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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2013
Page
1
Butler County and the Cincinnati area posted 7.1 percent jobless rates for July with the county adding about 1,000 jobs. The Middletown district approved hiring 16 tutors to aid students at risk of missing state standards amid broader Ohio education shifts.
Franklin city and firefighters union reach a three-year contract granting 3 percent annual raises retroactive to January 1. Fire Chief Jonathan Westendorf reports early EMS unit performance. 967 calls in six months, just under projected 1,000. The city had been negotiating amid ongoing reforms.
City voters approve a 3.5 mill continuing property tax levy in August 2012 to fund a stand‑alone Franklin fire and EMS department, ending the Joint Emergency Medical Services District’s ambulance service for Franklin Franklin Two and Carlisle. The levy generates about $733,000 annually for operations.
Ohio ranks among the cheapest states for homeowners and auto insurance. The Ohio Department of Insurance reports 2012 averages of 624 dollars for homeowners and 648 dollars for auto, with rate increases of 7.6 percent for homeowners and 4.1 percent for auto among the ten largest insurers. Ohio remains sixth-lowest for homeowners costs and well below the national averages of 906 and 848 respectively.
Employers in Ohio and nationwide push health insurance costs onto employees as premiums rise. The Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust report 4 percent higher family plan costs and 5 percent higher individual coverage so far this year, with moderating premiums softening the wage impact.
The Middletown City Schools board repealed instructional school fees for the 2013 14 year after changes to the breakfast and lunch program. Parents no longer must pay the roughly 25 dollar kindergarten fee and 42 dollar other instructional fees.
Middletown Journal reports from staff writer Hannah Poturalski that Middletown City Schools will remove instructional fees this year. The story highlights district plans to reduce costs for students and outlines potential budget impacts, noting leadership statements and implications for families.
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