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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
7
Middletown moves forward with a new zoning ordinance in a long birth cycle. A public hearing begins Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Central Elementary School auditorium, with staff proposals matching earlier drafts and city commission oversight over conditional uses.
The document outlines revised zoning categories with detailed minimum lot sizes and permitted uses. It covers districts D-1 to D-4 for residential densities, P-1 and P-2 professional districts, C-1 through C-4 commercial zones, CBD subdistricts, I-1 and I-2 industrial areas, and special designations for flood plain and hillside conservation. It defines uses for churches, schools, parks, retail, offices, manufacturing, and high density housing, with conditional uses and density caps where applicable.
A planetary forecast warns of emotional edges and possible quarrels unless harmony is kept. Financial caution advised, with best gains possible mid year and in early 1969. notable periods for career growth and creative ideas appear through the year and romance shows strong potential in mid year and early 1969.
An outdoor Easter sunrise service will be held by the 11th Avenue and Lincoln Street First Church of God at 6 30 a.m. along the Miami River near 14th Avenue and Main Street. Speakers will be Sisters Snell Arnold and Elsie Bailey.
Middletown Hospital saw 82 boys and 56 girls born last month, a minority of female births. Residents led with 81 births, Franklin next with 32, while Trenton and others recorded single births in a wide range of communities.
The Ohio Controlling Board approved 206000 to cover cost of calling out about 3500 Ohio National Guardsmen to aid civil authorities in controlling racial rioting this week. Funds include 168000 for service, 13000 rations, 5000 gasoline, 2000 other expenses and 18000 staff duty officers in Columbus Cleveland and Cincinnati. Additional allocations went to Wright State University, state home projects, Camp Perry, state civil defense, Lockbourne AFB, Central State University, Burr Oak State Park,Wyandot County Reservoir, Kent State, and highway plans. Lowing enrollment subsidies at the Board of Regents was offset by board approval of extra money.
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