Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Loveland City Council advanced a comprehensive zoning code rewrite that would cap short-term rentals at 50 citywide and limit owners to three properties, while also approving a master-planning agreement with American Structurepoint for the 4-acre Schildmeyer riverfront property along the Little Miami River.
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The Loveland Parks and Recreation Board holds a public meeting Aug. 19 at City Hall as the $250,000-plus Nisbet Park Amphitheater project advances during the city's 150th anniversary year.
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Hamilton County commissioners voted 2-0-1 on Monday to place a larger children's services levy on the November ballot, raising the cost for Symmes Township homeowners from $81 to $121 per $100,000 in home value if voters approve it.
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Hamilton County commissioners vote Tuesday, August 4, on whether to place a Jobs and Family Services levy on the November ballot, with options that could nearly double property tax costs for Symmes Township homeowners from $81 to as much as $157 per $100,000 in home value.
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Milford residents pressed Mayor Ralph Vilardo on downtown parking at a July 29 community forum, and a city-commissioned parking study from spring 2026 could go before city council as early as August 10 as the city weighs tens of millions in new downtown development.
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Clermont County commissioners placed a Children's Protective Services renewal levy on the November 3 ballot, a vote that will reach Loveland, Milford, and Symmes Township taxpayers. Separately, Loveland's noise ordinance rewrite remains in early draft stages as residents and businesses debate decibel limits versus a reasonableness standard.
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The Symmes Township Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a parking variance for the commercial property at 11907 Montgomery Road at a public hearing Monday, August 3, at 7 p.m.
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Milford residents confronted Mayor Ralph Vilardo at a July 30 community forum about the former Milford South Elementary School, which has sat vacant for roughly four years due to asbestos costs and is now tied up in litigation, while also raising concerns about new housing development straining school capacity.
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State Route 48 through downtown Loveland has reopened after its weeklong full closure, but ODOT says flaggers will manage intermittent traffic control for two to three more weeks as crews install guardrails, complete sidewalks, and seal the bridge over O'Bannon Creek.
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Railroad Avenue in downtown Loveland becomes a one-way street on Tuesday, July 28, directing traffic into the public parking lot from West Loveland Avenue, as the city simultaneously activates a new automated traffic signal at the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail crossing.
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The Clermont County Commissioners are accepting applications for a vacancy on the seven-member library board that governs the 10-branch system headquartered in Milford, with the term running through December 31, 2029.
Local Government
Hoxworth Blood Center hosts a community blood drive at the Loveland Branch Library on Monday, August 3, with appointments available online or by phone; several other library and community events fill the first two weeks of August.
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