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Historic Preservation

An image of the Oxford Courthouse

Town hall event planned for Oxford code update

This summer, Oxford hired a consulting firm to create a Unified Development Code for the city. Oxford will host a town hall with residents next week as part of the process.
Briefs Oct 18, 2024
101 W. Church Street seen from the front, with tall gras and boarded up windows on the first floor

Uncondemned: A property owner wants to tear a historic building down. What happens when the city says no?

A former funeral home and the vacant bookstore on High Street are at the center of discussions on historic preservation and code enforcement standards in Oxford.
Sean Scott Sep 2, 2024
Oxford city council members and staff sit around a board table in the Oxford Courthouse

Oxford City Council passes fire department funding agreement, condemns political violence

During its July 16 meeting, Oxford City Council finalized an agreement with Miami University to fund the fire department, approved a contract for historic preservation efforts and denounced political violence in the wake of an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
Sean Scott Jul 18, 2024

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