Baby boomlet & Baby Boomers: Worthington Demographics, 2000-2015

Written by David Robinson on April 4, 2019. Posted in Uncategorized

Dear Reader, in anticipation of the upcoming Community Visioning Process, I’ll be sharing with you in coming days several charts that illustrate key facts about life in Worthington. In the… Continue Reading

Who we are and want to be: Worthington’s Community Visioning Process

Written by David Robinson on April 3, 2019. Posted in City Council, City Identity, Comprehensive Plan, History, Local Business, Parks/Greenspace, Public Health, Sustainability

Dear Reader,

As you may be aware, the city of Worthington is getting ready to embark on a “community visioning process” (http://www.worthington.org/1902/Community-Visioning). This process is…

A Resounding “YES” for Clean Energy Savings (Issue 39)

Written by David Robinson on November 8, 2018. Posted in City Council, Household Impact, Local Business, Sustainability

Clean energy, and good economic sense, were heartily affirmed on Tuesday when Worthington voters gave a resounding YES to Issue 39. Citywide, over 75% of voters affirmed the initiative (6,310 YES… Continue Reading

It’s an “Emergency!”

Written by David Robinson on October 1, 2018. Posted in City Budget, City Council, City Services, Comprehensive Plan, Household Impact, Public Health, Public Safety, Zoning

Dear Reader, did you hear the news? There was a late summer “emergency” in Upper Arlington.* No, not an explosion. Not a flood, fire, or spill, nor any other threat to life and limb.

No, nothing…

Variances and Our City Code: Clarity, Consistency, and Equity

Written by David Robinson on September 20, 2018. Posted in City Council, Comprehensive Plan, MPC/ARB, Wilson Bridge Road, Zoning

At Monday’s Council meeting (9/17/18) a proposed building plan (that contained four code variances) for 32 apartments on two acres, on the south side of East Wilson Bridge Road, was tabled due to…