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Summit Park Mixed Use Development Approved

At the end of Blue Ash City Council meeting on 1/11/18 there was an interesting public comment by El Neyer.  They offered a deal sweetener for their Mixed Use / Apartments project. A verbal monetary offer of a million dollars was made with a cap on the number of apartments.  At the January 25th meeting city Council approved the final development in a 5-2 vote.  The monetary offer was essentially a legal promise to give the city a million dollars if a Corporate client was not found in two years.  Large corporate clients with hundredds of employees paying earnings taxes were part of the original proposal.  This important section of the developement plan was put on hold due to business climate concerns and very likely the extra cost due to a clause in the City of Cincinnati sales contract that inhibits coprorate clients. 

Use the next link for details on the original proposal.

Below is an Audio recording of the January 25th, Note there is a slider control to advance or go back,

Audio timing notes: The citizens comments starts right after taking attendance and goes on to minute 27,  then City Council deliberations goes to the end of the meeting 

 

 

Note after hitting the white PLAY button above, you can use a slider at the top of the black bar to go to a particular Time index in the recording.

The following legialation was passed and can be found on Blue Web site at this [ LINK ]

• RESOLUTION 2018-1 AGREEMENT WITH SUMMIT VIEW DEVELOPMENT
• RESOLUTION 2018-1 AGREEMENT WITH SUMMIT VIEW DEVELOPMENT
• RESOLUTION 2017-83 AMENDED SENIOR LIVING FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AT SUMMIT PARK
• RESOLUTION 2017-82 AMENDED FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN DISTRICT AT SUMMIT PARK
• RESOLUTION 2017-81 PRELIM SUBDIVISION PLAN FOR NEIGHBORHOODS AT SP

Earlier Audio comments from Blue Ash Citizens can be heard on the 1-11 meeting article ( Link )

The End of the "Taste of Blue Ash"

Recently in the Blue Ash newsletter it had an article on the annual Taste of Blue Ash being eliminated. To my knowledge or awareness this was not a discussion item at any of this year’s recent city council meetings. I had missed one meeting since the beginning of the years. I checked all the published minutes since the 1st of the year and none had the word “Taste”. This is starting to sound like decision by the Administration to me!

So I dug a bit further and found a reference on the end of the December 14, 2017 minutes, which by the way, lasted well past 11 o’clock at night. It was after all the audience had left after the lengthy discussion about Summit Park apartments. You can listen for yourself to a tape recording Taste of Blue Ash.

The audio at time index 3:26:23 and can be heard at link that follows {http://www.robryan.org/index.php/11-political/39-summit-park-development-public-hearing-at-blue-ash-city-council-12-14-7pm} or using a shorter URL see https://tinyurl.com/Ryan-Dec14

It was an Administration decision.

Also below is excerpt for the 12-14-17 minutes and a link. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Parks and Recreation Director Chuck Funk reminded Council of the memo they received concerning the overview of the 2018 special events schedule. One of the major changes to the schedule was the elimination of the Taste of Blue Ash. Blue Ash Minutes Link http://www.blueash.com/document_center/2017%20Council%20Meeting%20Minutes/12-14-17%20Council%20Minutes.pdf

Blue Ash Election Result - The recount is final

Thank you for being interested in my campaign for Blue Ash City Council.  On November 22nd, the Board of Election reported that the difference between Lee Czerwonka and I was less the 1/2 of one percent. Therefore per law, the ballots had to be recounted by hand. The recount was held on December 1st.  I observed the recount and commend the Hamilton county Board of Election for the transparency and professional manner it was conducted.  The recount results appeared to change slightly at first, but then it was recounted a second time.  Czerwonka won with 50.26%.   Below is a chart of the vote by Precinct, the total difference was 15 votes.  In elections like this, where the vote is really close ( i.e. 50.24% vs 49.76% ), it reinforces that everyone’s vote is important and I strongly encourage voting in all elections big and small.

 

 

I found it interesting that my support cuts across political boundaries.  I will take this time to ask for your financial support to help me retire some of the debt I incurred during the campaign.  Below are three links to show your support, you can choose which party below you most identify with while making a donation.

Donation Links

Republican       Independent/Green     Democrat

No matter what which party you identify with the most, I believe we all stand for transparent, respectful and responsible governments. Thank you very much for your emotional, moral and financial support.  I am proud of the manner in which I conducted my campaign and I appreciate all the support that you have shown me. 

I encourage people to be engaged, informed, speak up and most importantly vote.  That is the only real way we can make the future better than the past. I wish the new City Council and Blue Ash a safe and happy holidays.

Best Wishes
Rober R. Ryan
Former Blue Ash City Council Member