’t start until September. The current Republican treasurer, Goering, won a race for judge on the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, a term that starts Feb. 11.

So Hamilton County needs a temporary treasurer.

Hamilton County Republicans have 45 days from Feb. 11 to appoint a replacement, according to state law. If they do not, then the three Democratic county commissioners make the appointment.

Hamilton County Republican Chair-

man Alex Triantafi lou recently told The Enquirer they intend to appoint a replacement for the next few months.

He did not return a message from The Enquirer seeking comment on Schiller’s proposal.

Schiller told The Enquirer she plans on reaching out to Triantafi lou. Appointing her a few months early would be a great show of bipartisanship, she said. “If we want to take the temperature down, we need to start by example to show we’re willing to work together,” Schiller said. “This is a great way to start that process.”

The treasurer oversees an offi ce with an annual budget of $4.5 million and 23 full-time employees responsible for taking in and depositing all county revenue. A big part of that is property taxes, which the treasurer receives from taxpayers via mail, credit card, eCheck or payments made in person at the treasurer’s offi ce.

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“amazing, touching moment” that she won’t forget.

Not only are the students creating a lifesaving device for her daughter, Ferrara said, but they are also giving her the “gift of acceptance.”

“They’re creating normalcy for our kids and for that we’ll always be grateful,” Ferrara said. “Because, you know, life isn’t always easy when you have differences, and especially in a pandemic.”

The latest model is a bit big for Kathryn, Ferrara said. The students are making adjustments in the next week so they can bring the face shield to Kathryn before her trip.

“They don’t want to let her down,” Leeper said.

Ferrara, a single mother who says she and Kathryn have a “special bond,” said the whole experience has been “extraordinary.”

She can now think about taking Kathryn to gyms, museums, doctor’s offi ces, grocery stores and school with more ease and peace of mind.

The face shield will change their lives, she said.

“It gives me faith and hope in(…) humankind, because it’s been, kind of, such an ugly few years and then these

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The shield attaches to Kathryn's vest to avoid touching her face directly.

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kids just remind me how beautiful most people are on the inside,” Ferrara said.

More projects to come Leeper says his students have worked on about a dozen projects to

help children with special needs.

The engineering program often partners with Clermont County Early Intervention and May We Help, a Hamilton County nonprofi t that works with people with disabilities. “(The students) love it because they

Here's a rendering of a 100-room hotel a development team wants to build in Hyde Park. PROVIDED

Plans for hotel in Hyde Park delayed, not derailed Jeanne Houck Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Construction of a 100-room hotel on Madison Road in Hyde Park has been delayed by the pandemic but not permanently derailed.

That’s according to an email from developer Michael Doty, vice president of construction and development for Brandicorp of Bellevue, Kentucky.

Brandicorp is partnering with the Lexington Hotel Group of West Chester Township to build a seven-story Hampton Inn & Suites at the former Pig & Whistle sports pub location at 2680 Madison Road.

Before the pandemic, Doty said, crews demolished buildings, stabilized the site and installed fencing along the perimeter of the property.

“At that point, we halted on-site activities. However, we are still committed to building the hotel and are still progressing some behind-the-scenes work on the project to be positioned to restart site and building activities,” he said. “The timing of the restart of onsite activities is dependent on post-COVID recovery and general economic conditions.”

Before Brandicorp and the Lexington Hotel Group signed on to the project, the property was the centerpiece of a much-criticized and repeatedly revised mixed-use plan the Capital Investment Group of Downtown Cincinnati tried to build for years.

Hyde Park Hotel Partners of Newport, Kentucky, bought the property for $3.2 million in January 2020, the Hamilton County auditor’s website shows. It is near Zumstein Avenue and just south of the Rookwood Commons & Pavilion in neighboring Norwood.

“The Hyde Park Neighborhood Council understands that the pandemic continues to delay development at this site. We hope Brandicorp will be able to move forward on this project soon, as the vacant site is not an asset to our community or the nearby Wasson Way trail,” neighborhood council Trustee Janet Buening said in an email.

recognize that their work is meaningful,” Leeper said.

“I can make any class hard, make it rigorous. And I can also make classes fun, you know, doing diff erent things that are fun to do.

“But when you are doing meaningful work it changes the dynamic totally and the level of investment and engagement on the part of the students is a total game-changer.”

His students are already in the midst of creating custom toys for a boy with low mobility, Leeper said.

The toys are designed to encourage the child to move and build up his muscles.

Once Kathryn is off to Turks and Caicos Islands with her new custom-made mask, the students will take on another project.

Leeper says they are meeting with another family soon.

The projects are diff erent every year, Leeper said, but the goal is the same: to help people.

“When (the students) meet the children that we help, they just fall in love,” he said.

Milford’s 200-student engineering program was started 11 years ago with just a handful of students, Leeper said.

Now, 10% of the high school is in the program, provided through Great Oaks Career Campuse

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Remembering Jim Aglamesis, Cincy's favorite ice cream man Keith Pandolfi Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

“The soft-spoken person in the chocolate-smudged white jacket.” That’s how Enquirer reporter Chuck Martin referred to James T. Aglamesis, otherwise known as Mr. A, in a short profi le he wrote about the owner of the Aglamesis Brothers ice cream parlor in 1997.

But Jim, who died Jan. 23 of complications of pneumonia at the age of 93, was much more than that. If Cincinnati had a culinary hall of fame, he would be among the fi rst inductees. Not only did he own one of the city’s most beloved ice cream parlors, he was a testament to the role that Greek culture played in this city, a gracious, but oftentimes stern boss, a paternal fi gure to dozens of Cincinnati teenagers and, long before the days of dating sites, perhaps, even a matchmaker.

“He was almost fatherly,” said Mary Eiser Luria, who worked for Jim throughout her high school and college years, from 1979 to 1987. “He was protective of us, but he could also be strict," she recalls. "He would discipline us if he caught us sampling the ice cream by saying, ‘You’re eating all my profi ts!’ But he always had a smirk on his face when he said it, since he was kind of a softie, too.”

One thing's for sure. Jim was as hard a workers as they come, especially around Christmas and Easter, when hundreds of customers would come in for his famous chocolates, candies and opera creams. "He worried and worked hard enough to give most people the hives or hypertension,” wrote The Enquirer’s Ira Brock in 1975.

