One new member and two alternate members have been appointed to the Washington Township Board of Zoning Appeals.
Martina Dillon will fill the remainder of a five-year BZA term that expires at the end of 2017. An attorney and partner with Gottschlich & Portune, she serves as law director for the City of Clayton. Previously, she worked nine years as Clayton’s assistant law director. Dillon replaces Richard Schwartz, who recently resigned.
Steven Bitonti and Ronald Hollenbeck have been appointed to two-year terms as alternate members of the BZA. Bitonti has been a real estate agent with Irongate, Inc., for 14 years. Hollenbeck is a retired pharmaceutical executive with prior experience as a member of the Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Zoning Hearing Board. He is president elect of Centerville Rotary.
The Board of Zoning Appeals consists of five regular members and two alternates who are appointed by the Washington Township Board of Trustees. The board has the power to decide appeals, make interpretations of the Zoning Resolution, grant requested variances, and approve conditional uses. STAFF REPORT
DAYTON
14 area nonprofits awarded First Dayton Foundation Greenlight Grants
The Dayton Foundation has awarded 14 grants totaling $30,777 to area not-for-profits as part of its first Greenlight Grants program. Greenlight Grants is a new competitive funding program for Greater Dayton nonprofits seeking quick, small grants for special projects, program expansions, capital improvements or capacity building. Grants are approved to promote efforts in the areas of arts and culture, health, education, human services, philanthropy and other community-building endeavors.
Greenlight Grants were awarded to the following organizations: Blue Star Mothers of America – Miami Valley Chapter #3, Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum, Centerville-Washington History, Dayton Playhouse, Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project, Greene Giving, Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greene County, Preble County Art Association, Tecumseh Land Trust, Therapeutic Riding Institute, Veterans Memorial Museum Foundation, Xenia Adult Recreation and Services Center, and the Xenia Area Community Theatre.
The deadline to submit an application for the next Greenlight Grant cycle is Wednesday, June 1. Full eligibility requirements, guidelines and application are available at www.daytonfoundation.org/greenlightgrants.html.
For more information about grant opportunities available through The Dayton Foundation, visit www.daytonfoundation.org, or contact Michelle Brown, program officer, at 937-225-9965 or mbrown@daytonfoundation.org. STAFF REPORT
HUBER HEIGHTS
YMCA vs. police and fire volleyball match set
The Huber Heights Foundation is hosting a volleyball game between the Senior Volleyball Team from the YMCA and the Huber Heights Police & Fire Divisions at 7 p.m., Wednesday at Wayne High School, located at 5400 Chambersburg Road. Admission is $5; children under 5 are free. Money collected will benefit grant and scholarship recipients.
Pre-opening events start at 6 p.m., game warm-ups/doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the game starts at 7 p.m.
Guests can visit with McGruff, see and touch SWAT vehicles and fire trucks and meet the Good NeighBear from State Farm Insurance.
For more info, go to www.huberheightsfoundation.org. STAFF REPORT
DAYTON
Dayton and Montgomery County win prestigious HUD Secretary Award
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the American Planning Association have named the Homeless Solutions Community 10-Year Plan for the City of Dayton and Montgomery County as the 2016 recipient of the HUD Secretary’s Opportunity & Empowerment Award.
Jointly presented by HUD and APA, the HUD Secretary’s Award recognizes a plan, program, or project that has been in effect for at least three years and improves the quality of life for low- and moderate-income community residents.
“Since the plan was adopted, chronic homelessness in Montgomery County has been reduced more than 50 percent with almost 600 new permanent supportive housing units created for young adults, single adults and families,” said Kathy Werkmeister, president of the Ohio Conference of Community Development.
The plan has been formally adopted by the City of Dayton, Montgomery County and the United Way of the Greater Dayton area. The plan has also been used as a model to shape other community initiatives on substance abuse, ex-offender reentry and poverty reduction. STAFF REPORT
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