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Proposed Guilford Subdivision Needs More Information
An application has been made to rezone 186.776 acres
located off the west side of York Ridge Road and the north
side of Bonnell Road from Agricultural to Residential. Five
parcels of land are referenced in the application. The deed
submitted with Plan Commission Zone Map Amendment
request shows that that parcel was purchased from Loren
H. Huddleston Living Trust by Blind Hunting Club LLC
on Feb. 13, 2017.
The proposed access point for the property in question is
off of York Ridge Road. No mention has been made about
accessing the property from Bonnell Road.
No representatives from the Blind Hunting Club were at
the Plan Commission meeting which was held on April 23,
2018. However, over one hundred area residents attended
the meeting to ask questions and voice their concerns.
The property in question has some challenges. High ten-
sion power lines run across the property. Transmission line
easement grants vary in width based upon transmission line
voltage. Also, gradients ranging from 28-33% can be found
on the property.
For a zoning change to be reviewed by the Dearborn
County Plan Commission, five criteria must be considered:
1. The Comprehensive Plan
2. Current conditions and the character of current struc-
tures and uses in each district
3. The most desirable use for which the land in each
district is adapted
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‘Tis the
Season for
Road Repair
Ripley County
Celebrates
Bicentennial
History and festivities
shared by all.
Page 7A
Salute the the Military
A Salute to our Military and
The Good Old Days pay
tribute for Memorial Day.
Pages 8A, 9A, 12A
Manchester Students
Plant for the Future
Over 284 red oaks were
given to students to
plant as demonstrated
by Park Board President
Doug Burger.
Page 6B
June 2018
Jeremy Priessman holds daughter Rylee as she pets Cindy Lou Who,
a newborn reindeer, as the mother looks on.
Christmas Comes Early
Santa’s team of reindeer have potential newcomers who
have joined the herd at Whitetail Acres in Brookville.
Kevin Priessman gets the opportu- Stormy, the mother of Blizzard,
nity of a lifetime as he pets newborn shares a quiet moment with her
reindeer Cindy Lou Who.
baby.
As the days become longer and the
crickets begin to chirp at night, the joy
of road construction season makes a
grand entrance.
Pothole season has opened in Dear-
born County. The asphalt plants in
New Point and on Kilby have opened
and are making hot mix used to fill the
dreaded potholes.
The bridge on Georgetown Road at
the bottom of the hill near State Road
1 is slated to be replaced this summer.
The current weight limit of the bridge
is eight tons. A larger pipe will be
put in place to accommodate a higher
weight limit. At the same time, the
s-curve located near the bridge will be
“softened.” The project is scheduled to
begin at the end of May or beginning
of June and will require the road to be
closed for thirty to forty-five days.
An old stone wall located at the
edge of Bridge #49 on Ester Ridge has
collapsed into the creek. Water eroded
the soil behind the wing wall and
caused the collapse. Plans are in place
to repair and extend the wing wall to
prevent future erosion. The road will
not be closed during construction.
The structure on Jamison Road
known as Bridge #76 will be replaced
this summer. Currently, the creek is
encroaching onto Losekamp Road near
the bridge and will be diverted as a
part of the bridge project. Completion
is scheduled to occur by the end of the
year.
Literacy- A Community Passion to Share with Others
By Susan Ray
For many people, it is difficult to imagine a life without
literacy and shocking to realize that half of all Americans
are considered to be functionally illiterate.
Hoosier Hills Literacy League (HHLL), funded in large
part by United Way of Greater Cincinnati, is based in
the Lawrenceburg Public Library. Laura Priebe, Literacy
Administrator explains, “The library is our in-kind donator
of space, so it’s where my office is. It’s kind of a hub, but
I’m not employed by them. … Our classes are actually both
at Lawrenceburg and Aurora because we technically serve
this whole region.”
Mrs. Priebe describes the start of HHLL: “In the early
90s, a group of volunteers organized Hoosier Hills Adult
Literacy Organization, an all-volunteer organization. They
were retired and wanted to do something.”
The non-profit continues to improve literacy rates for
families and individuals. Mrs. Priebe says, “Many of them
want to get their high school diploma (many people still
refer to it as a GED, but it’s HSE), and for many of them
Tutor Barbara Tompary and student Ambar Oriana
were recently matched through River Valley Reads.
Photo by Tracy Geglein.
it’s for a job.”
Tracy Geglein is the Adult Literacy Coordinator with
River Valley Resources, a non-profit organization that of-
fers Adult Education classes to residents. She says, “We
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