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03/29/2019
New Ohio House school-funding plan calls for sizable increases
Ohio schools would get a 10.5 percent funding increase over two years under a new formula devised by a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers and their informal committee of superintendents and treasurers.
03/29/2019
BIA Commends School Funding Proposal
The Building Industry of Central Ohio (BIA) today commended a bipartisan policy proposal from two Ohio House members and a working group of school superintendents which would seek to remedy Ohio’s system of school funding, which currently sees less than 20 percent of schools funded at appropriate levels.
03/28/2019
Houses in Franklin County affordable for typical worker
Typical workers in Delaware, Licking, and Fairfield counties are priced out of the market. Lack of housing and housing regulations have a big part to play in this issue.
03/27/2019
Hilliard New Service Director Withdraws from Council Primary
Hilliard service director Albert Iosue withdrawing from City Council primary
03/27/2019
Genoa Township Development's TIF to Help Fund Home Road Extension
Kerbler Project: Home Road extension OK’d as part of development
03/27/2019
Pickerington Location for Ohio Health Opens
OhioHealth Pickerington’s ‘short stay’ 12-bed unit opens
03/27/2019
Groveport Madison Considers New School Site
Groveport Madison land buy depends on site studies
03/27/2019
Worthington Working on Gateway Project
Worthington acquiring land for Northeast Gateway right of way
03/27/2019
Upper Arlington Considering Vacant Commercial Sites
Upper Arlington leaders seek ways to combat ‘dark stores’
03/27/2019
Bloomberg Calls for Improved Housing Market Conditions
Just as many millennials enter their home-buying years, the labor market is strong and interest rates are low.
03/27/2019
FHA Change May Dampen Entry Market
BUILDER: New Total Mortgage Scorecard rules will likely delay and disqualify mortgages who may have been worthy borrowers.
03/25/2019
Canal Winchester housing project shot down on council objections
Jon Melchi, executive director of BIA of Central Ohio, weighs in on how "Canal Winchester has effectively affected a housing moratorium."
03/19/2019
Orange Township Development to Support Home Road Extension
Development will include Home Road extension in Orange Township
03/19/2019
Dublin Housing Ready to Begin Construction
Pulte building 72-unit Autumn Rose Woods development
03/19/2019
Hilliard Appoints New Council Member
Hilliard City Council appoints Omar Tarazi to replace Albert Iosue
03/19/2019
Hilliard Proposal to Be Considered in April
Updated: Alton Place development won’t be considered by Hilliard officials until April 11
03/19/2019
Columbus Subdivision Proposal Tabled
Columbus officials table 1,000-home proposal near Hilliard
03/19/2019
Marble Cliff Apartments Evolving
Updated plan for Marble Cliff apartments result of ‘good evolution’
03/19/2019
LWV Considering Housing Affordability
League of Women Voters forum zooms in on affordable-housing hurdles
03/13/2019
Powell Housing Study to Help Guide Decisions
Powell will treat housing study as guide, not edict
03/13/2019
Liberty Township Replies to Powell Request
Liberty Township ‘working on’ Powell’s records requests
03/13/2019
Hilliard Housing Proposal Delayed to April
Updated: Alton Place development won’t be considered by Hilliard officials until April 11
03/13/2019
Hilliard Considering Council Replacement
Hilliard City Council will choose from among five to replace Albert Iosue
03/13/2019
Grandview Development to Include Senior Apartments
Grandview’s slice of split development will start to rise this year
03/13/2019
Dublin Working on Agreement for 79 Acres with OSU
Tweaks sought in deal for Ohio State Wexner outpatient medical center
03/13/2019
Route 33 Improvements Considered
Route 33 is on MORPC priority list once funding becomes available
03/11/2019
Constructing a community
BIA Trades at the Parade took place Friday, March 8 at Evans Farm to give area career center students a first-hand look at the homebuilding process. Nearly 150 students represented four surrounding trade schools.
03/06/2019
New Albany Active Senior Housing Opening
New Albany’s senior-housing developments taking form
03/06/2019
Powell and Liberty Township Tensions
UPDATED: Powell leaders to Liberty Township trustees: Let’s meet face to face
03/06/2019
Delaware Considers Annexation
Delaware weighs costs, perks of annexing Berlin Township plot
03/06/2019
Olentangy Watershed Mapping Plan Concluding
Green-space plan in works to help preserve Olentangy River watershed
03/06/2019
Northland Approves Rezonings
Rezonings earn OK from Northland Community Council development panel
02/26/2019
Canal Winchester Adds Tree Requirements
Canal Winchester code changes require more trees -- at developers’ expense
02/26/2019
Hilliard Applications Received for Council Seat
Seven seek Albert Iosue’s seat on Hilliard City Council
02/26/2019
Development Commission Next for Subdivision Proposal
Far West Area Commission rejects 1,000-home development proposal south of Hilliard
02/26/2019
Grove City’s Beulah Park Phase One to Include Condos and Apartments
Beulah Park project nears starting gate
02/26/2019
Powell Study Calls for More Apartments
The city of Powell has unveiled a study commissioned through a market-analysis firm that details the types of housing and commercial developments the city needs.
02/26/2019
Housing Starts Down 11.2 Percent in December; Post Yearly Gain
Housing starts fell 11.2 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.08 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department that was delayed due to the partial government shutdown.
02/19/2019
Lack of New Housing Keeps Columbus from Fully Excelling
Business FIrst: Benchmarking Central Ohio: Affordability and youth are advantages against peer cities, but problems persist
02/19/2019
Worthington Senior Plan Tabled
Worthington officials table plans for Stafford Village redevelopment
02/19/2019
Grove City To Consider Residential Proposal
Grove City Council slates Feb. 19 vote on Farmstead land rezoning, annexation
02/19/2019
New Albany Expands Water and Sewer
New Albany adding sewer and water lines to business park
02/19/2019
Hilliard Council II
Albert Iosue’s resignation from Hilliard council leaves vacancy, election uncertainty
02/19/2019
Hilliard May Have Primary for Council
Three Democrats, four Republicans certified to run for Hilliard City Council
02/19/2019
Columbus Civic Association Not In Favor of Subdivision
1,000-home Columbus development south of Hilliard receives negative recommendation
02/19/2019
Hilliard P&Z Gets 340 Acre Mixed Use Plan
Hilliard Planning and Zoning Commission: Alton Place informally introduced, Jerry Spears Funeral Home rejected
02/19/2019
Powell Mixed Use Annexation Considered
Work to annex potential future Powell library site begins
02/14/2019
Large-scale ‘village center’ with housing and mixed-use elements proposed for Hilliard
Alton Place, with an estimated cost of $275 million, would occupy 360 acres at Roberts and Alton Darby Creek roads
02/14/2019
Land trust has potential to create mixed-income neighborhood
Columbus-Franklin County land trust could create true mixed-income neighborhoods by ensuring affordable housing
02/13/2019
Columbus home prices rose 5.1 percent
Most Ohio cities outpaced Columbus last year in home appreciation
02/13/2019
Hilliard Service Director Retires
Updated: Hilliard service director and BIA Citizen of the Year, Butch Seidle will retire
02/13/2019
Columbus Annexation in Hilliard Area Approved
Columbus annexes land for housing development south of Roberts Road, Hilliard
02/12/2019
Worthington Apartments to Open in 2019
Granby Place apartments on Wilson Bridge in Worthington could open by fall
02/12/2019
Grove City Residential Development Hearing Held
Grove City’s Farmstead development: Traffic study, more topics cleared up
02/06/2019
Gahanna Income Tax Returns to Ballot
Gahanna council votes to put tax measure on May ballot
