Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Green Radio Choice. Bexley Public Radio.

Green. The public radio green choice is still WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Celebrate the lower energy requirements for LPFM.

Big power blasters like WOSU and WCBE consume lots of energy. These big stations have gluttonous appetites for anthracite.

WOSU alone engorges itself on almost a shovel full of coal every eighteen minutes of broadcast.

Think WOSU. Think coal. Think pollution.

Reflect on WCRX-LP. Visualize low energy use. Know that Bexley Public Radio means responsible stewardship of energy resources.

To know green, think Bexley Public Radio.

HELP BEXLEY PUBLIC RADIO PAY FOR AN ANTENNA STUDY TO UPGRADE ITS ANTENNA. SEND YOUR MONEY PROMPTLY. BE GENEROUS.

Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com

Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.

Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009, 2010 AND 2011. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Editorial Collective.

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Bexley, Ohio. Residential tax abatements for restorations using authentic materials

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One of the charms of Bexley is the residential architecture of the community. Design, materials and construction work together with superior landscaping to present pleasant vistas in the twenty seven neighborhoods of Bexley.













Small pleasant cottages grace many Bexley streets and neighborhoods.

Other Bexley neighborhoods have houses that look large and comfortable, timeless with quiet, unobtrusive architectural fittings of bygone eras.

Then there are austere Bexley mansions that amaze our eyes with architectural elegance, craftsmanship and fine materials.

An important component of these pleasing domestic buildings is the materials used in the original construction. Slate roofs, copper gutters and down spouts, quarried stones, bronze fittings, wrought iron fittings and hinges. All of these are subtle attributes that compliment the architectural features and landscaping of the homes of Bexley.

Sometime on a walk, focus only on the materials used to construct Bexley residences. You will soon recognize the houses with authentic materials. These are not loud pronouncements. They are quiet nuanced fittings that whisper “quality, skill, excellence."

Many of the materials used in contemporary additions and restorations are not authentic. Brass-plated steel replaces solid brass hinges; asphalt shingles replace slate and so on.

In small increments, perhaps only infinitesimal increments, the charm of Bexley residential architecture is being eroded.

A brass-plated steel hinge is substituted for a solid brass hinge. It’s not a major change. But the substitute is a small erosion of excellence. One hinge this year, one next year and then a plastic mail box replaces the wrought iron mail box.

Does anyone care that authentic materials are disappearing?

Of course practical household finance determines some of this erosion. Authentic materials are expensive, and sometimes not available. Sometimes, repairs are practical problems that surprise a budget. More often repairs are not ocassions for aesthetic reflections and so we choose the practical solutions.

As a community, should we encourage decisions that favor authenticity? How can we encourage the use of original materials in new construction, restorations and repairs?

Should the municipality take some action to encourage a market in Bexley for authentic materials?

In Bexley, real estate tax abatements have been granted for commercial, mixed retail and multi-family residential structures. Some of the tax abatements have been granted to buildings that imitate period architecture.

These same buildings use modern materials that give the impression of authentic period materials. But a moment’s glance tells the sad story of deception that these fake materials express.

The public tax abatements did not purchase something authentic for this community.

There are advantages to the modern building materials. Obviously.

But the advantages, whatever they might be, have nothing to do with aesthetics.

And living in Bexley is all about the aesthetics of daily life. Beauty in all that is quotidian.

Is it time to to subsidize things that bring beauty to our community life each day?

When families improve their houses and pick up the expense of authentic materials, should the community offer those families real estate tax abatements for their choice to preserve the beauty and the authenticity of their repairs and restorations?

Contact us.
WCRX-LP Editorial Collective
Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com

Bexley Public Radio Foundation operating as WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.

Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation.

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Monday, March 28, 2011

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On a temporary basis, WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is not broadcasting its usual programs beginning Monday March 28, 2011.

A new studio location is being outfitted. It is estimated that broadcasting of programs will resume on Monday
April 25, 2011.

WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM is the radio service of Bexley Public Radio Foundation.

CPAC meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m., May 2, 2011.

Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting for Bexley Public Radio.

4:30 p.m. Monday May 2, 2011.

The location will be announced Monday May 2, 2011 to individuals who have RSVP'ed by Thursday April 28, 2011.

Community residents are welcome.

Admission is $10.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than Thursday April 28, 2011.

Community Programming Advisory Committee
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild May 2 meeting.

Monday May 2, 2011 meeting of Bexley Comedy Writers Guild is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

Location will be provided to individuals who have RSVP'ed by Thursday April 28, 2011.

