Pleasant Ridge Community CouncilMonthly NewsletterOctober 2024 |
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A Note from Our President - Andrew Bernier |
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Next public meeting is November 12th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m due to the first Tuesday being election day. Our Community Council public meetings are usually held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Pleasant Ridge Community Center (not in January or July). All are welcome! The goal of this newsletter is to quickly communicate items that are announced and discussed at Council Meetings, plus other items that have been going on or might be important for residents. We will continue to communicate on our various sites linked below. Community Council Website Community Council Facebook Page 'Pleasant Streets' Traffic Committee FB Group Neighbors & Friends Facebook Group** **Not administered by PRCC |
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Notes from Community Council Meeting 10/1/2024 |
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Cincinnati Police Dept - Officer Martin Reviewed Pleasant Ridge crime stats. Officer Martin acknowledged the car break-in that happened at St. Peter's early this summer. While the number of auto thefts are down in general, all vehicle owners are encouraged to ensure nothing valuable is left in vehicles at any time. Cincinnati Fire Dept With the elevated storm activity in our area, please be cautious with fallen or damaged electrical wires - they may still have a charge. Please call the Fire Dept. if you see wires down. If you are in need of a smoke detector, they have a small number available and can come install it for you. Apply here, while supplies last. Cincinnati Recreation Center - Kendell Bobo CRC partnered with Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and Gorilla Glue on 10/9 to make playground improvements, clean up the landscaping, and paint a mural! They also planted 16 trees! Look at their great work here! |
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Executive Committee - Quick UpdatesAndrew Bernier, President Our three Community Budget Requests (CBRs) for 2026-2027 budget year: 1000 Hands Park improvements, Woodford Road redesign, and pedestrian crossing on Ridge Ave near CRC. A new subdivision is being developed off Cypress.
Jeff Hitman-Mason, VP Business district trees are stable and should survive the winter Join our new initiative: A PRCC Resource Committee that can in assist in identifying grants at the state and federal level. Montgomery Road construction pending for 2026 Lang Playfield improvement requests - updates by May 2025 with action happening in September 2025
Michelle French, Secretary Jessi Frank, Treasurer |
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Special Guests - Judge Candidates We heard from Steve Simon and Virginia Talent about their candidacy for Hamilton County Court Pleas Judge. |
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Cincinnati Council Member, Mark Jeffreys Union negotiations with fire and police departments resulted in the largest raise given to officers in over 40 years in hopes to retain a great police force. Cincinnati revives Adopt-A-Spot to help with growing litter problem. With rising inflation, the city provides relief to households through the Green Bank Programs where average savings range from $800-1,200 a year. He addressed community concerns about the development on Lester and Montgomery and explained that the city would be measuring the impact each quarter and will be updating Cincy Insights public dashboard with neighborhood-specific data as it becomes available. |
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DOTE - Ridge Avenue Renovation & Repairs for 2025 Brad Johnson from the Dept. of Transportation and Engineering (DOTE), discussed plans for the upcoming project which will consist of grinding down and replacing the pavement on Ridge Avenue, adding new pavement markings and signage, improving the railroad crossing near Acomb Ave, and constructing a missing sidewalk by the Enterprise frontage. The construction will start at Marburg Ave and continue up into Amberley Village. The funding for the $5.9M project comes partially from the DOTE rehab program and 2 additional grants contingent upon a 3 lane configuration from Acomb Ave to CRC for safety improvements. |
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The three proposed segments of the project: Acomb Ave (Railroad) to Woodford (CRC): In an effort to decrease rear end traffic accidents in this section, the city is envisioning a 3 lane system (two opposing-traffic lanes plus a center turn lane). Woodford to Montgomery: DOTE plans to collect traffic data for this area during peak times and will model these intersections for safety and efficiency. No concrete plans have been decided yet. North of Montgomery: TBD - 6 potential options were presented. To vote for your favorite, please take our Ridge Avenue Survey.
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Community Council Committee Reports SafetyBlock Watch Assessing our neighborhood cameras placement to ensure we are targeting problem areas. Pleasant Streets Huge shoutout to the Pleasant Streeters for their efforts in voicing our safety preferences to DOTE! If you have a passion for urban development and commuter safety, reach out to pleasantstreetsoh@gmail.com to be a part of the solution! Beautification In need of a Committee Chair! Whether you're a green thumb or not, this committee can always use more volunteers! We have them to thank for our lovely PR planters. Parks Upcoming events: |
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Pocket Park We will be expanding our flower beds to three by the end of October and we’ve got 200 flowers to plant and assorted seeds to sow. Even after the drought this summer a lot of the plants we planted in the spring are doing fine and we want to keep growing for next year. Can you believe it’s been less than a year and we’ve accomplished this much? Help us improve your community garden. |
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Ridge Day Mark your calendars! Ridge Day 2025 will be held on August 2nd, 2025. We netted a whopping $8,400 from Ridge Day 2024! Communications Committed to improving weekly communication across the PR community! |
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We would love to expand our committee! Please reach out to comms.prcc@gmail.com to help spread the good PRCC word! Your Comms Committee Kelly and Avery Jones |
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Gateways The four PR Gateways (Orchard (open), Losantiville, Cyprus, Ridge) are meant to hyper-localize community projects and empower the four quadrants of the neighborhood. PRM LSDMC Local School Decision Making Committee (LSDMC) is seeking a PRM rep. Meetings would be held on the 2nd Wed of each month from 3-4:30 PM. The PRM library is in need of K-6 grade level books! Please bring your donations to Mr. Church at the PRM library. Community Happens Here Upcoming events: |
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Other Items The '311Cincy' phone app gives citizens 24/7 connection to City's Service Request system. The more we use it, the more we get the City helping us! Submit for Potholes, Graffiti, Trash Pickup, and much, much Download the app here. OKI welcomes input from providers, seniors, people with disabilities and the public on the Coordinated Plan, which identifies and plans transportation needs of people with disabilities and seniors. If you are in need of transportation to the next public meeting, OKI may be able to help! Attend their public meeting on 11/13 to learn more. |
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