AIR QUALITY INFO – “REPORT” & HOW TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT

Posted by The Village of Newtown On March 17, 2023 at 12:56 pm | Comments Closed

AIR QUALITY FINAL REPORT (findings from 9/23/2020 to 9/21/2022)

https://newtownohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Newtown-Final-Report.pdf

 

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There are 3 facilities in Newtown that can contribute to asphalt odors: Barrett Paving, Brewer Coat, and Valley Asphalt. Barrett and Valley are both asphalt plans that have active air permits with Ohio EPA. Newtown Fill is a construction and demolition landfill that also has permits for its operations.

How to register an air quality complaint:

The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency has a complaint hotline to receive complaints such as odor, dust, or general air quality concerns.  You can register a complaint by calling 513-946-7777.  Resident can also register a complaint online at https://www.southwestohioair.org/260/Complaints

Air Sampling in Newtown:

In response to odor complaints and concerns presented by the Village of Newtown, the Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency, in cooperation with the Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control, conducted specialized monitoring in Newtown and Anderson Township. View the Newtown Monitoring Plan here.  The monitoring project ended in September 2022.   The results of the monitoring can be found at https://www.southwestohioair.org/234/Newtown.

ROAD CLOSURE INFO – Eight Mile & SR 32 – Beginning 5/23/2023

Posted by The Village of Newtown On March 7, 2023 at 11:24 am | Comments Closed
Eight Mile Road will be closed at SR 32 for 4-6 months starting on May 23rd.  The detour will start at SR 32 and Clough Pike. SR 32 will remain open for the duration of the construction.  The traffic patterns will change on SR 32 up and down the hill, however there will be no closures for SR 32.  Concerns for impact to the Village of Newtown will be vehicles attempting to work their way around the road closure via Little Dry Road, Church Street, and Ivy Hills CC area.

ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAM

Posted by The Village of Newtown On March 3, 2023 at 3:03 pm | Comments Closed

Village of Newtown Electric Aggregation Program

The Village’s electric aggregation program with Dynegy expired on the December 2022 Duke bill. Energy Alliances, the Village’s aggregation consultant, negotiated with multiple suppliers and was able to lock in a rate of 6.45¢ per kWh with Energy Harbor starting with the June 2023 bill and continuing through the May 2025 bill (24 bill periods).

The 6.45¢ per kWh may sound high. However, based on how Duke uses an auction process to set their generation supply rates, Energy Alliances anticipates that Duke’s default generation rate will be around 9.5¢ per kWh starting with the June 2023 bill.

A rate of 6.45¢ per kWh for the aggregation would save participants around 30% compared to taking Duke’s default supply rate.

The aggregation will have no termination fees with participants able to leave at any time without paying a fee.

You DO NOT need to do anything to participate in the aggregation program.

 If you DO NOT want to participate in the aggregation program, you need to opt-out! Opt-out letters will be mailed in the second half of March. You must opt-out by April 12, 2023 and this can be done by mail, phone or the web.

If you have any questions regarding the aggregation program, you can reach out to Energy Alliances at 513.794.555.

Click on link to learn more: http://energyalliances.com/village-of-newtown

Click on below link to view the “Village of Newtown Community Aggregation Notification” letter

https://newtownohio.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Newtown-Community-Electric-Aggregation-Letter-3.22.23-1.pdf

PLAN NEWTOWN – A New Vision for the Village!

Posted by The Village of Newtown On January 3, 2020 at 2:14 pm | Comments Closed

The Village is updating its Comprehensive Plan! 

For up-to-date info on PLAN NEWTOWN, please visit: https://plannewtown.com/engage/

 

Stay up to date on upcoming news and events about the comprehensive plan at:  www.PlanNewtown.com

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

STEERING COMMITTEE PURPOSE AND MEETING INFO:

The steering committee is established specifically to serve as a representative group of the citizens and businesses of Newtown to provide insight, active discussion, and consideration of important topics essential to the creation of the updated comprehensive plan.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS
As a member of the steering committee you are agreeing to:
• Attended the scheduled meetings. (5-6 over the next 8 months)
• Review provided documents and materials in advance of scheduled meetings where they will be discussed.
• Come prepared with questions and comments to discuss with the committee and planning consultant.
• Participate in civil and open dialogue about challenging topics for which there may be many or opposing perspectives.
• Serve as a liaison to your neighbors and social networks to help spread awareness of opportunities for participation in the planning process.
• Bring important topics and issues to the attention of the committee and consultants when you feel they have not been adequately discussed with the committee.
• Direct any request from the media for comments to city officials.
• Communicate to Village staff and consultants any concerns you may have which you feel cannot be discussed with the whole committee.

