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By Meagan Engle, Staff Writer Updated 12:12 AM Monday, February 8, 2010

OXFORD — City Manager Doug Elliott will submit an application for  $10 million in federal funding to pay for improvements to U.S. 27 South.

City Council unanimously gave approval Tuesday, Feb. 2, to submit the federal directed spending request — commonly known as an earmark — for improvements from Chestnut Street to Stillwell-Beckett Road.

“It will probably be difficult, but if you don’t ask, you don’t get,” Elliott said.

Oxford originally had $10 million for the project, but the estimated cost has gone up to $20 million, Elliot said.

Elliott told City Council that if the extra funding is not secured, the city will reduce the scope of the project to just the third that is inside the city limits. He added, however, that the portion of the project inside the city is the most expensive.

“This is about safety,” said Councilman Ken Bogard.

Councilman Greig Rutherford encouraged residents to write to their representatives in Washington, D.C. in support of the project.

“This is not a wasteful earmark,” he said. “There is real purpose here and it is about the safety of the citizens and the children of Oxford.”

Contact this reporter at (513) 523-4139 or mengle@coxohio.com.

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This is being fronted for Miami. Miami wants a 4 land road leading into the campus, and the city wants to annex more of the township. Plain and simple. The only traffic problems are when Miami is in session. A waste of money.

Dee
3:57 PM, 2/8/2010

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I think that this is ridiculous. This is only a plan to appease the landlords who built a monstrosity outside of town.

I do agree that splitting the districts would have been the best thing. Oxford would be the best public schoool in the state without the township kids dragging the school down.

Oxford Man
10:37 AM, 2/8/2010

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Oxford's taking over the townships. Don't you wish you had voted to split the school district when you had the chance?

Ike
7:53 AM, 2/8/2010

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RJ I agree completely they see signs of money and they try to get it even if they are not titled to it.

jfc
9:28 AM, 2/3/2010

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All of the traffic they complain about is going to and from Oxford. When schools (Miami and Talawanda) are out theere is little traffic. Simply a plan for the city to annex more of the township.

RJ
8:55 AM, 2/3/2010

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