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Implementing the Community Plan

Now that a shared Community Plan has been adopted by the City and the Township, an Implementation Task Force has been appointed to see that the plan is put into action. On this page you’ll find a series of updates on the implementation process. A history of how the plan evolved can be found by clicking here: The Planning Process.

November, 2006
City of Centerville appoints Tapogna as Arts Program Coordinator
Centerville City Manager Greg Horn has announced the appointment of Angie Tapogna as the City’s new Arts Program Coordinator to be effective immediately. Familiar with this community, after having served as the Create the Vision Project Manager for the last year and a half, Ms. Tapogna will continue to perform the duties of that position as well.

September, 2006
Create the Vision brings community together for Historical Preservation
Centerville and Washington Township through their Create the Vision Comprehensive Plan are taking steps forward to create a community priority list for designating buildings, structures and districts on local, state and national registers. “We want to protect and celebrate the long history of this community,” said Tom Zobrist, Fiscal Officer for Washington Township.

August, 2006
Create the Vision releases Annual Report for 2006
Create the Vision, the joint Comprehensive Plan for Centerville and Washington Township announces the release of its Annual Report for 2006. The Annual Report provides details on the implementation status of Create the Vision’s eight goals, 51 objectives and 198 strategies.

July, 2006
Create the Vision Improving Property Maintenance Requirements in Centerville and Washington Township
The City of Centerville took a major step to improve property maintenance requirements and enforcement when they passed a new ordinance on July 17th that implements strategies in their Create the Vision Comprehensive Plan.

June, 2006
Create the Vision presents Annual Report to the public
More than 80 people turned out on the evening of June 14th to hear Create the Vision present their first annual report to the public.

June, 2006
Create the Vision to host Open House June 14 at Rec West
The public is invited to attend an Open House on June 14th at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate Create the Vision’s second anniversary.

May, 2006
Create the Vision partners with Ohio Department of Agriculture to notify citizens about the Emerald Ash Borer
In the spirit of intergovernmental cooperation, Create the Vision has partnered with the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) to promote Ohio’s Emerald Ash Borer Detection Tree Program.

March, 2006
Create the Vision seeks community volunteers to Adopt A Highway or Interchange
The City of Centerville and Washington Township, through their Create the Vision partnership are promoting the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway program.

Feburary, 2006
Civic Volunteer Opportunities Directory is published and available
A directory titled Civic Volunteer Opportunities: Places in our community where you are needed has just been published.

January, 2006
Create the Vision wins award of excellence
Create the Vision — a joint project that will guide development of the community for the next 20 years — earned the City of Centerville and Washington Township an award of excellence for intergovernmental cooperation from the Ohio City/County Management Association (OCMA).

December, 2005
Preserving Trees in the Community
Members of the Create the Vision’s Land Use and Community Appearance subcommittee have discussed trees and landscaping in several recent meetings.

July, 2005
Create the Vision Celebrates First Anniversary With List of Significant Accomplishments
It has been one year since the Centerville City Council and Washington Township Trustees adopted the Create the Vision Community Plan and now members of the Implementation Task Force have announced a list of significant accomplishments.

May, 2005
Project Manager Appointed By Create the Vision
Angella (Angie) Tapogna - a veteran of nine years as a communications specialist with the King County Council in Seattle, Washington - has been appointed Project Manager for Create the Vision.

Febuary, 2005
Create the Vision’s Implementation Task Force Endorses Multi-use Trail System Plan
Create the Vision’s Implementation Task Force has endorsed the plan for a user-friendly, multi-use trail system throughout the City of Centerville and Washington Township.

February, 2005
Adult Education Survey Suggests Ideas for Classes
Information gained from responses to an adult education survey circulated last year in the Washington Township Quarterly and the City of Centerville’s Town Crier will be used to offer new classes in the community, Cynthia Fraley, director of the Hithergreen Senior Center, reports.

February, 2005
Community Calendar Online at cwtnet.org
The Community Calendar — providing information about activities and events for seven community organizations in Centerville and Washington Township — is now on the Internet. You will find the Web site at cwtnet.org.

Febuary, 2005
Create the Vision Task Force Receives 29 Applications for Project Manager Position
Twenty-nine applications for the position of project manager for the implementation of Create the Vision have been received by the City of Centerville and Washington Township.

January, 2005
Project Manager Wanted
The project manager will assist the task force in setting priorities for strategies and objectives; develop timelines and measure outcomes; provide administrative support to three task force committees; act as liaison with consultants; and coordinate meetings of the task force including logistics, agenda preparation, supporting materials and minutes.

December, 2004
Task Force Recommends City and Township Hire Consultant to Revise Zoning Regulations
Appointment of a consultant to revise zoning regulations in the City of Centerville and Washington Township won the unanimous recommendation of members of Create the Vision’s Implementation Task Force at their December 8 meeting.

November, 2004
Task Force Hears Consultant’s Draft Plan For Revision of Zoning Regulations
Members of Create the Vision’s Implementation Task Force reviewed a consultant’s draft plan for revising development regulations in the City of Centerville and Washington Township during a meeting at the Township Government Center November 17.

October, 2004
Create The Vision Task Force Adopts Revised Logo
Some two years ago, citizens from Centerville and Washington Township began a planning process designed to guide development of the community for the next 20 years. They called the process “Create the Vision” and adopted a logo with the emphasis on “create.” .

October, 2004
City and Township Retain Consultant To Review Zoning Regulations
During September meetings, Centerville and Washington Township officials approved an agreement with American Communities Partnership (ACP) of Columbus to review and make recommendations about zoning codes.

June 23, 2004
Centerville Site Wins Development Award
The Graeter’s Ice Cream and City Barbeque site, located at the corner of Main and Franklin streets in Centerville, received the Best New Development Project Award from Downtown Ohio and Heritage Ohio.

June, 2004
Implementation Task Force Appointed
Centerville City Council and Washington Township Trustees have appointed a task force to monitor the implementation of Create the Vision, the plan to guide development of the city and township for the next 20 years. Create the Vision was developed by a 34-member citizen-based Steering Committee over an 18 month period.

June, 2004
City and Township Adopt a Shared Community Plan
Elected officials for the City of Centerville and Washington Township have unanimously adopted a comprehensive community plan that is intended to guide the development and redevelopment of Centerville/Washington Township for the next 20 years.


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