6860 Plainfield Rd. Silverton, OH 45236 513-936-6240 phone 513-936-6247 fax www.silvertonohio.us

Upcoming Events Keep Silverton Beautiful, Shred Day & Arbor Day Saturday, April 8th 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Curbside Chat Meeting on Kenton near Section Thursday, May 11th 7:00 p.m.

Memorial Day Ceremony & Parade at Silverton Park Monday, May 29th 9:45 a.m. Curbside Chat Meeting at East Gatewood Thursday, June 8th 7:00 p.m. Taste of Silverton at Meier’s Winery Saturday, June 24th 4:00 p.m.— 9:00 p.m.

The Silverton Circle

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Mayor

John A. Smith

Vice Mayor

Frankl in Wi lson

Council Members

Frank Sy lvester

Ide l la Thompson

Dott ie Wi l l iams

Mark Quarry

Sh ir ley Hackett —

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Vil lage Manager

Tom Carro l l

ISSUE

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The Silverton Circle

Keeping YOU in the Loop!

Important Meetings

Council Meetings

April 6th and 20th

May 4th and 18th

June 1st and 15th

Block Watch Meetings

April 24th

May 22nd

June 26th

Silverton Train

Station Museum Dates:

April 9th and 23rd

May 14th and 28th

June 11th and 25th

The Train Station Museum is open from

2:00 – 5:00 p.m. on the second and

fourth Sunday from April thru

September.

The Silverton Circle Issue 12 Spring 2017

Property Tax Renewal on May 2 Ballot for Silverton

I n the May 2nd, 2017 election, voters in Silverton will get to decide whether or not to extend a property tax levy for four more

years, from 2018 to 2021. This 5.0 mil levy was first approved by voters in 2001 and has been renewed three times for four years each time since then. Because this property tax is a renewal, it will not increase the amount of money you are already used to paying each year on your property tax bill. The amount of dollars this tax costs a property owner is the same in 2018 as it was in 2001, so if this levy is renewed again your tax bill will not increase. The levy raises $344,124 each year for the Village of Silverton’s General Fund. This funding essentially pays for five out of the twelve months of cost the Village pays the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services. It also roughly equates to the amount of money it will cost Silverton to resurface Gardner, Grand, Woodford, Lillian, Walker, and Oak this year. The current levy was approved by Silverton voters in May of 2013, and

enables the Village to assess 5.0 mils from 2014 to 2017. Voters will decide on May 2nd whether or not to extend this levy for four more years starting in 2018. Should you have any questions about

this levy on the May ballot, please

email Village Manager Tom Carroll at

T.Carroll@Silvertonohio.us or call him

at 513-792-6560.

Voting Location: Deer Park-Silverton

Joint Fire Dist. Station 89

7050 Blue Ash Rd, Cincinnati, OH

45234

Time: 6:30 a.m.– 7:30 p.m.

If you are not going to be available the

day of the election, you may either

request an absentee ballot on the

Hamilton County Board of Election

website or vote early.

Here are the times for early voting:

Picture to the left: The rendering of the redevelopment plan for Ag47 at the former Silverton Paideia school site, which is scheduled to start work late spring to early summer.

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April 4-21: from 8am-5pm April 24-28: from 8am-5pm

April 29: from 8am-5pm April 30: from 1pm-5pm

May 1: from 8am-2pm

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FREE PIZZA! Now that we have your attention, the

Village of Silverton is pleased to announce that it will host its annual Clean-Up Silverton Day on Saturday, April 8 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon. The clean-up day will be held in conjunction with our annual Arbor Day celebration as we work together to clean up our downtown corridor. Anyone interested in helping should meet in the

rear of the Municipal Building at 9:45 a.m. to gather supplies and break into teams. Our focus will be cleaning up trash, debris and weeds along the Montgomery and Plainfield Road corridors. After the clean-up is complete, we’ll reconvene at the Municipal Building for hot Italianette Pizza and cold soft drinks, as a thank you for helping to keep Silverton beautiful! Special thanks to the Silverton Block Watch Association for providing lunch. Come join us and make a difference in your community.

When: Saturday, April 8 Time: 10:00am-12.00pm Meet-up Location: Municipal Building

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Third Annual Taste of Silverton

STREET SWEEPING

The Village of Silverton will be contracting with a street sweeping service to have all of the streets in the Village swept using the latest in sweeping equipment. This will take place Monday May 22nd thru Friday May 26th 7am-4pm. Street sweeping removes the accumulation of trash and dirt within the gutters, and helps in Keeping Silverton Beautiful. Street sweeping also helps maintain an aesthetically pleasing environment as well as complying with various Federal and State Water Quality requirements.

