The Northside Business Association (NBA) has applied for $125,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds through the 2010 Neighborhood Business District Improvement Program (NBDIP) to spur redevelopment of what it calls a "de facto" junkyard in the neighborhood's South Block.
The property, at 1610-1612 Hoffner Street, has had 17 complaints for code violations, blight and litter since 2006.
Cincinnati City Council is considering an ordinance that would authorize it to enter into a local public agency (LPA) agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation for the portion of Ohio River Trail between Wilmer Avenue/Lunken Airport and the Magrish Preserve on Salem Road.
The LPA would make the City eligible for $2.2 million in SAFETEA-LU funding through the Federal Highway Administration to build the nearly half-mile long section of hike-bike trail, a $2.75 million project that would also include the restriping of the Kellogg Avenue Bridge, realignment of the ramp from westbound Salem Road to Kellogg Avenue, and sidewalk improvements.
Elliot D. Sclar, director of Columbia University's Center for Sustainable Urban Development and professor of planning, will speak this evening at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Room 5401.
An economist and urban planner, Sclar's research interests include urban economic development, transportation, and public service economies.
125 Winkler Street, Mount Auburn
Two-family
DOB: 1880
Died: July 2009
Cause of death: A detriorated rear of building with rotting studs and a large hole in the wall, failing gutters and downspouts, missing windows and siding, and an unsafe front porch.
This property was condemned in January 2004. A promise to begin rehabilitation never panned out, and a criminal case was filed in 2006. The case was dismissed because of an inability to deliver the summons.
The house was declared a public nuisance in March 2007. It was razed by the City.
One year ago:
