Local Govt & Politics
Gas tax not keeping up with road needs
Federal and state motor fuel tax receipts — the billions that pay for road construction, repaving, maintenance and operations of highway and street departments — are not growing as fast as the cost of those projects. And that may mean more potholes and deteriorating roadways during the coming years. A ...
Fire department operations under review
A committee of city staff reviewing the fire department’s operations needs City Council’s input.During a work session Tuesday, City Council will discuss the future operations of the Middletown Division of Fire.Since 2000, the Middletown fire department has tied up more than a quarter of the city’s general fund budget, and ...
Money spent to put tax issues on ballot the ‘cost of doing business’
Asking voters to approve more money for cities, townships and school districts on May 7 will cost thousands of dollars — an expense that government officials say is “the cost of doing business.” The May 7 ballot is a special election in an odd-numbered year. That means the cost of ...
Wright-Patt employees want greater say on when to take furloughs
Air Force Materiel Command employees want a greater say in when and how they take mandatory unpaid furlough days, union leaders said Friday. The American Federation of Government Employees Council 214 and the AFMC, headquartered at Wright-Patterson, were back in contract negotiations over 14-day furloughs after an agreement on 22-day ...
Ohio Sen. Brown introduces bill to raise minimum wage to $10.10
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour in three steps.The bill would provide the first minimum wage increase to tipped employees in more than 20 years.“Working full-time in a minimum wage job in Ohio pays about $16,000 per ...
$1.3M project to upgrade traffic signals on Ohio 63
A proposed $1.3 million project designed to upgrade traffic signals along Ohio 63 also includes installing fiber optic cable to help with future economic development.The Ohio Department of Transportation will bid and manage the construction of the so-called Signal Inter-Connect project, which will connect nine traffic signals within the city ...
Judge appoints former mayor to trustee board
A Greene County judge has appointed a former Beavercreek mayor as the swing vote on the three-person Beavercreek Board of Trustees.Candy Prystaloski fills the seat of former trustee Bob Glasser, who resigned Jan. 1 following his election as a county commissioner.Trustees Carol Graff and Dan Paxson had 30 days to ...
Property tax appeals up in Greene County
More Greene County property owners are challenging their real estate assessments, according to data from the county auditor’s office. The number of property tax appeals filed by last week’s filing deadline is up 25 percent over last year. According to the auditor’s office, 506 appeals were filed compared to 406 ...
Monday is deadline to register to vote in May 7 election
The deadline to register to vote for the May 7th election is Monday April 8. Voter registration forms are available at MyOhioVote.com or from local boards of elections and other designated agencies, such as libraries and BMVs. If you have moved since the last election, you should visit the site ...
Middletown native to run against Boehner
Andy Hounshell believes he can do something no one has done ever: beat Speaker of the House John Boehner for his 8th District seat. Hounshell, a 37-year-old AK Steel employee and IAM Local 1943 vice president, will announce his candidacy for the 2014 race against Boehner on Friday at a ...
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