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City approves housing plan for former DDN site
Revised plans to build an $18 million student housing complex at the former Dayton Daily News site were unanimously approved Thursday by the city of Dayton’s Landmarks Commission, clearing the way for the project to move forward. Steve Papa, director of operations and construction services for Student Suites, said his ...
Whaley outspends Dayton mayor by a quarter-million
Nan Whaley spent more than a quarter-million dollars in cash and “in-kind” funding since late last fall, en route to a dominant first-place finish in the May 7 runoff vote for Dayton mayor.According to campaign finance reports filed Friday with the Montgomery County Board of Elections, Whaley spent $130,739 of ...
Pace sues BOE in state Supreme Court
William Pace filed suit Thursday against the Montgomery County Board of Elections and the city of Dayton, arguing that he is wrongly being prevented from running for Dayton City Commission as a write-in candidate.Pace, through his attorney S. David Worhatch, asked the Ohio Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus ...
Cities rewarded for finding tax savings
Local governments are trying innovative ways — from the city of Dayton exploring 37 separate new ideas and Kettering studying combining two centers — to provide services at lower costs. Government innovation is such a focus now that the state is paying local governments to do it. Twenty Dayton area ...
Police to crack down on I-75 speeders
Dayton Police say they will step up patrols of the Interstate 75 construction area through downtown beginning Friday and continuing on various days of the week through September.Police said the focus of enforcement efforts will be during business hours when traffic is at its heaviest, and will take place between ...
City leaders oppose 'right to work' laws
As dozens of local union leaders looked on Wednesday, Dayton City Commission unanimously approved a resolution opposing “right to work” laws and a similar “workplace freedom” constitutional amendment that could come to Ohio ballots in 2014. Right to work laws, which are in place in more than 20 states, would ...
Road projects will affect approach to downtown Dayton
Drivers who enter downtown Dayton from the south will see big changes to major streets the next two years, as the city adds a lane to South Main Street and takes a lane away from Warren Street. The Main Street project — keeping two lanes in each direction, but adding ...
Secretary of State office hours in Miamisburg next week
Representatives of the Ohio Secretary of State’s office will hold local office hours for Montgomery County on Tuesday June 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Miamisburg library branch, 35 S. Fifth St.Secretary of State Jon Husted said the goal is to help local citizens learn more about the ...
Safehouse would help women leaving prostitution
Oasis House, a local nonprofit that helps women leave prostitution and the sex industry, hopes to take a big step forward this week by acquiring a Dayton property to use as its first safehouse. Dayton City Commission will vote Wednesday on whether to waive its interest in an East Dayton ...
Local experts: Be wary of government data collection
Legal and online privacy experts said Friday that Americans should be very concerned the federal government is able to create databases on its citizens via phone and internet data collection. “Some people were willing to give the government a pass on whether checks and balances were really in place, but ...
Apartments contract with city for policing
Dayton police officers are providing community policing services at an apartment complex where private security guards fatally shot a man last year. Dayton City Commission on Wednesday expanded a month-old agreement with Summit Square Townhomes, near Hoover Avenue and the Trotwood Connector. Summit Square owner Wallick Properties will pay an ...
Public meeting on Warren Street plan
DAYTONThe planned 2015 reconstruction of Warren Street will be the subject of a public information meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 at Coco’s Bistro, 250 Warren Street. Community members can ask questions and provide input on the plans.Warren Street will be reconstructed from Buckeye Street (next to ...
State office open for questions
Representatives of the Ohio Secretary of State’s office will hold local office hours for Greene County on Tuesday June 11 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cedarville Community Library, 20 S. Miller St. in Cedarville.Secretary of State Jon Husted said the goal is to help local citizens learn more ...
Housing at former DDN site nears approval
Plans to build an $18 million student housing complex at the former Dayton Daily News site downtown hit one obstacle last month, but the developer believes the project is still on target for an August 2014 opening. The city of Dayton’s Landmarks Commission has approved Student Suites’ application to demolish ...
Schools push merit pay for teachers
More districts across the state may soon follow the lead of Oakwood schools and pay teachers based on their performance in the classroom, experts say. The Dayton Daily News first reported Oakwood’s teachers union and school board both approved a new contract last week that ties pay increases to school ...
Dayton July 4 fireworks in June this year
Dayton’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show will be different on two fronts this year — it will be significantly bigger than last year’s, and it won’t actually be in July. Dayton’s fireworks will be tied, as usual, to the CityFolk festival, which brings arts, music and food to downtown, ...
Strong interest in downtown living fuels development
Dayton is benefiting from a broader trend happening in downtowns across the country. Post-recession, homeowners are downsizing and younger generations prefer downtown living over suburban living because of the close proximity of restaurants, entertainment and work, experts say. There’s not enough housing downtown Dayton to meet the demand, but several ...
Ohio’s large cities losing population
Most of Ohio’s large and medium cities have experienced slight population declines over the past two years at a time when most cities nationwide have grown, according to Census estimates released today. (Data: See list of notable cities.) Of the 729 cities nationwide that have more than 50,000 residents, nine ...
Many local cities open meeting with prayer
Many Miami Valley cities begin their public council or commission meetings with a prayer or invocation, a practice that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court this year, in a case coming out of New York state. Dayton’s mayor and four city commissioners take turns beginning each meeting with ...
Kroger gas project draws opposition
Plans to add a gas station to the Smithville Road Kroger store led to a spirited debate about the property Wednesday, with one Dayton City Commissioner saying he would vote against the plan because of Kroger’s past actions in the city.In his opposition, Commissioner Dean Lovelace cited 2008 developments when ...
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