If you’ve been feeling blue when you walk past Lydia’s vacant cafe, you’ll be cheered to know that she’s coming to visit us in Clifton Plaza!
CTM and CBA are hosting an appreciation celebration on Tuesday, August 25, 6-7:30 pm.
Pianist and composer Daven Roberson will be on hand, providing fine music.
Please join us, wear your mask, and practice your safest social distancing for this event.
Note: In case of rain, we’ll reschedule.
The Federal Government is reducing hours and cutting other resources for more than a dozen Post Offices in the Cincinnati area. CTM, the Clifton Business Association, and the Clifton Community Fund co-signed this letter (see image below) to our US Congressional delegation objecting to these cuts.
Write your own letter using these links:
This is a developing situation. During the past week, the US House of Representatives is taking action. Additionally, Postmaster General DeJoy has advised he will pause any further action until after the election. On Aug 19 afternoon, Speaker Pelosi of the US House of Reps advised the following:
Earlier today, I spoke with Postmaster General DeJoy regarding his alleged pause in operational changes. During our conversation, he admitted he has no intention of replacing the sorting machines, blue mailboxes and other infrastructure that have been removed.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 19, 2020
CTM’s next monthly meeting is August 3, 2020 beginning at 7:00. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency and government orders prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more, the meeting will be held via Google Meet videoconferencing. The link to join the meeting is: https://meet.google.com/pnw-zdhn-oax?hs=122&authuser=3. You may also join via phone by dialing (470) 402-0181 and using PIN 866 402 270 #. The agenda is as follows:
7:00 / 1 min Welcome to the Google Meet electronic meeting, advice for participation
7:01 / 1 min Approve prior month’s meeting minutes
7:02 / 5 min Treasurer’s Report
7:07 / 15 min Burnet Woods Post Office hours reduction (M – F 9am – 1 pm) beginning August 22. (Current hours are M-F 8:30am – 1pm, 2 – 4 pm). Discussion and motion to communicate CTM’s position on this change.
7:22 / 15 min Public Safety / On Ludlow Avenue re: dangers at Plaza, Diggs Plaza and Telford. Relationship to homeless camps in Burnet Woods. Engagement with police and businesses. Litter and graffiti management is a job for everyone
7:37 / 5 min Arts and Culture Committee / Ludlow Garage mural update; Grant from OAC; Recognition of CCF’s gift of the Shakespeare bench. Motion of appreciation to all Telford area refresh volunteers.
7:42 / 20 min Housing and Zoning / motion to adopt goals and objective; report and motion on signs replacement in business district; report and motion on neighborhood boundaries
8:02 / 5 min Governance Committee / motion for charge to the committee
8:07 / 10 min NBDIP update / CTM’s application for gateway elements – how to improve this proposal? Add something that is traffic calming to remedy the speeding up Ludlow Avenue, especially the danger at Whitfield (speed bumps, narrowing lanes with boulevard hardscape, landscaping?)
8:17 / 10 min KCB Clean and Safe Grant/ Aug 7 deadline, up to $10K grants
8:27 / 18 min Trustee, Committee, Liaisons Announcements
8:45 / 15 min Community Questions/Concerns
9:00 Adjournment
CTM’s July General Membership meeting will take place virtually at 7pm on Monday, July 6. Stay tuned for log in details. Here is the agenda:
7:00 / 1 min Welcome to the Zoom electronic meeting, advice for participation (Brunner/Trustees)
7:01 / 1 min Approve prior month’s meeting minutes (Brunner/Trustees)
7:02 / 10 min Open seat on CTM Board: introduction of nominees, election of new Board member
Candidates: Bob Driehaus, Chris Harding and Teresa Hoelle
(Brunner/Kasturi Trustees)
7:12 m/ 5 min Treasurer’s Report (G. Checco Trustees/Community)
7:17 / 15 min Clifton House Tour planning (Borders Trustees/Community)
7:32 / 10 min Spring Cleanup Blitz, Food Court, Telford Refresh (G. Checco Trustees/Community)
7:42 / 5 min Arts and Culture Committee: Ludlow Garage mural installation, Off Ludlow Gallery (S. Mullaney Trustees/Community)
7:49 / 10 min Nominating Committee Update (Kasturi Trustees/Community)
7:59 / 5 min Clifton Library Update (L. Hamrick Trustees/Community)
8:04 / 10 min Equitable Development Rubric/Peaslee Neighborhood Center’s Joelle Newman; Action Tank Toolkit
(Paraskevopoulos Trustees/Community)
8:14 / 10 min Housing and Zoning: community boundaries (Montgomery Trustees/Community)
8:24 / 25 min Traffic and Public Safety: Ludlow Avenue Road Diet – ODOT report & next steps (Jeffreys Trustees/Community)
8:49 / 6 min Trustee, Committee, Liaisons Announcements (Brunner Trustees/Community)
8:55/ 5 min Community Questions/Concerns (Brunner Community/Trustees)
9:00 Adjournment (Brunner Trustees/Community)
Effective June 29, 2020 Cincinnati Parks is temporarily closing to vehicular traffic the section of Burnet Woods Drive winding through the center of the park (see attached map). The road will remain open for pedestrian and bike traffic. This change was planned as one component of the Park Board 2007 Master Plan and has been a topic of conversation supported by many in the surrounding communities.
The reason for the closure is to create additional green space within the center of the park by making this area safer for pedestrians and cyclists. At present, this steep section of the road allows vehicular traffic to cut through the park’s trail system. This can cause conflicts between cars, cyclists, children and adults since the trail system crosses the road at this location.
When the temporary vehicular closure is implemented on June 29, Cincinnati Parks will distribute an electronic survey to park users and stakeholders. Parks will also be collecting feedback from individual park stakeholder organizations and users within and outside of the immediate vicinity. During this closure, Parks staff will assess the impact on park users and park operations. The closure will be re-evaluated in 90 days after adequate community feedback has been received.
Help the Parks Department decide whether to make the closure permanent by taking a survey on the temporary closure here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKWZXCQ
