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The Civic Capacity Year End Review - Part One
Why Can't We Have Better Things?
What is the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices?
Merry Christmas to our Community!
A Noteworthy Anniversary for Downtown Troy
Miami County Job and Family Services Recognized for Serving Veterans
Tipp City Council Takes More Time on Cannabis Regulations
Cannabis Legislation Goes Up In Smoke
Residents Speak Out Against Cannabis; Everyone Stays Silent On Alcohol
Two Cannabis Ordinances to go to Committee of the Whole
Cannabis on City Council Agenda
Planning Commission Gets First Look at New Unified Development Code
West Milton Wonders About Water
Introducing the Civic Capacity YouTube Channel
A Report on our November Community Survey - Piqua Edition
The Month in Review - November 2024
What are (and What aren't) Public Records?
Council Committee to Hold Open Discussion on Recreational Trails
Council's Law and Ordinance Committee to Review TREX Liquor Permit Application
Miami County Land Reutilization Corporation Secures Another $1.2 Million Grant
Our Community Survey: A Look at November's Survey Results
It's Time to Apply for a City Board or Commission Spot
What are Agricultural Security Areas?
What is Job and Family Services?
An Inside Look at City Finances
What is the Community Development Block Grant program?
Expressing Gratitude This Thanksgiving
Council's Economic and Community Development Committee Suggests One Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary
Downtown Takes Another Body Blow
Piqua's City Commission Approves New Housing Subdivision
Planning Commission to City Council: Do Your Job
Miami County Land Reutilization Corporation Secures Over $2 Million for Brownfield Projects
The New Rules of Local Government Communication
Piqua's Planning Commission Set To Recommend Industrial Rezoning
Will Cannabis Turn Troy into Dreamland?
Council Committee Grapples with Planning Commission Recommendation on Adult Cannabis
The Month in Review - October 2024
Announcing our November Community Survey
The Identity Crisis of Bethel Township
What Are Community Improvement Corporations?
Comparing and Contrasting Troy's 2024 and 2025 City Budgets
Piqua to annex portions of Concord Township
Police Chief Talks Bicycles and Homelessness
Troy City Council Hears From the Public
Piqua City Commission Changes Their Meeting Rules
Our View: Dave Norman Deserves Election As County Recorder
Residents, it's Time to Show Up!
Troy Aquatic Park Study Released
At-Large Council Member Roundtable Set for Saturday
Early Voting a Hit this Past Weekend
Troy's Planning Commission Adopts New Comprehensive Plan
The Future of Health Care in Miami County
Why are Council Members from Huber Heights Supporting a Miami County Candidate for Recorder?
BREAKING: Troy Looking to Borrow $14 Million for Park Improvements
The Month In Review - September 2024
Inside Troy's Human Relations Commission
Miami County Land Reutilization Corporation to get $1.7 million to demolish properties
Why is the Piqua City Commission holding three meetings this week?
Piqua Tables Controversial Housing Plan
Your View: THPA Comments on New Comprehensive Plan
City to Nonprofit: Sit Down and Be Quiet
City Council to Administration: Public Input Necessary on Cannabis Decision
The Finish Line for the Comprehensive Plan
Thanks to early voting, 5% of the vote is already in
Piqua City Commission to Discuss Residential Rezoning
Who's Driving the Comprehensive Plan?
City Kicks Process to the Curb
Over 900 Votes Cast on the First day of Early Voting in Miami County
Troy's Planning Commission to Discuss Recreational Marijuana
Collective Bargaining Takes Center Stage at City Council
Ohio's Issue 1 Isn't About Gerrymandering
Piqua Recognized for Historic Preservation Efforts
Election 2024: Tax Levies for Fire and EMS Services Face Voters in Rural Areas
Looking at Troy's Crime Statistics
City Council to Discuss Raising Council Wages Every Year Until 2031
Ohio's Farmers Are Facing Struggles
Looking at Troy's Financial Health
Troy's Latest Parking Study is Released
Could Community Land Trusts Help Solve The Housing Crisis?
Carriage Trails 2.0 Rezoning Gets Approved
Huber Heights Pulls Emergency Clause from Controversial Ordinance
County Land Revitalization Corporation Receives Grant
Huber Heights to Rezone Carriage Trails 2.0 as Emergency Measure
County Commissioners To Approve Nearly 330 Acre Annexation to Piqua
Critical Paths Forward: Recommendations for Traffic and Transportation
The Alphabet Soup of Community Development Organizations
Tipp City Is Looking to Purchase a Shopping Center
Council to Discuss New Roundabout
What Will The Public Square Look Like in the Future (Part II)?
Springfield Finds Itself in the Spotlight
Local Republicans Choose a New County Recorder
A Look at Ohio's Liquor Licensing
A First Look at Carriage Trails 2.0
The Month in Review - August 2024
Announcing our September Community Survey
Piqua's Battery Burning Committee Continues to Smolder
Council Candidacy Announced for Third Ward Seat
Rebuilding Trust in America's Hometowns
The Winds of Change Are Beginning to Blow
Inside the Comprehensive Plan: What Will Troy's Housing Look Like?
