2011 Waste Management Holiday Schedule

Waste Management will not perform service on the following days:

• Memorial Day (5/30/11)
• Independence Day (7/4/11)
• Labor Day (9/5/11)
• Thanksgiving Day (11/24/11)

If your service falls on or following one of these holidays, your service day will be delayed by one day for this week only (Friday service will be performed on Saturday). There WILL NOT be a delay of service for the following holidays:

• New Year's Day (1/1/11)
• Christmas Day (12/25/11)

These holidays fall on a weekend; therefore there will not be any delay of service

On 11.21.11

MVRPC 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Update

The Long Range Transportation Plan is a long-range (20+ year) strategy and capital improvement program developed to guide the effective investment of public funds in multi-modal transportation facilities. The plan is updated every four years and is prepared by MVRPC in cooperation with local and state officials, and other agencies.

MVRPC staff will be on hand to review the list of DRAFT transportation projects and accept comments/input regarding transportation issues in order to update the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan. This is an opportunity for the general public to have a say in the future of transportation in the Miami Valley. MVRPC staff will present background information on existing transportation conditions and the transportation goals which have been established.

• Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Greene County Public Library, 76 East Market Street, Xenia, OH
  
• Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Cox Media Group / Dayton Daily News Building, 1611 South Main Street, Dayton, OH
  
• Thursday, October 13, 2011, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Miami County Safety Building’s Lobby, 201 West Main Street, Troy, OH

If you are unable to attend, information on the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan Update will also be available for public review on MVRPC’s website at http://www.mvrpc.org/transportation/long-range on or before Monday, October 10, 2011, and at the MVRPC offices, One South Main Street, Suite 260, Dayton, OH, 45402, during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).

On 09.20.11

Moraine Adwarded $20,000 "Let's Play Grant"

Dr Pepper Snapple Group and national non-profit KaBOOM! today announced that Moraine has been awarded a $20,000 Let’s Play Playground Construction grant for a new playground at Deer Meadow Park. Moraine received the grant because it was selected as a 2011 Playful City USA community by KaBOOM! on Sept. 6 and will use the grant to build a new playground with community involvement.

The grants are part of the first Let’s Play initiative introduced in November of last year – a $15 million, three-year commitment from Dr Pepper Snapple Group to KaBOOM!, the national non-profit saving play by ensuring there is a great place to play within walking distance of every child. Together through Let’s Play, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! will build or fix up 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, benefiting an estimated five million children across North America.

Moraine applied for 2011 Playful City USA recognition and also submitted a Let’s Play grant application to Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM!. Moraine was selected as one of 20 Playful City USA communities to receive a Let’s Play Playground Construction grant among the 151 communities that earned Playful City USA status in 2011. Playful City USA is a national program advocating for local policies that increase play opportunities for children. KaBOOM! created Playful City USA in 2007 to help local governments address the Play Deficit by ensuring their children have the time and space they need to play.

On 09.17.11

Moraine named a 2011 Playful City USA Community

Play is serious business. Children need it. Daily. Study after study proves it makes them happier, healthier, smarter and more social.

But in America children are suffering from a play deficit.

The Centers for Disease Control reports that only one in five kids lives within a half-mile of a park or playground. And today’s youth spend less time playing outdoors than any previous generation, according to the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Why? Far too few places to play, and not enough time in a child’s day, experts say. Citizens, neighborhood groups, schools and organizations all over the country are trying to reduce America’s play deficit.

Some 150 cities large and small are leading the way.

Here, we announce America’s most playful cities for kids. KaBOOM!, a national non-profit dedicated to building and renovating America’s playgrounds, has designated these communities the best when it comes to offering its children access to vital playground space.

Check out the full list.

On 09.06.11