The City of Oxford plans to pursue bringing Bird scooters to town in the next two weeks, despite Miami University's reservations expressed in last week's cease and desist letter.
Oxford City Council unanimously approved every resolution, ordinance and request that was put to a vote on April 3.
When campaign signs for four candidates in Oxford's upcoming city council election began popping up together in store windows, front yards and on third-party signposts outside Oxford, online discussions appeared, calling into question the existence of a "bloc" or "slate" between nearly half the contenders in the nonpartisan election.
The Miami Student hosted its first-ever Oxford City Council debate Wednesday, Oct. 18 in Wilks Theater. Eight of nine candidates vying for four open spots on the city's council lined the stage to answer questions about Oxford's most pressing issues. Attended by community members, faculty and Miami students, the forum brought together many of the community's stakeholders to talk town-gown relations, local business, environmental concerns and more.
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After a long-planned zoning code overhaul, Oxford's planning commission is considering further changes.
It was just after finals last semester when senior Austin Worrell, 21, decided to run for Oxford City Council.
A drinking town with a college problem
On Tuesday, March 7, the Oxford City Council voted to oppose Governor John Kasich's budget proposal restructuring the collection of municipal income tax through a centralized state system.