Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Cooper Stadium Zoning Hearing Date Changed

COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL
MEDIA ALERT
 
Please note new date!
 
For Immediate Release:  May 25, 2011
 
For More Information:
John Ivanic, (614) 645-6798
 
 
City Council Holds Zoning Hearing To Discuss Cooper Stadium Development
 
 
WHO:
Councilmember A. Troy Miller
Various Councilmembers
 
WHEN:
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
5:30 pm
 
WHERE:
Columbus City Council Chambers
City Hall, 2nd Floor
90 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
 
WHAT :
Councilmember A. Troy Miller, chair of the Zoning Committee, will hold a public hearing to discuss the application to rezone Cooper Stadium from Rural District to Commercial Planned Development District. 
 
Speaker slips will be accepted on the day of the hearing and can be filled out beginning at 8 am at the City Hall security desk near the Front Street entrance of the building.  Speaker slips will be accepted until 6 pm in
Council Chambers.  Parking is free after 5 pm at City Hall and the meeting will be broadcast live on CTV, Columbus’ public broadcast channel 3 on local cable systems.
 
City Council is expected to hold a first reading on the Cooper Stadium zoning application June 20 at 6:30 pm.  Per rules of Council, during this meeting, no speakers will be accepted. 
 
The next possible date City Council could take action on the application would be Monday, June 27 at 6:30 pm during the regularly schedule Zoning Committee meeting.  Per rules of Council, three speakers will be allowed to speak in favor of the application, and three will be allowed to speak in opposition. All speakers will have three minutes each to present with speakers addressing City Council in the order their slips were submitted to the City Clerk’s office.
 
Speaker slips are available at the City Hall security desk located at the Front Street entrance to the building beginning at 8 am on the day of the hearing.  Speaker slips are not accepted before hearing dates.  It is the policy of City Council that speaker slips must be delivered personally by the individual wishing to speak.  A security guard will timestamp each speaker slip that then can be placed a box to be collected by City Council staff. 
 
Those wishing to provide written testimony or other documentation should provide no fewer than seven copies to the Zoning Committee Chair prior to the hearing.
 
To view detailed rules for speaking before City Council, go to http://council.columbus.gov/content.aspx?id=7930
 
Signs and banners are not permitted in Council Chambers.  
 
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