City Council Backs 50 50 Tax Split for Capital Projects
The council approved first reading of an ordinance restoring the 50 50 split of city income tax receipts between capital improvements and the general fund, a shift from the 60 40 mix. The body also passed second reading of the annual appropriations and allocated 1970 more to the recreation department to cover overspending, with critics wary of setting a bailout precedent.
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Aan
Robert Ekey
Finance Committee
City Council
Bair
Recreation Department
Io Finance Committee
Joe Johnson
Capital Improvements Committee
Jerry Adams
General Fund
Capital Improvements Fund
Adams
Johnson
Phyllis Katz
Katz
Greg Hill
City Seeks State Funds to Widen Richland Avenue
Richland officials will ask the county for State Issue I funds to widen part of Richland Avenue near Route 682. An engineer would be hired for design up to 25,000, with total costs estimated between 120,000 and over 200,000 depending on state specifications and labor.
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Richland Avenue
George Mara
Mara
Engineers Urge Funds to Fix Ohio Bridges After Decade
The Ohio County Engineers Association marks the 10th anniversary of the Silver Bridge collapse with a renewed plea for funding. They report inadequate prior allocations, aging bridges, 24 percent weak structures, 355 bridge collapses since 1968, 632 more than weakened, and a $628 million need to replace county bridges.
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The
County Engineers Association of
Ohio
Food Service Program to Feed Head Start Centers
Tri County Community Action Agency confirms continuation of USDA Food Service Program giving free meals to all children enrolled in Head Start. Centers include Crooksville Route 93 Corning school complex and Murray City Elementary School with listed contact numbers.
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Tri-County Community Action Agency
Usda Food Service
Food Service
Crooksville
Corning
Murray City
Burr Oak project funding aids anti pollution work in region
Athens and Morgan Counties will share 355000 for Burr Oak State Park anti pollution efforts funded in the state capital appropriations bill per State Rep. Don Maddox. Other allocations include 137500 in Perry County and 125000 in Morgan County for state share of community mental retardation facilities. Milk price hike eyed for 15 cents per hundredweight starting January 16 as merger of five milk cooperatives progresses. Ted Osborne notes 11000 dairy farmers across Cincinnati Columbus MIami Valley and Fort Wayne groups will be affected.
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Athens
Morgan Counties
Burr Oak State Park
Don Maddox
Lancaster
Perry County
Morgan County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ted Osborne
Cincinnati Co-op
Osborne
Central Ohio
Miami Valley
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne, Ind
Parents urge indoor pool at Morrison Elementary site
A group of parents and students urged the City School Board to build an indoor swimming facility at the Morrison Elementary School site. They cited potential federal funding and use by children, adults, seniors, school teams, Beacon School students, and community programs. cost estimates to be determined. The board thanked David Lovett for his service.
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City School Board
New Morrison
Jerry Reese
Andover Road
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Athens
Reese
Beacon School
169
David Lovett
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