Far West Side Area Commission
CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE: http://www.farwestsidecbus.org/ Check the FWSAC website for open meeting dates and times. All are welcome to attend. Find out what is going on in our area. YOUR VOICE MATTERS. YOUR AREA COMMISSION: On Feb. 4, 2019, Columbus City Council approved Ordinance 0278-2019, enacting Section 3111.22 of the Columbus City Code in order to create the Far West Area Commission (as emergency legislation). Columbus City Council established Area Commissions in the early 1970s. The purpose of an area commission is to act as a liaison between neighborhood groups, property owners, residents, developers and city officials. The Far West Side Area Commission will include residents in Far West Columbus, surrounding townships (Brown, Norwich, Prairie) and Hilliard. ______________________________________________________________ LATEST UPDATE: The Far West Side Area Commission held their first official regular meeting Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 7:00 pm at Hilliard Horizon Elementary. If you would like to follow this group for updates, please check out the Far West Side Task Force Facebook page and the Far West Side Task Force website. Both will offer upcoming meeting dates and relevant information. The Cross Creek Village Civic Association served as an interim, unifying voice for residents in the far west side area, as the Task Force was transitioning to the Area Commission. Thank you to all who have supported this process and who continue to engage regarding proposed development, recreation and parks, economic development and other relevant topics. YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Debi Hampton President, Cross Creek Village Civic Association Vice Chair, Far West Side Area Commission [email protected] [email protected] 614.209.9688 https://www.facebook.com/groups/FarWestSide/ http://www.farwestsidecbus.org/ __________ Task Force Update – August 28, 2018 Meeting The Task Force meeting is tonight at 7:00 pm, at Hilliard Horizon Elementary, 6000 Renner Rd. If the front doors are locked, please enter through the west side doors. We are scheduled to meet in the media center. Please consider joining the Task Force, as we work to form an official Far West Side Area Commission. More details at the Task Force Facebook Page: Far West Side Task Force (Columbus, Ohio) Debi Hampton, President Cross Creek Village Civic Association [email protected] 614.209.9688 It's time for a status update on our task force! We're making measurable progress in our quest to establish an area commission! There's a lengthy list of items we're required to complete and submit to the city through our Neighborhoods Liaison, David Hooie, in order for council members to sponsor us and propose an ordinance establishing our area commission. Of those items, we've completed the following: * In June, we submitted our proposed area commission borders. This will be reviewed by city planning staff, I believe. The proposed borders were determined by existing area commission borders to our east and south, the city of Hilliard border to the north, and the Brown Township/Hellbranch Run border to our west. * At the end of July, we submitted our proposed bylaws. The proposed bylaws will be reviewed by the city attorney's office. Once approved, we can then begin obtaining the required signatures of Columbus residents within our task force border to include in our petition packet to the city (requesting to become an area commission). **THANK YOU to the folks who've attended our meetings for the past year and a half. Without you, we wouldn't be in this position today, nearing the creation of the city's 20th area commission!!!** **While we've made this much progress with a limited number of participants, we still need a few more task force members willing to serve on the task force and the subsequent area commission. Please email me at [email protected] if you think you may be interested, have questions, etc. There are more than 200 people in this Facebook group, but only a handful who have attended meetings regularly.** City of Hilliard, Prairie Township and Norwich Township residents interested in participating, please email me at [email protected]. Our next meeting is tonight at 7:00 pm, at Hilliard Horizon Elementary, 6000 Renner Rd. If the front doors are locked, please enter through the west side doors. We are scheduled to meet in the media center. Thank you! Sharon Rastatter Agent, Far West Side Task Force __________ Congratulations to the West Scioto Area Commission! Far West Side Task Force Facebook Post, Sharon Rastatter Shared Councilmember Michael Stinziano's post to the group: Far West Side Task Force (Columbus, Ohio). May 3 at 11:27am Tonight in Columbus City Council, I'm sponsoring legislation with Councilmembers Shannon Granville Hardin & Jaiza Page to establish the West Scioto Area Commission. I am encouraged by the enthusiasm & support of the West Scioto AC Task Force members and look forward to working with the new Commission. Congratulations to the newly created West Scioto Area Commission – the city's 19th area commission! This is the same process that we, the Far West Side Task Force, must complete to become an area commission also. __________ Reminder – April 12, 2017 Meeting Far West Side Task Force Facebook Post, Sharon Rastatter Reminder for Far West Side Columbus residents living within the borders of the map, below -- don't miss this Wednesday's meeting to learn about the process to form an Area Commission for our part of town! Area Commissions aren't fly-by-night organizations -- there's a lot of work to establish one, and it takes a city ordinance to make one official! WHEN: Wed., April 12 at 7:00 pm WHERE: Donatos, 3817 N. Main St., Hilliard (at the double roundabouts). Please arrive 15 minutes early if you plan to order food. :) For more information, please join the "Far West Side Task Force" group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FarWestS... *THIS INCLUDES ALL COLUMBUS RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT! NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO GIVE OUR AREA A VOICE!* __________ If You Plan to Attend, Please RSVP Far West Side Task Force Facebook Post, Sharon Rastatter If you're planning to attend the task force meeting next Wed., April 12, please RSVP using the Events link just below the group's cover photo. We'll be printing handouts and want to ensure we have plenty! Thanks! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FarWestSide/ Email: [email protected] .__________ Far West Side Area Commission Task Force Initial Meeting Agenda Far West Side Task Force Facebook Post, Sharon Rastatter Agenda for the meeting, Wed., April 12 at 7:00 pm (at the Donatos in Hilliard by the double roundabouts, 3817 N. Main St., Hilliard): * Introductions * Quick overview of the role of Area Commissions and the area to be included * The process to form an Area Commission: Hari Ruiz, member of the West Scioto Area Association Task Force (soon to be the newest Area Commission in the city) * Q & A __________ Far West Side Area Commission Task Force Initial Meeting Far West Side Task Force Facebook Post, Sharon Rastatter
__________ Far West Side Area Commission Far West Side Task Force Facebook Post, Sharon Rastatter Columbus City Council established area Commissions in the early 1970s. The purpose of an area commission is to act as a liaison between neighborhood groups, property owners, residents, developers and city officials. Because Columbus City Council is an at-large body without ward representation, the only chance that specific areas of town can have a "seat at the table" with city government is to form an Area Commission. This page/group is for residents who want to work together to establish the Far West Side Area Commission. The Far West Side Area Commission includes the areas bordered on the east by I-270 (not including Trabue Woods), on the south by the rail road tracks, on the west by Alton-Darby Creek Road and on the north by the southernmost border of Hilliard. The Far West Side Area Commission's borders: On the East: I-270 (except around Westbelt Drive, then it's west of Westbelt Drive and not including Trabue Woods subdivision) On the West: Alton-Darby Creek Road On the South: The rail road tracks south of Feder Road On the North: Hilliard's southernmost boundary Questions? Contact Sharon at (614) 777-8702 (Westbrooke) or Debi at (614) 209-9688 (Cross Creek Village). |
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