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The Civic Capacity Year In Review (Part II)

The Civic Capacity Year in Review (Part I)

New City Council Committee Assignments for 2024-2025

Building a Better Community: Creating a Voluntary Contribution Program

Checking In on the City's Planning Commission

Merry Christmas to our Community!

Breaking News: A Legal Resolution to the Tavern Building is Filed

Miami County Primary Election Ballot Takes Shape

A Look Into County Government

A Report on our November Community Survey

On the Agenda: Previewing Monday's Troy City Council Meeting

County Commissioners Advocate for Annexation Reform

Minority Report: Fenner Road Rezoning Proposal Fails to Gain Unanimous Recommendation

Building a Better Community: Is it Time for a Vacant Property Ordinance?

Civic Capacity Podcast - December 10, 2023

Piqua Continues Discussion on Combining the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals

The Month in Review - November 2023

An Inside Look into Homelessness in Our Hometowns

This Christmas Season...Give the Gift of Civic Capacity

Digging into City Investments

What is a Capital Improvement Plan?

Breaking News: Revised Council Agenda adds Executive Session and new Resolution

On the Agenda: Previewing Monday's City Council Meeting

Land Swap Plan Moves Foward to Council

Committee Recommends Moratorium to City Council

What is a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report?

A Subdivision Moves Forward for Final Approval

Piqua Seeks to Combine their Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals

City's Park Board Tables ODNR Proposal

Council Committee to discuss Somerset Reserve Housing Development on Troy's Southwest Side

The Most Pivotal Time of the Year

Council Committee to Consider Land Swap with School District

Council Committee to Consider Moratorium on Marijuana Dispensaries

A Six Month Guidepost

Announcing our Third Community Survey

Flock Camera Report - October 2023

On The Agenda: Looking Ahead to Monday's Troy City Council Meeting

What is Subsidarity?

A Closer Look at Township Elections

The Month in Review - October 2023

How a Bond Issue Passed

Sunday Special: Council's Finance Committee to Hold 2024 Budget Meeting Wednesday Evening

The Towns Go For Pot

A Bureaucrat Speaks

Election Day 2023 - An Analysis of Local Results

The Generational Shift of the Board of Education

Who is running for School Board?

Sunday Special: A Dam Removal Presentation Takes Center Stage

Saturday Special: Another Rezoning Request for Residential Development on Troy's Southwest Side

Board and Commission Seats to Come Open

How Far Have We Gone in One Year?

Flock Camera Report - September 2023

Saturday Special: City Administration Seeks Council Approval to Increase Stormwater Fees

When Regulators Drop The Ball

Using Social Media to Engage (and not Enrage) Constituents

Saturday Special: City Council Meets The Consultants

A Report on Our September Community Survey

The Rising Use of Emergency Legislation

Our View: Voters Should Approve Troy City School's Building Request

The Month in Review - September 2023

Government by Bureaucrats

Troy School Board Candidates Make Their First Pitch

Home-Growing Economic Development Opportunities

Can Tourism Save the Town?

Saturday Special: Recreation Trail on South Side of River Moves on to City Council

Civic Capacity Mailbag

Flock Camera Report - August 2022

Transforming Good Government into Better Government

Sunday Special: Citizens Stand Up For Their Community in Piqua

Saturday Special: City Administration Seeks Recreational Path on South Side of River

Citizens Make Their Pitch

Announcing Our Second Quarterly Survey

Lessons from a Challenging Day

The Month in Review - August 2023

An Ordinance Gets Adopted

The Power to Convene

A Township Shrinks

Is A New Roundabout Coming to Troy?

Rebuilding Trust in Our Hometowns

Civic Capacity Mailbag

New Tools Can Help Residents Report Problems

Are We Amusing Ourselves to Death?

Flock Cameras Helping Solve Crimes

Celebrating Friday Night Lights

Contested Elections Are Coming to a Ballot Near You

It's Time for the County Fair!

Can Fort Collins show Piqua the way?

The Month in Review - July 2023

What Will Happen in Piqua Tonight?

What is Community Sufficiency?

What Are Community Improvement Corporations?

Civic Capacity Mailbag

Will Troy Finally Get New Schools?

How We Feel About Our Community - A Report on a Recent Community Survey

Why Francis X. Suarez Matters

So you want to be a Township Official?

Bethel Township makes Huber Heights flinch

So you want to be a School Board Member?

When it comes to government, we need better sensemaking

The Month in Review - June 2023

When Government Communications Break Down

The Courage to Ask Questions

Can Piqua Tackle a Housing Crisis?

If you like Civic Capacity, I bet your friends and neighbors will as well!

Civic Capacity Mailbag

Citizen Boards and Commissions

Could Citizen Apathy Kill Our Villages?

Inside the Public Hearing

The Generation Gap

Who Is Responsible for Traffic Decisions in our Town?

The Case for Planning Commission Reform

The State of Our Villages

Can Bethel Township have peace for their time?

Can Covington teach Troy a lesson?

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