My Hopes for Cheviot

By Ryan T. Zech

I think that Cheviot needs to look into additional grants, and donations. The notion of hiring a grant writer is a good one, pending that the City of Cheviot can afford an expense like this. Additional grants and donations can help the city repair more roads, work on special projects, and improve its services.

I would like to see more done in the business district. The district needs some attention. I think that the businesses here have done a tremendous job in the up-keep of their shops, but there are some things that the City can do to improve the looks of the business district. I would like to see unique signage in the business district. The possibility of gas lights or some other form of street lamps to differentiate the business district from others in the area. Cheviot needs to work with Cinergy, Cincinnati Bell, and the other utility companies that use above ground wiring to attempt to clean up the skyline of the city. The removal of un-necessary wires, or the relocation of them would drastically improve the looks.

Cheviot is a great community to start and raise a family. The City needs get younger families established in the city and then we need to work on ways to keep them here. This needs to be done in a way that allows us to honor our aging, because they are a vital part of what makes up Cheviot, but at the same time young families keep the City active.

I believe that listening to a persons problems are important to making the City of Cheviot better. I hope to have better communication with the residents of Ward One. I plan to start a website for the voters in my ward to give their input on matters that pertain to Cheviot.

Finally, I love the parks in Cheviot and I want to preserve and improve them. New guard rails, better signage, more trees and flowers will make them even better than before. These items need to be presented to organizations and/or companies to keep the City's expenses in line.