At its Oct. 1 meeting, Oxford’s City Council declared Oct. 9 as Ageism Awareness Day and Oct. 1 as Caroline Scott Harrison Day. Caroline Scott Harrison was the first lady to President Benjamin Harrison and Oxford Community Arts Center's most famous graduate.
Carol Michael presented Sharefest’s 2024 report. Michael said Sharefest diverted 73 tons of food, clothing and furniture from a landfill.
A $250,000 grant for OVI checkpoints from the Ohio Department of Public Safety was accepted, and Council approved a $200,000 annual agreement to extend fire and EMS services to an unincorporated Oxford Township.
City council then discussed funding options from the state of Ohio and approved the $6.6 million Phase 5 of the Oxford trail system and another $2.7 million for the Amtrak station in Oxford.
The Council discussed a 4.5-6 month moratorium on new units being used for short-term rentals Uptown. Short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, are said to limit the availability of long-term housing and invested architectural differences restrict unit conversion. In the end, the moratorium was adopted.
"Housing is a right, and it's a limited amount, and it costs a lot of money to build new housing,” Vice Mayor Chantel Raghu said.
Council had a first reading on opening options to revoke tobacco distributor licenses for bad actors. This ordinance will be up for a second reading at the next meeting.
Council will meet again on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Oxford Courthouse.
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