Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

It?’s time to dismiss the HOAX that residents who don?’t live within the corporate limits of Pickerington shouldn?’t be able to express their concerns over the actions of this City?’s governmental decisions.

If the school?’s ballot issues, all the while this Council?’s members race to approve more housing plots, wasn?’t enough to convince you the latest SE Messenger (9-2-02) should leave little doubt. Within the article on page 3 titled ?“Pickerington / County Utilities agreement at standstill?” you?’ve got the proof against the myth.

The thousands of Fairfield County & City of Pickerington Utility users were noted as having to subsidize the potentially illegal ?“pre-annexation agreements?” regarding tap fee reductions by the City Council. There isn?’t a City of Pickerington official, elected or appointed, that can now deny that all area residents are impacted by this government?’s decisions.

So, isn?’t it time to get the whole story out?

Mr. Postage seems to want to continue the lame discussion of the sham so Mr. Postage it?’s time for you to answer for your voting decisions.

You say, ?“We were trying to help them out?” ?– referring to this now shelved City / County agreement. Sure just defies any logic how costing millions of dollars of subsidies from sewer and water tap fees reductions was helping out ANY of this area?’s residents.

Another Postage?’ism. ?“The key element in this thing was the Thorton property. Right now, why should we take in any further? (speaking of the agreement) Why should we share it with them when we can service it??” Another absurdity in the Council President Pro-Tem?’s twisted words. Just how can you service the area when it was clearly in the Canal Winchesters service section of the Pickerington / Canal Winchester?’s sewer & water agreement? Oh, how foolish of me your Law Director wrote a letter voiding that agreement, for which you and the rest of Council now have this City?’s government in court to attempt to defend. Please Mr. Postage, justify the tens of thousands of dollars you have approved for the outside legal counsel of Vores, Salter, Seymour, Pease LLP on the nullification of your contract. Aren?’t these the same legal beagles who have spoken words against the latest citizens petitions to curb you from these giving away?’s that this agreement would have all of us paying for?

And more from the mouth of Mr. Postage regarding the expansion of the current Pickerington sewer plan and the request currently into the Ohio EPA for it?’s approval of this expansion. ?“We have other stuff on the books that is being developed as part of this (wastewater plant) expansion?”. Mr. Postage, please finish that statement, what stuff? Let me just guess since you speak in incomplete sentences and continual rhetoric.

1. Getting all those needed utilities to your Council buddy?’s family property on Long Road.
2. Let?’s double up the plant for all the Diley Road explosion of homes. We wouldn?’t want to have the homes that Lee helped bring about on Kohler?’s & Painter?’s old farms not happen because they couldn?’t get the sewer to flush their toilets.
3. Could the 115 lots at the ?“Parade of Homes?” possibly fill up that 24?” sewer line you?’ve got running out there?
4. And while we?’re figuring out the ?“stuff?”, please don?’t forget the extra apartments and condos that go along with Daryl?’s Police station land donation, they sure must need a lot of flush capacity.


Real elected representatives communicate with their constituents and the community as a whole. Your statements, Mr. Postage, are a continuation of a line of similar hoaxes that just don?’t stand up to the light of reality.

You Are Absolutely Right

Bob,

I don't know who this Mr. Postman is but what is he trying to do to the residents of Pickerington. No city official who proclaims that Pickerington is a Rockwell type village has any business in the world to give away freebees to anyone to develope there. Pickerington, in my opinion, is one of the nicest places in central Ohio to build a home. Why would any city official give freebees away to developers to build mushroom type developments that only cheapen the rest of the community? That's just not good business. Good business would be to charge the prospective developers a fee to build in the lush, unique and private community of Pickerington! As a candidate for county commissioner, how could I vote for annexation for any land that has all of the water/sewer rights given to the developer who doesn't want to even give any proceeds to the schools to offset the new enrollment created by his development. I don't have the privilage of living in your fine community, but I do live in Fairfield County. I would be more than happy to meet any group of individuals who feel that their Constitutional Rights are being jeoprodized by the actions of your city council. Keep up the good work Bob, and remember, I'm here trying to work for the citizens of Pickerington as well as everyone else in Fairfield County.

Michael Noll

Mr. Postage?’s Bio (City version)

Mr. Noll,

To be fair with you, other viewers, and Mr. Postage I?’ve clipped below the page ?–8- President Pro-Tempore?’s information from the literature of the Fall 2001 ?“Pickerington Communicator that area residents received just prior to that years elections.

Of course, this is only part of the ?“true?” picture. Much more will follow from a completely different perspective...... shall we say ?“voting record?” maybe? That is usually one of the best ?“measures?” of a perpetual incumbent.

With the interactive nature of this discussion page, I?’m sure others will have the opportunity to add with their perspectives.

Bob


Louis V. Postage
President Pro Tempore of City Council
Mr. Postage was appointed to City
Council in 1983, and was elected in
1987,1991,1995 and 1999. Mr.
Postage was elected by his fellow
council members to serve as President
Pro Tempore of Council, and has
served in this pivotal role for eight
years. He has also served as Chairman
of the Finance Committee of Council.
A long-time resident of Pickerington, Mr. Postage is not only City Council President, he is also one of the City's and School District's biggest boosters. He has achieved many goals and earned many honors, which include:

1981-Present- Volunteer Football Coach, Pickerington High School
Past Pickerington Youth Athletic Association Board Chairman, and Past President
1987 -Earned the Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce's Community Service Award
1987-90-Served as one of only three-term Presidents of the
Pickerington Athletic Booster Club
1991-Pickerington Area Coordinator for the United Way
1992-Mr. Postage was named the Chamber's Businessman of the Year
Award .
1992-United Way Service Award Winner
1996-United Way Board Member
2001-Grand Marshal, the Pickerington Violet Festival Parade
In addition to all of the recognition he's earned and community service he has provided, Mr. Postage has also served the Pickerington Local School District as the Chairman of its Facilities Committee. As a Pickerington Athletic Booster, he was instrumental in building the new all-weather track, a new concession stand, a new field house, and in bringing close to $1 million to the school district.
To say Mr. Postage believes in community involvement is an understatement. However, he is proud of the community he lives in, and is always anxious to help others achieve their goals.
''I see the City of Pickerington continuing to prosper and grow, and continuing to build a nice commercial base. I am anxious to see the City develop a strong commercial park that extends our reach to U.S. Route 33. This is a tremendous community,'' said Postage.

An insurance professional, Mr. Postage is a partner and co-owner of the England Insurance Agency in Pickerington.

What Mr. Postage believes?

Since Mr. Postage is the vaunted Finance Committee Chairman he must believe in throwing our money away to the tune of $150K on trying to stop annexation reform and a state wide referendum paid by the citizens of Pickerington.

Thanks for wasting my money!


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