V I L L A G EHear Ye! Hear Ye! Residents to Gather for70th Annual Town Meeting in March 2011photo by Ron SchroederSeveral important elected offices will beopen for nomination by residents at the 70thannual <strong>Mariemont</strong> Town Meeting on Sunday,March 13. The meeting will be held at 1:00pm in the elementary school auditorium.The call for candidates is on. TheMayor, Clerk, and Districts 1 and 5 Councilrepresentative positions will be available fornomination. The following residents currentlyhold these positions:Mayor: Dan PolicastroClerk: Paul TontilloDistrict 1: Council Representative -Dennis WolterDistrict 5: Council Representative - KimSullivanTo be eligible for nomination by TownMeeting for Mayor or a Council position,the following criteria apply: Nominee needsto be of voting age, live in the Village and(for Council positions) reside in the districtwhere s/he will run. He or she should alsodeliver a signed notification of his or herintent to be a candidate to Town MeetingChairman Todd Keyes prior to the meeting.One of the reasons this process hasbeen used in our village since 1941 is tonominate our council members accordingto districts so that each district can beequally represented on our Village council.These districts are not recognized onthe November ballot, so we use the TownMeeting process to nominate our councilmembers according to our Village districts.Those candidates nominated by this processwill then put their names on the ballot forthe binding election in November.Candidates who are not selected throughthe Town Meeting process are able to runat large and can get their names on theNovember ballot by following the procedureslaid out by Hamilton County.The Town Meeting Executive Committeeis also re-elected every two years and willbe up for re-election this year. At the timeof publication, the current committee(besides Hank Kleinfeldt, the Town Crier)has decided not to seek re-election.After two consecutive two-year terms ofservice, the group has decided to makeroom for other citizens to serve on theTown Meeting Executive Committee. Thepositions of Chairman, Vice-Chairman,Treasurer and Secretary will be opento interested residents. Please contactChairman Keyes for more information at:pastortoddkeyes@gmail.com.“Resident participation is crucial tomaking Town Meeting a productive process.I look forward to a solid turnout,” stated.He said that in addition to candidatenominations, a Village update from MayorPolicastro and a school administrationupdate from <strong>Mariemont</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>Superintendent Paul Imhoff will be featuredin the March Town Meeting program.Town Meeting is a time-honored,unique, nonpartisan system and process fornominating candidates for elected office inthe Village of <strong>Mariemont</strong>. The yearly meetingis also an information and idea exchangebetween Village officials and citizens. Allresidents are encouraged to attend, but onlythose of voting age will be able to participatein the nomination process.Submitted by Sara Zack, SecretaryCivic AssociationCalendar AvailableThe 2011 <strong>Mariemont</strong> Civic AssociationCalendar is now available! For only$10, you can enjoy beautiful picturesof <strong>Mariemont</strong> all year long. Joe Stonerhas provided some lovely shots of theVillage for the calendar, which is availableat MariElders, The Villager, and otherlocations around the VillageFor Town CrierAdvertising Information,Please Call 561-4428P AG E 6M A R I E M O N T T O W N C R I E R
S A F E T Y B E A TVillage Watch Program Partners with PoliceI am writing insupport of the VillageWatch program establishedin conjunction withthe <strong>Mariemont</strong> PoliceDepartment.Since the beginningof the program, the PoliceDepartment has benefitedfrom numerous callsand tips from residentswho have reportedsuspicious activity orsuspicious people in thearea. Members have takenthe time to contact thedepartment due to activitythat they perceived to be out of the ordinary.A tip was called in a couple of years ago bya village watch member that proved to beinstrumental in the arrest of a suspect who wasinvolved in a residential burglary.The Police Departmenthas partnered with theVillage Watch, and hasassigned a liaison officer(Officer Phil Mitchell) toattend monthly meetingsand present criminalactivity statistics as well asany other information thatmay be of interest withinthe village. The liaisonofficer also is on hand toanswer any questions orconcerns that the membersmay have.The Village WatchProgram also helps thePolice Department to get information out tothe community about upcoming events, as wellas other important information concerningsafety. They help to coordinate the annual“Police Night Out” at the Bell Tower whichis held in the month of August of each year.Members volunteer to hand out food anddrinks at the event as well as helping to set upand clean up after the events.The Village Watch is indeed a veryimportant asset to the village and its policedepartment. I strongly encourage residents toget involved in the program and to take time toattend the monthly meetings.Submitted by Richard Hines,Chief of Police/FirePlease Note:The regular monthly <strong>Mariemont</strong> Boardof Education meeting for January has beenrescheduled from January 11 to January 18at <strong>Mariemont</strong> Junior High.PENDING!SOLD!3606 CenterSOLD!3605 MoundResults Through Teamwork • Over $10 Million Sold This Year!6500 <strong>Mariemont</strong>SOLD!Shelley Miller Reed Sales Vice President(513) 476-8266 sreed@sibcycline.comwww.sibcycline.com/sreedKaren Laurens Sales Vice President(513) 607-2251 klaurens@sibcycline.comwww.sibcycline.com/klaurens4336 Ashley MeadowContact us today for a free market analysis of your home!M A R I E M O N T T OW N C R I E R P AG E 7
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