Bexley Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund Poker Fundraiser on February 27th

The Bexley Recreation & Parks Department (BRPD) will be hosting the 2nd Annual No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Fundraiser benefitting the Bexley Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund (YSF). The YSF helps families that could use a little assistance to participate in programming/activities (summer camps, youth sports, etc). In addition to supporting a good cause, the 2nd Annual Texas Hold’em Poker Fundraiser will be a fun community event.

Encourage your regular poker game players to participate and let’s find out who has the best poker face. Food and drinks will be included in the player fee.

Time: 6:00pm Arrival, 7:00pm Start

Early Registration Fee: $50/player

Day of Registration Fee: $75/player

Add-Ons (At the Completion of Re-Buys – 1 time option): $50 dollars

Re-Buys (Unlimited re-buys through the first 1.5 hours of the event): $50 dollars

Payouts: 50% of the registration revenue will be paid in prize money. The payout will be determined day of the event based on the number of participants.

For more information and registration please visit www.bexley.org/poker or call BRPD at 614.559.4300.

Capital University Stadium Lights and Sound Appeal Details

Bexley City Council has received a notice of appeal, by the South Bexley Neighborhood Association, of the Bexley Planning Commission's decision to approve, subject to restrictions, the Capital stadium lights application. The appeal will be heard by City Council on Tuesday, January 20th at 6:00 pm, in the Cassingham school cafeteria. Should the hearing go past 11:00 pm, City Council will recess until 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 21st, at which point in time the hearing would continue. Those wishing to learn more about the application and planning approval process can visit www.bexley.org/stadium.

UPDATE (1/8/2015):
To view the agenda for the appeals hearing, please click here. 

UPDATE (1/14/2015):
To view correspondence received in relation to the pending appeal, please click here.

Bexley's Top 14 in 2014

We sat down at the end of the year and took a moment to reflect back on the year behind us.  Phew - turns out we were busy!  See our top 14 countdown for '14 below...

To view the top 14 countdown, visit this photo gallery page.

IMPORTANT INFO FOR RESIDENTS - Rumpke Contract Update

The City of Bexley will not be moving to a semi-automated trash pickup system as previously advertised. On December 9, 2014, Bexley City Council approved new trash and recycling rates for 2015-17 starting on January 1, 2015. City Council and staff also determined that it would be in the city’s best interest to accept Rumpke Waste and Recycling’s three year “status quo” option given new information regarding the semi-automated option that was brought to light during contract negations. Specifically, while the City was told that additional cans would be able to be purchased by residents for a one time fee, it had not been specified that this was to be in addition to a recurring monthly fee in the range of $5.00 to $7.00. This recurring fee would negate any cost savings and would cost considerably more for residents requiring more than one can for trash or recycling. Due to this change, the City felt that it would be in the best interests of residents to retain our current level of service with Rumpke, with no change to the plan options.

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City Council sets 2015 Budget Review Timeline

City Council finance committee chair Tim Madison has set a timeline for review and discussion of the 2015 Bexley City budget.  Per Bexley Charter, the City budget is prepared by the Mayor and submitted for review and approval by City Council.  An initial presentation of the budget will be made to City Council at its September 23rd meeting, followed by a series of review processes and opportunities for revision leading up to the ultimate passage of the budget prior to the end of the year.  To view Councilman Madison's proposed budget review timeline, please click here.