Jim grew up working at the Oakley parlor, which was founded by his father, Thomas, and his uncle, Nicholas, in 1913 after they relocated from the Norwood ice cream parlor they opened in 1908. The brothers grew up working on a farm in Sparta, Greece, that always seemed to be struggling, so they knew the value of hard work, even when it didn’t necessarily reap the anticipated rewards.

The Aglamesis family lived on the second fl oor of the parlor, where Jim was born and raised. Back then, believe it or not, the family procured the milk for their ice cream from a dairy farm located just across the street, where the 20th Century Theater stands now.

While Jim never planned on taking over the family business, Nicholas died just before Jim received his marketing diploma from UC in 1950. Jim, a dutiful son who grew worried seeing his father working to keep the business alive, jumped in and started working there full-time.

"I didn't have much of a chance then," Jim told The Enquirer in 1975. "I grew up in the store, and even before Uncle Nicholas died, my father was working himself silly." Jim ultimately took over the business in 1952 when his father suff ered a stroke. (Thomas passed away in 1963.)

Dianne Lytle, James Aglamesis, son of co-founder Thomas Aglamesis, and Randy Young, James' step-son, continued the tradition of Aglamesis Brothers ice cream and candy in Oakley in 2008.

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The business is now owned by his daughter, Dianne Lytle, and his son, Randy Young. To Luria, the ice cream parlor will always be a reminder not just of Jim, but the times in which he lived and the historical fabric of Oakley itself. Luria grew up in the neighborhood, and she wasn’t the only member of her family to work for Aglamesis. Her sister, did, too; as well as two of her uncles back when Tom and Nicholas ran the place. “Mr. A would say to my uncles, ‘Go in the back and help Jimmie with his homework!,’ ” Luria said.

“Mr. A came to my wedding,” she said. “And the priest who performed the ceremony grew up [in Oakley], too.

Jim opened a second Aglamesis Brothers location, in Montgomery, in 1970. And that is where Pam Dickert started working as a teenager in 1977. Like Luria, Pam’s family had a long history with Aglamesis. Her grandfather, who was born in the early 1900s, worked for Thomas and Nicholas, which makes the fact that she met her husband, Dan, there seem almost determined by fate.

“We started dating there in 1978 and were married in 1983, said Pam. And just like for the Lurias, Jim came to the wedding.

“He was like family to us,” Pam said.

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The offi ciant, Father Putka, mentioned the magic of Aglamesis throughout the ceremony, Pam said. So much so that Jim sent him a note afterward, thanking him for all the free advertising.

Two of the Dickerts' three daughters also worked at the Montgomery location. And the family keeps a few of the parlor’s old bistro chairs in their kitchen, just for nostalgia’s sake.

"Other than my parents and my in-laws, he was probably the most infl uential person in my life," Dan said. "I admired the respect he commanded; the way he always smiled; and the fact that he treated everyone the same way, whether it was a good friend who came in to visit, or the person who cleaned the machines, they were all treated exactly the same.”

According to his former employees, Jim also made sure his employees were aware that working at Aglamesis could be much more than just a high school job. Luria mentions a woman she met when she worked their in the '70s. "She was 15 when she started, and she's still working there at 57!" she said.

Dan Dickert mentions the confused reaction Jim gave him when, after graduating from UC, he told him he'd taken a job off er with an accounting fi rm. “So you won’t be working here anymore?” he asked, sounding almost shocked.

While Aglamesis Brothers never reached the kind of national fame of the city's equally beloved Graeter's, Dan said he was probably fi ne with it. “He was concerned that if he grew the business too much, he couldn’t control the quality,” he said.

Whether or not the two ice cream heavyweights were competitors never mattered much. When asked to comment on Jim’s passing, Graeter's president and CEO Richard Graeter called him “a wonderful man with an intense dedication to quality and family.”

That dedication to his family extended to his employees, who might as well have been family anyway.

Luria mentioned how much faith Jim placed in his employees, even if they were teenagers with no experience to speak of. “He expected a lot of us," she said. “He would leave at fi ve and expect us to close up on our own.

If you worked there, you were given a lot of responsibility. But he knew he could trust us.”

While Jim was lucky enough to live to the age of 93, it didn’t soften the blow for those who knew him best.

“My heart just sank when I found out,” said Pam. “Dan and I started working for him when we were 17, and he’s been a part of our lives ever since.”

“It was sad, because it brought back so many memories,” Luria adds. “It motivated me to call people I haven’t talked to in a while,” she said, “especially the people I knew when I worked there.”

“He lived a great life,” said Dan. “You can’t be sad about that."

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‘Not all chops are the same’: Learn the basics with easy, versatile pork schnitzel Rita’s Kitchen Rita Heikenfeld Guest columnist

Have you ever stood in the pork chop section at the grocery and wondered what the diff erence was between the cuts?

I’m here to tell you not all chops are the same. They can be really tender, quick cooking and mild in fl avor.

Or they can be tougher yet more fl avorful and require longer cooking time.

Here’s a quick primer on popular chops. Check out my site for photos. First, pork chops all come from the loin, which runs from the hip to the shoulder. That’s also the place where tenderloin is. Except for shoulder/ blade chops, I like to buy a thicker chop.

Shoulder or blade chops These have dark colored meat, good amounts of fat and connective tissues and some bone. Blade chops have lots of fl avor but are tough. Cook slowly with moist heat, like a braise. Good for the slow cooker.

Rib chops Sometimes called center cut rib, there’s a bone running along one side and some fat. The bone attached is actually a baby back rib. Tender and lean, rib chops are mild fl avored. Quick cooking is best.

Loin chops Sometimes called center loin, top loin or loin chop.

Some will have a T-shaped bone that has loin on one side and tenderloin on the other. Very lean with mild fl avor, loin chops cook at diff erent rates. Quick cooking is best.

Sirloin chops Higher percentage of bone than other chops with really good fl avor but tough unless braised.

Boneless chops Basically top loin or rib chops with bones removed.

Lean with very little connective tissue or fat.

No bones means mild fl avor, less than the others.

Cook quick for best results.

Brining Not really necessary but produces tender, fl avorful chops.

A simple brine is 1/4 cup salt to 1 quart water. Put chops in brine and let sit 30 minutes or up to a couple of hours before cooking.

Temperature No higher than 145. Pork might be a bit pink but that’s OK. Chops continue to raise in temperature a bit after cooking.

Now that you know basics, how about a yummy pork schnitzel to make for supper?

