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5 days ago | 
journal-news.com | Denise Callahan
“Having carefully examined this submission, I conclude that the title and summary are fair and truthful statements of the proposed constitutional amendment,” said in a response letter sent to the petitioners. Yost said now the Ohio Ballot Board must determine whether the proposal contains a single constitutional amendment or multiple constitutional amendments.
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6 days ago | 
daytondailynews.com | Denise Callahan
“Monroe is holding hostage the township,” Garver told the commissioners. “This needs to be addressed for the survivability of our township. I represent the residents of our township and I wish to keep it a township.”The city passed an ordinance in December that requires residents in all unincorporated areas to annex to the city if they want to hook up to city utilities.
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6 days ago | 
journal-news.com | Denise Callahan
“Monroe is holding hostage the township,” Garver told the commissioners. “This needs to be addressed for the survivability of our township. I represent the residents of our township and I wish to keep it a township.”The city passed an ordinance in December that requires residents in all unincorporated areas to annex to the city if they want to hook up to city utilities.
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6 days ago | 
daytondailynews.com | Denise Callahan
Enter Katie Johnson, executive director of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials, who was on deck for more than an hour debating the issue Wednesday during the third hearing on House Bill 186. H.B. 186 would limit increases in property tax revenues for school districts at the 20-mill floor to the three-year average rate of inflation following a reappraisal or update. Property owners would receive credits for taxes charged over the inflation rate.
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6 days ago | 
journal-news.com | Denise Callahan
Enter Katie Johnson, executive director of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials, who was on deck for more than an hour debating the issue Wednesday during the third hearing on House Bill 186. H.B. 186 would limit increases in property tax revenues for school districts at the 20-mill floor to the three-year average rate of inflation following a reappraisal or update. Property owners would receive credits for taxes charged over the inflation rate.
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1 week ago | 
springfieldnewssun.com | Denise Callahan
Beth Blackmarr, the spokesperson for the grassroots effort, said they gathered roughly 1,800 signatures — 1,000 are required by law — to get the petition on Yost’s desk and she believes they’ll need at least 500,000 names — accounting for potential flawed signatures — to put it on the ballot. The constitutional amendment would “abolish taxes on real property” but for purposes of the ballot question doesn’t suggest another way to fund schools and other local services like fire and police.
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1 week ago | 
daytondailynews.com | Denise Callahan
Beth Blackmarr, the spokesperson for the grassroots effort, said they gathered roughly 1,800 signatures — 1,000 are required by law — to get the petition on Yost’s desk and she believes they’ll need at least 500,000 names — accounting for potential flawed signatures — to put it on the ballot. The constitutional amendment would “abolish taxes on real property” but for purposes of the ballot question doesn’t suggest another way to fund schools and other local services like fire and police.
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1 week ago | 
journal-news.com | Denise Callahan
Beth Blackmarr, the spokesperson for the grassroots effort, said they gathered roughly 1,800 signatures — 1,000 are required by law — to get the petition on Yost’s desk and she believes they’ll need at least 500,000 names — accounting for potential flawed signatures — to put it on the ballot. The constitutional amendment would “abolish taxes on real property” but for purposes of the ballot question doesn’t suggest another way to fund schools and other local services like fire and police.
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1 week ago | 
journal-news.com | Denise Callahan
County Administrator Judi Boyko said as construction has progressed throughout the project to shore up the 136-year-old landmark the additional water issues were uncovered. “This is the first time in the three phases that we have gone over bid,” Boyko said. The county paid $18,500 in 2020 to do a comprehensive study on what is needed to shore up the iconic structure. The plan recommended spending about $1.5 million over three years or roughly $4.6 million.
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1 week ago | 
journal-news.com | Denise Callahan
The state passed a new law in the last General Assembly that doubles the sales tax vendor license fees to $50 and requires county auditors to send half the proceeds to the state to support the Organized Crime Commission. County Auditor Nancy Nix asked the commissioners to authorize a special pass-through fund for the money. “That’s a pretty new scam, that’s a cool one, that’s about the damndest thing I’ve seen lately, pretty slick.
