City of Pataskala Mess
UPDATE August 9,2006:
Pataskala Street Levy fails in Special August 8, 2006 Election.
FOR 614, AGAINST 830.
The Pataskala Comprehensive Master Plan dated November, 2002 includes the following statement in the background information:
The feeling I get especially after the Pataskala levy campaign of May 2006, is that there is a big push to encourage development to build commerce, etc. I think the government of the new city is not really concerned with what was the original intent of the merger of the village and Lima township. This needs to be looked into.
See Pataskala Comprehensive Master Plan
Also, we might as well look at all the documents about the city of Pataskala. Documents
And, The official City of Pataskala website
Pataskala Street Levy fails in Special August 8, 2006 Election.
FOR 614, AGAINST 830.
The Pataskala Comprehensive Master Plan dated November, 2002 includes the following statement in the background information:
Facing strong development pressures from these western municipalities [Reynoldsburg and Columbus], the Village of Pataskala and Lima Township determined they had three future interests in common. First, most citizens from both entities were satisfied with their community and did not want major change or expansion. Secondly, the citizens enjoyed the rural nature of their living environment. Third, if changes had to occur within their community (such as increased industrial or residential development), the citizens wanted to be able to control and have a voice in the manner of such expansion. These common beliefs led the Village of Pataskala and Lima Township to propose a merger,...
The feeling I get especially after the Pataskala levy campaign of May 2006, is that there is a big push to encourage development to build commerce, etc. I think the government of the new city is not really concerned with what was the original intent of the merger of the village and Lima township. This needs to be looked into.
See Pataskala Comprehensive Master Plan
Also, we might as well look at all the documents about the city of Pataskala. Documents
And, The official City of Pataskala website
posted by Gravaman | 5:17 PM
2 Comments:
Like to know your opinion on the TIFs.
TIFs are Tax Increment Financing districts. They work by allowing townships or cities to lock in the taxable worth of real property. Payments derived from the increased assessed value of any improvement to the property beyond the locked-in amount are directed toward a separate fund to finance the construction of public infrastructure, such as roads. TIFs do not levy additional taxes onto residents.
The TIF districts will divert future property taxes from Southwest Licking Local Schools for road improvements.
With TIF, as my property grows in value, the dollar amount of my property taxes go up automatically. Right now property taxes are set at constant dollar amounts. They only go up when public entities justify their need for more money.
TIFs may work in depressed or impoverished areas to jump start economic development. But SWL doesn't need that. I don't want to encourage the malignant growth of Pataskala to continue.
Full State School funding is in the works for Ohio. The importance of property taxes for schools will diminish without TIFs.
TIFs are a difficult concept. Still need to think more about it.
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