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EFFECTIVE MAY 12TH:  The City Municipal Building and Tax Office will be open to the public during the hours of 8:00am to 11:00am and 1:00pm to 3:00pm. It will be closed to the public from 11:00 am to 1:00pm, and again at 3:00 pm for the day. We will allow only 5 residents in the lobby at one time and one resident in the tax office at one time. There are markings on the floor for the residents to follow. You can always utilize mailing, our drop box, or the electronic secure email link on our web site to get your tax information to us!!   Social distance & health & safety precautionary guidelines are in effect!

The Deer Park Municipal building is scheduled to reopen for in person business with the public on May 12th, 2020. Social distance & health & safety precautionary guidelines are in effect.  Please keep in mind that the Governor's Stay at Home orders are in effect through May 29, 2020; remember you can email, fax, or utilize our drop box for city or tax business. The Community Center remains closed.

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Eff March 18, 2020, due to COVID-19, as a precaution, the City & Tax Offices are currently closed to the public.  City business will still be conducted via telephone and email. Thank you for your patience as we limit exposure to City staff and the public.  City phone: 513-794-8860. Tax 513-794-8863.  Fax 513-794-8866.  Our website www.deerpark-oh.gov  has phone numbers, email addresses, and secure email option.  There is a drop box in the municipal parking lot.  Click here for further Tax Info.

Please be reminded that there is an ordinance against obstructions in the City Street and Right of Way.  This applies to basketball hoops. Thank you.  Click here to view the the applicable ordinance sections.

From the Chair of the Deer Park Charter Commission: 

Since being elected in November, the fifteen volunteer members of the Deer Park Charter Commission have been working towards drafting a charter for Deer Park. For those who may not know, a charter is like a constitution for a city: it sets out the general outline of how your government will function on a local level. Having a charter provides local control of the basic structure and function of a municipality and allows more flexibility than state law. Without a charter, a city has to follow the structures set forth by the General Assembly in Columbus. In short, a charter gives the residents and public officials of Deer Park direct and local control over how their government will function. 

The Commission has held regular meetings since January to review other municipalities’ charters, discuss, and draft a charter. Recently we approved a draft of the charter. But our work is far from complete because we need input from the people who will be most impacted by the charter: you!  

Until June 1, 2020, the Commission is soliciting comments from the public regarding the proposed draft. If you’d like to comment, you have a few options. First, you can comment in writing by sending an email or letter to the Commission to express your views on the proposed draft. Any written comments received on or before June 1 from a resident of Deer Park will be reviewed by the Commission and filed as part of the  minutes that are an official record of the Commission’s work.  You also have an option of attending a hearing where you can offer testimony to the Commission regarding your view of the draft. The dates, times, and locations of the meetings are listed below.  

Given the current advice from the Ohio Department of Health and limitations on public gatherings to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, please check back for updates to the hearing schedule. Also, I encourage you to participate in this process by written comment, rather than attending the hearing for a few reasons. First, having a written record of your comments is the most useful form of comment to the Commission because your opinion will be clear and preserved as part of the official record of the Commission’s work. Second,  gathering in a large group in the present circumstances presents some risk both to the public and the members of the Commission. Finally, given the unpredictable times, its not certain where we will be as a society in several weeks and whether public hearings will be possible even if we anticipate now that the hearings will be held. That said, the choice is yours how to best inform your government regarding your opinion. 

After the Commission considers changes to the draft charter as a result of public comment, the charter will be submitted to City Council who will have the opportunity to amend it further, as Council sees fit. Then the draft will be distributed to every elector (voter) in writing before it appears on the ballot in November for approval by the residents of Deer Park.  

We look forward to hearing from you regarding our work. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful comments and suggestions.

Your neighbor, Mark
Mark Manning, Chair Deer Park Charter Commission

click here for the draft charter (April 21, 2020)

You can send written input (USPS mail, email, fax. Note that the City's website has a Contact Us page, as an optional method for sending your input.), and/or you may attend either or both of the public hearings and speak to the Commission. Deadline for this phase of public input (to the Charter Commission) is June 1st, 2020.

Public Hearings to be at the Deer Park Community Center, 7640 Plainfield Rd, Deer Park, OH 45236:
1st hearing: Tues May 26, 2020 @ 7 p.m.
2nd hearing: Sat May 30, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The elected members of the Charter Commission have submitted a DRAFT charter, for the Public Review & Input stage of the process.  Please see the Government Tab, and then the link for page for the Draft charter, including letter from the Charter Commission Chairman. Deadline for this stage of public input to the Commission is June 1, 2020.  Input can be done in writing, and/or at the scheduled Public Hearings (5/26/2020 @ 7 pm & 5/30/2020 @ noon).  Please see the Commission Chair's opening letter for additional info on the process. Public hearing specifics are listed on the Events page.  The Charter Commission Chairman has an open letter for the public linked on the Gov't page (also now posted on home page under News), and you can quick link to Draft Charter here.

Due to COVID-19, the deadline to file your City of Deer Park taxes and have any balance due paid has been extended to July 15, 2020.

For safety reasons, the City & Tax Offices are currently closed to the public.  City business will still be conducted via telephone and email. Thank you for your patience as we limit exposure to City staff and the public.  City phone: 513-794-8860. Tax 513-794-8863.  Fax 513-794-8866.  Our website www.deerpark-oh.gov  has phone numbers, email addresses, and secure email option.  There is a drop box in the municipal parking lot.  Click here for further Tax Info.

Construction work for the water line, followed by storm sewer, replacement along Blue Ash Road is scheduled to begin on or around April 13, 2020, and take approximately 2 1/2 months.  Please drive responsibly through the area for the safety of the workers as they make these improvements.  Traffic will be maintained.

The State of Ohio & Hamilton County Board of Elections have announced the postponement of the March 17 Primaries, to April 28, 2020.  Due to health and safety concerns, this primary election will be MAIL IN ONLY, with only certain exceptions for in-person voting at the Board of Elections. Please click here for the Hamilton County Board of Elections website for more information.