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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 2005
Page
4
The Ohio Office of Budget and Management released a spendsheet detailing how Gov. Bob Taft's proposed budget would change state funding for public school districts. Excerpts show district level projections for fiscal years 2005 2006 and 2007 including dollar changes and percentage changes.
OBM projections show 254 of 613 districts maySee slight decreases in 2006 2007 budgets while none face first year cuts. Hamilton Edgewood Ross Madison gain. Lakota Fairfield Middletown New Miami and Talawanda face reductions by 2007. Elimination of business cost factor may redirect funds to districts with higher needs. Carlisle to stay same next year then rise 2.8 percent the following year. Warren County ranks high in business costs, risking a per child loss if the factor ends.
Voters in Butler Montgomery Preble and Warren Counties face multiple school district and city measures. Mills and taxes proposed include Middletown 13.4 total for emergency needs five years, Madison 7.5 for operating deficit, Franklin 9.79 to avoid deficit, Edgewood 6.9 for deficit, Preble Shawnee 0.5 percent income tax for operating costs five years, Springboro 10.46 for deficit, Lebanon 5.9 for operating expenses, Valley View 0.75 percent income tax, Monroe 2 mills replacement for fire, Trenton taxes 1.5 mills and income tax credit restoration, Liberty Township 3 mills renewal, West Chester referendum for a community center.
Madison tax officials dispute OBM projections showing 6.7 million end of year funding versus SF-3 form totals, amid debates over the cost of doing business factor elimination and a possible enrollment rise. Local superintendent Sherry Part questions a 2.8 percent rise as insufficient. Linda Ebbing contributed.
Cabrera gave birth in a prison clinic room while inmates and medical staff were present. The baby was delivered before staff arrived, both mother and child were moved to Ohio State University Medical Center, and Cabrera remains in prison after pleading guilty to related charges. The mother’s eligibility for a special nursery program is denied due to a prior robbery conviction.
Firefighters set up a decontamination station on Trenton Road after Patrick Sweeney 24 found a bottle of hydrofluoric acid. About a dozen bottles were found in a ditch and the Ohio EPA was alerted for cleanup. At least one house was evacuated due to possible fumes. The CDC notes the substance is used in industrial metal cleaning and glass etching.
The Barton murder in August 1995 tied to Al Phelps, Middletown, as a veiled suspect. Investigators explored at least 10 leads, with Montgomery County informants naming Phelps and new testimony from Henson about a failed plan. The cold-case team disbanded after Barton’s April 2004 indictment. lawyers vow appeals as new evidence potential looms.
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