New Elm Tree at Village Hall
An American Liberty Elm tree was planted on Village Hall grounds, just south of the building and along Ridge Road, at Arbor Day 2009.  Donated by the New Hampshire-based Elm Research Institute (ERI), it is named for an elm in Boston known as the "Liberty Tree" that became a symbol of protest against the Stamp Act in the 1760s.  A plaque was provided with the tree to explain the memorial and will be installed next to it.  

Photo Credit: Dan AllenThe tree also exemplifies dedication to Elm trees.  ERI was founded in 1967 as a response to the devastation of Dutch Elm disease.  Since then their efforts have led to development of a preventive injection for American elms and the introduction of this disease-resistant American Liberty Elm, which has been street-tested for more than 20 years and has proved resistant to Dutch elm disease.  Since 1983, over 300,000 of these trees have been planted in more than 1000 communities.  Amberley Village is proud to participate! 

Major Road Funding Approved










Pictured above L to R: Bob Koehler, Deputy Director of OKI, Village Manager Bernie Boraten, Steve Rasfeld, Public Works Supervisor reviewing plans of Galbraith Road.

Amberley Village has been approved for $1,000,000 in federal stimulus funds for work on the entire length of Galbraith Road in the Village.  The project is scheduled for completion in 2010 and will replace deteriorated base asphalt, certain stormwater catch basins and curbing, followed by rehabilitation and resurfacing of the road. 

The Executive Board of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments authorized the project as part of the Transportation Improvement Program at its May 14 meeting, although initially, in March, the Village's application had been placed on the list of alternates. 

This will be an official Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) project, which has not been the case for the Village's past road projects.  The Village staff and Amberley's engineers, CDS, worked together to meet ODOT's requirements for the project.  They also met with Cincinnati Water Works and Duke Energy to discuss and plan for water main and gas main replacement under Galbraith Road in order to assure those projects would be completed soon, so that the utility replacements would not jeopardize the approval of this project.  Both of these utilities are in compliance with schedules for work completion in summer/fall of 2009.