Community residents are welcome.

Admission is $35.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than Thursday, April 28, 2011.

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild
c/o Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Thursday, March 10, 2011

CPAC meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m., April 4, 2011.

Community Programming Advisory Committee meeting for Bexley Public Radio.

4:30 p.m. Monday April 4, 2011.

The location will be announced Monday April 4, 2011 to individuals who have RSVP'ed by Thursday March 31, 2011.

Community residents are welcome.

Admission is $10.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than Thursday March 31, 2011.

Community Programming Advisory Committee
Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Bexley Comedy Writers Guild April 4 meeting.

Monday April 4, 2011 meeting of Bexley Comedy Writers Guild is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

Location will be provided to individuals who have RSVP'ed by Thursday March 31, 2011.

Community residents are welcome.

Admission is $35.00 per person.

Cash, check, money order and ID.

Please RSVP to wcrxlp@yahoo.com or voice mail to (614) 235-2929 no later than Thursday, March 31, 2011.

Chairman Kurt Weiland
Bexley Comedy Writers Guild
c/o Bexley Public Radio Foundation
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209

Friday, March 4, 2011

The Green Radio Choice. Bexley Public Radio.

Green. The public radio green choice is still WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Celebrate the lower energy requirements for LPFM.

Big power blasters like WOSU and WCBE consume lots of energy. These big stations have gluttonous appetites for anthracite.

WOSU alone engorges itself on almost a shovel full of coal every eighteen minutes of broadcast.

Think WOSU. Think coal. Think pollution.

Reflect on WCRX-LP. Visualize low energy use. Know that Bexley Public Radio means responsible stewardship of energy resources.

To know green, think Bexley Public Radio.

HELP BEXLEY PUBLIC RADIO PAY FOR AN ANTENNA STUDY TO UPGRADE ITS ANTENNA. SEND YOUR MONEY PROMPTLY. BE GENEROUS.

Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com

Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.

Design is copyright 2009. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2009, 2010 AND 2011. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Editorial Collective.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Sharon Montgomery's Journal: Ohio Proposed Ban "Driving While Texting," Status of HB 99.

HB 99 hearing



Sharon writes: Monday, February 28, Ohio House Representative Nancy Garland (D, Dist. 20) told me tonight it's looking pretty likely she and Rep. Rex Damschroder (R. Dist. 81) will give sponsor testimony on their texting bill next week. That hearing would be at 4:30 on Wednesday, March 9.

The public will not be allowed to address the committee at this hearing but if we want the chairman to schedule additional hearings so we can speak, we've got to show this is important. That means bodies in the hearing room. Even if you don't plan to testify later, our cause really, really, really needs you in that room for the first hearing.

Even if there are still enough votes in the full House to pass this like last year, it won't get to the full House for a vote without getting through committee and it won't get through committee unless we convince the chair that there is enough demand.

Being there in person is best so the media will see the numbers. Contacting the committee chair before the sponsor hearing date is second best. Doing both would be wonderful. And, don't forget letters to the editor.

Rep. Garland mentioned specifically she'd like to see some of the students who have been working on this issue in one way or another be at the hearings.

If you're ready to take some kind of action, let me know and I'll give you all the information you need (chair's e-mail, hearing room number, parking situation, etc.) as I get more.

I know you already know how much we need this law. As further motivation, let me share some scary info. just out recently.

2011 Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that 85 percent of Americans now own cell phones.

2011 AAA Traffic Safety Foundation Culture Index shows more than two-thirds of drivers admit to using cell phones while driving within the last month.

Ford proudly promotes its new "in-car connectivity."

How far are we going to let this get out of hand before we do something about it??

I firmly believe their are only two reasons there aren't more serious phoning/texting/e-mailing/etc. crashes than there are:

1) Luck--which runs out

2) Enough alert drivers still on the road--a number that dwindles constantly.

Sharon Montgomery

Bexley Public Radio Foundation broadcasting as
WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM, Local Power Radio
2700 E. Main St., Suite 208
Columbus, OH 43209
Voice (614) 235 2929
Fax (614) 235 3008
Email wcrxlp@yahoo.com
Blog http://agentofcurrency.blogspot.com

Bexley Public Radio Foundation is exempt from federal taxes under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Donations are deductible from federal income taxes for individuals who itemize. Checks may identify the payee as Bexley Public Radio Foundation or WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM.

Design is copyright 2011. All rights reserved. Bexley Public Radio Foundation. Text is copyright 2011. All rights reserved. Sharon Montgomery.