EPHIA Newsletter
April, 2009
SCHOOL NEWS
Cincinnati school officials identified Wednesday the current site of Quebec Heights Elementary School as their preferred location for adding a West Side school back to the citywide school construction plan. The site, on Ross Avenue in East Price Hill, was eliminated from the plan earlier this decade amid declining enrollment projections. But more recent projections now indicate that a school is necessary there to alleviate overcrowding. Previously, planners had remained vague on the exact locations. The school board could take official action on the planners' wishes March 30.
Also at the meeting, officials said they would appeal the City of Cincinnati's zoning decision last week that prohibits it from adding a gymnasium on the side of Westwood School. The district wants to renovate the 100-year-old building and add a gymnasium, but some neighbors and preservationists successfully argued to a city official that the addition would damage the streetscape along Harrison Avenue. Under a 2004 law. the appeal will go directly to City Council, where several council members have already spoken out against the project as it's currently designed.
Another option for CPS, should it lose its appeal, is to build the gym on the building's other side, along the more residential Epworth Avenue. But residents on that street are already organizing against that option.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Matt Strauss, Price Hill Will Housing Coordinator distributed the PHW housing report. The community garden will be discussed at the PH Recreation Center April 1 at 6:30. Community Service Day is April 15; call if you have a project.
PH Showcase of Homes is March 29,12-4:00.
City Council's Vibrant Neighborhoods Committee will hold a hearing on liquor license renewals April 8 at 10:00.
Cincinnati Park Board Naturalists is sponsoring an Egg hunt at Wilson Commons Park. There will be games and hands on actives featuring EGGS. REGISTRATJON REQUIRED by April 2; call 761-4313 to register. Saturday Apri/4 from 1-3 p.m. Wilson Commons Park. Ages 3-10 and their accompanying adults.
EPHIA Meeting ApriI 20th @ Elberon Methodist Church @ 7:30pm.
Concerts in the Park Series
Mt. Echo Park: June 11th
Rapid Run Park: June 18th
Wilson Commons: June 25th
What's New
2009 Author Series at the Main Library 800 Vine Street Throughout 2009, the Library will be hosting a variety of authors for adults, kids, and teens. All these events are free and open to the public-mark your calendars now!
Saturday, April 4th. Greg Hoard, author of Joe: Rounding Third and Heading for Home 2:00 p.m.,
Tuesday, May 12th. Marcus Luttrell, author of Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 7:00 p.m.,