Easy and versatile pork schnitzel. RITA HEIKENFELD/FOR THE ENQUIRER

Easy and versatile pork schnitzel

bit more salt and pepper

Schnitzel is German for cutlet.

Lemon wedges (optional but good)

I used boneless chops this time. Pork tenderloin is yummy too, cut into largish slices, a good half inch.

Or even other chops if that’s all you have.

Instructions

See how versatile this recipe is?

Pound pork if necessary to make equal thicknesses.

Whisk eggs and cream in shallow dish.

Place flour in shallow dish.

Ingredients 4 thick boneless pork chops, other chops or pork tenderloin (see tip above), seasoned both sides with salt and pepper

Place crumbs in shallow dish.

Dredge pork in flour, shake off excess, then in egg mixture, and fi nally in crumbs.

Fry in pan, medium heat, with olive oil and butter - a couple or more tablespoons each.

Flour 2 eggs 2 cups breadcrumbs - I used Panko

When golden on one side, flip and cook on other until temperature reaches 140-145. Don’t overcook or meat will be dry and tough.

Couple shakes of poultry seasoning to taste or just a

Serve with lemon.

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Why Ohioans shouldn’t judge Portman on how he handled Trump Politics Extra Jason Williams Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Let’s show a little appreciation for Portman, who announced Jan. 25 that he will not seek a third term in 2022.

The Bush Republican has been criticized in recent years for not standing up to Donald Trump more consistently. The criticism is fair. But it would be shortsighted to remember Portman only as the guy who played a four-year game of footsy with Orange Man. The Greater Cincinnatian tried to rise above the public squabbles over the former president’s tweets and childish behavior. Portman always feared a public fi ght with Trump would endanger his legislative eff orts, the stuff that matters most to 11.7 million Ohioans.

Portman should be applauded for working hard to keep his focus on policy and decorum amid intense criticism from Democrats and protests at his house and offi ce in recent years.

In a bubble of empty suits and blowhards, Portman stands for the important things. He’s never sought celebrity status during his three decades in Washington.

“Our country is polarized right now,” Portman said. “It’s kind of shirts and skins. That makes it more diffi cult to

fi nd that common ground, because elected offi cials aren’t rewarded for that.

What they’re rewarded for is throwing out the red meat on a talk show. That isn’t conducive to solving the serious problems we face in this country.”

Portman’s wife, Jane, summed up her husband perfectly: “He is honest.

He’s hardworking. He’s humble. He’s smart. In these crazy, turbulent, toxic, polarized political times, Rob has still somehow been able to keep a sense of decency and his sense of decorum and is still able to get things done.”

The criticism has bothered Portman, but he’s never cracked publicly. He’s never snipped at anyone on Twitter, in Senate chambers, on the campaign trail – or even in his front yard. His staff loves him because he treats them with respect and wonks out about policy.

In summer 2019, a group of gun-control advocates showed up outside Portman’s house in Terrace Park. Jane, who embodies the same class as her husband, went out and talked to the peaceful group. She let them know her husband wasn’t home, but was aware of their concerns.

“We respect you,” Jane Portman told them. “Your message has been heard.

You’re welcome to be out here, and I hope you have a good evening.”

After Mrs. Portman spoke to the protesters, I called her a “class act” on Twitter. Sen. Portman thanked me. He didn’t have to do that, but it’s the kind of guy

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lot of lip service.”

'It's defi nitely a problem' Residents on both sides say the city has done little to address their concerns or calm the debate, which has intensifi ed since the fi rst phase of the project opened last year along Madison Road and Whetsel Avenue.

Some wonder why the project includes no housing for the poor despite millions of dollars in city tax breaks.

Some complain that the project's newlycompleted storefronts remain empty despite promises they’d attract jobs and businesses.

And some worry about the developer’s commitment to the community and the impact of rising property values on the economically and racially diverse neighborhood.

Nathan Waller grew up in Madisonville and once sat on the board of the Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corp., a conduit for some of the tax dollars fl owing to the project. He quit the board after becoming frustrated with what he considered too much deference to developers.

Waller, who’s rehabbing his family home, said he wants to see more investment in his neighborhood. But he worries that after years of seeking a gamechanging project, Madisonville might be getting more than it bargained for.

To him, the fi ght over the business district is really a fi ght over what kind of neighborhood Madisonville will become.

“I don’t know the solution,” Waller said. “But it’s defi nitely a problem.”

Project took years to pull together Madisonville’s recent troubles began, ironically, when residents got what they’ve wanted for years: A commitment from the city and a developer to remake the heart of the community.

“Madisonville always had a strong neighborhood,” said Sara Sheets, a Madisonville resident and former director of the redevelopment corporation. “What was missing was a strong business district.”

In Madisonville’s heyday, when its population was roughly double the 9,000 it is today, the business district was central to what made it a neighborhood.

People lived there, shopped there and ate meals there. It was a gathering place.

But by the early 2000s, neighborhood leaders agreed the business district needed a makeover. They held meetings and shared ideas for years until they settled on the idea of a revamped, walkable business district with street-level retail and hundreds of new housing units.

Then they spent years running into brick walls. “The neighborhood couldn’t get anything done,” Sheets said.

That started to change when Mayor John Cranley was elected in 2013 and championed the project. The neighborhood redevelopment corporation, then led by Sheets, secured investment help

Quvadus Kinney, a Madisonville resident, holds a sign in protest of the rumored closure of Family Dollar on Madison Road in Madisonville Jan. 23.

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from City Hall for a potential $80 million project and chose a developer, Dobbs Ackerman, with experience in urban neighborhoods.

The fi nancing is complicated, but here’s the gist of it: An incentive package included upwards of $10 million in city tax breaks over 30 years through a process known as tax increment fi nancing, which sets aside a portion of property taxes in a neighborhood to aid in development. Another $18 million came from New Market Tax Credits, a federal program intended to boost growth in poor neighborhoods.

For a few years, it looked as if everything was coming together. Then work on the project began, and so did the problems. There were some changes to the original plans, as is almost always the case with big projects, but many of the objections that arose came from residents who felt the development was changing the neighborhood too fast and without enough input from them.

Botos, who took over as community council president in 2018, said Ackerman and the redevelopment corporation ignored those concerns.

Sheets and other project supporters say the change in leadership at the community council, which previously backed the project, is part of the problem today. The new leaders, they say, raised their voices after construction was underway, expecting Ackerman and everyone else to change course.

