Move to Amend Day is an observance established to study and address the political influence of corporate entities – including Political Action Committees and unions – within the United States’ political landscape. It originated from a 2014 initiative that advocated for a constitutional amendment to establish that corporations are not people and money is not speech.

• Timing: The Village Council designates one day within the first fifteen days of March, every odd-numbered year, as Move to Amend Day.
• Purpose: The objective is to assess the impact of corporate political influence on local, state, and national elections.
• Public Involvement: Members of the general public have the opportunity to speak on these matters for up to five minutes per person during a public meeting.
• Record Keeping: The minutes of the meeting are recorded and made available to the public on the Village website, and a summary of the meeting is sent to the leaders of the Ohio House and Senate, to our U.S. Congressional Representative, and to both Ohio Senators.

For more information, you can visit Chapter 171: Political Influence by Corporate Entities page.

Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

I have a love/hate relationship with this intersection. I love it because I use it all the time to get to the library, or the River Walk Trail. Hate it because it’s a poster child for lousy street design. The streets come together at odd angles, the lines of sight are poor, and the intersection itself is unnecessarily large. It’s a massive amount of asphalt, and there’s only one place for a person to cross.

Back in June of 2023 I did a deep dive, recorded a bunch of videos of drivers ignoring the stop sign, and put together some ideas about how it could be made safer. In October of that year I followed up with some additional thoughts after a two-vehicle collision.

Quick Hits

• Jason Fischer is CFPD’s 2024 Officer of the Year
• Council authorized the administration to put the Evergreen Cemetery Expansion project out to bid
• At the request of some downwind neighbors, the village will continue working to improve odor control at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Council approved all event applications from the Jaycees and United Methodist Church

Carriage Stone Sidewalks

After more than twenty years (!) of off-and-on discussions Carriage Stone sidewalks are one step closer to becoming reality. Council passed a Resolution of Necessity by a vote of 6 - 0 (one council member was absent). Although I was an early proponent of this project the decision to vote in favor of it was not an easy one. The majority of the cost of construction (estimated to be around $10,000 each) will be borne by the neighboring property owners, and support for the project was not unanimous. Earlier this year an anonymous survey was sent to all 35 of those who will be assessed. The survey consisted of a single question: are you in favor of or opposed to building a sidewalk?