The City of Dublin is attempting to annex around 300 acres of land from Jerome Township for development. This would require Dublin to cut a deal with the City of Columbus and at would require water and sewer services from… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: Advisory group pitched $250 million worth to cover $120 million hole By Robert Vitale You might end up paying higher taxes. You might get a bill for trash pickup. You might see red-light cameras flashing off tickets… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: City to let group reopen Tuttle rec center By Kathy Lynn Gray Another Columbus recreation building will live again. The doors at Tuttle Recreation Center will swing open March 28, six weeks after the city closed it… [Read More]
From Business First of Columbus: Columbus officials put 2 city-owned golf courses on market by Jeff Bell The city of Columbus is looking to sell two money-losing golf courses. The city is in the initial stages of getting property surveys… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: Yard-waste decision may add to pollution By Spencer Hunt The city’s decision to cut yard-waste pickups will put more cars and trucks on the road, boost fuel use and increase air pollution in central Ohio. At the… [Read More]
From WBNS 10TV: Obama Agrees To Attend Police Recruit Graduation Police sources confirmed Friday that President Barack Obama has agreed to travel to Columbus for next week’s police recruit graduation ceremony. The Columbus Division of Police recruit class is tentatively… [Read More]
Press Release: Mayor Coleman Informs Police Recruits Their Class Will Graduate Today, Mayor Michael B. Coleman and Public Safety Director Mitchell J. Brown met with 26 recruits of the Division of Police’s 114th class to inform them that the layoff… [Read More]
Tonight at City Council, a new ordinance was approved that will add a 30% late charge fee onto uncollected bills that are passed along to collection agencies. Currently, when bills are sent to a collection agency, the agencies receive 30%… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: City’s cutbacks in bulk-trash pickup mean waste is more likely to accumulate in the campus area By Mark Ferenchik When Columbus laid off 13 bulk-trash drivers last week, it also ended daily treks by a truck that… [Read More]
Press Release: Governor Announces Federal Stimulus Package Includes $8.2 Billion in Funding for Ohio Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced that Ohio will receive at least $8.2 billion in federal funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… [Read More]
The finalized list of recreation centers that will be closing on Saturday, February 14th has been released from the City of Columbus Department of Parks and Recreation. Funding for these centers has been cut in order to balance the 2009… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: City officials pitch income-tax jump for Nov. 3 ballot By Robert Vitale Columbus officials began laying out the case last night for a citywide income-tax increase that looks more and more like it’s headed for the Nov…. [Read More]
From The Dispatch: City makes more cuts By Robert Vitale Columbus city leaders restored money yesterday for limited yard-waste pickup later this year, but more than a dozen other budget cuts were added to an already lengthy list. Among them… [Read More]
At a public hearing last night, City Council discussed several ideas for combating the city’s budget deficit this year. Most ideas revolved around budget cuts and the increase of fees and taxes. The idea of a .25% income tax increase… [Read More]
From The Dispatch: Metro Parks board to push 0.75-mill levy By Mark Ferenchik People love their parks. But do they appreciate them enough to dig deeper into their pockets to pay for them, even if the annual cost adds up… [Read More]
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