The local Nieghborhood Watch and CIC are sponsoring a Block Party st Ruth Cramton Park.
Bring your family around 6PM. There will be Games, Food and Live Music.
6:30 Games for Kids and Cornhole Tournament for Adults
7:00 Dessert Auction
7:30 Karate Demonstration Sponsored by Jeff Jones and his Students
Live Music Throughout the Evening
6:30pm Sons of Sophistication
8:30pm Streetwise
Music Sponsored by Dr. Paul Schreibman
Food Provided by Vilvens and Son Excavating
Free Popcorn
Bring a Lawn Chair and Enjoy
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Local Government Fund May Be Reduced
It seems the Local Government Fund may decrease the amount to Townships and Counties. Every community will be impacted by this.This is important to know because it will have an indirect impact on Village finances and a direct impact on services from other local governments. The Dept of Taxation has also taken another look at potential revenues.
Below I have pasted a Legislative Alert from OTA. Below that is the actual letter from the Department of Taxation.
Last month I sent a legislative alert that spoke to reductions in the Local Government Fund due to the lack of revenue in the State's general revenue fund. In that alert I mentioned that the Department of Taxation was revising their estimates for 2009 and 2010 based on new state revenue numbers.
The Department of Taxation has released that information and has posted it to their website. The 2010 estimates have been sent to each county auditor. To view the LGF explanatory document, visit http://tax.ohio.gov/channels/other/services_for_local_govts.stm and look under "Other Distributions." To view the 2010 estimates, please visit http://tax.ohio.gov/channels/government/OhioDepartmentofTaxation.stm
Sincerely,
Heidi M. Fought
Director of Governmental Affairs
Ohio Township Association
6500 Taylor Road, Suite A
Blacklick, OH 43004
(614) 863-0045
(614) 863-9751 Fax
Tax Analysis Division
P.O. Box 530
Columbus, Ohio 43216-0530
614-466-3960
tax.ohio.gov
2
2. Calendar year 2010 PLF distribution estimates
Each July, ODT is required to provide each county auditor an estimate of the amount to be distributed
to such county’s undivided public library fund during the next calendar year.1
ODT estimates that CY 2010 distributions from the state PLF will amount to $336.2 million. This
represents a decline of $33.5 million, or 9.1 percent, from the estimated CY 2009 distribution levels.
The amounts are summarized below (shown in millions of $). Note that each county’s distribution is
projected to decline by 9.1 percent in 2010 relative to 2009.
The year-over-year decline in overall PLF distributions is mostly attributable to the reduction in the
PLF funding percentage (from 2.22 percent to 1.97 percent), which affects all 12 months of
distributions during CY 2010 but only affects a portion of CY 2009 (i.e., the last five months of that
year). Another, less significant factor explaining the expected decline is that CY 2010 revenues are
predicted to be slightly below CY 2009 revenues.
July 2009 Revised (July 2009)
Estimate of Total Estimate of Total $ change: % change:
Calendar Year 2010 Calendar Year 2009 Est CY 2010 less Est CY 2010 less
PLF Distributions PLF Distributions est CY 2009 est CY 2009
$336.2 $369.8 -$33.5 -9.1%
3. Calendar year 2009 and 2010 LGF distribution estimates
Because of updated revenue projections, ODT has revised its CY 2009 estimates of the distributions
from the state LGF to the 88 county undivided local government funds. These estimates are slightly
under the CY 2009 estimates issued in June 2009. See below for a summary of the revised CY 2009
and actual CY 2008 distribution amounts (in millions).
Revised (July 2009)
Estimates of Total Total Actual
Calendar Year 2009 Calendar Year 2008 $ change: % change:
Distributions to Distributions to Est CY 2010 less Est CY 2010 less
88 County LGFs 88 County LGFs est CY 2009 est CY 2009
From state LGF $589.1 $687.8 -$98.7 -14.4%
Dealers in
Intangibles 12.6 11.9 0.7 5.9%
Total distribution $601.7 $699.7 -$98.0 -14.0%
ODT estimates that CY 2010 distributions to the county undivided local government funds will be
$577.9 million (excluding dealer in intangibles tax distributions). This represents a decline of $11.2
million, or 1.9 percent, from the estimated CY 2009 distribution levels. The amounts are summarized
below (in millions of $). The decline stems from the extectation of continued weak revenue
performance in the first few months of CY 2010.
July 2009 Revised (July 2009)
Estimates of Total Estimates of Total
Calendar Year 2010 Calendar Year 2009 $ change: % change:
Distributions to Distributions to Est CY 2010 less Est CY 2010 less
88 County LGFs 88 County LGFs est CY 2009 est CY 2009
From state LGF $577.9 $589.1 -$11.2 -1.9%
Dealers in
Intangibles 12.3 12.6 -0.3 -2.4%
Total distribution $590.2 $601.7 -$11.5 -1.9%
1 In addition, updated PLF distributions estimates are to be issued in December preceding the distribution year and in June
of the distribution year. Thus, ODT’s next set of distribution estimates for CY 2010 will be released in December 2009.
Below I have pasted a Legislative Alert from OTA. Below that is the actual letter from the Department of Taxation.
Last month I sent a legislative alert that spoke to reductions in the Local Government Fund due to the lack of revenue in the State's general revenue fund. In that alert I mentioned that the Department of Taxation was revising their estimates for 2009 and 2010 based on new state revenue numbers.
