Demands for emergency medical service are stretching the budgets of small towns and townships
Calls for medical care have increased 40-50% in some communities over 10 years while the population has remained stagnant.
Springfield Township
Located in the center of Hamilton County, Springfield Township is home to more than 36,000 people. The township includes the communities of Finneytown, Pleasant Run Farms, New Burlington, and other residential neighborhoods, as well as seven public school districts. One of Hamilton County’s largest parks, Winton Woods, is located there, with its 183-acre lake, walking and biking trails, and picnic areas. Its nearly 50 churches share traditions that include Greek and German festivals, and African dance.
A township invests in its suburban ‘downtown’ to keep it vital
Springfield Township transformed an abandoned '60s-era community hub into a new gathering place.
Taxing times: Small towns count on special tax levies to maintain essential services
Paying for fire protection and emergency medical services was on the ballot seven times in six different communities.
Celebrating good coffee and good water: Coffee Festival experts share their secrets
The Cincinnati Coffee Festival this weekend will include live music, lectures, and demonstrations designed to unlock the magic of coffee at home.
There’s new funding for affordable housing. Will it reach the first-ring suburbs?
The affordable housing shortage is often thought of as a big-city problem, but first-ring suburbs also need investment to improve aging housing stock and encourage ownership.
Public meetings and convening sessions help guide county allocation of federal funds
This money went towards immediate, long-term, and transformational needs.
Bridging the region’s digital connectivity divide
A local gap persists between those with and without internet access, broadband and the right devices
Artists become innovators during the pandemic
With so many cancelled events and shows, local makers have changed the way they sell their wares.
Volunteers, signatures needed for affordable housing trust fund
A proposed charter amendment will allocate funds to support the city’s most vulnerable population.
Ten-year plan: improvements to Cincinnati’s libraries
Over the next decade, all 40 branches will receive renovations and improvements.
