For background information I have posted about the yard waste issue here and the possible trash collection fee here. In an online chat with The Columbus Dispatch Mayor Coleman said that if the .5 percent increase in the income tax is passed, the free yard waste pickup program will be restored. It ended on...
Those who support the proposal to raise the City of Columbus income tax by .5 percent have started a campaign called Citizens for Strong Neighborhoods and Good Jobs. The web site is here, but there’s not much to it yet. They still appear to be formulating their plans. They are using an old name...
I know it’s a first amendment issue. Bill Todd has the right to talk. But why is anybody listening? Former republican candidate for Columbus mayor Bill Todd today criticized the proposed tax increase of half a cent as misleading. He then went on to mislead voters. Todd says that the city’s announcements about police...
The City of Columbus has warned that if a proposed hike in the income tax is not approved on Aug. 4, more cuts will be made. Here is a list of the proposed cuts in city services. • Eight more recreation-center closings would leave just 10 of 30 in operation. • After-school programs, including...
Last week many directors of social service agencies were told that their budgets would be cut by 44% rather that the 8% they had been told. They were understandably upset. You can read about it in the post below this one. Now apparently the city is rethinking the cuts. Development Director Boyce Safford III...
Social service agencies who contract with the city of Columbus to provide needed services to those in great need feel they were misled. Originally city council approved a budget that cut their funding by 8%. However, recently the city gave them a big surprise. The funding period runs from Feb. 1 to Jan. 31....
Today Franklin County Auditor Joe Testa said he is leaving office on July 31 after 17 years of service. Testa, a republican, was an excellent auditor. That’s probably why he kept getting elected in a county that votes largely for democrats. All three current county commissioners are democrats. One reason I believe is his...
Today seven central Ohio agencies were told they will no longer be eligible for United Way funds. I don’t know for sure, but my guess is that this is a death knell for some of these programs. Prevention Council Community for New Direction Epilepsy Foundation Heritage Day Health Centers VOICEcorps Reading Service The Alzheimer’s...
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