Park opening creates ‘new front door’ for city
Miamisburg invested $5.5 million to develop Riverfront Park which sits on 7.5 acres of land in the downtown between the Main Street business strip and the Great Miami River. The yearlong project wan an idea that was more than two decades in the making.
City officials said the new components create “a new front door” into the community and will draw more people to the park and benefit businesses throughout the city’s downtown. Following its June opening, the park hosted a number of concerts and activities during its inaugural season and saw thousands of people visit it.
Miami Twp. completes Parks & Trails Plan
Miami Twp. Board of Trustees adopted the community’s first Parks & Trails Plan in May. Developed through community engagement and research to improve the quality and accessibility of public spaces, the plan will guide renovations and innovations to the parks system.
The Parks & Trails Plan was initiated in response to feedback from the comprehensive plan. It was made possible with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Miamisburg launches work on park transformation
Miamisburg started work in April on upgrades to Sycamore Trails Community Park, a nearly $10.2 million project expected to wrap up in mid 2025.
The project will feature a new road connecting the three areas of the park, additional parking areas, two new shelter/restroom pavilions and a new freestanding shelter. It also will feature two new playgrounds, a rebuilt fishing pond and a redesigned disc golf course.
A new sports court area at the 75-acre park will feature two basketball courts, four pickleball courts and two tennis/pickleball courts. Additional paved walking trails being built throughout the park will total nearly two miles of paved trails.
Construction launches on large industrial/office park
Construction launched last year on the new First Flight Commerce Center, a large industrial/office park in Miami Twp. near the southern end of Washington Church Road along Austin Boulevard.
Located east of the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport runway, the nearly 1.8 million-square-foot center is a six-building industrial development expected to create more than 600 jobs for the region.
Miamisburg hires new police chief
Miamisburg native Michael Brem was announced in September as the next leader of the Miamisburg Police Department.
He replaced John Sedlak, MPD’s chief since 2002, who retired in December.
Brem, a 1991 Miamisburg High School graduate, has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience. He most recently served as a captain with Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office assigned to Washington Twp.
Miamisburg starts roadway improvement project
Construction launched last summer a roadway improvement project just west of the Great Miami River that includes the first major work there in more than three decades.
The $3.4 million project will target Riverview Avenue between West Linden Avenue and Lower Miamisburg Road. It will include removals, site work, grading, roadway reconstruction and asphalt resurfacing of South Riverview Avenue from Linden Avenue to Lower Miamisburg Road, city officials said.
Construction is expected wrap up in September.
Ron’s Pizza founder dies
Ron Holp, a longtime Miamisburg business owner behind Ron’s Pizza on South Main Street, died Nov. 3 at 92.
The city of Miamisburg recognized Holp in August at the Rock ‘N’ Green Tomato Festival, an event he and Hamburger Wagon owner Jack Sperry helped create in 2012 to highlight the city and its businesses..
Miami Twp. appoints new trustee
Miami Twp. Trustees Don Culp and Terry Posey Jr. appointed Doug Barry trustee in October. He is filling the unexpired term of John Morris, which ends Dec. 31. Morris, who served the community for six years, resigned in September, citing increasing conflicts between his work travel schedule and the rigorous requirements demanded of a trustee.
Barry, who was appointed trustee in April 2014 and won an uncontested race in November 2015, left office in December 2019 after opting to not seek re-election.
Former Suttman’s building redeveloped
Last year saw completion of the yearslong redevelopment of the historic building constructed at 26 S. Main St. in 1900. The 3-story edifice housed Suttman’s Men’s and Boys’ Wear for more than a century before it was shut down by the family in 2013.
Entropy Brewing opened in July with a taproom on the main floor and a speakeasy and full cocktail bar in the basement. The building’s second and third floors features market-rate apartments.
What to expect this year
Miamisburg this year anticipates awarding a bid for construction for a new Sycamore Trails Aquatic Center. Construction on the new $12 million facility is expected to begin early this spring and be completed by 2026.
Also this year, work is expected to begin on the King Richard Water Transmission Line replacement project. The $8.5 million project is the first of a series of water main replacement projects the city will undergo over the next few years that will replace aging water infrastructure, City Manager Keith Johnson told Dayton Daily News.
Miamisburg also is slated to begin construction on two new production water wells to help the city meet its future water demand needs, he said.
Miami Twp. this year will select a new police chief to replace Charlie Stiegelmeyer, who retired Dec. 30. The township also will continue implementation of its Parks & Trails Plan and launch the second phase of construction on the First Flight Commerce Center. Also planned is construction of a new pedestrian pathway along Ohio 725 and new pedestrian improvements along Kingsridge Drive and Ohio 741 to enhance pedestrian safety.
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