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Plaza Update

Funds are in place to build a community plaza at the site of the former Bender Optical building, next to Clifton Barbers and directly across from Graeter's Ice Cream. The plaza is envisioned to provide a new and inviting connection between the Merchants' parking lot and Ludlow Avenue .

A committee of Clifton residents is working to guide the process of design and has selected KZF Design to design the plaza and manage construction. The kickoff meeting with KZF is scheduled for December 16, and if everything goes well, the plaza will be completed before cool weather returns next year.

A community meeting was held in August to gather ideas about what the plaza should be. A report on the meeting forms the starting point for guiding plaza design. You are invited to read the report and submit suggestions if you wish. The earlier that new suggestions are received, the more likely they can be factored into the committee's work as it moves forward. Summary of previous planning sessions. To volunteer or to offer suggestions send a note to contactCTM@list.cliftoncommunity.org with Plaza as the the title of your email.

Plaza Committee members: Dick Druffel, Linda Goldenhar, Tim Bushnell, Bill Fant, Mary Rita Dominic, Ted Johanson, Jan Brown Checco, Jane Allen, Dan Montgomery, Phil Herrick, Jon Cramer, John Vierling

News and Events

Clifton Home Tour - Planning has begun for the 2009 Clifton Home Tour. Stay tuned for more information. To volunteer, send an email to ContactCTM@cliftoncommunity.org. Please include your contact information and indicate where you would like to provide assistance.

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens second oldest in the US) continues to make progress on re-designing its front door and parking lots. All work is expected to be completed by May of 2009. A major effort is being made to obtain LEED certification for parking lots and buildings.

Clifton Community Calendar

Date	Title	Location
February 02 7 PM	CTM Board Meeting	Clifton Recreation Center - McAlpin Ave.
March 02 7 PM	CTM Board Meeting	Clifton Recreation Center - McAlpin Ave.
April 06 7 PM	CTM Board Meeting	Clifton Recreation Center - McAlpin Ave.
May 04 7 PM	CTM Board Meeting	Clifton Recreation Center - McAlpin Ave.
May 10	Clifton Home Tour	Clifton
June 01 7 PM	CTM Board Meeting	Clifton Recreation Center - McAlpin Ave.

Clifton Chronicle - The official publication of CTM.

The Chronicle is looking for volunteers to assist with content creation and editing of this quarterly publication. For more information, please contact Tom Lohre. Fall 2008 Issue

Clifton Community Electronic Newsletter

If you would like to receive e-mail notification of community events, meetings and important news impacting Clifton, follow the instructions below to add your name to the Clifton Community News mailing list. This list is administered by the Clifton Town Meeting (CTM) and will only be used by CTM for official CTM business (e.g., CTM meeting notices, important actions taken by CTM, information related to events sponsored by CTM, etc).

Send an email to listsrv@list.cliftoncommunity.org Leave the Subject line blank. In the body place Subscribe CliftonNews . You will receive an email welcoming you to the list. To Unsubscribe, follow the same instructions but replace Subscribe with Unsubscribe

Clifton Cultural Arts Center

In Fall 2008 CCAC will begin offering programming in the former Clifton School. Creative writing classes for kids and adults will be available, and CCM Prep will offer musical theatre and guitar classes for kids as well as adult acting classes. Clifton Cultural Arts Center

Main Street

Mainstreet is a project designed to enhance the Ludlow Avenue business district of Clifton. Main Street Web Site

Uptown Consortium

Clifton is a member of the Uptown Consortium. For more information see the Uptown Cincinnati web pages.