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In response to a Public Records Request, the City of Grandview Heights recently provided information and documents relating to the proposed house at 980 Elmwood Avenue. Among the documents produced by the City was a packet of documents containing computer-generated renderings (pictured above) which show how the proposed house will look on the site from 4 different... Continue Reading →
Residents for and against the Proposed Ordinance should be able to agree that residents, not City leaders, should decide whether the Proposed Ordinance becomes law or not. City leaders are not being driven by the community as a whole, but by a handful of residents threatening to sue. And, City leaders are using public funds to... Continue Reading →
This morning, the Board of Elections held a hearing on the City's protest to determine whether the Proposed Ordinance would be on or off the November ballot. The vote by the Board was tied 2-2. The Committee supporting the Proposed Ordinance requested that Brad Sinnott, 1 of the 4 voting members of the Board of... Continue Reading →
The Board of Elections' hearing on the City's Protest to the Proposed Green Space Ordinance (and the Response to the City's Protest) is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, August 24, 2018 at 10:30AM at the Board of Elections' offices located at 1700 Morse Road. The hearing is open to the public. Encouraging all to attend to see... Continue Reading →
Although the City certified the Proposed Ordinance to the Franklin County Board of Elections, it also filed a Protest, lodging objections in an effort to keep the Proposed Ordinance off the November ballot. The Board of Elections will hear the City's Protest, as well as the Response filed to it, on Friday, August 24, 2018 at 10:30AM.... Continue Reading →
Elected and Unelected Officials Are Ignoring City Code, Precedent and the Priorities Set by the Community for Grandview Heights' Future. Redefining the City's green space was identified as No. 8 on the List of Priorities for the Future of the City at the November 17, 2017 Leadership Conference held by the City: But every action taken... Continue Reading →
The Proposed Ordinance does the following things: Redraws The Boundaries To Protect More Green From Overdevelopment Redraws the boundaries of the Green Space by increasing the existing 100 foot no build zone on private property so no new homes or garages can be built any closer to Goodale Boulevard than the homes that currently exist. This... Continue Reading →
This is the south (Goodale Boulevard) view of the home the owners of 980 Elmwood propose to build on a lot created in April, 2017 on the edge of the Green Space. The plans were submitted to the City's Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) for aesthetic review approval on August 8, 2018, and are different... Continue Reading →
