Around the Miami Valley

The Dayton Metro Library Board of Trustees is expected to vote on placing bond issue of no more than $230 M on November’s ballot.

Dayton-area home sales are going up.  Figures released from the Dayton Area Board of Realtors show a 4 percent increase in home sales in January; that’s compared to January 2011.

This morning Dayton City Commission voted on a plan that would repair and resurface the stretch of road from Miami Valley Hospital to Irving Street.  

Four out of the five city commissioners were present for the vote, approving the $4.4 million dollar plan unanimously.  Kery Gray, Executive Assistant to the Dayton City Commission, says a pre-construction meeting will be held tomorrow (Friday).

Motorists should expect to see orange barrels within a week, but could see them as early as this Friday.  Gray says businesses along Brown Street have generally had a positive response to the project,  and the city is working with area businesses to minimize interruption of service to the community.  The aggressive construction plan will be completed the end of November.

 An Ohio city has joined a list of several communities banning people from begging after authorities say the number of such incidents has soared.

The Dayton Daily News reports Wednesday that police in Centerville have responded to 17 complaints about begging since July, compared to just four complaints in the previous 12 months.

Centerville Police Chief Bruce Robertson says several incidents involve panhandlers on a street near Interstate I-675, raising concerns about the activity causing traffic accidents.

Centerville's law prohibits aggressive or misleading panhandling, but would still allow charities to solicit funds with local property owners' permission.