Neighborhood Updates

There will be two back to back meetings held in the Little Theater, on the second floor of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, at 1345 Grace Avenue, on the second Tuesday of this month, December 9th.

HPNC is hosting a special meeting at 6:00 PM (prior to the regularly scheduled December monthly meeting at 7:00 PM) to discuss the current state of Hyde Park Square development proposals, along with representatives from Save Hyde Park Square and the prospective developers:

• 6:00 PM — Welcome (Valerie Woodham, President HPNC)
• 6:05 PM — Overall Timeline Recap (Valerie Woodham, President HPNC)
• 6:08 PM — HPNC Process Timeline Recap (Valerie Woodham, President HPNC)
• 6:12 PM — HPNC Legal Support Balance Sheet Recap (Kyndal Michel Marks, Treasurer HPNC)
• 6:15 PM — HPNC + Community Next Steps (Valerie Woodham, HPNC + Maureen Hood, SHPS)
• 6:25 PM — Developer + Architect Presentation (HPS Developers)
• 6:50 PM — Close and Adjourn Special Meeting (Valerie Woodham, President HPNC)

Our standard monthly meeting will follow at 7:00 PM; the meeting packet is on the Meeting & Minutes page.

Both meeting's minutes can be found in the January monthly meeting packet.

During Winter Operations, the city Department of Public Services will be treating and plowing streets to keep them passable. The snow plow tracker is linked below, though the map is only active during "full winter response operations" when there are crews are working all hours of the day and night to clear and treat the streets. During such times, the city recommends:

• Giving crews plenty of space to work
• Using off-street parking if possible—parked cars make plowing harder
• Keeping an emergency kit in your car (blanket, snacks, flashlight, phone charger)
• Slowing down and allowing extra time for braking, especially on bridges and hills

For more information on winter street conditions or to report dangerous or icy conditions, visit the City Service Requests webpage or call 311.

The county will hold two public hearings in early December before approving the 2026 budgets for MSDGC (Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati); the proposed budgets & rates are currently shown on MSDGC's budget page; the hearings are scheduled for:

• Tuesday, December 2, starting 10:00 AM in Room 603 in the Office of the Board of County Commissioners of Hamilton County, Ohio, Todd B. Portune Center for County Government, 138 E. Court Street
• Tuesday, December 9, 2025, starting 6:00 PM at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, 4700 Smith Road, (in Norwood)

These meetings can also be attended virtually, and public comment may also be submitted by mail or electronically. For details on calling in virtually by phone or Zoom, see the Hamilton County Commissioners Meetings website. To send in your comments,

• use Hamilton County's Electronic Public Hearing Website
• or send in writing to:  Leslie Hervey, Clerk of the Board, Todd B. Portune Center for County Government, 138 E. Court Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Please join us on Tuesday, November 11th, at 7:00 PM for our monthly meeting.

It will be held in the Little Theater, on the second floor of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, at 1345 Grace Avenue.

The meeting packet can be found on the Meeting & Minutes page.

Monthly meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM. Since the location may vary, please check on the HPNC website, Facebook, or the emailed announcement if you are on our mailing list.

As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency, HPNC distributed the attached press release on October 28, 2025, to update the community regarding the proposed Hyde Park Square development.

The Developers have recently engaged HPNC in a series of constructive conversations. To date, HPNC has not agreed to or taken a position in support of any specific concept or development plan. While dialogue has been positive, there are no further meetings scheduled at this time as the Developers consider their next steps.

HPNC has not received any information regarding future submissions or anticipated timelines.

Woman's City Club (WCC) is holding a free public forum titled Cincinnati's Community Councils: a crucial link or an obstacle to development? from 5:30 to 7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 21st at the First Unitarian Church (536 Linton St.) in Avondale.

There will be a reception from 5:30 to 6 PM, then a panel discussion from 6 to 7 PM where,

• Elizabeth Bartley - Executive Director for Invest in Neighborhoods
• Jacqueline Edmerson - President of Bond Hill Community Council
• Amber Kassem - President of East Price Hill Improvement Association
• Dave Mann - Former Mayor and City Council Member
• Sue Wilke - Co-chair of WCC's Civic Engagement Action Team

will be moderated by Cheri Rekow, WCC's Vice President for Civic Engagement, and discuss questions including:

Are community councils still a "crucial link" in city governance? Does their role need to be clarified? How is community input gathered, represented and valued in decision-making? Is there a better way to do civic engagement? How should Community Councils be supported?

Afterwards, the last half hour from 7 to 7:30 PM will be Q&A. You can RSVP by emailing either wcc@womanscityclub.org or womanscityclub@gmail.com or by using the registration link below,

Metro is requesting feedback for proposed changes to bus route 11, which includes splitting a branch of it off into a separate route 10. Note that this new route 10 still only goes as far east as Marburg on Erie Ave. when in East Hyde Park. There will be three public meetings this month, where riders can give feedback:

• Oct. 21 from 5-7 PM at the Downtown Public Library
• Oct. 22 at 10:00 AM in a Zoom call (registration appears to be required)
• Oct. 22 from 5:30-7:30 PM at the Madisonville Public Library

Feedback can also be submitted online or by email at routecomments@go-metro.com, but must be received by 11:59 PM on October 24th.

Queen City Commons has added additional collection bin locations for its composting program — more information about the program including how to sign up and price after the first three months can be found on the Hyde Park page of the Queen City Commons website.

Please join us on Tuesday, October 14th, at 7:00 PM for our monthly meeting.

It will be held in the Little Theater, on the second floor of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, at 1345 Grace Avenue.

The meeting packet can be found on the Meeting & Minutes page.

Monthly meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM. Since the location may vary, please check on the HPNC website, Facebook, or the emailed announcement if you are on our mailing list.

If you're looking for a great way to get more information about a number of candidates running for local office this November, please plan to attend Mt. Lookout Community Council's "Meet the Candidates" night tonight at 6:30 PM! It will be at the Our Lord Christ the King Parish Center (927 Ellison Ave Cincinnati, OH 45226).

If you use Facebook, the Mount Lookout Community Council invites you to share its post announcing the event.