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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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The Sycamore Township Community Improvement Corporation has spent $963,000 through August, outpacing its $800,000 in revenue, with $770,000 going toward an economic development land purchase ahead of the board's Tuesday, Sept. 1 meeting.
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Hamilton County's emergency management agency launched an online preparedness survey that will shape the 2028 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, a countywide emergency blueprint that includes Montgomery, Blue Ash and Sycamore Township.
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More than 500 Montgomery residents shared feedback during the Discovery phase of the city's Parks and Recreation Master Plan, identifying the community pool, park restrooms and nature trails as top priorities for improvement over the next decade.
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Ohio's House Bill 96 now counts excused absences toward chronic absenteeism, and Princeton City Schools is deploying attendance officers and building-level teams to respond as the 2026-27 school year opens.
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Sycamore Township will hold six JEDD and JEDZ board meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 1, including a required public hearing on a proposed income-tax district with the City of Reading and the regular Sycamore Township–City of Montgomery JEDD board session.
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Gov. Mike DeWine asked FEMA to begin assessing storm damage in Hamilton County on Aug. 20, bypassing the usual state-first process and advancing the question of whether local flood victims in Montgomery, Blue Ash and Sycamore Township will qualify for federal disaster relief.
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Rumpke is offering free yard waste drop-off from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at two Hamilton County locations for residents still clearing debris from the Aug. 11 derecho.
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Sycamore Township trustees unanimously declared seven properties nuisances on Aug. 11 for overgrown vegetation and debris, giving owners seven days from notice to clean up or face township-contracted removal billed to their tax accounts.
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Montgomery's Planning Commission reviewed the final development plan for a $10.5 million Safety Center renovation and addition at its Aug. 3 meeting, the panel's first session since canceling its July 20 meeting; the outcome has not yet been posted.
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Montgomery's Environmental Advisory Commission is installing grant-funded solar panels on the Weller Park concession and restroom building, partnering with Cincinnati-based Melink Solar on a project projected to return more than 300% on investment over 10 years and offset 40 tons of CO2 emissions over its 30-year lifespan.
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Hamilton County commissioners voted 2-0 Monday to place a 5.61-mill children's services levy on the Nov. 3 ballot, raising costs from $82 to $121 per $100,000 of home value and stacking a second property tax increase alongside the Sycamore schools levy for local homeowners.
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Hamilton County commissioners vote Monday, Aug. 3, on which children's services levy option to place on the November 3 ballot, where Sycamore-area homeowners already face a 6.95-mill school levy.
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