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Sycamore Township trustees unanimously declared six properties nuisances on Oct. 6, giving owners seven days to clear overgrown vegetation or face township cleanup costs added to their tax bills.
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Hamilton County's Issue 10 would renew and expand the children's services levy to 5.61 mills, raising the annual cost for homeowners from about $81 to $121 per $100,000 of home value and generating roughly $117 million a year for Job and Family Services programs.
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Metro released two proposals for Route 61 that would reshape bus service through Sycamore Township's Kenwood corridor. One option reroutes the line; the other ends it at Kenwood Mall and eliminates Madeira service. Residents have until noon Oct. 9 to comment.
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The City of Montgomery is surveying residents about placing cellular infrastructure at Weller Park, Montgomery Park, or the Pioneer/Dulle Park area to address coverage gaps, with any lease revenue returning to city coffers.
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Ohio lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a 90-day gas tax suspension that could save drivers 38.5 cents per gallon, but Gov. Mike DeWine calls the plan "a very, very bad idea" that would strip $750 million from road funding statewide.
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Hamilton County residents raised cost-of-living concerns at two public hearings Sept. 23 on the county's 2027 economic development strategy, with a second round of sessions planned before Thanksgiving and a final plan expected before commissioners in January 2027.
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Both Ohio gubernatorial candidates want to suspend the state's 38.5-cent gas tax as prices hit $4.52 a gallon, with economists split on how much local drivers would save and questions remaining about whether road projects in Montgomery, Blue Ash and Sycamore Township would feel the pinch.
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Small businesses in Hamilton County damaged by summer storms can apply for $2,500 to $10,000 Duke Energy Foundation grants before a Monday, Sept. 21, deadline at 5 p.m.
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The Blue Ash Parks & Recreation Foundation held its inaugural sold-out Community Dinner Under the Canopy at Summit Park on Sept. 17, raising funds for local parks with food from Summit Park restaurants, drinks and live music.
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A Planned Unit Development application for 7446 E. Kemper Road is the sole new business item when the Sycamore Township Zoning Commission meets Thursday, Oct. 8.
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Sycamore Township residents and businesses have until Oct. 16 to order commemorative bricks, pavers or plaques for the Veterans Memorial at Bechtold Park, with installation planned before Veterans Day.
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Blue Ash City Council approved Phase 4 of Summit Park, a project budgeted at roughly $1.85 million that includes a new picnic grove, doubled East parking lot, bioswale drainage and native prairie restoration, with construction set to begin in 2027.
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Sycamore Township trustees approved Resolution 2026-071 on Sept. 15, renewing special assessments totaling $51,612.71 across seven residential lighting districts, with per-parcel charges ranging from $4.90 in Happiness Way-Merrymaker to $400.92 in Sterling Run Farms.
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