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Local Government
Madeira's Administration and Personnel Committee has met four times on personnel matters since City Manager Michael Norton-Smith announced he is leaving for Centerville, with the city now searching for his replacement.
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Indian Hill Village Council's Sept. 21 agenda included a final reading on an ordinance shifting water customers from quarterly to monthly billing, plus the annual tax levy certification.
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The Madeira Board of Education meets Monday, Sept. 21, to vote on a $37 million appropriation for 2026-27, hear a property tax legislative update and accept three staff retirements.
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Sycamore Township's Veterans Memorial Commission is accepting orders for commemorative bricks, pavers and plaques at Bechtold Park, with an Oct. 16 deadline ahead of a Veterans Day installation.
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Madeira's Law & Safety Committee meets Wednesday to discuss the city's Flock camera program as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton calls for a statewide ban and Hamilton County's 75-camera network remains paused.
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Madeira City Council will hold public hearings Monday on an ordinance banning horses, cows, pigs, goats and alpacas within city limits, while also considering a $69,750 property-acquisition contract and a $2.9 million state funding application for the Camargo Road Phase 2 project.
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The Sycamore Township Board of Trustees holds its next regular public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. at the Township Administration Building, with a livestream available online.
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Indian Hill Schools will livestream its first "IH IR" investor-relations-style financial briefing on Sept. 23, giving taxpayers a direct look at a five-year forecast that projects cash reserves dropping to four days by FY31 as the district's expense levy nears expiration.
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Madeira's Law & Safety Committee will discuss Flock surveillance camera policies and crosswalk safety at a Sept. 16 public meeting, weeks after Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey shut off all 75 of the county's Flock cameras over data-sharing concerns.
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Sycamore Township's Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on an appeal involving 7519 Montgomery Road at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.
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Hamilton County will hold two public hearings on Sept. 23 to gather resident input on its next Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, a countywide plan that will set growth and investment priorities affecting communities including Indian Hill, Madeira, Mariemont, Terrace Park and Sycamore Township.
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Gov. Mike DeWine asked President Trump for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration covering Hamilton County and 22 other Ohio counties hit by August tornadoes and severe storms, a move that could unlock federal housing grants and low-interest loans for residents with uninsured losses.
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