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Local Government

Sycamore Township trustees meet Sept. 15

By Village Press staff · September 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Single-story brick government building with flagpole and parking lot in front. — The Sycamore Township Administration Building at 8540 Kenwood Road, where the Board of Trustees holds its regular public meetings. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. — Ed! (Photography) (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons

Local Government

Sycamore Township trustees meet Sept. 15

By Village Press staff · September 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Local Government

Sycamore Township trustees meet Sept. 15

By Village Press staff · September 14, 2026 · 1 min read

The Sycamore Township Board of Trustees meets Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. at the Township Administration Building, 8540 Kenwood Road.

The meeting is open to the public. A livestream will be available on WatchSycamoreTownship.com, where a recording will also be posted afterward.

No agenda had been published as of Monday, Sept. 14. The session is the first regular trustees' meeting since Sept. 1, when the board held a public hearing on a proposed Joint Economic Development District with the City of Reading. Video of that hearing is available online.

Also ahead: the Board of Zoning Appeals holds a public hearing Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. at the same building. That hearing covers an appeal filed by Abel Gustafson concerning property at 7519 Montgomery Road, according to the township's public notices page.

Residents can reach the township at 513-791-8447.

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