Civic Capacity Meets The Hilliard Beacon
BREAKING NEWS: County Commissioners Appoint Acting County Recorder
Our Community Survey: Residents Still Think Troy Is Headed In The Wrong Direction
How New Mexico Tackled a Child Care Crisis
Inside the Comprehensive Plan: What Will Troy's Downtown Look Like?
Celebrating Friday Night Lights
The Housing Crunch on Our Younger Residents
Troy Board of Education Adopts New Strategic Plan
How Is Our Current Plan Holding Up?
BREAKING NEWS: Residents in Huber Heights Start Referendum Effort on Annexation
Our View: Piqua's New Commission Rules Miss The Mark
Your View: Cookie Cutter Processes Create Cookie Cutter Subdivisions
Understanding our City's Planning Commission
Promoting Active Transportation Across Ohio
The Miami County Fair is Here Again!
Does City Council Really Matter?
Your View: Troy Citizens Deserve Better Planning
Why Lock Nine in Piqua Is Working and Why Whatever Troy is Doing May Not
Council to Hold Public Hearing on Spinnaker Property
The Fiscal Hangover of the Pandemic
The Month in Review - July 2024
The State of the American City
Understanding Tax Increment Financing
Our View: Troy Needs a Stand-Alone Capital Improvement Plan
Are Local Taxes Too High in Ohio?
Are Gas Stations in the Wrong Places in Troy?
Building a Better Community: Recommendations for Parks and Recreation Facilities and Services
New Rules Proposed for Piqua City Commission Meetings
Huber Heights Is Set to Expand on Monday
Can The Piqua City Commission Find It's Way?
Are There Too Many Gas Stations in Troy?
Is Piqua's Battery Burning Committee Being Set Up to Fail?
City's Top Bureaucrat Talks About His European Trip
What Are Ohio's Fireworks Laws?
Attainable Housing Goals for Troy
Digging Deeper into Arrest Data in Troy
What is the Ohio Public Works Commission?
Looking Closer at Community Demographics
Quarterly At-Large Council Member Roundtable Meeting Set
Civic Capacity Book Club: Reading Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death"
Council Committee to Discuss West Market Street Road Project
Building a Better Community: Recommendations for Economic Development
Declare Your Independence: Support Our Efforts here at Civic Capacity!
How Some Communities Have Solved the Public Transit Conundrum
Why Federal Dollars Rarely Make It Back Home
Announcing our July Community Survey
Cookies, Carrots and the Chevron Deference
"Free to Speak Act" introduced in Ohio General Assembly
The Month In Review - May 2024
State Capital Budget Provides $2.5 Million for Projects throughout Troy
Building a Family-Friendly Community
Where Tax Dollars Come From and Where They Go
The Growing Pains of the Bethel Local Schools
Townships 101: An Inside Look at this Local Government
Piqua Looks At Cannabis Revenue
Troy's Comprehensive Plan Comes Together
Thoughts on Parking Enforcement, Parking Garages and Pedestrian Safety
Why isn't Juneteenth a Holiday in Troy?
Spinnaker Property up for Re-Zoning
Troy's Trade Mission to Europe
An Inside View of Piqua's Strategic Plan
Learning About Our Community: Parks, Open Spaces and Environmental Conditions
Memo to City Hall: Looking Forward, Looking Behind
The State of the City: Piqua Edition
Learning About Our Town: Emergency Services, Community Amenities and Civic Facilities
Memo to City Hall: Could you be honest if you tried?
Top Spots for a Splash Pad in Troy
Our Community Survey: Troy Residents Still See City Headed in Wrong Direction
How the Troy Comprehensive Plan is Shaping a Vibrant, Sustainable Future for Our Community
Our View: City Administration Backs City Council into Corner on Crawford Street
Your View: A Council Member Talks About Crawford Street
Committee Recommends $1.7 Million Park and Recreational Trail Project
Memo to City Hall: Start Being Social in Social Media
Learning About Our Community: Utilities
Our Heritage: Remembering Lt. Col. Barton S. Kyle
City Council Committee to Discuss New Annexation
City Council Committee to Look at $1.7 Million Path and Sidewalk Project
A Public Meeting Re-Run That Would Drive a Proctor and Gamble Executive Crazy
City's Suggests New Shared-Use Path on South Crawford Street
The Civic Capacity Countdown - Local Stories Matter
The Civic Capacity Countdown: #2 - The City Asks a Judge to tear down a Building
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #3: The Generation Gap
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #4: So, you want to be a School Board Member?
