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Local Government
Warren County commissioners approved changes to Subdivision Regulations on Aug. 4 and will consider initiating Rural Zoning Code text amendments at their Tuesday, Aug. 11 session, both affecting development rules in unincorporated areas bordering Mason and Deerfield Township.
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Warren County commissioners accepted County Administrator Martin Russell's resignation Aug. 4 and heard a legal update on roughly $660,000 in unspent ARPA funds and a troubled $3.2 million Altafiber broadband contract facing a Dec. 31 federal spending deadline.
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The Deerfield Regional Stormwater District board meets Tuesday, Aug. 11 to resolve fee disputes at two township properties, certify 2026 delinquent stormwater accounts for collection on property tax bills, adopt a cybersecurity policy and enter closed session on pending litigation.
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The Warren County Park District rescinded its proposed 0.7-mill levy that would have funded Landen-Deerfield Park and 11 other properties, while commissioners accepted County Administrator Martin Russell's resignation effective Aug. 28 as he leaves for a Middletown post.
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Ohio is spending $3.3 million on a new roundabout at SR 123 and SR 48 in Lebanon, a key commuter corridor for Mason and Deerfield Township drivers, as part of a $72 million statewide safety program targeting intersections with histories of fatal or serious-injury crashes.
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Warren County's park board unanimously rescinded its proposed 0.7-mill property tax levy on July 24 after all three county commissioners angrily opposed the measure at a July 21 meeting, leaving the park district's funding crisis unresolved and Landen-Deerfield Park's future uncertain.
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Warren County Airport President Jack DeBrunner asked county commissioners on Tuesday, July 21, for funding to support taxiway widening, rezoning, and infrastructure on a newly acquired 12-acre parcel, though no dollar amount was specified and no vote was taken.
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Warren County Commissioners voted Thursday, July 23, to place a 1.21-mill senior services levy renewal on the November 2026 ballot; Mason and Deerfield Township homeowners would pay $22 per $100,000 of market value, down from $29.93 when last approved in 2021.
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Jinga Holdings' proposed four-unit, 7,280-square-foot retail building at 8601 Landen Drive in Deerfield Township will get a public hearing before the Zoning Commission on Monday, August 10, after the applicant requested continuances at two prior meetings.
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The Warren County Park District Board of Park Commissioners will vote Friday, July 24, on whether to place a proposed 0.7-mill, six-year tax levy before county voters, a decision with direct implications for Deerfield Township residents who use Landen-Deerfield Park.
Local Government
The Deerfield Township board will consider a cooperation agreement between the township and the Warren County Commissioners to apply for Ohio Public Works Commission funds for the Greenfields Roadway Improvements and Waterline Replacement Project.
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A traffic switch on Monday, July 13, restored two-way travel on Snider Road north of Fields-Ertel Road as part of the $18.6 million Fields-Ertel Road Widening Project in Deerfield Township, while the eastbound-only restriction on Fields-Ertel Road remains in effect.
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