-  Neighborhood Pride 2012 Kickoff |
| A new season is gearing up for Neighborhood Pride, the city’s initiative to engage residents, businesses and volunteers to clean-up, fix-up, beautify and strengthen residential areas. Mayor Michael B. Coleman announced the four Neighborhood Pride areas of 2012 at Shady Lane Elementary to a crowd of elementary school students, neighborhood leaders and business partners. |
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| - Mayor’s Homeless Advocate Joins Community Relations Commission |
| Erika Clark Jones, Mayor Michael B. Coleman’s first homeless advocate, is joining the Columbus Community Relations Commission as deputy director, where she will be responsible for creating and maintaining productive collaborations with the region’s nonprofit, private sector and religious communities. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Asks Congress to Support President Obama’s Student Loan Interest Rate Plan |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman today joined President Obama in calling on Congress to avoid an increase in student loan interest rates that would be crippling to students and families throughout the nation. If Congress does not act before July 1, student loan interest rates will double, resulting in an average of an additional $1,000 in debt for each college student. |
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| - 13th Annual Prayer Luncheon |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman presents the 13th Annual Interfaith Prayer Luncheon at the Aladdin Shrine Event and Conference Center 3850 Stelzer Rd. Columbus, OH 43219. June 12, 2012 from 11:30AM-1:00PM. Doors open at 11:00 am. Visit crc.columbus.gov for more information. |
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| - Mayor Coleman, Councilmember Tyson Celebrate Opening of new CNG Station |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman was joined today by Councilmember Priscilla R. Tyson, representatives of Clean Fuels Ohio, the City of Dublin and the U.S. Department of Energy to mark the opening of the city’s first compressed natural gas station, the largest fast-fill station of its kind in Ohio and likely in the Midwest. |
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| - Mayor Coleman, Councilmember Paley Inspect Largest Capital Project In Columbus History |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Councilmember Eileen Y. Paley and Department of Public Utilities Director Greg Davies joined other city leaders touring the main site of a two-phase project totaling $342 million that will dramatically reduce combined sewer overflows in downtown Columbus. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Marks Beginning of Residential Recycling Program |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Department of Public Service Director Mark Kelsey, City Environmental Steward Erin Miller and others today delivered the city’s first blue recycling cart filled with donated prizes to Columbus resident Lisa Dame. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Announces Support for Transformation of Scioto Riverfront |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman and members of City Council today joined community partners to announce the Scioto Greenways project, which would remove the Main Street Dam and begin the process of returning the river back to its natural state. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Names Kimberley Jacobs Chief of Columbus Division of Police |
| Today, Mayor Michael B. Coleman and Public Safety Director Mitchell J. Brown announced the selection of Deputy Chief Kimberley Jacobs as the City of Columbus’ 32nd chief of police. |
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| - Coalition for a Nonviolent Columbus Grant Applications |
| The grant filing period for the Coalition for a Nonviolent Columbus will take place April 1 through May 31. All completed grant applications must be submitted to the City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety no later than 5 pm Thursday, May 31. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Hosts GreenSpotLight Awards |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman presented the GreenSpotLight award to three local businesses as part of an annual GreenSpot celebration at the Franklin Park Conservatory. |
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| - New Citywide Residential Recycling Service Kickoff |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council President Andrew J. Ginther, Councilmembers Eileen Y. Paley and Zach M. Klein, neighborhood leaders and Rumpke Recycling Vice President Andrew Rumpke today kicked off the city of Columbus’ new citywide residential recycling program, RecyColumbus |
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| - The 2012 State of the City Address |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman delivered his Bicentennial State of the City Address February 29 at the Ohio Theatre, drawing upon Columbus’ rich history as inspiration for the neighborhood renewal efforts underway today and in the coming year. |
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| - Completion of Six Single-Family Homes in American Addition Celebrated |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman today joined Homeport President and CEO Amy Klaben and Senator Sherrod Brown together with Councilmember Priscilla R. Tyson, Franklin County Board of Commissioners President Paula Brooks and American Addition residents for a new home tour event celebrating the completion of six single-family homes. |
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| - Mayor Coleman Announces New Program to Fight Vacant and Abandoned Properties |
| Joined by neighborhood leaders, City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr. and Councilmember Zach M. Klein, Mayor Coleman announced a new plan of attack to address the increase in vacant and abandoned houses in Columbus neighborhoods through enforcement, demolition and restoration. |
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| - Nearly 1,200 Hired during Mayor Coleman’s and COWIC’s Hire1000 Initiative |
| Mayor Michael B. Coleman and the Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC) President & CEO Suzanne Coleman-Tolbert announced the results of the Hire1000 employment initiative today. |
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