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How to Recycle Plastic Clamshell Containers

September 2, 2024

By Donna Schwartz, EAC member Please do not put plastic clamshell containers in your Rumpke … Continued

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...

City Seeks Your Input About Hopewell Cemetery

Posted on August 26, 2024

For decades, Hopewell Cemetery has been chosen as the final resting place for many in our Montgomery and surrounding communities. Hopewell Cemetery encompasses eleven acres and has over 6,000 graves. The sale of grave sites has always provided a revenue stream to assist the city in the overall maintenance and operations of the cemetery. However,...

City to conduct limited fall curbside brush pick-up

Posted on August 26, 2024

The Montgomery Public Works Department will collect brush and limbs over five weeks starting on September 9. Each pick-up week is determined by the regular trash collection schedule. Please place brush at the curb on the Sunday evening of your collection week. Guidelines Any material placed curbside after the chipper crew passes will not be...

Thank You!

Posted on August 4, 2024

Montgomery’s Beautification and Tree Commission would like to thank all of our visitors who attended our Garden and Tree Tour in June. We hope you enjoyed the gardens and walked away with a few ideas for your own home. We would also like to thank our volunteers and our residents who opened their beautiful gardens...

Reuse is Rebirth

Posted on August 3, 2024

By Mike Cappel, EAC Member Next time you drive through Higginsport, Ohio, it may seem familiar. If not, peek into Colonel Higgins Park. The playset is from Montgomery. About two years ago, the Higginsport playground was taped off and closed for safety, even though it looked solid. A ten-year-old Higginsport girl would have none of...

Montgomery Residents Diverted 1,598 Tons in 2023

Posted on August 2, 2024

Congratulations Montgomery residents! In 2023, we diverted 1,598 tons of material from going to landfill! Residents saved resources, conserved energy, and reduced pollution by recycling. The recycling efforts in Montgomery: Conserved enough energy to power every home in Montgomery for 12 days. Reduced more air pollution than if every household in Montgomery rode their bicycle...

Montgomery Safety Center Interim Renovation Project

Posted on August 1, 2024

Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Manager, Municipal Building, City of Montgomery, Hamilton County, 10101 Montgomery Road, 45242, until 10:00 A.M. local time on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 for the CITY OF MONTGOMERY SAFETY CENTER INTERIM RENOVATION PROJECT and at said time and place, publicly opened and read aloud. Contract...

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...

Montgomery Needs a 2024 Top Dog!

Posted on July 17, 2024

Tell us in 150 words or less why your dog should be the 2024 Top Dog! The winner gets the coveted "Top Dog" title and is featured in the Montgomery Bulletin! Written descriptions and photos can be dropped off at City Hall or sent to Julie Machon at jmachon@montgomeryohio.gov. Please send your materials by August...

City Welcomes New Firefighters

Posted on July 8, 2024

The City of Montgomery proudly welcomes two firefighter/paramedics to our Department. Terrence Zellars and Emilie Ziese both bring experience to the Montgomery Fire Department. EMILIE ZIESE grew up on a farm in northwest Indiana. She likes basketball, which landed her in Cincinnati after college. "My medical background fit well with the fire service, and I...

Recycle more in your curbside bin

Posted on July 5, 2024

By Ellen Hall, EAC Member Discover a convenient way to recycle more plastic Grocery bags, candy wrappers, plastic straws, and Styrofoam™️ cups no longer need to end up in the landfill. Thanks to an initiative between Rumpke Waste and Recycling and the Hefty ReNew™ program, you can recycle more plastics right from home. The Hefty...

City Awards Service to the Community Grants

Posted on July 2, 2024

On April 17, Montgomery City Council awarded the 2024 Service to the Community Grant to A Kid Again, Neighborhood Bridges Sycamore, Montgomery Elementary, Evergreen Presbyterian Church, and American Legion NE Post 630. The Service to the Community Grant aims to support local nonprofits that provide a beneficial service, project, or event that engages or improves...

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...

President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17th, 2021. Photo Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The First Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2024

President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17th, 2021. Photo Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln emancipated enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans embraced freedom...

Recycle more in your curbside bin

Posted on June 1, 2024

Grocery bags, candy wrappers, plastic straws, and Styrofoam™️ cups no longer need to end up in the landfill. Thanks to an initiative between Rumpke Waste and Recycling and the Hefty ReNew™ program, you can recycle more plastics right from home. The Hefty ReNew program complements — but does not replace — your current recycling routine. You’ll...

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...

Hopewell Cemetery Maintenance Updates

Posted on May 28, 2024

The City of Montgomery values the beauty and tranquility of Hopewell Cemetery and periodically reviews best practices for grounds maintenance and safety from local cemeteries and professional organizations. As a result of this review, several changes have been made to the policy regarding the decoration of gravesites and the placement of monuments. To preserve the...

Montgomery Police Welcome Three New Staff Members

Posted on May 23, 2024

The City of Montgomery proudly welcomes two new police officers and a new Police Clerk to our department. All three bring experience to their positions. ANDY MCGUFFY has worked in law enforcement for ten years. He has worked in Colerain Township and Fairfield. “What I find most rewarding in police work is the opportunity to...

Thank You for Your Service, Paul Payne!

Posted on May 23, 2024

Congratulations to Montgomery Police Officer Paul Payne on his retirement! Paul spent 35 years in law enforcement, including over 22 years in the City of Montgomery. Paul also worked for Elmwood Place, Loveland Police, Ohio State Park Rangers, and at the Warren County Sheriff’s Office. During his career in Montgomery, Paul served as Sycamore High...