MEETING FACILITATION AND DECISION MAKING
• Meetings will be facilitated by planning consultants and will generally be 1.5 to 2 hours.
• Meetings will include presentation of relevant milestone deliverables and information as well as group exercises and discussion of topics by the committee members.
• Voting and ranking exercises may be used as appropriate to generate general consensus on topics and plan direction.
• Iterative drafts of critical plan documents will be provided to the committee for your review and comment, any issues which are not resolved among the steering committee members will be presented to planning commission as topics for their direction.
• Some participation may occur via electronic distribution and responses.
• All documents will be made available online at www.PlanNewtown.com, a site specifically dedicated to the plan.

STEERING COMMITTEE OVERVIEW AND SCHEDULE | TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE  (Located at Village Municipal Building,) unless otherwise discussed.

The Steering Committee have met three times with the remaining below two dates for 2019. Meetings take place Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:00P.M. with some meetings going until 8:30 if needed.

1. November 6, 2019
2. December 4, 2019

PUBLIC EVENTS

The time of day, and location are to be determined, and the date may change based on committee input and direction.
• Policy Exploration Workshop- October 23, 2019  (See above Workshop info)
• Open House (Plan Review)-January 22, 2020

 

INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS |NOTIFICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS

All meeting dates, documents produced in the process, and content presented at meetings will be posted on the project website www.PlanNewtown.com.
We will also email you when new content is posted or if meetings change from the listed dates above.

 

 

Newtown Fill Update

Posted by The Village of Newtown On August 21, 2019 at 3:19 pm | Comments Closed

Statement from Mayor Kobasuk – statement has been reviewed by Hamilton County Public Health, the regulator of the landfill.  8/20/2019

 

Newtown Fill

 

Newtown Fill is a construction and demolition debris (“C&DD”) landfill regulated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (“OEPA”) and Hamilton County Public Health.  Newtown Fill is defined as 39.92 acres in the Village of Newtown.  An annual license to operate is required to construct and operate a C&DD landfill in Ohio.  Newtown Fill’s 2019 license signed by the Health Commissioner for Hamilton County is attached.

C&DD landfills receive materials resulting from the construction or demolition of man-made structures.  C&DD does not include any material that is a hazardous waste, infectious waste or material removed from the structure prior to demolition.  C&DD does not include any solid waste other than specifically allowed in law and rule.

The final grade of Newtown Fill including capping is set at the elevation of 596 feet.  The elevation of the roadway at Little Dry Run is 542 feet, so Newtown Fill can be approximately 54 feet above the roadway at an interior point approximately 215 feet from the base of the landfill.  Newtown Fill is approved for a 4:1 slope, which means for every one foot of elevation there are four feet of horizontal distance.  A 2017 survey showed the current grade at approximately 576 feet, which means that Newtown Fill had at that time the ability to place up to 18 feet of additional debris (followed by 2-foot cap) onto the property before it reached its maximum height restrictions. Additional debris and soil have been placed since the 2017 survey, so actual remaining height is less than 18 feet.  A survey of Newtown Fill is required in 2019 and the survey must be submitted prior to or with the 2020 license application.

Newtown Fill has recently removed some trees and vegetation along SR32.  Newtown Fill is clearing some of the vegetation on its property in order to survey the final grade and slope so it can cover the south side of the landfill with dirt.  According to Hamilton County Public Health, the operator has indicated that much of the south side of Newtown Fill along SR 32 should be covered with dirt by the end of the summer.

The Village’s understanding from Hamilton County Public Health is that Newtown Fill is operating in compliance with the rules and regulations for C&DD landfills.

The current Village of Newtown Zoning Code does not permit landfills.  Newtown Fill dates back several decades and is considered a legally non-conforming use and is permitted to operate.

Attached is a 2019 presentation to the Village by Hamilton County Public Health regarding C&DD landfills.  The presentation depicts a covered C&DD landfill.

Questions on Newtown Fill should be directed to Hamilton County Public Health at (513) 946-7879.

 

Newtown Landfill C&DD Landfills 4-9-19.pdf 1pp