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I'm sort of new to this stuff, and could use some help sorting it out.
I've read the agreement. It seems to me to say that the city and township will work together for commercial development in the township. They'll work out agreements for each deal they do.
If any township land is, in fact, commercially developed, and that land can be annexed to the city, it will be. No arguments. The city and township will then split the tax revenue from this land, 50-50, after infrastructure costs and the like. I guess that includes the city income tax paid by the people who work there.
On the other hand, the city can annex township land for residential development only if the township agrees. And either the city or the township can terminate this agreement after ten years.
Have I got the essentials? Do I have them right? So, what's bad in this agreement? What don't you like, apart from the guys who wrote it? I'm on the fence here. Why is this agreement such a bad idea?
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One reason
One reason Jeff/Davey/Gary (whichever you are, because you are involved in it, it has to be bad.
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Twp has no rights to share $$$$$
OK rookie (wink wink) I will play your silly ass game.
First what is wrong with sharing 50% of the revenues in future annexations for commercial property with the trustees?
The township has NOT invested any township money into making the commercial property suitable for commercial development. Even though you are a rookie you should understand that what makes any property potential for commercial development is the ability of the local government in providing the needed infrastructure. In commercial real estate the three most important works are ''access, access, access'' and the Township has provided nothing in the way of roads for this community. North of Busey they have put NOTHING into the Diley Road widening project. Now they out of the goodness of their hearts that want to allow the city taxpayers to share that income with ONLY the unincorporated sections of the Township.
Doesn't it strike you odd that with the Township's agreement with Canal Winchester they only get 20% of Canal's income taxes and they are required to maintain the roads in the CEDA area for that revenue. In this agreement they are required to do NOTHING but spend the city taxpayer's money. Why do they get off scott free with Pickerington?
Talking about spending the taxpayer's money what about the paragraph where the City agrees to NOT conform its boundaries. Do you know the City taxpayers already send directly to the trustees over a quarter of a million dollars each year in property taxes. The city gets no benefits from these taxes levied on the city other than the trustee sue the City every chance they get. Do you think that once this agreement is passed by these slugs the city taxpayers will ever get the opportunity to a full accounting of that money?
I have heard the argument that this inside milage is taken out by state law. If the City formed a paper township it would tear the community apart. The fact is that a simple majority of the Pickerington City council could declare a paper township and send that request to the commissioners once we get these current slugs out of office. This agreement is giving up those rights that you seem to over look. The city could hire three police officers with the money currently being spend of attorneys in the township.
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Secession
I missed that one about the city not seceding from the township. Sorry about that. I guess I got the rest of it right, though.
So what about this secession stuff? I thought the township provided the city with fire protection. Isn't that fire station downtown the township's? And the city only pays the township $250,000 per year for that? Are you sure it isn't more?
Do you know how much all the fire equipment in that station must have cost? Haven't bought one lately myself, but I'd imagine one good fire engine costs close to $250k. How many firemen work there? Do you have any idea how much they must cost?
How would the city replace all of that stuff if it seceded from the township? What makes you think the city is getting the short end of that fire deal now? Sounds to me like a bargain.
Have you guys really thought this one through? Doesn't sound like it to me. Sounds pretty half-baked to me.
You guys have some kind of bur in your saddle, but I don't think this is what it's about. So what is it? Why do you want to stir up all this stuff between the city and the township, and between the people who live in one and the people who live in the other?
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