Recap 2018
To the Walnut Hills Area Council –I want to thank everyone in the Walnut Hills Area Council for allowing me to act as your president in 2018. We have completed another great year in our community and I have enjoyed being part of our progress. With the help of the board and concerned residents, the following highlights are just a few of our many accomplishments in 2018:
- Supported the ALMS residents in the attempt to get better management
- Supported the development of a senior living campus in the northwest quadrant and partnered with the developer, WHBG and WHRF to save the Manse Hotel as a historic site
- Instituted improved financial practices for the WHAC
- Partnered with the WHRF and the WHBG on extensive development in our business district
- Voted to develop a city scorecard and implemented new practices (prior to a vote request meeting presentation and publish any materials on website) to assist in determining if developers will be a good fit for our neighborhood
- Encouraged youth summer work program by financially supporting their salary for two months
- Supported the Bush Recreation Center by purchasing $500 in equipment for the summer youth program and $500 in toys for distribution at Breakfast with Santa
- Partnered with our Historical Society and Harriet Beecher Stowe House on programming opportunities for our neighborhood elementary schools
- Supported our neighborhood elementary schools by participating in monthly meetings with CPS, supporting their events and providing new LSDMC reps from our community
- Participated in the search effort for a new director of the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation
- Continued our partnership with Jack Casino to maintain our Gilbert medians
- Continued to support Green Man Park by paying for mulch, backflow testing, plantings, and supporting community cleanups
- Created a safety initiative with Mt Auburn, Neighborhood Agencies, Residents and the Police Partnering Center to address safety issues in the SW quadrant and hosted a Good Neighbor Day
- Partnered with the Cincinnati Art Museum on their development plans and now have a monthly CAM representative attending our meetings to inform the community of programs and opportunities that may benefit our residents
- Increased paid membership in the WHAC
Sincerely, Toni Miller
Outgoing President, Walnut Hills Area Council