A local conference center is being sued by one of its former vice presidents.
Martin Stuart, of Hamilton, says the Savannah Center owes him $8,900 for services he provided as the vice president of marketing from November 2007 through August 2008, according to the lawsuit.
Filed in Butler County Area III Court Nov. 13, the lawsuit names Savannah Center, 5533 Chappell Crossing, West Chester Event Center, at the same address, and Barry A. Spaeth, 7 W. Seventh St., in Cincinnati. Spaeth is defined in the lawsuit as the statutory agent.
Stuart’s attorney, Patrick Nesbitt, of West Chester, said in the lawsuit the Savannah Center had a history of paying his client for marketing duties he had performed up to August.
The lawsuit claims Stuart performed $6,900 worth of services in August and $2,000 worth of services in September. Stuart said he stopped working for the conference and event center in mid-September because his payment was more than a month overdue, according to the lawsuit.
Officials from the Savannah Center declined to comment.
“I was in shock,” Stuart said about not being paid. “This is really killing me because I loved working there.”
Stuart said he never received any form of communication that he was fired from the Savannah Center or that his contract with them was terminated.
Stuart was hired by George Rees, the former president and chief executive officer of the Savannah Center, who the lawsuit says was terminated in August.
Rees declined to comment.
As of Nov. 21, a court date had not been set.
The 42,000-square-foot center opened Nov. 29, 2007.
West Chester Twp. officials are warning residents of a mail scam.
According to a news release, local residents could be receiving a letter from a company claiming to be something similar to a “Publisher’s Clearing House” or other like company.
The letter apparently comes with a check that announces the recipient is a sweepstakes winner, and the check is to cover outstanding fees. The check looks real enough, according to the release.
Here’s the short of it: Publisher’s Clearing House will not ask you to send money in order to claim the prize.
Here’s the release. (Click “Continue…” to see it.)
UPDATE: I posted below (Click “Continue…”) the renderings that were presented at the Nov. 18 meeting. They are of the overall plan, the athletic fields and the lodge area.
This evening, Nov. 18, officials from MetroParks and West Chester Trustees are planning to discuss a 10-year park enhancement plan for VOA Park.
Although the township deeded a large portion of the park (all of which was formerly owned by the federal government) to MetroParks, part of the agreement stipulates the two sides come together to keep each other in the loop.
Apparently, the union representing rank-and-file members of the West Chester Police Department has been less than supportive of its chief from the beginning … or even before that.
On tap this week is expected to be at least some discussion regarding possible partners for the joint economic development district, which is part of the deal that brought GE to West Chester.
Trustees have also said they will discuss the fate of Police Chief Col. John Bruce. While a discussion could take place in executive session (and out of the public eye), any decisions would have to be made in public.
Members of the union representing the West Chester Police Department are trying to separate themselves from a controversy involving the department’s chief.
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Dave Greber covers West Chester Twp., Ohio, government, business and local
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