ccgtwc newsletter # 1.5 03-10-2013

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people at the CMHAmeeting on Western Ave.

Coverage in the mediaincluding a live story from

Local 12 and a front pagearticle in the Cincinnati

Enquirer!

We need to keepthe momentum go-ing and ATTEND

the Green Township

Trustees meeting!

Monday 03/11/2013

Executive sessionstarts at 5:00 pm

and the public por-tion starts at 5:30

pm.

Sunday 02/24/2013 West-

wood Concern represen-tatives walked around the

neighborhood surrounding

a proposed site for CMHAand alerted residents ofthe plan. Prior to this, be-yond a few articles about

the lawsuit there was no

information regarding thispotential site publicly ex-

pressed to the residents of

this neighborhood.

As a result of getting thisinformationTHANKYOU to Westwood Con-

cern for alerting usTheConcerned Citizens of

Green Township, West-

wood and Cheviot ralliedand had a strategy meeting

at the Cheviot MunicipalBuilding. Overwhelming

response gave us all hope.

In fact scores of peopleneeded to be turned away

from this meeting because

we were at capacity!

From this meeting we

took all of the con-

cerns of those that at-tended, started our

Facebook page and

posted the results ofthat strategy meeting.

Our community has re-sponded to the Face-

book page, shared infor-mation with each other

and have done an amaz-

ing job sharing informa-tion, making connec-

tions and keeping fo-cused on our cause!

We also investigated

this issue and created apress kit. This was sent

to Ch 5, 9, 12 and 19,the Enquirer, and the

local press, and asked all

of these news organiza-

tions to investigate fur-ther.

It is working! We hadso much community

supportover 350

What has happened so far?

A Summary of Events!

Concerned Citizens of Green Township,Westwood, and Cheviot

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Concerned-Citizens-of-Green-

Township-Westwood-and-Cheviot/124810321034615

Special points

of interest:

What a great

community weare! Thank you

for the show ofsupportthere

is power in

numbers!

Stop Green

Township fromselling theproperty to

CMHA!

Keep our mo-mentum andstand united.We have tostay strong and

have large num-bers at allmeetings to

come!

Inside this issue:

The history 1

What we have

learned

2

Information from

CMHS town hall

mtg

2

Where do we go

from here

3

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There must be 32 units inGreen Township becausethey lost a fair housing

lawsuit.

CMHA has a preferredsiteTHEY HAVE NOT

MADE AN OFFICIAL

OFFERfor the land in

question.

CMHA has not make anoffer to GREEN TOWN-SHIP for the property

and The Trustees havenot yet voted sell or

make the property avail-able for sale. Which

they do not have to do!

CMHA gave a town hallmeeting to explain how

they work on projects

like these.

CMHA has an option Aand option B (see be-

low).

CMHA must show HUDprogress on Option A

(which is what theyhave voted 5-2 in fa-

vor of). Then they

will review option B.

THIS IS NOT ADONE DEAL!

Fill out the survey on

the CMHA website:

http://www.cintimha.com/Data/Sites/1/media/blogposts/greentownshiptownhallmeetingsur-

vey.pdf

Page 2 Concerned Citizens of Green Township, Westwood, and Cheviot

Go to Face-

bookto see

what yourneighborsare saying! -

Be sure tolike our page

to stay in-formed.

What have we learned?

Green Township Trustees

Vote to sell green township property to

CMHA

Comply with the Voluntary Compliance

Agreement (VCA),

If they vote to sell the property in question,the Green Township Trustees would be

entitled to some say regarding:

The number of units, Design of the building,

Green Space, and Buffers.

If they do not sell the property in questionthe Green Township Trustees would still

be entitled to a some say. Per DirectorJohnson, CMHA plans to work in partner-

ship with Green Township Trustees and

the community at large to make this a suc-

cessful collaboration regardless of the lands

previous owner

CMHA

Oversees the Voluntary Compliance

Agreement (VCA)

Purchases Property to Rehabilitate or to

create new unit through new construction

for low income families.

Oversee and enforces leases for assisted

management CMHA owned properties.

CMHA also has a Housing Choice

Voucher Program (HCVP). The HCVPsupports the typical leasing arrangement

between a property owner and a renter.The CMHA provides a subsidy to the

owner on behalf of the family.

Both of these types of housing are section

8, one is owned and operated by CMHAand the other is owned and operated by

private owners and supported by CMHA.

Assisted management is what is proposed for

green township.

The Roles of Government Agencies (as we understand it) in this Project
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Page 3 Newsletter Title

Information we received at CMHA town hall meeting:

The total development

cost of a 50 unit new con-struction plan would be

around 9.5 million, (this isoption A) but Option B

multi family rehab would

only cost approximately 3

million.

CMHA discussed the most

successful housing model for

people of low income as:

Smaller multi-family units in

mixed income communi-

ties

Large Multi-family (8+) in

affluent areas

CMHA is concerned with ac-cess to transportation, grocery

stores, amenities when lookingat potential sites for develop-

ment.

CMHA would like clients to beable to mimic existing sur-

roundings and learn a new

standard of living.CMHA wants to increasefrom 32 units to 50 because it

is more cost effective per unit,they claim it can improve a

blighted area and will create

local jobs short term.

CMHA will not make a formal

offer to purchase the green

township property until:

CMHA says Not until

other parcels are undercontract and the CMHA

board has approved theVCA development option

that they feel is best for all

parties involved.

Information about Options:

If chosen must be leased byJune 30, 2016.

Requires property in Green

township.

It was stated that if there is notprogress on Option A by03/31/2013, Mr. Johnson said ...if

HUD says the progress is notgood then this triggers Option

B.

Mr. Johnson later stated that either one we choose..

this was confusing, but it wasclear that CMHA board

members have voted yes to

option A and the space onWestern Northern Blvd is

their preferred site.

CMHA allowed for speakersand many of our community

members had great com-ments and questions.


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Page 4A Summary of Events!

Attend the meeting on Monday 03/11/2013

6303 Harrison Avenue , Cincinnati OH45247 For the Green Township Trustee meet-

ing!

Sign a petition, they can be found at local

business and with neighbors!

Stay Focused and keep showing up! We have

strength in numbers and we need to stay en-

gaged and strong with our message!

Keep sharing relevant information on the

Facebook Page.

If they do not vote on 3/11/2013 to sell the property

and there is no indication that they will, we will need

to attend every meeting until they vote!

Where do we go from here?

Stay

Focused

and keep

showing

up!

Brought to you from: The

Dickinson Ave. Community
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