The Department of Taxation has released that information and has posted it to their website. The 2010 estimates have been sent to each county auditor. To view the LGF explanatory document, visit http://tax.ohio.gov/channels/other/services_for_local_govts.stm and look under "Other Distributions." To view the 2010 estimates, please visit http://tax.ohio.gov/channels/government/OhioDepartmentofTaxation.stm
Sincerely,
Heidi M. Fought
Director of Governmental Affairs
Ohio Township Association
6500 Taylor Road, Suite A
Blacklick, OH 43004
(614) 863-0045
(614) 863-9751 Fax
Tax Analysis Division
P.O. Box 530
Columbus, Ohio 43216-0530
614-466-3960
tax.ohio.gov
2
2. Calendar year 2010 PLF distribution estimates
Each July, ODT is required to provide each county auditor an estimate of the amount to be distributed
to such county’s undivided public library fund during the next calendar year.1
ODT estimates that CY 2010 distributions from the state PLF will amount to $336.2 million. This
represents a decline of $33.5 million, or 9.1 percent, from the estimated CY 2009 distribution levels.
The amounts are summarized below (shown in millions of $). Note that each county’s distribution is
projected to decline by 9.1 percent in 2010 relative to 2009.
The year-over-year decline in overall PLF distributions is mostly attributable to the reduction in the
PLF funding percentage (from 2.22 percent to 1.97 percent), which affects all 12 months of
distributions during CY 2010 but only affects a portion of CY 2009 (i.e., the last five months of that
year). Another, less significant factor explaining the expected decline is that CY 2010 revenues are
predicted to be slightly below CY 2009 revenues.
July 2009 Revised (July 2009)
Estimate of Total Estimate of Total $ change: % change:
Calendar Year 2010 Calendar Year 2009 Est CY 2010 less Est CY 2010 less
PLF Distributions PLF Distributions est CY 2009 est CY 2009
$336.2 $369.8 -$33.5 -9.1%
3. Calendar year 2009 and 2010 LGF distribution estimates
Because of updated revenue projections, ODT has revised its CY 2009 estimates of the distributions
from the state LGF to the 88 county undivided local government funds. These estimates are slightly
under the CY 2009 estimates issued in June 2009. See below for a summary of the revised CY 2009
and actual CY 2008 distribution amounts (in millions).
Revised (July 2009)
Estimates of Total Total Actual
Calendar Year 2009 Calendar Year 2008 $ change: % change:
Distributions to Distributions to Est CY 2010 less Est CY 2010 less
88 County LGFs 88 County LGFs est CY 2009 est CY 2009
From state LGF $589.1 $687.8 -$98.7 -14.4%
Dealers in
Intangibles 12.6 11.9 0.7 5.9%
Total distribution $601.7 $699.7 -$98.0 -14.0%
ODT estimates that CY 2010 distributions to the county undivided local government funds will be
$577.9 million (excluding dealer in intangibles tax distributions). This represents a decline of $11.2
million, or 1.9 percent, from the estimated CY 2009 distribution levels. The amounts are summarized
below (in millions of $). The decline stems from the extectation of continued weak revenue
performance in the first few months of CY 2010.
July 2009 Revised (July 2009)
Estimates of Total Estimates of Total
Calendar Year 2010 Calendar Year 2009 $ change: % change:
Distributions to Distributions to Est CY 2010 less Est CY 2010 less
88 County LGFs 88 County LGFs est CY 2009 est CY 2009
From state LGF $577.9 $589.1 -$11.2 -1.9%
Dealers in
Intangibles 12.3 12.6 -0.3 -2.4%
Total distribution $590.2 $601.7 -$11.5 -1.9%
1 In addition, updated PLF distributions estimates are to be issued in December preceding the distribution year and in June
of the distribution year. Thus, ODT’s next set of distribution estimates for CY 2010 will be released in December 2009.
Emerald Ash Borer Update
Below is an update I received from ODNR. It is a press release about the spread of the devastating Emerald Ash Borer Please take precautions and follow the restrictions as you camp the rest of the summer or visit any or our area parks or campgrounds.
Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Five New Counties
Last modified 2009-07-30 11:52
Agriculture Department Adds Ashland, Richland, Summit, Greene and Morrow Counties to Quarantine
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (July 28, 2009) – Ohio’s Emerald Ash Borer quarantine was expanded today by the Ohio Department of Agriculture to include five new counties. Ashland, Richland, Summit, Greene, and Morrow counties were added to the quarantine, which helps slow the spread of the ash tree-killing insect by prohibiting the movement of all hardwood firewood and ash tree materials.
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials confirmed the positive identification of specimens collected in each of the counties. Ashland, Richland, and Summit county specimens were taken from the purple traps placed across Ohio by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. The Greene County specimen was retrieved by an Ohio State University Extension agent, and the Morrow County specimen was obtained following a tip from a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee. These findings mark the first known infestations in each of these counties.
Since Emerald Ash Borer was first discovered in Ohio in 2003, the department has placed 50 counties under quarantine. The quarantine makes it illegal to transport ash trees, parts of ash trees, and all hardwood firewood from any quarantined county into a non-quarantined county without a compliance agreement from the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Ohio’s quarantine map is also available at the department’s Web site. Violators of this quarantine may face fines up to $4,000. Due to a federal quarantine, it is also illegal to take these items from the state of Ohio.
Firewood dealers, businesses, or woodlot owners interested in marketing and transporting ash trees or firewood from quarantined areas can do so only with a department-approved compliance agreement. These agreements stipulate handling practices that mitigate the artificial spread of Emerald Ash Borer.
Ash trees infested with Emerald Ash Borer typically die within five years. The pest belongs to a group of metallic wood-boring beetles. Adults are dark green, one-half inch in length, one-eighth inch wide, and fly from early May until September. Larvae spend the rest of the year beneath the bark of ash trees and leave D-shaped holes in the bark about one-eighth inch wide when they emerge as adults.
For information on the Emerald Ash Borer, compliance agreements, firewood restrictions, purple traps, and quarantine updates, call 1-888-OHIO-EAB.
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