Key to the Program Success DO NOT park your car on the street between the hours of 6:00am and 5:00pm on scheduled sweeping days

DO NOT place any lumber, bricks, basketball hoops or other foreign objects in the gutter or street

DO NOT rake, weep, blow leaves or other debris into the

street or gutter

DO pick up your trash cans from the street after trash pick

-up day if it is the day before the street sweeping day. Remember, the street sweeper is a large vehicle, which requires a lot of space to maneuver in the street.

Thank you for your cooperation and help in Keeping Silverton Beautiful!

Save the date for the Third Annual Taste of Silverton, which will be held on Saturday, June 24th from 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Meier’s Winery. We are excited to announce that this year’s entertainment will be provided by 2nd Wind, Cincinnati’s Ultimate Jazz and R&B experience. Get a sneak peek of the band by visit-ing 2ndwindlive.com. This year’s entertainment will be non-stop, as we’ll have a DJ on hand to play in between sets. The Taste will again feature some of Silverton’s signature eateries, including Italianette Pizza, Delhi Palace, MVP Sports Bar & Grille, Meier’s Winery, Sweets by LaDawn and more. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs, and come sample some of the finest treats Silverton has to offer.

The Annual Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 29. The parade will kickoff at 9:45 AM at the

Veteran’s Plaza in Silverton Park. This year the Village of Silverton will be unveiling the names of the

veterans who have been honored through the Silverton Park Paver Program. The annual Memorial Day

parade is jointly sponsored by the Village of Silverton, the City of Deer Park, and Sycamore Township.

Ceremonies will be held at Silverton Park, Chamberlain Park, and Bechtold Park during the parade.

If you wish to honor yourself or a veteran in Silverton with a paver at the Lindner Family Veterans Plaza,

you can still purchase a paver through the Lindner Family Veterans Plaza Paver Program in Silverton. The

pavers will be installed and commemorated Memorial Day, 2018.

Also new this year, the Deer Park-Silverton Joint Fire District is teaming up with VFW Posts #3744 and

#6979 to organize the parade. All businesses, civic groups and community organizations are encouraged to

participate. If you are interested in joining the parade, please contact Parade Chairman, Tom Camp at 513-

615-3197 or thc8902@aol.com

Memorial Day Service and Parade

Keep Silverton Beautiful and Arbor Day Join Forces

Don’t forget our annual

Community Shredding Day will take place on Saturday, April 8

from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Municipal

Building. Load up your cars with your sensitive documents and

dispose them in a safe and earth friendly manner. All shredded

paper will be recycled. Come early

to make sure there is room for your documents on the truck. All documents will be shredded on

site.

Shred Day Just Around the Corner

When: Saturday April 8th Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Location: Village Hall

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Stage II Redevelopment Plans for Ag47 Approved on March 16

T he growth of our community is dependent on service-spirited and

innovative-driven individuals who make significant contributions to the Village of Silverton. On February 23, 2017 the Ohio City/County Management Association proudly presented Mark Wendling, Silverton’s second village manager, with the Innovation Award. This award was to recognize his service and innovation in the Village of Silverton, specifically the facilitation of the cashless land exchange with the Cincinnati

Public Schools that enabled the construction on the new Silverton Paideia School site. Mr. Wendling’s service and initiatives in the Village of Silverton have brought about many developments in the Village. The innovative land exchange between Silverton and CPS also laid the groundwork for the major redevelopment that will begin this summer in the area around the former Silverton school site. This $30 million redevelopment will expand our community’s property tax base by 15% on a

mere 2% of our land area. Once completed, the redevelopment should add 250 new employees and approximately 300 new residents to Silverton. Mr. Wendling served as the Silverton manager between 2003 and 2011. He left service in Silverton to become the Assistant City Manager in Fairfield and was appointed Fairfield’s City Manager in April 2015. The Village of Silverton congratulates Mr. Wendling for this award and deeply thanks him for his innovations while serving in Silverton.

Former Silverton City Manager Wins Innovations Award

The $30-40 million redevelopment of the former Silverton Paideia school site took a significant step forward in the middle of March. The project will be named Ag47, playing on the “silver” theme by using the scientific name and atomic number for the element silver. Village Council reviewed the second of three planning rounds from the development team of the Miller-Valentine Group and Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate. The plans include 205 luxury apartments and townhomes and more than 60,000 square feet of commercial office and retail along Montgomery Road. Once built, the project will add 15% or more to Silverton’s property tax base on less than 2% of our community’s acreage. The developers expect to start moving

earth in late spring or early summer. The early phase of the work will include completing the demolition of six of the seven remaining structures on the site, regarding the site, and removing organic materials like grasses, shrubs and trees. The developers will submit for the

third and final zoning approval over

the summer and once this is

reviewed, a permit will be issued and

full construction of the residential

component will commence.

2017 Council Curb Side Chats

The Village Council will continue their popular “curbside chats” this summer. Come out to these four community meetings to meet our Mayor and members of council, learn about what’s going on in the Village, share ideas, ask questions, and voice concerns with other resi-dents. Make sure to come join us and do your part to be more active in our community! May 11 Kenton near Section June 8 East Gatewood July 13 Aldon Lane August 10 Tamworth Circle

All meetings start at 7:00 p.m.

