Batavia officials weigh Ford plant impact on school funding
Batavia officials and Clermont County educators debate how a forthcoming Ford plant could affect funding as the Johnson Amendment shifts tax burdens. Superintendent Maddox warns the district is not wealthy yet while planning facility expansions to accommodate up to 400 new students amid housing growth and sewer concerns.
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Batavia
Jack Maddox
Maddox
Ford Company
Clermont County
Johnson
James Gibson
Ford
Rodney Murphy
Murphy
Ohio lands Ford site with 12 point agreement and new school needs
Clermont County and Ohio officials tout a Ford transmission plant deal with a 12 point agreement including land purchase at 350 acres for 4 000 per acre, infrastructure, airport runway extension, CETA funds, tax abatement, and a state county liaison. County officials say the project could bring about 500 additional students, potentially prompting a new primary school by 1980.
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Clermont County
Ohio
Ford
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
William Rourke
Ford Company
State of Ohio
Apchian Highway
Ford plant brings growth for Clermont Northeastern district
Clermont Northeastern School District may gain land from the 348 acre Ford site with 25 acres lying within its border. Superintendent Bud Hegele says growth from the plant could boost housing and population, stressing the district may need to update facilities, starting with the aging elementary school, as state funding and local impact remain uncertain.
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Batavia
Ford
Clermont Northeastern
Bud Hegele
Hegele
Clermont
Realtors urge caution on expanding tax incentives
The President of the Clermont County Board of Realtors Wayne Floren sent a letter to the county commissioners urging caution in expanding tax incentives to designate areas as reinvestment zones for business. The board notes some declarations may be unnecessary and that the impact on business growth is not guaranteed.
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Clermont County Board of Realtors
Wayne Floren
Nativity Scene Display At Amelia United Methodist Church
Nativity scene display returns to Amelia United Methodist Church from December 21 to December 24 with daily hours 7 to 9 p m and 10 30 to 11 p m On Christmas Eve at 11 p m the church holds its traditional can e and aaah Candle and carol service public invited contact 732 1414 for quick results
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United Methodist Church
Grealis Named Ford Plant Manager
Peter T. Grealis Jr., 56, named manager of Ford’s Lima Engine Plant and head of the new Ford plant. A certified manufacturing engineer born in Ireland in 1921, he joined Ford in 1951 and rose through production and engineering roles at Cleveland and Lima plants. He is married with two children.
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Peter T. Grealis, JR
Batavia
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Peter T. Grealis Jr
Lima
Ohio
Mr. Grealis
Cleveland
Grealis
The
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
County Mayo
Ireland
Case Western Reserve University
Airport runway extension slows amid funding delays
Ford Motor Company and the State of Ohio have agreed to extend Clermont County Airport runway from 4400 to 6000 feet to speed the transmission plant project. Yet funding hurdles may push the extension to 1980 unless private sources provide finance.
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Ford Motor Company
Ambiguous excerpt outlines three step airport funding plan
The text describes a three step process for an airport funding plan. It notes submission to the FAA for specification checks, followed by an environmental impact study, and placement on a funding waiting list after other projects. Buckley mentions timing and public work involvement.
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FAA
Buckley
Commissione
Inter Plan
Ford
Donald Reis
Men
Open house schedule for December visit to Batavia
Dee Wood invites the public to a Santa Claus visit in Batavia on December 21 22 and 23 from 5 PM to 7 30 PM. The event promotes an open house style gathering with family friendly activities and seasonal cheer.
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Santa Claus
Batavia
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