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"Cuts loom for Ohio Schools,"
The Columbus Dispatch, February 18, 2005, pp. A1-A1: this article
reports that state funding for the HCSD will be reduced from $36.6 million
in 2005 and 2006 to $35.8 million in 2007.
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"Suburban schools need money
too, legislators say," The Columbus Dispatch, Thursday, July 15,
2004, p. C8. For the 2002-2003 school year, Hilliard residents paid $66.8
million in state income tax, but received back only $39.2 million in State
Aid. In comparison, Southwest Schools residents paid out $62.8 million and
got back $78.4 million.
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"Larger enrollment tests many
schools," The Columbus Dispatch, August 20, 2004, pp. C1-C2: contains
a quote from Rep. Larry Wolpert saying that it is not just the urban and
rural districts which need State Aid.
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"Levy or not, district keeps
voters informed," The Columbus Dispatch, January 19, 2004, p. A3: our
school district officials need to think like this.
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"Growth issue sprouting in
Delaware," The Columbus Dispatch, August 22, 2003, p. C8: Mark
Beeghley, a banker and candidate for Delaware City Council said he's
concerned about an imbalance between residential and commercial growth.
Fellow candidate James Newton said "the city should encourage more light
manufacturing and industry instead of concentrating on residential growth."
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"Judge backs Pickerington
housing limit," The Columbus Dispatch, May 21, 2004, pp. A1-A2. The
Pickerington City Council enacted an ordinance that limits housing permits
to 100 per year. That limit would be lifted if developers were to create a
community taxing authority that would charge new homeowners extra taxes to
pay for roads, schools, and other amenities required to handle growth.
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"Limit on building permits
expires," The Columbus Dispatch, August 5, 2004, pp. C1-C2: the
Pickerington City Council allowed the ordinance that limited building
permits to 100 per year to expire. In 2002, the voters passed a 2 house/acre
limit to slow residential growth. David Shaver was elected as mayor over
incumbent Lou Postage. Postage was considered to be too friendly to
builders. City officials were also considering the implementation of impact
fees.
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"Suburban legislators toss
another log into the school-funding fire," The Columbus Dispatch,
July 19, 2004, p. A7: An important opinion was expressed in this editorial
piece: "... A better idea would be to require developers to foot the cost of
school construction when the flood an area with new homes, as in last week's
story about developers buying land near Dublin that could accommodate 5,000
residences." The writer was speaking of the new Dominion development north
of Hayden Run Rd.
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