N inety-five percent of property owners in Silverton take tremendous pride in their properties. Most people mow their lawn regularly, keep their yards

tidy, maintain their buildings, clean out the gutters, paint when needed, and pick up litter and debris frequently. Over the last three years, the Village has issued over 1,000 letters asking property owners to fix one or more property maintenance issues. The vast majority of Silverton residents have willingly complied.

Some have even thanked Code Enforcement Officer, Jim Replogle for the prompting to get the work done. Sometimes we all need a little prompting to get the job done. Five percent of property owners have failed to meet Silverton’s code standards. These property owners refuse to take pride in their own property and make the rest of the community suffer as a result. Property owners who have failed to meet Silverton Maintenance Code standards will be the focus of the Village’s code enforcement effort in 2017. The Village has adopted the International Property Maintenance Code, the Hamilton County health code, and our own zoning laws to ensure that everyone meets a basic standard

of upkeep and habitability. The few individuals in our community who for one reason or another have refused to take care of their property will be the focus of the Village’s efforts in the coming months. The Village of Silverton understands that pressing issues such as financial and health issues are not uncommon. If that is preventing you for complying with the property maintenance code, let us know and we will be happy to work with you to ensure that we are abiding by the property maintenance

Code as well as our mission to Keep Silverton Beautiful. Please make sure that you are one of the 95%. Take extra pride in maintaining your property by complying with all the Silverton’s Property Maintenance code in 2017. And help us all by letting us know if your neighbor’s lack of maintenance is negatively impacting you. Contact Meredith George at 513-792-6561 or m.george@silvertonohio.us and give us the address of the property owner who needs to be reminded of their duty to meet minimum standards. We appreciate your effort in Keeping Silverton

Beautiful and safe for all!

2017 Property Maintenance to Target the 5%

Well maintained properties in the Village.

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Mayor Smith’s 8th Annual Community Brunch

The tax season is upon us again. The deadline to file your 2016 federal in-come tax is April 18, 2017. There are several ways to file: 1. File in Person: Taxpayers who are

required to file a municipal income tax return for any Regional Income Tax Agency ( RITA) can pick up forms at Silverton Municipal Building, 6860 Plainfield Rd, Silverton, OH 45236. You can also drop off tax documents for filing.

2. File online at ritaohio.com. Annual income

tax returns and exemptions can be filed by clicking “MyAccount, Which also offers the following options: Make a Payment, Check refund status, up-date account profile, view payment history, and change your estimate. 3. File By Mail—Go to Ritaohio.com: Download forms under

the Forms and Instructions link and find Where to Send a Form/Mailing Addresses. Forms should be postmarked by the filing due

dates.

For Additional help, you can visit R.I.T. A at rataoho.com to watch helpful tutorials on: Online eServices Overview in

MyAccount

Registering your Tax Ac-

count with RITA in MyAc-count.

Creating a UserID and Pass-

word in MyAccount

Forgot My UserID in MyAc-

count

Forgot My Password in My-

Account

How to eFile Tax Return in

MyAccount

Entering W2 Income

Customer Service Features

and Secure Communication

in MyAccount

Customer Service Features—

Activate PIN for Level2 ac-

cess in MyAccount.

If you would like to speak with a RITA representative about taxes call 1-800-860-7482. Their office hours are Monday thru Friday 8am-5pm. You can also call the Village of Silverton at 513-936-6244

Who Must File

Silverton’s residents who have earned

any income, regardless of age.

Resident individuals, who have earned

income, even if no tax is due

Non-residents who have earned in-

come in Silverton that is not subjected

to employer withholding

Non-residents who conduct business

in Silverton even if no tax is due.

Important Tax Reminder

If you have leaves at the curb, please remove them!

W e have noticed a large number of residents that still have leaf

piles in front of their properties. Please be aware that the

Silverton Public Works Department can no longer pick up leaves

for disposal. Leaf season officially ended on November 30, 2016

and will start again on October 16th and run thru November 30th 2017. Our

leaf trucks have been converted for brush and other uses. Weekly brush

collection has resumed in December. Any remaining leaves must now be put

into cans, plastic or paper bags and put out on your trash day for Rumpke.

***Loose leaves interfere with storm water drainage, can cause flooding

and can even damage storm sewer lines***

To the right: Mayor Smith was honored to have members of the

Tuskegee Airmen in attendance.

Above: Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus and State Rep. Brigid Kelly look on as Mayor Smith addresses the audience.

Mayor Smith and State Representative Brigid Kelly Vice-Mayor Franklin Wilson welcomes

everyone to the 8th Annual Brunch.

L to R: Councilman Frank Sylvester, Vice-Mayor Franklin Wilson, State Senator Cecil Thomas, Charleston Wang,

Mayor John Smith.