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Tyler Shed, speaking for a group with ties to Whitinwood High School, said organizers have identified funding sources (including USA Football grants and local professional-team community funds) and estimated the turf project cost at about $2,000,000. Shed urged the city to help invite alumni and convene stakeholders; he argued improved fields would benefit school athletics, community events such as Jazz Fest and other recreation programming.

Council responded that the council liaison to the school board would contact the district and alumni association to explore collaboration; the mayor and council indicated the proposal will require further meetings and planning. No vote or formal commitment of city funds was made at the meeting.

Shed requested that city staff, the superintendent and the school board join an outreach effort; council members encouraged organizers to continue meetings with the school and the city’s economic development or community engagement staff as appropriate.

No formal action or funding approval occurred at the meeting; council members asked staff to follow up with the school liaison and report back at a future session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Forest Park City Council Meeting of April 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Speakers asked the council to support a community-led effort to raise roughly $2 million for turf fields at Central Site, and to help the school district reconnect with alumni who could be donors or partners; council agreed the school-board liaison would follow up.","taxTitle","Forest Park City Council, Forest Park, Hamilton County, Ohio","taxId",71199,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6260208,"Resident urges Forest Park to press USPS on post office upkeep and presses city on property-maintenance enforcement",387,1407000,1794000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3134311-55491f548c745f28039eb99195dc47aa&start=1407&end=1794","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3134311-55491f548c745f28039eb99195dc47aa/thumbnail_1407000.jpg","/articles/6260208/Ohio/Resident-urges-Forest-Park-to-press-USPS-on-post-office-upkeep-and-presses-city-on-property-maintenance-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6260208-c10ce1d9c4a6e751c26e47acdc084889/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122325&Signature=DdgnBBB9rpuLVyUV-u93U8tcKbcrVAjZkegyVVnluQSm2FM9pmEKH-h26z45zqfNglGX-GyWKoq2-9nFWEqZBtQ6IewPYgRswxZ3YiKf7RYEp8sNC0UcLVbKj8MP1QuB4uNe0sYid1gFFFLFtkZFTmZCicHGRnO9jv7Tx2lk9koSGm17EYT~K2OktJIrjGN6b~yKogfohj6ljbCLKn7eXuVXOjtiLfZLb3~FtAalTfigjFid5idUslopoZroTjBcVY42bUrSmXI~kueW6EcFbKPM9NYPYKWB1B2dcuQ2PMDOhs4trWRNYoCX7EC5UONifZkrXNTin99~Ws6qG~sKyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Forest Park resident told the city council April 21 that the postal facility serving the community presents a poor exterior appearance and asked the city to work with the U.S. Postal Service to improve landscaping and upkeep.

Chris Merritt, who said he lives at 1576 Carahill Drive and serves on the city’s beautification commission, said the post office appearance is “disgraceful” and asked the council to provide materials if the commission volunteers would supply labor for planting. Merritt said he is willing to donate labor and that other commission members would help maintain perennial plantings, and he urged a city official to contact the postmaster to coordinate maintenance and occasional watering while plantings establish.

Merritt also raised unrelated property-maintenance complaints. He reported a truck parked on a neighborhood street for more than two years, a van left on a driveway that has not moved since the prior property owner died, and other yards he said remain unaddressed despite his formal complaints to city inspectors. Merritt named one property at the Waycross and Winton intersection (1206 Winton / 1206 Waycross) as “disgusting year round” and said multiple calls to city staff had not resolved the condition.

