New program being created to work on community development of Ward 14 and the Stockyard neighborhood
by Chuck Hoven

(Plain Press, July 2010) A plan proposed by the Stockyard Redevelopment Organization (SRO) to expand its board and service area to serve both the Stockyard and Clark Metro neighborhoods has been rejected by Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins in favor of a plan calling for a new service model for Ward 14 and for portions of the Stockyards neighborhood that fall in Ward 15 and Ward 16.

Fracking Fish Fry raises concerns about natural gas drilling in Ohio
by Joe Narkin

(Plain Press, July 2010) Shrimp BP, Salmon Valdez, and Walleye Frackassee were on the menu at the First Annual Fracking Fish Fry. But, for some reason, these toxic seafood specialties were not in popular demand among the 40 citizens who gathered at Edgewater State Park on June 12, 2010 to protest the plans, practices, and legal prerogatives of the natural gas drilling industry in Ohio.

Tremont residents meet to discuss
safety concerns
by Chuck Hoven

(Plain Press, July 2010) On Monday June 21st over 250 people gathered at OLA St. Joseph Center in Tremont to discuss neighborhood safety strategies. Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC) and Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman called the meeting to respond to neighborhood concerns generated when Tremont artist Jeff Chiplis was shot in a robbery attempt while walking in route to Pats in the Flats at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 12.

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