Operation Cloverleaf: A Unique Approach to creating a Community Asset
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #5: Bethel Township vs. Huber Heights
Learning About Our Community: Transportation and Transit
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #6: The State of our Villages
Assessing Our Community's Needs
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #7: Reforming the Planning Commission
City Council's Finance Committee Talks Recycling
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #8: Contention or Cooperation
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #9: New Housing Planned for Subdivision on Fenner Road
Our Heritage: Augustus Stouder
The Civic Capacity Countdown - #10: The Hidden Champions of West Main Street
What's Happening on Crawford Street?
City Council Committee to Tackle Recycling Again
Announcing our May Community Survey
What Will Troy's East Side Look Like?
Our View: Community Advocacy is working!
Learning About Our Community: Land Use and Development
The Principles of Getting Involved
The Month In Review - April 2024
Your View: A Shot Across the Bow
The Library is Looking For Answers
Our View: The City Must Prioritize People Over Cars
What will the Public Square look like in the future?
Learning About Our Community: Housing
Your Questions Answered: Why Did The Planning Commission Approve Demolition?
BREAKING NEWS: Adjudication Order Lifted on IOOF/Old Miami County Courthouse Building
Housing Takes Center Stage at the Statehouse
Piqua Considers a New Historic Preservation Ordinance
Learning About Our Community: Our Local Economy
Council to Discuss Increased Costs for Residential Recycling
Flock Camera Report - March 2024
Troy Planning Commission Approves New Selfie Mural for Public Square
Our Community Survey: March Results
A New Vision for the Joe Reardon Skatepark
Learning About Our Community: Demographics
The City Offers Partial Clarification
The Month in Review - March 2024
BREAKING NEWS: Load Test Not Required for IOOF/Old Miami County Courthouse
Indiana Halts Sister City Relationships with the People's Republic of China
Troy's New Comprehensive Plan Takes Shape
The Hidden Champions of West Main Street
When Are We Going to Open The Road?
Explaining Charter and Statutory Communities
Troy City Council to hold Special Council Meeting on Monday
Our View: Reforming the Planning Commission Should Now be a Top Priority
I Have Come to the Conclusion That This City Government Can't Communicate
Our View: An Opportunity Missed
City Council to Meet on Monday Night
Parking Ticket Revenues Continue to Plummet
Early Voting in 2024 Primary is Outpacing 2020 Primary
Announcing our March Community Survey
Improvements Recommended for East Side Bridge
BREAKING NEWS: City's New Lawyer Requests Judge to Stop Work on IOOF Building
Planning Commission to Discuss New Subdivision off Fenner Road
Contention or Cooperation - What Does Our Community Believe in More?
City Has New Legal Counsel for IOOF Building
The Month In Review - February 2024
An EPA Superfund Site in Troy to get cleaned up
It's Time to Ask a Council Member
Historic Preservationists Have A Week
Digging into Troy's Priorities for 2024
Council Committee Recommends Adoption of an Ordinance That Hasn't Been Written
Housing in Troy Over the Last Decade
City Administration Seeks New Authority to Regulate Bike Paths
Planning Commission to Debate New Roof for IOOF Building
Commissioners Reluctantly Agree to Bethel Annexation
A Colorado Community Tries a Novel Approach to Police Protection
Lighting for Softball Fields on Agenda for City Council Meeting
Where Will Our Future Leaders Come From?
The Complex Tapestry of Trust in American Governance
The Ohio Supreme Court Gives Municipalities a Victory
The High Cost of Rural Public Transit
Electric Aggregation Yields Savings for Troy Residents
Our Community Survey: Nearly 60% of Respondents Say Troy is Headed in the Wrong Direction
A Council Member Stands Up For His Ward
The Month in Review - January 2024
Childcare, Transportation and Housing are Issues Facing the Local Workforce
Our View: Bethel Township Shows Now Is The Time For Annexation Reform
County Commissioners Stand Against Bethel Annexation
What Does a County Treasurer Do?
Personnel Committee Recommends Labor Negotiators to Full Council
Our View: Troy's Resolution R-3-2024 is too narrow, too little and too late
Checking In on Troy's Human Relations Commission
Announcing our Fourth Community Survey
A New Subdivision is Proposed for Troy's North East Side
A Citizens Committee is Proposed
A Decade of Poverty Statistics in Troy
City's Planning Commission Spends an Hour talking about Windows and Downspouts
Another Attempt at a Large Annexation in Bethel Township
Board of Elections Decides Not to Hear Challenge
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A Look at Criminal Activity in Troy
The Month in Review - December 2023
Washington Township talks Fire Safety
Looking at Fire and EMS Services in Rural Townships
Is Troy's Board and Commission Process Broken?
Breaking News: A Candidate Drops Out
What Does a County Engineer Do?
A Sheriff's Candidate Files a Protest
Troy's Firefighters Get Heated
Piqua's City Commission kicks off 2024
What Does A County Recorder Do?
Building a Better Community: Making Homeownership More Attainable