“There are a lot of people just thrilled with what’s happening,” Sheets said.

“Unfortunately, the loud voices are being amplifi ed.”

Botos acknowledges some residents may not have appreciated the impact of the project until the buildings were going up. But she said that doesn’t mean their complaints aren’t legitimate, or that changes can’t be made.

“I think people were so focused on this beautiful new shiny thing that we were going to get, they didn’t ask the questions they should’ve been asking,” Botos said. “Just because it’s shiny, doesn’t mean it’s good.”

'Frustration with the developer' The disagreements heated up signifi cantly last summer when the Madisonville Community Council demanded that Ackerman, the project’s developer, sign a “benefi ts agreement” promising to ad-

In this June 23, 2016, photo, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio speaks on Capitol Hill. ALEX BRANDON/ASSOCIATED PRESS

he is. He loves his wife, his family and his job.

I’ve always appreciated the respect Portman and Ohio’s senior U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown have shown each other.

They couldn’t be more diff erent politically, but I don’t recall them ever publicly criticizing each other in the decade they’ve worked together on Capitol Hill.

Brown, a Democrat, put out a nice statement Jan. 25, saying he and his wife, Connie, wish Portman and Jane well.

Call me Pollyannish and old school, but we need more of that in Washington. And in Columbus and at City Hall.

Portman fi rst arrived in Washington in 1989 as a legislative aide to thenPresident George H.W. Bush. Like Portman’s late father, Bush was a World War II veteran. Portman considered Bush a mentor, and they talked regularly until the former president’s death in 2018.

“His general approach was that with-

dress the council’s concerns.

Typically, developers and community leaders work out a benefi ts agreement so both have a clear understanding of their goals, everything from rent prices to parking. This one, though, listed a wide range of grievances.

The proposed agreement, which Ackerman has never signed, suggested members of the redevelopment corporation “used their positions to receive personal fi nancial gain.” It said Ackerman had been “insensitive” and “callous” in his communications with the council.

And it contended the project might “gentrify or destabilize generational wealth” in Madisonville.

The frustration quickly grew on both sides. Sheets, the former director of the redevelopment corporation, said some directly accused her of having a confl ict of interest because she also is a loan offi cer for the Cincinnati Development Fund, which signed off on the project’s New Market Tax Credits.

“It was outrageous. It was crazy,” Sheets said of the allegations. “They are categorically not true.”

Ackerman did not respond to an interview request or to questions emailed to him. But Sheets’ boss at the Cincinnati Development Fund, Joe Huber, said Sheets played no role in directing tax credits to Madisonville and did not benefi t personally from the decision.

“She’s been a tireless advocate for Madisonville,” Huber said of Sheets.

“Anytime you talk about community development, it can be very emotionally charged, very polarizing.”

Huber said the project has delivered what Ackerman promised. Community council members disagree.

They were told they’d get a study to make sure the new development wouldn’t create parking problems, but Botos said the report that arrived last week was a worthless inventory of existing parking spaces. And they have complained that spending on the project from Madisonville’s tax increment fi nancing district lacks transparency.

When The Enquirer asked for receipts from that spending, the city provided an incomplete accounting of it.

No housing for the poor Though the debate in Madisonville got personal last year, most of the fi ghting has been about how the project is changing the neighborhood.

Rents for the 104 completed apartments range from $1,075 for a studio to $1,680 for a two-bedroom. None are considered aff ordable for poor people. In a city where one-third of renters have trouble paying the rent, the lack of affordable housing worries some.

From 2016 to 2020, infl ation-adjusted residential property values in Madisonville increased almost 30%, compared to 21% for the city overall. While that’s generally a good thing for homeowners, it also can mean higher property taxes and rents, which is a big deal in Madisonville, where more than 80% or residents are renters.

Waller, the resident who’s rehabbing his childhood home, said he has relatives who can’t aff ord to move back to Madi-

out civility, it’s impossible to get people to trust one another and therefore to do what’s best for the country,” Portman said.

Portman called me after my Trump Country column ran in October 2019, saying he appreciated me pointing out the struggles in Ohio’s Appalachian region. Like Brown, Portman has a heart for struggling rural and working-class Ohioans. Portman has done a lot of work to fi ght the opioid crisis.

I asked Portman what he hopes to be remembered for.

“Legislation,” Portman said. “I’m kind of old-fashioned. I view myself as a lawmaker. Getting on the Sunday shows or cable shows or talk radio is not my idea of what I ought to be doing. It’s about passing legislation and also being involved in oversight. That helps people in their daily lives.”

In typical Portman fashion, he went down a rabbit hole talking about opioid legislation. He can bore you for hours with policy talk. But boring doesn’t sound so bad right now, doesn’t it?

It’s unfortunate that the political three-ring circus is partly the reason why the 65-year-old Portman is calling it quits after his term expires next year.

Perhaps never before has Washington needed more Rob Portmans.

Contact Enquirer political columnist Jason Williams by email at jwilliams@enquirer.com and on Twitter @jwilliamscincy

sonville because it’s getting too expensive. He said city offi cials need to insist on more aff ordable housing before giving incentives to developers.

“If the city is going to continue to be in bed with developers, they have to keep the common person in mind,” Waller said.

Despite objections from the community council, Cincinnati City Council approved an incentive package for the next phase of the Madisonville project in August. City offi cials had said they wanted developers to sign community benefi ts agreements before seeking help from the city, but that didn’t happen in this case.

Mayor Cranley didn't respond to an interview request. Councilwoman JanMichele Lemon Kearney, who voted against the incentives, said the city needs to do a better job responding to the needs of neighborhood residents when doing development deals, especially when it comes to aff ordable housing.

A failed project hurts everyone Botos and others also worry the rents Ackerman is asking for the new retail space could price out anything but highend stores, leaving poor residents with few options in the business district. So far, all the storefronts remain vacant.

Those concerns helped prompt a protest last week by about 40 residents after they learned Madisonville’s Family Dollar store might be closing. Store offi cials haven’t confi rmed it, but the rumor alone raised fears about losing a walkable, affordable shopping option for poor residents.

Supporters of the project say blaming Ackerman for every bad thing that happens is unfair, but opponents say the developer is his own worst enemy.

Many of them were outraged last year when Ackerman proposed building a private pool for the apartment complex in the business district. They said a pool that wasn’t open to the public in such a public place would stir memories of segregation: It would be visible to all but open only to a few.

