Wednesday, February 23, 2000
Lebanon city manager keeps his job
Most agree he inherited problems
BY CINDI ANDREWS
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LEBANON — The city manager survived criticism of his first nine months of office on Tuesday night, receiving a 4-3 vote of confidence.
Councilman James Reinhard has called for City Manager James Patrick to resign over accusations he failed to keep council informed on several issues, including problems with the railroad tracks that will delay or halt tourist train trips in Lebanon this year.
“When we appointed Mr. Patrick a year ago, we made a mistake,” Mr. Reinhard said before Tuesday night's vote.
He and other council members also criticized Mr. Patrick for not alerting council to the controversial retirement buyouts of three former city officials.
But a majority felt the prob lems predated Mr. Patrick.
“The present city manager inherited these problems, and his evaluation should be based on his solutions to these problems,” said Councilman Mark Flick.
Residents also turned out to support the city manager.
“Mark Flick said exactly what the whole town is saying,” said Jane Davenport, a former council candidate.
Also Tuesday, City Council killed a proposed ordinance that would require council approval of any television pro gram produced by its telecommunications system and any rates that would have been charged for cable services.
In other action, council took its first vote on Countryside, a planned 458-home development off of Deerfield Road. A final vote is scheduled for the next council meeting March 14.
The city planning commission voted last week to support Great Traditions Land & Development Co.'s request for a zoning change for the land. The commission earlier had opposed the change, but the developer answered its concerns, said Planning Director Doug Johnson.
A 7-acre commercial area on the edge of the development will now have vehicle access directly into the community as well as onto Deerfield Road. Also, the shopping area will have to be justified by studies and receive city approval before being built.
Countryside, next to Countryside YMCA, is to include tree-lined boulevards, a six-acre park and distinct neighborhoods of $150,000 to $400,000 homes.
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