The Walnut Hills Area Council was founded in 1965 as a voice to represent the interests of the community. The council meets at 6:30 on the second Thursday of every month at the Frederick Douglass Elementary School at 2627 Park Avenue. During the meetings, residents are briefed on community events as well as future community developments.
Our next meeting will take place Thursday March 11th. All are invited to attend.

The Uptown Access Study is exploring the possibility of Interstate 71 access near Martin Luther King Drive, Taft Road and McMillan Street. The goals of the study are to reduce travel times, simplify wayfinding I-71, and promote economic vitality within the Uptown area. THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE A DEFINING IMPACT ON THE WALNUT HILLS COMMUNITY.
Community opinions are important to the study, and an open house will be held on Wednesday January 27th, from 4:00 to 7:00pm at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Oak Campus— Medical Education Resource Center (MERC) Building. The building …

The Cincinnati Police Department formed a Process Improvement Team to review the department’s Differential Response Program. Using 2008 data, policy changes were enacted to reduce unnecessary dispatches thus freeing officers’ time for more proactive police work within the community. The comprehensive list of changes can be found in this pdf document. Click here to download.

The Business Group meets on the third Thursday of each month from 8:00 am to 9:15am in the Community Room of Douglass School (2627 Park Avenue). All businesses in the community are welcome to attend. For membership, meeting information, and other business resources, please check out their website www.whbizassn.org.

Kenny Boyle, Steve Carr and Kathryne Gardette, newly elected Board members joined re-elected and continuing Board members: Kathy Atkinson, Roy Green, Barbara Furr, Roy Green, Toni Miller, Toilynn O’Neal, Fred Orth and Clarence Taylor recently for a morning of reflection and preparation for the coming year.
Each Board member will be serving in a leadership role on the Executive Committee or on one of the  standing committees as outlined in the Council’s recently revised by-laws.  Those positions are filled as follows:
President: Kathy Atkinson
VicePresident: Clarence Taylor
Secretary: Toni Miller
Treasurer: Roy Green
Assistant Treasurer: Steve …