Monroe Twp. seeking trustee candidates

MONROE TWP. - Township officials are enlisting residents to apply for a vacant spot on the township's board of trustees after second-term trustee David Riel announced his resignation because he is moving to take a job as a school superintendent.

The trustees will accept resumes for the spot until noon on July 19. The township will appoint a new trustee July 22 to appoint a new trustee.

Residents interested in serving the remaining year and a half of Riel's term should send a resume to Wildey at the Monroe Township administrative office, 2828 Ohio 222, Bethel, OH 45106.

New finance director fills Wyoming vacancy

WYOMING - City Manager Robert Harrison said Wednesday that he hired Jenny Chavarria, 27, of Springfield Township as finance director Tuesday.

Chavarria has served as an assistant auditor with the Ohio Auditor's Office for 31/2 years.

She will step into the $55,000 annual position with Wyoming on Monday, Harrison said. Chavarria, a Hartwell native, replaces Finance Director Dina Minneci, 34.

Minneci announced last Wednesday that Liberty Township had hired her as township administrator, beginning July 21.

Concerts fill the bill for Union Centre Bash

WEST CHESTER TWP. - Fuel, the Turtles, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals and a Beatles tribute band will rock the Union Centre Bash with free concerts Aug. 13-15.

Fuel, a Pennsylvania-based hard rock band, will headline at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Bash, along Union Centre Boulevard.

WGRR-FM's Oldiesfest moves from the Butler County Fairgrounds to the township Aug. 15 with Leroy Ellington & the E-Funk Band (1-2:30 p.m.), the Return, a Beatles tribute band (4-4:45 p.m.), the Turtles (5:15-6:15 p.m.) and Felix Cavaliere's Rascals (6:45-7:45 p.m.).

Scheduled Aug. 14 are Danny Frazier & the Lunatic Cowboys (1-2:30 p.m.), Red Idle (3:30-5 p.m.) and Off the Hook (6-7:30 p.m.). Friday entertainers are FunkyTown (5:30-7:30 p.m.) and the Rusty Griswolds (8:30-11 p.m.).

Forest Park studies tougher property rules

FOREST PARK - Residents soon might have to keep junk cars out of sight and cut their grass more often under proposed city ordinances toughening property maintenance rules.

The new city regulations would shorten the allowed height of grass and weeds from 9 inches to 7 inches, and reduce the time to comply with a violation notice from a week to five days.

The proposals would require property owners to keep junk vehicles in their garage or covered in their driveway and keep the tires inflated.

City Council is to act on the two ordinances at its July 19 meeting.

Loveland residents get say on zoning code

LOVELAND -Residents can express their views on updating the city's zoning code to correspond with the master plan in a hearing at 6:30 p.m. July 27.

The meeting will be in city hall conference room A, 120 W. Loveland Ave. For information, contact Gerry Stoker, building and zoning administrator, at gstoker@lovelandoh.com, or Assistant City ManagerTom Carrollat tcarroll@lovelandoh.com.