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Council with Vision
For the first time in two years, the majority of City Council and the majority of the Vision 2020 Commission met together. The commission is a group of volunteers that is charged with forwarding the ideas of the Vision 2020 master plan. The commission is really a who’s who of Hamilton with volunteers from city departments like Planning Director Teri Whitmore to civic leaders like Miami University Hamilton Dean Daniel Hall and Hamilton Community Foundation President John Guidugli to community members like entrepreneur Bill Wilks or architect Mike Dingeldein.
Council took no action at the dinner on Wednesday, April 30. Though, they had to take role and motion to start the meeting and adjourn because they had quorum. The bulk of the meeting was to allow Vision Commission Chairwoman Nancy Wiley to discuss its progress.
“This is all very informal,” she said.
The strength of Vision 2020, the longterm plan the commission works to implement, is that it was done in house by locals and doesn’t set unachievable goals, Wiley said.
“It’s done by people who (will) have to do it.
Wiley said the biggest accomplishment of the commission was the establishment of a rowing club on the Great Miami River. Though, she lauded other accomplishment such as Fitton After Five and the group’s involvement with IceFest.
Upcoming inititatives include having murals painted on buildings downtown and the establishment of an arts district.
The Vision Commission meets next at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, in the basement of Fort Hamilton Hospital.
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