HPNC monthly meetings have gone virtual! Monthly meetings are held through Google Meet. To join our October meeting on 10/30/2020 at 7 pm, please use this link: meet.google.com/qmi-pksd-vem. Look out for an updated meeting link each month. All are welcome to join and participate!

Due to COVID-19 concerns, all scheduled HPNC meetings will be conducted online until it is determined safe to conduct public meetings. We will have two options for each meeting:

• Video/call-in virtual meeting using Google Meet (can speak, chat, participate) - Restricted to Board Members, Key Community Partners, Designated Presenters, Special Invitees

• Live video Streaming (view only, cannot participate) - Open to all

If anyone from the public wishes to speak or present, please email Danielle at HPNCpres@gmail.com in advance of the meeting for further instructions.

A reminder for speakers calling into meetings by telephone, Google Meet uses *6 as the sequence to mute or un-mute your audio. (Documentation link)

As always, thank you for your support. We look forward to having attend our virtual meeting on Tuesday at 7pm!

Dear Friends,

Thank you to all of you who have reached out about way so to support your community during this global pandemic. HPNC has gathered together a few ways you can help out your neighbors - both businesses and community members. We wish you all the best during this time and to stay healthy and safe!

Here is a link with updated COVID-19 information from the City of Cincinnati: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-ELrZoYdf07EywP8tT0SYcQTMKFswbYF

Helpful Resources - Cincinnati and Ohio Hotlines and Websites:
Ohio COVID-19 Hotline: 1-833-427-5634
Cincinnati if you are feeling symptoms: 513-357-7642
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1800-799-7233
Domestic Violence assistance in Cincinnati: 513-381-5610
United Way COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund: 1-866-211-9966  

Looking for a way to help??

1) Support local restaurants - Order take-out/delivery or purchase a gift card for later use from your favorite local restaurant!  

Click here for a running list of Hyde Park restaurants

Click here for a list of restaurants all over Cincinnati

2) Shop for a neighbor - Do you need help shopping for the essentials and can't leave the house? Or are you willing to volunteer and help a neighbor in need? Please email HPNCpres@gmail.com and we will match up those in need with a volunteer shopper.

3) Donate - Consider a gift to one of our local non-profits! United Way, UC, Freestore Foodbank, and many more have set up funds specifically to support people during this crisis. Hoxworth Blood Center is also in desperate need for blood donations - yes it is still safe to give blood if you are healthy!

As always, we are here to help if you need anything! Please do not hesitate to reach out.

Take care,

Danielle Discepoli

HPNCpres@gmail.com

Due to the recent restaurant and bar mandatory closings, many restaurants and bars in Hyde Park are offering takeout, delivery, or curb-side pick-up. This is a great way to support small businesses in our community!

An article by Cincinnati CityBeat lists all restaurants and bars in the greater Cincinnati area offering takeout, delivery, and curb-side pick-up.

If you are a restaurant or bar in Hyde Park offering takeout, delivery, or curb-side pick-up, please send us a message! We are working on gathering information so we can share it with the community.

With confirmed cases of COVID-19 (the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) now in Ohio, HPNC would like to remind everyone to please consider taking precautions to keep yourself and your neighbors from becoming ill.

• Cincinnati COVID-19 Prevention Health Poster (dated 2020-02-27)
• Hamilton County COVID-19 Fact Sheet (dated 2020-03-02)

While the Cincinnati Health Department does have a webpage about COVID-19, it currently (March 11) recommends to refer to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) for up-to-date information.

The Cincinnati Park Board, Cincinnati Parks Foundation and private donors are funding a renovation of the park at the center of Hyde Park Square. Quoted here from the Cincinnati Parks page:

• Installment of a new, architecturally appropriate, 36″ black metal fence around the park perimeter. This will ensure clear visibility at crosswalks for safety.
• Removal of dead hedgerows around the perimeter of the park, to be replaced with new boxwood hedges on all sides of the park.
• Replanting east-end and west-end flower beds with new flowering perennials.
• Replacement of the misshapen Spruce tree at the east-end of the park with a new, fast-growing 10’ Blue Spruce.
• Renovation of the center lawn with new soil and turf.
• Replacement of the two benches at the west-end with backless benches to afford better views of both sides of the park.

The renovation is expected to be completed in 2020. The site plan can be found on the Cincinnati Park website (PDF). If you have any comments or feedback on these plans, please share them with cincy.parks@cincinnati-oh.gov . This project will be presented to the Board of Park Commissioners for approval on Friday February 28 at 9 AM, 950 Eden Park Drive and the public is welcome to attend. Speakers cards need to be filled out prior to 9 AM.

Please join us at a meeting on Tuesday, December 3rd, at 7 PM in the Social Hall at Knox Presbyterian Church to learn more about the most recent proposed plan for the City Homes at Wasson Way project.

All are welcome to attend. Contact Us if you have any questions.

The second phase of the Wasson Way bike trail officially opened today (November 09, 2019) at 10:22 (AM). Phase 2 extends the existing Wasson Way trail across I-71 to Montgomery Road near Xaiver University.

The opening was again celebrated by a large crowd; today's coffee and hot chocolate were provided by Coffee Emporium and bagels by Bruegger’s Bagels. Entertainment was provided by a live band as well as the Withrow Marching Band, which led the crowd to the ribbon cutting at the bridge above the I-71 exit ramp. Speeches were given by Wasson Way Board President Sean McGrory, Cincinnati Mayor Cranley, Cincinnati Council-member Murray, Norwood Mayor-elect Schneider, State Senator Wilson, and Alisha Loch of the Wasson Way Marketing Committee.

Future plans - The Wasson Way was awarded a $6M Federal grant; this will be matched by $2M+ in private donations to add 4 miles of trail. In several years, one will be able to go over 5 miles from Avondale/Uptown to Ault Park and Red Bank Road (eventually reaching Armleder/Lunken and the Little Miami Trail). Special thanks to OKI, City of Cincinnati, Green Umbrella's Tri-State Trails and the CROWN Fundraising team for making this happen!

For more information visit: Wasson Way website / Phase 2 ribbon cutting event page on Facebook / Wasson Way Facebook page

The dumpster for the Hyde Park Blitz will be set up on Monday (11/4), emptied Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and removed on Friday (11/8). It will be placed on Burch Ave. between Madison and Erie.

The roving trash trucks will be out and about on Friday! If you are unable to make it to the dumpster and require a garbage pickup, please send us your address by Thursday afternoon through our Contact Us page.

What is the Blitz Dumpster? The Blitz Dumpster allows residents to dispose of furniture, mattresses (do not need to be wrapped in plastic), sofas, TV’s, and other trash. Tires must be placed on the ground and stacked in front of the dumpsters. Liquids are prohibited (paint, oil, gasoline, paint thinner, chemicals).

🍁🍁 Happy Fall Cleaning! 🍁🍁

With support from Hyde Park Neighborhood Council and Cincinnati's Neighborhood Support Program, a new musical Playground has been installed at Hyde Park School. Come and enjoy the new sounds in the neighborhood!