Terri Henry-Hayden, owner of Lala’s Blissful Bites, a bakery that moved to make way for the project, said the new business district doesn’t look like a place many residents will feel welcome.

“He’s not gaining any friends,” she said of Ackerman. “And I don’t think he wants any.”

Matt Strauss, who worked for the redevelopment corporation for seven years before leaving in 2020, chalks up much of the animosity to “misunderstandings and misdirected expectations.” He believes the project has delivered on most of its promises, but the divide in the neighborhood threatens to undermine the good work.

“They don’t trust each other anymore,” he said of the project’s supporters and critics. “If they could work together, that would be ideal.”

If there’s a chance for that to happen, it may be because everyone still seems to agree on at least one thing: What happens next in the business district will impact the neighborhood for decades.

“We don’t want to see this fail,” Botos said. “It hurts everyone if this fails.”

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SPORTS Ken Griff ey Jr. to work with MLB Commissioner’s Offi ce on youth baseball Bobby Nightengale Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Ken Griff ey Jr., who was the face of Major League Baseball for a generation of fans, is joining the Commissioner’s Offi ce to promote youth baseball programs.

Griff ey was announced as a senior advisor to Commissioner Rob Manfred on Friday with an emphasis on youth baseball development and improving diversity at amateur levels. Griff ey will also serve as an MLB ambassador at the All-Star Game, postseason events and youth baseball initiatives.

“I am humbled to be asked to work with Major League Baseball in this role,” Griff ey said in a statement. “It will be an honor to represent the best sport in the world and to promote our game among today’s youth.”

Manfred added: “We are thrilled that Ken will represent Major League Baseball on some of our sport’s most important stages, alongside our current and future stars. We welcome the perspec-

; Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. is introduced during the 2019 National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center.

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tive and insights that Ken gained as an historic player, as a parent, and as someone who has spent his life in and around our great game.”

The Commissioner’s Offi ce wanted to add Griff ey as an adviser for several years, but Griff ey said he wanted to wait until the time was right with his family.

“Having a dad who played Major League Baseball, it’s tough not being able to see him on the Saturdays where every other dad is watching,” Griff ey, a Moeller High School grad, said Friday on MLB Network. “I think my dad had seen me play two times in high school, maybe three, so it was tough growing up where every other dad was there except mine, but I understand the thing.

“I just didn’t want my kids to feel that way on certain points. I was able to say OK, when they get out of school or the last one going to college, I can be ready to start doing things.”

There have been more U.S. kids playing baseball and softball throughout the last decade, according to surveys by the Sports Fitness & Industry Association.

MLB does have challenges, however, attracting some top athletes away from other sports.

What is Griff ey’s argument for why

kids should pick baseball?

“It has everything,” he said on MLB Network. “You have to think. There is strategy. You don’t have to be physical.

You don’t have the biggest guy on the fi eld. You don’t have to be the smallest guy. As long as you can run, catch and throw, you can play this game. If you’ve got heart, and that’s all that really matters, you can play this game.

“I think that kids don’t think they can make a living playing this game because they’re too small. You’ve got guys who are future Hall of Famers and Hall of Famer who are under 5-foot-9. It’s not the size of the person; it’s what you can do on that fi eld.”

Griff ey, a fi rst-ballot Hall of Famer in 2016, spent nine of his 22 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds. The 13-time AllStar and 10-time Gold Glove winner hit .284 in his career with 630 homers and 2,781 hits.

Former MLB Commissioner Bud Selig expanded Griff ey’s idea of wearing No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day to a leaguewide tradition in 2007.

Moeller’s Braedon Titus walks with assistance after injury Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Madeira's Vinnie Englert (11) takes to the air to grab a pass for the Mustangs as Indian Hill's Tre Lopez III applies the defense on Sept. 14, 2018. GEOFF BLANKENSHIP FOR THE ENQUIRER

Former Madeira athlete Vincent Englert dies in car accident Scott Springer Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

MADEIRA - Another Greater Cincinnati school is dealing with the loss of a student gone too soon as Madeira is mourning the passing of 2020 grad Vincent Englert.

Vinnie, as he was known, was killed in a car accident on Interstate 71 near Pfeiff er Road Jan. 21.

Jan. 22 was a diffi cult day on Loannes Drive. Madeira is a small Cincinnati Hills League school where bonds are tight.

“I was numb the rest of the day,” Ma-

deira football coach Chris Stewart said after hearing the news. “Everyone loved Vinnie Englert. Everyone in the school, the community. I never heard a bad word about him.”

Englert was the player who would spend time with not just his teammates, but with managers and support staff . He would high-fi ve younger kids in attendance and was even known to help his sister babysit by stopping by to play with those she was watching.

“It was the little things that made him so special,” Stewart said.

As a tight end/defensive lineman for Stewart’s Mustangs, Englert was twice

Cincinnati Hills League Second Team on squads that went 7-4 in 2018 and 8-3 in 2019.

As a junior, he caught 49 passes for 549 yards and had 29 tackles and fi ve sacks.

His senior season he had 32 catches for 375 yards and three touchdowns, along with 36 tackles, three sacks and a pair of fumble recoveries.

Coach Stewart pinned a tribute to Madeira’s No. 14 on Twitter describing his heartbreak, as did basketball coach Rick Rockwell.

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Editor’s note: Information included refl ects this article’s original publication date – Jan. 26.

Former Moeller lacrosse player Braedon Titus who recently suff ered a serious brain injury from a fall is up and walking.

In a video posted by Moeller Director of Alumni Barrett Cohen with permission of Braedon’s parents, Duane and Kim Titus, the former Crusader’s progress can be seen.

The 2019 Moeller grad was injured Jan. 16 with many of his teammates and Crusader supporters responding with a prayer service Sunday, Jan. 17.

The former all-state lacrosse defender has been making progress since. Cohen posted the following from the Titus family Jan. 26: “We are so thankful Braedon was transferred to Children’s Hospital inpatient rehab yesterday. He walked with assistance for the fi rst time since his accident, so that was encouraging.

Today the speech, physical and occupational therapists started working with him. He tires very easily and naps a lot but we know he’s resting up between these tough workouts to get back to being Braedon. We appreciate and continue to feel the love, support and prayers from this amazing community.”

- Duane & Kim Titus Moeller made it to the regional fi nals in 2019 under head coach Sean McGinnis with Titus leading the defense.

