MEDIA ALERT

City Council to Vote on Legislation Regarding Proposed Music Center at The Heights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE â€" December 10, 2012

Huber Heights City Council will vote tonight on authorizing City Manager James Borland to proceed with due diligence regarding a proposed $18 million music center as part of The Heights development.

The Heights is an 800-acre development that stretches from the northwest corner of State Route 201 and I-70 in Montgomery County up into southern Miami County.  The development includes a residential community, the Kroger Aquatic and recreation Complex at The Heights, and a 140 acre retail and entertainment component.  

Pending City Council approval, media representatives will be presented with additional project details and an architect’s rendering of the proposed venue.

Tonight’s Huber Heights City Council meeting will be held at 7:00 PM at City Hall, located at 6131 Taylorsville Road in Huber Heights.  

PRESS RELEASE

City of Huber Heights Approves Due Diligence on
Music Center at The Heights
December 10, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Huber Heights City Council has approved legislation authorizing City Manager James Borland to proceed with the due diligence necessary for the City to move forward with owning, constructing and operating a proposed music center in The Heights development located at State Route 201 and I-70.

The Music Center at The Heights is a proposed 4,500 fixed-seat concert and entertainment venue that incorporates an outdoor feel while protecting patrons from the elements with a permanent roof.  The venue will be unlike any other in the region and will be the anchor of The Heights project.

The Heights is an 800-acre development that stretches from the northwest corner of State Route 201 and I-70 in Montgomery County up into southern Miami County.  Upon completion, The Heights will include more than 2,000 homes in the Carriage Trails at The Heights residential community, the 35-acre Kroger Aquatic and Recreation Complex at The Heights, and the 140-acre retail and entertainment component that will encompass the Music Center at The Heights.  The retail and entertainment component may also include a hotel, office and medical space, upscale and family restaurants, plus shopping options.

â€ceThe City will be conducting the due diligence necessary to make sure the Music Center at The Heights is a good fit for our community and the overall region,” said City Manager James Borland.    â€ceWe want to offer a unique, first class venue for people to enjoy concerts and other events.  When you couple that with the hotel, restaurant and shopping options that will be built within the development, The Heights will become an incomparable entertainment destination in southwest Ohio.”

Mayor Ron Fisher said, â€ceThe concept of this facility is incredible in that people will get the ambiance of enjoying a show in an outdoor venue while being protected by a roof overhead.  The Music Center at The Heights will be the perfect place for concerts, graduation ceremonies, festivals, and other regional events.  We plan to pay for the music center without new tax dollars or general fund money.  
                                                                
The City will be consulting with experts in the entertainment industry regarding the design of the building and how it will fit into the total connectivity master plan of The Heights project.  City leaders will also begin negotiation talks with management companies to operate and manage the facility.  

At the conclusion of due diligence, the City hopes to break ground on the Music Center at The Heights in early 2013 with a projected opening of the venue in the spring of 2014.

For more information, contact Tony Rodgers, Clerk of Council, at (937) 237-5832 or arodgers@hhoh.org.

Additional Contact Information

James Borland - City Manager, City of Huber Heights, (937) 233-1423
Ron Fisher - Mayor, City of Huber Heights, (937) 233-1423