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Residents walk along a closed High Street lined with vendors

Event fee waivers, affordable housing and more spark discussion at City Council

Oxford City Council agreed to move forward with a project focused on affordable housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during a recent meeting. Council members also debated the fairness of granting parking waivers to organizations holding events Uptown.

An unpaved path with a "sidewalk closed" sign outside Talawanda Middle School

Oxford passes emergency ordinances after mistake in legislation for property appropriations

Oxford passed four new pieces of legislation to move forward with appropriations for the next phase of the trail system after discovering that previous versions of the same legislation had errors.

Two bikers ride along the Oxford Area Trail

Council supports appropriations for trail as negotiations continue

As Oxford prepares to move forward with Phase Five of its trail system, City Council has approved the use of appropriations to acquire easements on two properties.

Casey Wooddell speaks at a podium, facing left

Oxford Parks and Recreation Director to leave role for Eaton

Casey Wooddell is leaving his role with the City of Oxford after a 17-year career that spanned from sports coordinator to director of Parks and Recreation.

Dozens of community members stand on a trail as two people cut a large red ribbon

Oxford introduces string of ordinances for next trail phase; two properties remain tension points

As Oxford prepares to start construction on Phase Five of the city's trail system, disagreements over the alignment have caused concern. Two property owners want to negotiate further, but city officials say it's too late to change the route itself.

A 3.8 mile marker in front of the Oxford Area Trail System

Oxford Trail alignment causes disagreement between city and property owners

As Oxford moves forward with Phase Five of its multimodal trail, the most recent alignment has caused concern for some property owners whose land is on its path.

Sidewalks Uptown covered in snow during a storm

New legislation for sidewalk snow clearance in Oxford could be on the way

Under a newly proposed ordinance, Oxford could clear snow from sidewalks that property owners don't handle themselves, then bill those owners.