A Union Commission member proposed a new ethics policy regarding financial contribution disclosure for electoral candidates during a commission meeting on Monday. This followed a discussion from earlier this month when commissioner Brian Garner addressed concerns about ethics and transparency for future candidates and elected members of the commission. During that meeting, he said he believed […]
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Union commissioner raises concerns about campaign ethics, transparency
Ethics and transparency were topics of discussion at the Union Commission meeting Monday evening. Commissioner Brian Garner brought up his concerns about Union’s current policies on ethics and the need for more transparency. He specifically focused on electoral candidates not having to disclose contributions and donations they receive towards their campaigns. Garner asked the commission […]
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Pride Month post sparks controversy, leads to new social media policy for Union
A social media post has resulted in a new policy for the City of Union, leading to a heated discussion at Monday’s commission meeting. The policy will require the approval of the majority of the commission before content can be posted to social media in the future. The post in question was on Facebook, wishing the […]
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Union takes first look at new city building renderings
Summit A&E presented City of Union commissioners with computer-rendered images of their new city building, which is expected to cost $2.9 million and include a multipurpose space for community use.
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Union selects news engineering services provider
Cincinnati-based PRIME AE is the City of Union’s new engineering services provider. The recommendation of the engineering, architecture and construction management firm was presented during Monday’s regular city commission meeting. Last month, officials indicated a process was being developed for selecting new engineering services after the city commission voted to terminate city engineer Barry Burke’s […]
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Union begins search for engineering services provider
The City of Union is proceeding with efforts to choose a new engineering services provider. The action comes on the heels of the city commission voting to terminate city engineer Barry Burke’s contract on Sept. 6. “We’ve got a lot of things going on in public works, especially October,” Commissioner Brian Garner said during Monday’s […]
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Ideas for Union ‘main street’ modeled after parks like Summit in Blue Ash
The City of Union is fleshing out the design of its Town Center, the future location of a new city building and downtown Union.Â
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Union awards bids for city-wide road repairs
A bid for $262,000 was awarded to Riegler Blacktop for the first phase of a city-wide resurfacing project in Union. The bid is part of the annual street repair program, and this year’s repairs will focus on eight streets in total. Some streets include Richmond Road in the Arbor Springs neighborhood, Burley Street in Hempstead, […]