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Mayor: Downtown Sharonville plan aims for about 200 housing units and 20,000 sq ft of retail; public survey is public record
Summary
Mayor Hardman told the Sharonville City Council the city has posted a dedicated downtown redevelopment page and that developers Elevar and The Mayor Company are working on plans that the city currently expects could include roughly 200 residential units and about 20,000 square feet of retail; survey results are public and available through city staff.
Mayor Hardman said at the March 31 City Council meeting that the city has created a dedicated webpage to keep residents informed about downtown Sharonville redevelopment efforts and how to sign up for email or text notifications.
The mayor told residents the survey responses and other public-feedback materials are public records and that requests can be directed to city staff (Miss Eldering). He said the city has been sharing community input with the developers Elevar and The Mayor Company, who are negotiating with the city over parcels in the downtown area.
Hardman said what is currently "pretty much set in stone" are high-level targets the developers and city have discussed: an aggregate of about 200 new residential units across multiple parcels and roughly 20,000 square feet of retail space. He added that building layouts, specific parcel plans and some property negotiations are still in progress and that the city will post further information on the redevelopment webpage and present plans at future council and committee meetings.
At least one resident, Bernardet Asbrock, asked whether the city had changed plans after the public survey and how members of the public could access the raw survey results; the mayor and staff directed the resident to the city website and to Miss Eldering for copies, saying the survey is a public record. The mayor also emphasized that some elements remain in negotiation and that the city is working to ensure parking and retail placement align with community needs.
The council did not take a formal vote tied to a specific redevelopment contract at the March 31 meeting. Next procedural steps described by the mayor include continued negotiations, public postings of materials on the city's website and future committee and council presentations as plans firm up.
