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Small-business owner tells council she was blindsided by Sharonville Square purchase and fears displacement

Sharonville City Council · October 1, 2025
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Summary

At the Sept. 30 meeting, resident and small-business owner Charlotte Nicole Von Stein criticized the city's purchase of Sharonville Square property, saying tenants were not notified and expressing concern about displacement and redevelopment; Mayor Hartman responded that prior leases were not renewed by the former owner and pointed to the city's 2020 comprehensive plan.

At the Sharonville City Council meeting on Sept. 30, Charlotte Nicole Von Stein, a resident and small-business owner, criticized the city's purchase of Sharonville Square property and urged council to listen to residents.

Von Stein told council she had not been notified and said the city purchased the building that housed her studio. "You purchased the building that my studio was in knowing well that my studio was there as well as 3 to 4 other businesses," she said,…

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