Moeller's Joey Koehne and Braedon Titus celebrate a fi rst half goal against Mariemont Friday, May 4th at Roettger Field. ALEX VEHR FOR ENQUIRER

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Athletes dive into competition at West Clermont

Firs- place fi nisher Nathan Cox from Mariemont poses with award presenter Coach Ray Noble also from Mariemont in the Finals of the West Clermont Diving Classic at West Clermont High School on Jan 17.

Morgan Eversole (Loveland) competes in the Finals of the West Clermont Diving Classic at West Clermont High School.

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Upon coming to Madeira, Stewart recalls Englert as one of the fi rst players he really got to know.

“I still remember the fi rst meeting I had with him in the coach’s offi ce,” Stewart said. “I heard so many good things about him and we had a conversation about goals and where he wanted to go. For two years, he absolutely crushed it. If you wanted a picture of a Madeira football player, what we want in the program, that was the kid.”

Last winter, Englert was a senior 6foot-1 forward on Rick Rockwell’s Madeira basketball team and averaged 7.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game to make CHL Honorable Mention. Rockwell noted that Englert had played junior high basketball, then stopped. After his sophomore year, he approached Rockwell and said he wanted to return to the game.

Though he was used to hearing his name under the Friday night Madeira lights as a varsity player, Rockwell told Englert he may have to get acclimated to being a junior varsity player as a junior because of the number of seniors that season. Englert accepted the role and

shined.

“He won me over with his character and winning attitude,” Rockwell said.

“He was the absolute glue to our team his senior year being able to get multiple grade levels to have positive attitudes.

He’s just a complete winner. He started every game.”

Rockwell describes Englert as a bluecollar, hard-working kid with excellent role models in his brother and sister.

Vinnie was the brother of former Madeira Amazons’ basketball standout and two-time CHL Player of the Year Mary Englert, who now plays at Pikeville and former Mustangs lineman, Eddie Englert.

Vinnie Englert is the second former Madeira player the community has lost in three months. In October, Mustangs three-sport veteran Jake Megois died.

Megois was a 2016 grad who was AllCHL in football and baseball.

“It was awful,” Stewart said. “But, people ask what makes this place special. It’s not when it’s 68 and sunny every day. It’s times like this. There’s so many people that step up and help each other when something bad happens.

People will be there for you and it’s awesome. It’s a special place.”

A GoFundMe account has been started to cover memorial expenses for Englert: http://bit.ly/3ajaR22

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Loveland 106 Cherokee Dr: Reel Dakota to Krohn Ryan; $69,900 1118 Cottonwood Dr: Penn Station Realty Ltd to Shoks Realty LLC; $450,000 12 Iroquois Dr: Manning Nicholas & Danielle Ayers to Peabody Daniel L; $172,500 1860 Stockton Dr: Mcclea Melanie E & Alan S to Rogers James T & Teena B; $225,000 220 Carrington Pl: Musatee Investments LLC to Harrison Seth Remington; $124,000 223 Tuscarora Dr: Simons Steven T to Anderson Cody T; $155,000 227 Glen Lake Rd: Wiltshire Raymond S Tr to Motz Jason P & Nicole A; $195,000 710 Carrington Pl: Clements Daniela A to Simonian Arman & Karolina Chichakian; $120,000 855 Marbea Dr: Cain James A & Vickie Denise to Bouton Dawn L; $175,000

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Madisonville 4109 Settle Rd: Flipping Cincy LLC to Perrino Nicholas D Tr; $59,900 4111 Settle Rd: Flipping Cincy LLC to Perrino Nicholas D Tr; $59,900

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Oakley 3564 Harrow Ave: Tobergte Jonathan D & Danielle E to Barlow Erica & Jarrid Baldwin; $215,000 3631 Brotherton Rd: Ayers Jeffrey G to Hoehn Jonathan & Michelle; $245,000 3714 Maple Park Ave: Elliott Regina Jean to Derby Elizabeth; $308,000 3722 Hyde Park Ave: Walther Jessica & Michael Ii to Hausfeld Eric & Chloe; $710,500 3850 Isabella Ave: Witte Patrick E & Erin Goddard to Perry Zachary Tyler &; $333,000 4020 Eileen Dr: Hering Brandon to Simmons Megan & Matthew Mersman; $310,000 4310 Thirty-third Ave: Godfrey John M & Alice D to Devaney Kathryn & Grayson Graf; $288,000 4725 Madison Rd: Hcg Madison Road LLC to Ss Mamnoh LLC; $9,500,000 5021 Madison Rd: Kett Tool Co to Endurance Real Estate LLC @4; $2,006,558 5055 Madison Rd: Kett Tool Co to Endurance Real Estate LLC @4; $2,006,558

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A multi-tasker Wilmes describes himself as a multitasker and problem solver. These skills have served him in the management of LPD’s fl eet operations.

Appointed to this task by former Police Chief Dennis Rees, he has managed LPD’s fl eet for 25 years. A position that once managed six vehicles has grown to oversee 17 vehicles.

In this role, Wilmes has been responsible for upfi tting department vehicles

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with needed equipment like lights and sirens, as well as handling vehicle maintenance. He has developed relationships with multiple vendors and even attended yearly police fl eet tradeshows held across the country.

Keeping other offi cers’ best interest in mind, he started the procedure of assigning vehicles to offi cers. This has aided LPD in keeping maintenance costs to a minimum and helped to avoid “hotseating,” the practice of a car being constantly driven through multiple shifts.

Wilmes’ partner Lieutenant Amy Campbell vouches for his commitment to improving operations: “Tim’s passion is to keep things moving smoothly. For instance, with a traffi c situation, he is always trying to fi gure out how to open traffi c while keeping workers safe. His big thing is always protecting the safety of the people around him.”

in serving through the military, fi re service, and police service. “It’s a blast being a dad. I wish I hadn’t waited so long.

It’s been adventurous,” he refl ected.

Since announcing his retirement in December, Wilmes says he has been touched by the outpouring of messages from community members.

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A relationship builder Wilmes strongly believes in building relationships with everyone he meets.

One partnership he has helped to build is between the LPD and St. Columban School in Loveland. He was the school’s self-proclaimed School Resource Offi cer (SRO) before one was offi cially appointed.

While on and off duty, he would often visit his three children on their lunch break and then visit with other students in the lunchroom. With the support of the school’s principal, he helped to establish safety drills, active shooter training, and emergency response protocol with the staff .

