CCR History
CCR was founded on the belief that an informed and active citizenry is the key component of a healthy democracy. From its inception, CCR was designed to be an organization to amplify the voice of the people on vital community issues. In 1994, about 600 people met at the Seasongood Forum on Diversity and Governance and developed a recommendation “to form an alliance for civic renewal.” After consulting with the National Civic League, a group of citizen activists drafted regulations and announced the creation of CCR.

Since the actual press release announcing the birth of CCR in fall of 1996, CCR has been heavily involved with every aspect of the community. In the fall of 1997, CCR endorsed Issue 6, allowing the City Manager to hire police & fire chiefs, rather than civil service procedures. By the spring of 1998, CCR was supporting the decision by the I-71 Oversight Committee and OKI to move ahead on light rail. Also in that same year, CCR published the top-10 CCR priorities for Regional Capital Projects, in response to a business priority list issued in April 1997. By April of 1999, CCR had 200 plus members. In the fall of 2002, these members supported Issue 2, a bond issue for CPS building program; Issue 7, sales tax for SORTA; Issue 6, sales tax for Butler County Regional Transit Authority; and opposed Issue 8, partial repeal of Fair Elections Amendment.

Co-Sponsorship Actions:
Over the years, CCR’s members have been involved with various co-sponsored activities and events. CCR has as seat on the Board of OKI’s Regional Council of Governments, and were invited to be on the Board of the Metropolitan Growth Alliance. In the fall of 2000, CCR facilitated Cincinnati Metropatterns (the Myron Orfield study) with grant money from the Regional Initiatives Fund of the GCF. In September 2001, the Cincinnati Metropatterns report was issued.
 		  
 


Board of Trustees
 Jeff Stec, Chair

Richard Adams, Treasurer
Jane Anderson
Shannon Barrow
David Edelman
Laurie Housemeyer
Peter Keiser
Chris Lawson
Kevin LeMaster
Mark Silbersack
Heather Sturgill
Darin Vilano

 

Advisory Council
Maurice Adams
Eric Avner

David Black

Tony Brown
Bob Buechner

Ed Burdell
Rep. Steve Driehaus

John Frank, Jr.
Leslie Ghiz
Joyce Ann Kinley
Ron Miller
Douglas Moormann
Tom Neyer, Jr.

Susan Noonan

Roxanne Qualls
Ernest Robinson

Scott Seidewitz
Rep. Bill Seitz
Donald Spencer
Beth Sullebarger
Pat Timm
George Vredeveld
Henry Winkler
Jim Wuenker
 
       

 

    
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