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Groups cooperate to promote High Street
The Wexner
Center for the Arts, Ohio State’s
College of the Arts, South Campus Gateway, Campus Partners and University
Community Business Association (UCBA) continue to collaborate on marketing
High Street in the University District as a destination for education, the
arts, entertainment and shopping.
Most recently, they have jointly promoted the myriad of
holiday-related activities along High Street. Among the activities have been the
Annual Celebration Concert by Ohio State’s School
of Music; the Wexner Center's
Columbus International Children's Film Festival and live holiday music in the
“Alley” at South Campus Gateway.
Venues in the University District also are getting
increased attention in regional and national publications aimed at visitors
to Columbus. As an example, a recent story in The
Detroit News cited 10 attractions to visit while in Columbus. The Wexner Center
and South Campus Gateway both made the list. Meanwhile, UCBA, Campus Partners,
South Campus Gateway and the Wexner Center are cooperating in an exploratory effort led
by John Angelo of the Short North Business Association to promote High
Street’s interesting and eclectic venues from German Village
to the University District.
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Negotiations continue on Columbus
Coated Fabrics site
Negotiations are continuing between the City of Columbus and the
Wagenbrenner Development Company regarding the terms of an economic
development agreement for the redevelopment of the Columbus Coated Fabrics
(CCF) site. Columbus City Council
is likely to consider legislation in January to authorize the city to enter
into the economic development agreement.
In turn, Campus Partners’ attorney is drafting a document which
would assign Campus Partners’ purchase agreement with the city to buy
back the CCF property to Wagenbrenner.
Meanwhile, the city and the State of Ohio have signed the paperwork for the $3
million grant from the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund to remove hazardous
materials from the CCF site.
Auto thefts rise in University District
On December 17, University Police Chief Paul
Denton reported that the Columbus Division of Police had identified a rise in
auto thefts as a crime trend in the University District. The police had received 20 reports of
auto theft and one attempted auto theft in cruiser districts 41, 42 and 44 in
the previous 27 days. These
cruiser districts constitute the central portion of the University
District. The southern boundary
of cruiser districts 41 and 44 is East
13th Avenue. The northern boundary of cruiser
district 42 is Maynard Avenue.
The auto thefts were reported in an area bounded
by Maynard Avenue
on the north, East 16th Avenue
on the south, the river on the west and the railroad tracks on the east. Of the stolen vehicles, 55 percent
were Buicks. The most popular
model was the Buick Century. Some
80 percent of the recovered vehicles were recovered in the fourth precinct. Some 73 percent of the recovered
vehicles have been recovered in cruiser district 42.
Meanwhile, Columbus Police and the Community Crime
Patrol are using directed patrols and undercover officers this month to try
to stop burglaries in the University District. This crime usually rises in December
due to so many students leaving their apartments during the holiday break.
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Safety and refuse groups to meet in January
The next meeting of the University Area Safety
Committee will be Wednesday, January 9, at 3:30 p.m. in the conference room
of 33 W. 11th Avenue. The University Area Code Enforcement
Task Force and the Campus Partners Public Service Committee on refuse
collection and recycling will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, January 15, at
1:30 p.m. in the Northwood-High
Building, 2231 N. High Street.
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