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“It’s hard to walk away. Few people can say they did their dream job in the town they love,” said Offi cer Timothy Wilmes.

Wilmes will retire Feb. 5 from the Loveland Police Department (LPD), where he has served the community for nearly 31 years. He is the longest serving LPD employee.

Known for his love of his family, Christmas and his 2011 LPD-issued Crown Victoria, many in the community – even those he may have arrested – regard Wilmes as an all-around nice guy.

He is the constant “good cop” whether you are in a time of need or just bumping into him around town. When many see his Crown Vic driving down the road, they can’t help but smile.

“I have made so many contacts as a police offi cer, and the people are great,” he said. “This is a great town, and I’ve been blessed to work in the town I grew up.”

Born and raised in Loveland, Wilmes attended Loveland City Schools and then enrolled in Scarlet Oaks Career Campus’ law enforcement program. He then moved on to Eastern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati, where he earned his bachelor’s degree.

“I knew since age 5 I wanted to be a police offi cer. I was the kid pulling over bikes in our subdivision,” he joked. “By nature, I am a quiet person, but when I put on this uniform, I am ready to perform my role and give everyone my best.”

Prior to joining the LPD force in 1990, he worked at a dispatch center in Hamilton County and for Xavier University’s campus police.

pleased there is now an offi cial SRO.” So what’s next for Wilmes? He admits he isn’t sure what retirement looks like quite yet.

“A good friend told me you have to have a purpose in retirement. I’m looking for a purpose,” he explained. “But I do want to be bored for a little while!

Maybe travel in the future.”

He is a devoted husband and busy father of three high school-aged children.

In fact, he has passed his legacy of service to his children, who are interested

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hat, fi refi ghter hat. People need help, and they call you.

On every run, I know I’ve done everything I can to help keep the person alive. I try to protect people from themselves,” he said.

Wilmes’ fi nal day of service is Feb. 5. He will be honored at the Loveland City Council meeting on Feb. 9 (7 p.m. at City Hall). LPD is planning a retirement celebration with details to be released.

To learn more about the City of Loveland’s Police Department, please visit https://www.lovelandoh.gov/189/Police.

Krista Rose, City of Loveland

Norwood Scout Troop seeks support for post-COVID-19 extracurricular surge For over a century, BSA Scout Troop 9 in Norwood has served its city and surrounding community, both by mentoring youth to become upstanding citizens, and through countless community service projects big and small over the decades to improve their neighborhood, nation, and world.

The global pandemic has hit most youth organizations hard, and Troop 9 is no exception. But as vaccines are distributed and we all start resuming normal activities,there will be renewed interest in extracurricular, outdoor, and mentorship activities for youth.

To prepare for this expected surge in interest, Troop 9 has started an ambitious fundraiser to raise more than $7,000 to expand opportunities for more youth to participate in their adventures, and to help maintain their equipment. Their GoFundMe page shows the the scouts engaged in kayaking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, blacksmithing, horseback riding, and of course having plenty of fun.

This particular scout troop has quite a history of adapting tumultuous conditions to continue serving its community uninterrupted for more than 100 years.

The troop was founded just before the Spanish Infl uenza pandemic, and although little information exists about how the new Scout Troop 9 navigated that time, the scouts and leaders of today’s Troop 9 are confi dent that COVID-19 will soon be history as well.

The scouts are happily making plans, knowing that adventures and campfi res with their friends ares just around the corner. The troop’s leaders are hoping to gain enough fi nancial support to prepare for the year, but are also encouraging people to think of other youth groups and non-profi t organizations that provide experiences for our youth in the coming months.

“Cub Scout Packs, Girl Scout Troops, 4H Clubs, and many other similar groups have very similar needs, especially this coming year. We’re not the only youth group that would greatly appreciate some community support right now,” says Troop 9 Scoutmaster Troy Davis.

If you’d like to help Troop 9, you can fi nd their GoFundMe page at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ troop-9-rejuvenation Troy Davis, Norwood Scout Troop 9

Geoffrey D. Wisman (right) with instructor Sam Strauss immediately following his solo flight.

Troop 9 pre-COVID-19, on an overlook above the New River in West Virginia, on a whitewater rafting trip in 2019. PROVIDED

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When Wisman obtains his pilot certifi cate, he will be able to carry a passenger and fl y as long as weather conditions are favorable. The aircraft that Wisman has been using for his fl ight training can carry four people and cruises at nearly 140 miles per hour.

Geoff rey D. Wisman will soon join the ranks of more than 600,000 U.S. licensed pilots who learned to fl y for the challenge and adventure. Anyone interested in more information about learning to fl y may visit www.sportysacademy.com or call Sporty’s Academy at 513-735-9500.

Eric Radtke, Sporty’s Academy, Inc.

Goodwill celebrates Montgomery Boutique re-opening Monday, Jan. 18 not only marked the national celebration of Martin Luther King Day but also, was the long-awaited occasion of Goodwill’s Montgomery boutique. Located at 9820 Montgomery Road, the popular boutique has been closed since the end of March in response to COVID-19 and the mandated subsequent business closures.

The boutique is the 19th and fi nal store in the network of Goodwill retail stores to re-open and customers have eagerly looked forward to this day.

The good news is, because the boutique was closed for such a long time, the retail team was able to completely re-design the interior making sure that it would be welcoming for all of the store’s devoted patrons and fi lled with designer fashions and home accessories.

The current hours of operation are 10 am- 6 pm Tuesday thru Saturday with special shopping hours for Seniors on Mondays from 9-10 a.m.

“We have been very much looking forward to the reopening of the Montgomery boutique and welcoming all of our wonderful shoppers back to this favorite location,” said Vanessa Cornett, Sales Manager. The Goodwill Marketing team couldn’t wait to join in the fun and broadcast Facebook Live www.facebook.com/ cincigoodwill from the Re-Opening event.

Stop by the Montgomery boutique today and enjoy your Goodwill experience in 2021.

Sharon Hannon, Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries

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Loveland resident solos at Sporty’s Academy Clermont County Airport Geoff rey D. Wisman recently soloed in a single-engine aircraft. This was Wisman’s fi rst fl ight as a student pilot without his instructor in the aircraft.

Wisman, a resident of Loveland, OH, is studying to obtain his pilot certifi cate at Sporty’s Academy at Clermont County Airport in Batavia, OH. Watch the video from Wisman’s fi rst solo fl ight at youtu.be/tusTE_1Bc0g.

