Episode 66 - Deidre Hazelbaker - Loveland City Council

About this episode

Deidre Hazelbaker discusses her experiences and insights as a member of the Loveland City Council.

Ep. 66 — Deidre Hazelbaker on Loveland City Council, Local Government, and Staying Connected to Residents  We start this week with news from around Clermont County and Ohio, including a reported Bigfoot “flap” in Portage County, the Clermont County Genealogical Society’s young writers competition, Batavia’s proposed local business matching grant program, several Batavia development updates, Loveland’s tabled city-property ordinance, Loveland’s PFAS treatment planning, New Richmond Schools’ new artificial intelligence guidelines, and a Liberty Landing update from the Village of New Richmond.  Interview — Deidre Hazelbaker, Loveland City Council Member  Deidre Hazelbaker returns to the show for a check-in after joining Loveland City Council. We talk about what it has been like moving from candidate and engaged resident to elected council member, including the weight of voting, the workload behind council packets, and the adjustment from being a “doer” to helping set direction for the city.  We also get into how Loveland City Council works behind the scenes, from packet review and resident outreach to collaboration with city staff and other council members…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Venturella

Guest: Deidre Hazelbaker

Topics covered

• Local Government
• City Council
• Community Engagement
• Public Policy
• Economic Development
• Environmental Issues

Keywords

• Loveland City Council
• Deidre Hazelbaker
• local government
• community engagement
• PFAS planning
• economic development
• Clermont County news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Loveland City Council

Places: Clermont County, Ohio, Portage County, Batavia, New Richmond, Loveland, Liberty Landing, Loveland-Madeira Road

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