Council Members

Montgomery Fires Up For 50th Annual Independence Day Celebration

Posted on July 1, 2025

By Council Member Craig Margolis If you were standing in front of Ferris’s Hardware Store back in 1975, you’d be witnessing the birth of a tradition. That summer, as part of the nation’s 1976 Bicentennial celebrations, Montgomery launched its very first Independence Day Parade—a homespun affair of patriotic floats, proud Scouts, spirited neighborhoods, and plenty...

Celebrating Summer, One of Montgomery’s Best Seasons to Shine!

Posted on June 1, 2025

By Council Member Catherine Mills-Reynolds School’s out, you’ve most likely already been hitting up the Montgomery Pool, and perhaps your children are even enrolled in some of the many summer camps and activities the city provides. Summer is certainly a great time to live in Montgomery. With so many activities, festivals and restaurants, it can...

Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Stepping In

Posted on May 1, 2025

By Vice Mayor Sasha Naiman May is a beautiful month in Montgomery. The flowers blossom, neighbors gather, and our parks fill with life. It’s a time of renewed energy, of growth—and a perfect moment to reflect on the kind of community we’re striving to be. What’s in bloom for you today? What seeds are you...

Montgomery’s Financial Health

Posted on February 1, 2025

By Mayor Ron Messer It’s that time of year when our personal attention turns to paying off holiday debts, covering price increases, and paying taxes. The topic of taxes was one of the four most mentioned concerns in our last resident survey. And, on the national level, there’s the frequent news about our Federal government’s...

2025

Posted on January 1, 2025

By Council Member Ken Suer 2025 is here – and I think it is amazing that we are already nearly one quarter of the way through the 21st century! The New Year is in many ways a fresh start and an opportunity for reflection. There are a lot of possibilities as we think about the...

Power of Participation in Montgomery, From Election Day to Every Day

Posted on December 1, 2024

By Vice Mayor Sasha Naiman I am grateful to be part of such a civically engaged Montgomery community, where residents feel empowered to voice different perspectives at Council meetings, write to the City with their ideas, and participate in open dialogue about the issues that matter most to them. The decisions made by the Council...

“Montgomery Quarter” A Project in Patience Part II

Posted on November 1, 2024

By Council Member Chris Dobrozsi I hope everyone had a wonderful summer with their friends and family and enjoyed the beginning of fall with our community building events, including The Amazing Race and Harvest Moon. I feel blessed to be able to live in this incredible community, we call Montgomery. As I am set to...

Another Successful Year

Posted on October 1, 2024

By Council Member Lee Ann Bissmeyer As we approach the end of 2024, I find myself reflecting on the significant strides we’ve made this year and the promising future ahead. Among our most notable achievements, the City of Montgomery’s sixth consecutive win of the Top Workplace award stands out. This, coupled with the timely progress...

Traffic

Posted on September 1, 2024

By Mayor Ron Messer What seven letter word strikes terror in the hearts of drivers? T R A F F I C. I, like many of us, have experienced this terror. Even here in our great city, where we received an overall 97% satisfaction rating in our last residents’ survey, traffic was one of the...

What If?

Posted on August 1, 2024

By Council Member Ken Suer WHAT IF the original settlers from Montgomery, New York had decided to create a settlement twenty or fifty miles away? Well, there might be a Montgomery, Ohio today but it wouldn’t be right here. WHAT IF the 1993 proposal to merge Montgomery and Symmes Township had succeeded? Well, there is...

Celebrating Freedom and Independence

Posted on July 1, 2024

By Vice Mayor Sasha Naiman In this season, many Americans take part in celebrations of Freedom and Independence – including right here in our Montgomery community! With Montgomery’s iconic July 4th parade and festival, as well as the BAMSO concert on July 3rd, we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Another...

Montgomery Made Better by Volunteers

Posted on June 1, 2024

By Council Member Catherine Mills-Reynolds I have now been on council for a little over five months. In these past few months, I have learned much. One of the highlights for me has been getting to know more of our citizens and becoming more familiar with our outstanding volunteers and their significant impact on our...