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SCHOOL NEWS Madeira Schools resolve to help district’s senior citizens The Madeira City Schools’ Board of Education is again reaching out to the state’s elected offi cials in an attempt to help district’s senior citizens with their tax bills. At its Jan. 11 meeting, the board passed a resolution that takes objects to the state’s changes in its Homestead Exemption Act. Ohio’s Homestead Exemption Program allows senior citizens to reduce their property tax bills by shielding some of the market value of their homes from taxation. The exemption, which takes the form of a credit, allows qualifying homeowners to exempt up to $25,000 of the market value of their homes from all local property taxes.

Through the Homestead Exemption, a home with a market value of $100,000 is billed as if it is worth $75,000. Residents also had to be at least 65 years old.

Changes were made to the Homestead Exemption program which eliminated some senior citizens from taking advantage of the program. New participants are now subject to eligibility based on means testing, while current qualifying residents are allowed to retain the benefi t without meeting the new, tighter standards. In 2021 the exemption will only be available to those otherwise eligible taxpayers with household incomes that do not exceed $34,200, and are 65 years of age.

“Senior citizens we’ve met with have told us they support the school district and all that we do to educate our students. However, they feel that the recent legislation eliminating the 12.5% rollback on new levies and the modifi cation to the homestead exemption continues to aff ect their ability to continue to fund the fi nancial needs of Madeira schools,” said Emily Hauser, Madeira City Schools Treasurer/CFO. “They need us to help them have a voice at the state level, and this resolution is our way of providing that voice.”

Madeira’s resolution seeks to change the law to basically “exempt” senior citizens from the HB59 elimination of the 12.5% rollback on new levies, and go back to the prior Homestead Exemption program that did not have a means test that limits eligibility. The resolution will be sent to Ohio’s representatives, governor, and other elected political leaders in the state. The fi ve members of Madeira’s Board of Education are President

Richard Palmer, Vice President Steve Bernicke, and members Paula Andruss, Dave Eberly, and Ryan Lex. Diane Nichols, Madeira City Schools

Cincinnati Country Day School announces director of strategic marketing and communications INDIAN HILL - Cincinnati Country Day School announced the appointment of Josephine McKenrick as the director of strategic marketing and communications.

McKenrick joins Country Day from Allerton Hill, a leading communications and marketing fi rm, where she served as a program manager collaborating McKenrick with school districts and educational institutions to create and execute communications eff orts to maximize impact and eff ectively engage stakeholder groups.

As director of strategic communications and marketing, McKenrick will be responsible for leading Country Day’s marketing and communications team and all activities related to conceptualizing, developing, and implementing a strategy for promoting the school to both internal and external audiences.

“I am thrilled to join such a purposedriven, collaborative and skilled team,” said McKenrick. “I not only look forward to applying my eff orts and energy to further the school’s mission, but I am also excited to get to know this incredible community and to help tell Country Day’s amazing story throughout Cincinnati and beyond.”

Prior to her tenure at Allerton Hill, McKenrick was the director of communications for the Mariemont City School District for several years, where she built, directed, and maintained an eff ective communications program, including award-winning print and digital publications, website content, social media platforms, media relations, and digital outreach. Previous roles in advancement and admissions at area nonprofi ts give McKenrick a deep understanding of school operations and community engagement.

Head of School Tony Jaccaci commented, “We are excited to have Josephine join our Country Day family. We were deeply impressed with her professionalism and creative approach to

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marketing. Our communications strategies evolve to stay current and relevant, and Josephine can help us advance our messaging so it is compelling, distinctive, and refl ective of Country Day’s legacy for academic excellence.

McKenrick, a graduate of Ohio University, received a bachelor of science in journalism and public relations as well as a master of science in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati. She will begin her position on a part-time basis in January as she transitions into the new role and will assume her directorship in full February 1, 2021.

Ralph Javens, Cincinnati Country Day School

Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization system improves air quality at Saint Ursula Academy While the past year has certainly had its challenges, Saint Ursula Academy has also looked for the “silver linings,” which come from creative thinking and out-of-the-box solutions to issues which may have not been evident in the past.

One of those “silver linings” that will stay with us and continue to improve the lives everyone on our campus is the installation of a Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization (NPBI) System through the Academy.

NPBI is an advanced air fi ltration process that is thought to eliminate a signifi cant number of airborne pathogens, such as mold spores, allergens and other microbial agents capable of precipitating a host of illnesses, including COVID-19.

This technology has become more popular as businesses and organiza-

tions look for ways to keep people safe from COVID-19, however SUA Vice President of Facilities, Rebecca Rettenmaier, saw the long-term benefi ts of such a system. She began to research the technology and recommended that the system be installed across campus to help in the fi ght against COVID-19, as well as other airborne illnesses, which are seen during the winter months, and seasonal allergies, which are common through the spring and autumn.

“As we look to make our community as safe as possible for the students, faculty, and staff during COVID-19, I recommended this air purifi cation system to Saint Ursula not just for COVID but to protect against all indoor air pollutants,” said Rettenmaier. “We are happy to provide our school community with an extra line of protection against allergens, pathogens, dust, mold, and airborne pollutants.”

Over the past month, Rettenmaier has been overseeing the installation of 42 units of various shapes and sizes, on the rooftops, air handling units, and uni-vents across campus. Additionally, 37 smaller tabletop units have been installed in areas where the current systems would not provide a forced air fl ow.

All of these systems work in basically the same way. Very simply put, they produce ions which clean the air of impurities. More specifi cally, each unit produces an electronic charge to create a high concentration of positive and negative ions. These ions travel through the air continuously seeking out and attaching to particles. This sets in motion a continuous pattern of particle combination. As these particles become larger, they are eliminated from the air more rapidly. Additionally, positive and negative ions have microbicidal eff ects on pathogens, ultimately reducing the infectivity of the virus.

Saint Ursula Academy has also purchased a monitor which can read the saturation of ions in the air (the more ions, the purer the air). After the fi rst round of testing across campus, the numbers refl ect that this system is defi nitely improving the air quality throughout the various buildings. While we hope that masks and social distancing will be a thing of the past soon, we are grateful that cleaner air will be a true silver lining which comes as a result of creative thinking during the pandemic in which we are currently living.

Misha Bell, Saint Ursula Academy

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