Save Enterprise South Nature Park
Save Enterprise South Nature Park
The Issue
WE WON THIS ROUND!
𝕘𝕠 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕜! 𝕔𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖!
AND we are not taking off our work boots yet.
Let me tell you why...
The Hamilton County Mayor's Office announced Tuesday Jan 6, 2026 that they were pulling their plan (announced in Oct 2025) to remove PERMANENT protections on 535 acres of OUR public parkland to sell off for industrial development.
This is a huge win for our community. To every neighbor, volunteer, advocate, and friend—thank you. What we have accomplished together is extraordinary. And in record time!
Because of your sustained pressure and participation, the proposed land swap has been pulled—a meaningful and hard-won step forward. At the same time, we want to be clear and honest with our community: there is still reason for concern. The Hilltop Extension road project, which is already in a $1.5 million design phase, remains unresolved. We cannot guarantee that the park is truly safe until county officials publicly and unequivocally demonstrate that this road will not cut through parkland or disturb Old Summit Cemetery. Our advocacy continues because permanent protection requires transparency, accountability, and clear commitments—not assumptions.
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If you'd like to stay involved and in-the-know, please sign up for our newsletter by going to our website: www.SaveESNP.org
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In addition to remaining a local watchdog group for the future of our park, Save ESNP will be funneling the resources you all contributed into continuing the following efforts:
- Preservation and restoration of Old Summit Cemetery
- Documentation and interpretation of previously unrecorded Civil War artifacts and earthworks on the land
- Ecological survey of the land
- Environmental and historical programming for the park
- Community events
- Exploration of options for additional layers of protection (i.e., conservation easement) for the parkland
Each of these projects will act as a buffer against developmental threat. The more everyone knows and cares about this land, the harder it will be for political and corporate interests to develop in the future.
12,816
The Issue
WE WON THIS ROUND!
𝕘𝕠 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕜! 𝕔𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖!
AND we are not taking off our work boots yet.
Let me tell you why...
The Hamilton County Mayor's Office announced Tuesday Jan 6, 2026 that they were pulling their plan (announced in Oct 2025) to remove PERMANENT protections on 535 acres of OUR public parkland to sell off for industrial development.
This is a huge win for our community. To every neighbor, volunteer, advocate, and friend—thank you. What we have accomplished together is extraordinary. And in record time!
Because of your sustained pressure and participation, the proposed land swap has been pulled—a meaningful and hard-won step forward. At the same time, we want to be clear and honest with our community: there is still reason for concern. The Hilltop Extension road project, which is already in a $1.5 million design phase, remains unresolved. We cannot guarantee that the park is truly safe until county officials publicly and unequivocally demonstrate that this road will not cut through parkland or disturb Old Summit Cemetery. Our advocacy continues because permanent protection requires transparency, accountability, and clear commitments—not assumptions.
****
If you'd like to stay involved and in-the-know, please sign up for our newsletter by going to our website: www.SaveESNP.org
****
In addition to remaining a local watchdog group for the future of our park, Save ESNP will be funneling the resources you all contributed into continuing the following efforts:
- Preservation and restoration of Old Summit Cemetery
- Documentation and interpretation of previously unrecorded Civil War artifacts and earthworks on the land
- Ecological survey of the land
- Environmental and historical programming for the park
- Community events
- Exploration of options for additional layers of protection (i.e., conservation easement) for the parkland
Each of these projects will act as a buffer against developmental threat. The more everyone knows and cares about this land, the harder it will be for political and corporate interests to develop in the future.
12,816
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Petition created on October 9, 2025