Kevin Marsh Announcements

CTM Meeting Agenda and Link – May 3

Clifton Town Meeting, your community council, is having its regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 3 from 7-9pm. All our meetings are on the community calendar. We hope you will join to learn about what is happening and how you can be involved.

Click here for the meeting invite and agenda that went to email subscribers. You can become a subscriber here.

Due to the ongoing public health ban on mass gatherings CTM will continue to hold its meetings via video and telephone conference. To join the videoconference click on the following link – http://meet.google.com/qgf-ipso-zny. To join via phone, dial (601) 516-5653 and use the following PIN – 221 520 074#.

The agenda is as follows:

7:00 / 1 minWelcome to the Google Meet electronic meeting, advice for participation
7:01 / 1 minApprove prior month’s meeting minutes from April 5 and 17
7:02 / 5 minVote for New Trustees
7:07 / 10 minLibrary Update
7:17 / 10 minPolice District 5 Report
7:27 / 5 minFinancial Committee Report
7:32/ 5 minTreasurer’s Report
7:37 / 10 minClifton Chronicle Committee Summer update, Editor/Publisher Search
7:47 / 5 minArts and Culture
7:52 / 15 minClifton Planning Report – District 5 location and ARPA funds
8:07 / 15 minTransportation and Public Safety – Road Diet update
8:22/ 15 minParks Committee report
8:37 / 15 minHousing and Zoning – report of Mosque driveway vote, Bishop Street Boundaries
8:52 / 5 minTrustee, Committee and Liaisons Announcements
8:57 / 3 minCommunity Questions/Concerns
9:00Adjournment

Emailing your issue to contactctm@cliftoncommunity.org is another effective way to have your issue or opinion considered by your trustees.  To request an agenda item for the next meeting please email your topic to contactctm@cliftoncommunity.org.

Please note that public input on agenda items of pressing community concern will be heard after trustee discussion.  Community members should sign up to speak on an agenda item before the start of the meeting.  Not all agenda items will have time reserved for public input. Individual input on agenda items will be no more than two minutes.    Community members are able to speak on non-agenda issues during the public questions and concerns agenda item.  Individuals with statements are asked to sign in before the start of the meeting.  Statements will be no more than three minutes during the questions and concerns agenda item.

Brian Duffy Announcements

8th Annual CTM Golf Outing

Join us for the 8th annual CTM Golf Outing, dinner on the Clubhouse deck and prizes!

Avon Fields Golf Course: Oldest Course West of the Alleghenies

  • Date: Saturday August 28, 2021
  • Location: Avon Fields Golf Course
  • Time: Shotgun start at 2:00 pm – 18 hole scramble
  • Dinner: 6:00 pm; welcome families and friends
  • Fee: $90 per player. Make your own foursome or we can pair you up.
  • Dinner for Extra Guests: $10 (Kids 12 and under eat for free)
  • To Register: Complete the 2021 Golf Outing Registration. Please include names of others registering as a group. This form is required even if you purchased online tickets.
  • As of Aug 24 morning, all foursomes are filled. We are sold out! This is great news!
  • Purchase Online: Due to foursomes being sold out, you now can pay for extra dinners and provide an additional donation at our online store. We use PayPal for payment. You must complete the paper registration even if you purchased online previously – this is how we will know who is in your foursome.

Clifton Market is this year’s title sponsor.

Over the years, the Golf Outing has helped raise over $60,000 for charitable causes in Clifton including the Clifton Recreation Center, Clifton Cultural Arts Center, The Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Hospital, Burnet Woods, Clifton Fairview German Language School, Clifton Community Fund, and Little Sisters of the Poor. Proceeds this year will benefit the Clifton Area Neighborhood School PTO.

This year’s three presenting sponsors are

  • Superior Honda
  • Superior Kia
  • Robert Ditimassi & Barbra Druffel – Realtors

For more information about the event or Sponsorship Opportunities, click here to email the event leaders.

