Budget Hearing Briefs City Budget Deficit Expected
A six minute public hearing on the 1970 city budget drew one comment. The 2% million plan projects a nearly 98 thousand dollar deficit across three funds by year end next year. Water sewer and general fund deficits prompt talks of rate increases and a municipal income tax. Mrs Willard Bishman urged cautious expansion in the auditor's office as Auditor Hipp cites state rules for modern accounting and a needed staff boost.
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County Budget Commission
Norwalk To Modernize City Accounting System
Ohio requires municipalities to adopt a new uniform accounting and reporting system, tripling posting time and expanding fund reporting. Auditor Charles Hipp told Norwalk City Council a dedicated trained accountant is needed, with $7,000 added to the 1970 budget for the role despite resident scrutiny.
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Liquor Permit Mix Up For Norwalk Airport Plans
Norwalk City Council faces a tangled liquor permit issue as Erie Air Service and the Ohio Department of Liquor Control dispute the correct location for a permit at 11 Whittlesey Avenue tied to The Office Bar. Erie Air says the address is wrong and intends 10 Whittlesey Avenue across the street.
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Norwalk
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Ted Murphy
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No Evidence for Infant Mortality Rise From Atomic Bomb Tests
Dr. William Bibb of the Atomic Energy Commission states there is no experimental evidence that infant mortality has risen since atomic bomb tests. He replies to radiation physicist Ernest J. Sternglass of the University of Pittsburgh, who claimed thousands of infant deaths due to Strontium-90 in the air.
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William Bibb
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Line Work To Resume In Norwalk
Norwalk plans line improvements as part of a five year electrical expansion. Bids will be sought for transformer work in the northeast area. The council also approved updating codified ordinances and funding flood repair projects. Budget gaps in general water and sewer funds may require rate adjustments and federal aid will influence spending.
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G._ Ira Liedorff
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Electric Committee
Frederick Waugh
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Ohio House approves day care plan to aid welfare mothers
The Ohio House passed a bill 76 to 6 sending it to Gov. Rhodes. The plan would fund state licensed day care centers or babysitters for children under 15 of welfare mothers who work or train. Total funding cited at 6 million dollars split between state and federal sources.
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UPI
House of Representatives
Senate
James A. Rhodes
Keith McNamara
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McNamara
Treasury
Nixon Asks Governors For Welfare Advice At White House
President Nixon held talks with industrial state governors led by Ohio’s James A. Rhodes to seek input for a national welfare address. Rhodes cited heavy paperwork in Ohio’s welfare system costing about 16 million dollars annually and argued cutting red tape could free funds for programs.
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Rhodes
White House
Nils Boe
Ohio
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