Council members thanked Merritt for volunteering and said staff would follow up privately. City Manager Don Jones and the mayor noted that the post office building is federally owned and that the city cannot unilaterally “go and beautify it,” but they said city staff would contact the Postal Service. The mayor asked city staff to follow up with Merritt and the beautification commission on possible collaboration.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; council members said they would report back to the resident after staff follow-up.","At the April 21 meeting resident Chris Merritt asked the council to address the deteriorated exterior of the city’s post office and raised multiple long-running property-maintenance and vehicle complaints; council members said staff will follow up offline.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6260212,"Forest Park council approves budget adjustments, equipment lease, redevelopment area and street-paving contract",185,3181000,3366000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3134311-55491f548c745f28039eb99195dc47aa&start=3181&end=3366","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3134311-55491f548c745f28039eb99195dc47aa/thumbnail_3181000.jpg","/articles/6260212/Ohio/Forest-Park-council-approves-budget-adjustments-equipment-lease-redevelopment-area-and-street-paving-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6260212-e1ce7254e8db3f9b01dabefe4c35410d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771122325&Signature=Xtx3EOZjUCQds0U4nI5MPAAMnudgQF7UfNXi9MnNO~kOpK-280wcUeVL1BTL~BzGqVQxWY8Pujxl0dP8O6Tv1ULdbuWrLsqQDx~Lceml4sEdi8ktYbWkZO2JpGXDa9PzYs8-fHXg15x7RDRZQyH6PntOrAZoQs9P3jmeK6gPTjN6g9GT-HuLavnZGy3A4Edv5QXIhn7o3RPZVN61SbUsGbgzGILON4AT5POvFpy7gjwXv2y3~NPfmvpCTOlmgqts30KcKvmnUpkHJ2crSckCZApE~uzfimjOy-cQ0C9cNN0VONzIPtTKAZMbtYavS92CTmtBErqz3cse2b1IwzGGbw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Forest Park City Council adopted a package of budget and financing measures and approved a set of resolutions tied to the city’s capital and redevelopment plans during its April 21 meeting.

The council passed an ordinance that implements multiple budget adjustments, approved a lease-purchase agreement to finance city equipment purchases, and adopted a resolution establishing a community reinvestment area (CRA) covering the mall property and a nearby residential block. Separately, council accepted the low bid for the 2025 street program and authorized disposal of surplus city property by public auction.

The measures moved in a single meeting cycle after the council suspended the rule requiring full reading. The ordinance adopting budget changes (Ordinance No. 13-2025) passed unanimously. The ordinance authorizing a lease-purchase agreement (Ordinance No. 14-2025) passed unanimously; staff said the total lease amount is $810,235 at an annual interest rate of 4.75%.

Resolution No. 14-2025 establishes a community reinvestment area under Sections 3735.65–3735.7 of the Ohio Revised Code to include the mall property and a small stretch of Hitchcock Drive; the vice mayor described the CRA as a component of an incentive package negotiated with the developer and school districts and urged its passage. The resolution passed unanimously.

Resolution No. 15-2025 accepts NERA Paving as the contractor for the city’s 2025 street program. Four bids were received; the lowest bid from NERA Paving was $577,138.65. The resolution passed 5–1 (Holt voted no).

Resolution No. 16-2025 authorizes disposal of obsolete city vehicles and equipment on govdeals and instructs proceeds to return to the general fund; it passed unanimously.

Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 13-2025 (budget adjustments): adopted 6–0.
- Ordinance 14-2025 (lease-purchase agreement for equipment; $810,235 at 4.75%): adopted 6–0.
- Resolution 14-2025 (establish CRA, Ohio Rev. Code §§3735.65–3735.7): adopted 6–0.
- Resolution 15-2025 (accept NERA Paving bid, 2025 street program): adopted 5–1.
- Resolution 16-2025 (surplus property disposal via govdeals): adopted 6–0.

The measures approved are intended to fund and clear space for city equipment, support a planned mall-area redevelopment through tax-incentive tools, and move the street program and fleet/equipment disposals into the procurement pipeline. Council did not debate most items at length; staff and council members provided summary figures and program descriptions during roll-call votes.","At its April 21 meeting the Forest Park City Council approved multiple ordinances and resolutions including budget adjustments, a lease-purchase for equipment, a community reinvestment area for the mall site, acceptance of a low bid for the 2025 street program and disposal of surplus property.","actionData","errors"]

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Community group seeks city help to build turf fields at Central Site and to reconnect alumni

Resident urges Forest Park to press USPS on post office upkeep and presses city on property-maintenance enforcement

Forest Park council approves budget adjustments, equipment lease, redevelopment area and street-paving contract