This year’s event planning and producing was led by a small team of gracious volunteers. CTM is thankful for all they did to prepare and execute this event:

  • John Whedon – Event Captain
  • Luke Blocher
  • Gerald Checco
  • Tom Dwyer
  • John Juech
  • Brian McCarren
  • Vince Metzger
  • Christina Smart
  • Andrea Steege

We are happy to have the following hole sponsors for the event.

Kevin Marsh Announcements

Dunore Park – Community Engagement on dog park proposal

As you may be aware, a group of area residents have approached the Cincinnati Park Board with a proposal to build a dog park (a fenced area for off-leash dogs), for Dunore Park, the park along Ludlow Avenue just west of Morrison Avenue. A dog park would physically fit on the site without interfering with the small playground. As a next step in assessing the proposal, the Park Board is seeking feedback from park users and stakeholders through a brief survey

Click here to take the survey.

Please take a moment to fill out the survey and feel to share with other individuals or groups you are involved with who may have an interest. The survey will remain open until March 31st.

CTM has taken no position on this proposal. We are sharing to ensure broad community engagement happens.

Kevin Marsh Announcements

Clifton Neighborhood Plan

Our neighborhood has begun the process with the City of Cincinnati Department of Planning to create a neighborhood plan. A neighborhood plan is best described as a map of the neighborhood’s future. Acting as a guide, our neighborhood plan will tell current and future community members and decision makers where we were, where we are now, where we want to go, how we intend to get there, and who will help us along the way.

More specifically, the plan:

  • Allows for a platform for dialogue and engagement
  • Creates and confirms neighborhood identity, goals and vision
  • Helps guide policy decisions that impact the neighborhood
  • Helps guide development and investment decisions
  • Used as a tool for community investment projects
  • Demonstrates to City leaders that the neighborhood is united

Below are some frequently asked questions as well as links on how to get involved in the process.

What is in a neighborhood plan?

Each neighborhood’s plan is different – designed to meet the goals of that individual
neighborhood. However, there are certain elements that are commonly addressed. Typically, a neighborhood plan will contain the following components:

  • History of the neighborhood
  • Existing Conditions (past and current demographic and geographic information)
  • Vision statement
  • Goals and objectives (on various focus areas, such as: housing, economic Development/Business Retention, transportation, parks and recreation, public facilities and open space, land use, and health and the environment)
  • Implementation plans

Doesn’t Clifton have a few plans? Why do we need another one?

The last plans specific to Clifton are the Clifton Community Plan (1982) and the
Clifton Neighborhood Business District Urban Design Plan (1978). We need a plan
because a neighborhood plan is usually only relevant for 5-15 years, and our last plan
was from 38 years ago. We need to create a neighborhood-wide plan that showcases
our neighborhood’s vision, goals, and strategies. This plan will ultimately be reviewed
and approved by the City Planning Commission and City Council and recognized
as our official neighborhood plan. You can find copies of past plans (including the Clifton plans) on the City Planning website by clicking here.

Who participates in a neighborhood plan?

Everyone who is interested is invited to participate in the planning process. This includes residents (homeowners and renters), business owners, representatives of community institutions (like churches or schools), organizations in the neighborhood, etc.

How can I sign up for updates, get involved, or share my ideas?

There are many ways for you to get involved, no matter how much or how little time you may have! If you are interested in getting involved, click here to email Joe Brunner, President of Clifton Town Meeting.

Some examples of how to get involved are as follows:

As a Steering Committee Member
The Steering Committee’s main job is to champion the plan and provide guidance from beginning to approval. Steering Committee members will also help lead the working groups. The Steering Committee meets once a month.

As a Working Group Member
Working group members will help provide shape and detail to specific areas of the plan. They will write the goals and strategies for each of the focus areas. Working Groups will meet six to seven times throughout the year.

As a Plan Participant
Participate in plan events, provide feedback on surveys, send your thoughts via email, and follow along during the process. There is no minimum time commitment and you can participate when you are free and interested! Sign up for CTM emails by clicking here to receive future info on this topic and other topics including events and CTM meetings.


Contact James Weaver, City Planner by email or by phone at 513-352-4882 or email Joe Brunner, CTM President or visit the City’s website page by clicking here.