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Journal Story Updates (Part 2)
I wanted to provide additional information on recent Journal articles that I didn’t feel were fully addressing the topic reported on…. Increasing Water Rates If you haven’t read it yet, look at the...
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1,400 New Retail/Service Jobs
When I approached this, I wanted to create a mathematical model that made it possible to reach our $3.8 million new revenue goal by 2020. If we can do that, we can pave and do all the other city...
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950 Other New Jobs by 2020
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Reduction in Crime
I’ve talked during previous posts about the reduction in crime in 2015 from 2014. At the risk of repeating myself, the Middletown Division of Police reported the following numbers in their year end...
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425 New Families by 2020
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City Appearance
How we look matters. Part of getting new businesses and families to come to Middletown is to present a clean, neat appearance throughout the city when they arrive. I’ll say it again because it’s that...
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City Master Plan
So, over the past few weeks I’ve talked about the revenues we need to return to providing needed public services year after year. We’ve talked about how we might generate those revenues. We need new...
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Investing in Middletown
We’ve talked about what it will take to be sustainable, the types of things (new jobs, families) that we need to meet our revenue goals, and the Master Plan process to create a strategic plan to...
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New Business Updates
We have several businesses opening and/or under construction in town… Here is a quick update: Planet Fitness is open for business at the Towne Mall. Between Gabe’s, Burlington Coat Factory, Mattress...
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New Business Updates (2)
People have been writing me regularly to add to the new businesses I wrote about earlier this week. So… here are more new businesses and other business-related items coming to town! If you know of...
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Middletown/Franklin Bike Path
I get questions from time to time asking when the final stretch of the bike path will be completed between Middletown and Franklin. The City has secured funding to complete the final section of the...
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Special Events Permit Process
As the warm months in Middletown approach, everyone is excited to get outside. One of Middletown’s many endearing qualities is that we offer a wide variety of parks for the public to enjoy with their...
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Cleaning Up Middletown
I’ve stated in previous posts that how we look matters. The city only improves when all things get better for all of our citizens. The trash and debris around our city has gotten worse over the...
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Middletown Income Tax Returns
Tax time is coming again. I know… I’m not fond of it either. As we get closer to the April deadline, the Tax Department will be open the following extended hours to help you complete your...
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Cleaning Up Middletown Part II
I’ve stated in previous posts that how we look matters. The city only improves when all things get better for all of our citizens. The trash and debris around our city has gotten worse over the...
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Open Burns in Middletown
What You Can Burn In Your Neighborhood We receive complaints and occasionally structure fires that result from open burns within the city limits. Ohio Law & Middletown Ordinance limits what &...
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Free Smoke Alarms for Middletown Residents
From the Journal News today: MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Fire Division will provide smoke detectors to home owners in the city as part of a community-wide fire prevention effort. The Middletown Fire...
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Thank You Team Fastrax!
Thank you to Team Fastrax for collecting 36 full bags “2 pickup loads” of garbage this week at the highway interchange!. Our business, civic, and social groups all are stepping up to clean up the City....
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Sonny Hill Jr. Community Center Update
Sometimes the best news in the City doesn’t come from us…. I like to feature good stories about good people doing good things in Middletown, regardless of where the story came from. Our partners at the...
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Combined Sewers Update
The City released the following Press Release this week regarding the long term control plan to deal with our combined sewers. Senator Brown’s bill has a lot of hurdles to jump through to become law...
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