Local Govt & Politics
Both Harrison Twp. levies approved
Harrison Twp. had two police levies on the ballot and both passed with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial election results released Tuesday night.The levies were a renewal police and EMS 13 mill levy and a 4-mill renewal levy.“If they both fail, there will not be a policing ...
Beavercreek tax levy failed
A proposed 1.5 percent earned income tax in Beavercreek has failed 61 percent to 39 percent with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial results.There were 6,437 votes cast against the tax increase and 4,030 cast for it.Proponents of the tax say the city has changed throughout the decades ...
Fairborn schools levy fails
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the Fairborn City Schools’ 11.7-mill emergency levy has failed 69 percent to 31 percent, according to unofficial board of elections results.If the levy passed it would have generated $7 million annually for 10 years, and kept the district fiscally solvent and meet its budgetary ...
Centerville schools levy failing
In a close vote Tuesday night, Centerville’s 6.9-mill school levy was failing, according to unofficial election results.With 100 percent of precincts reporting before midnight, the levy was failing 50.69 percent to 49.31 percent.The difference was 182 votes.Superintendent Tom Henderson last month said the levy is needed, even though the district ...
Unofficial count: Whaley and Wagner in, Leitzell out
With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Nan Whaley and A.J. Wagner have survived the runoff vote for mayor of Dayton, according to unofficial results from the Montgomery County Board of Elections. Whaley has received 4,965 votes, and Wagner came in second with 2,566 votes. Mayor Gary Leitzell lost with 2,338 ...
Trammell’s daughter pleads guilty to stealing $70K in funds for battered women
Angela Goodwine, 53, of Dayton pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to stealing $70,000 in taxpayer money that was supposed to help battered women. The conviction was the second related to social services programs operated by the Dayton chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Montgomery County. Goodwine’s ...
Judge rescinds order banning prosecutor from court
Vandalia Municipal Judge Cindy Heck rescinded her order barring Vandalia Municipal Prosecutor Claudia Turrell from practicing in the court, according to a order Heck issued Thursday afternoon.The controversial April 18 decision to ban Turrell from court for allegedly repeating a rumor about Heck led to Turrell being placed on paid ...
State of Dayton positive, mayor says
Dayton Mayor Gary Leitzell delivered a list of positives Thursday evening in his State of the City speech, making mention of two years of budget surpluses and development projects in the GE EPISCenter and Dayton racino among other successes made during his tenure.The address, given from the Ahiska American Turkish ...
Riverside rejects liquor renewal for Hank’s
City Council on Thursday evening unanimously voted to object to a renewal of the liquor license for Hank’s Hideout.The vote occurred at a time when the owner is preparing to open the establishment at a new location.Council in late April unanimously voted to object to a renewal of the permit. ...
City remains knee-deep in more than 7,000 abandoned properties
Like many urban cities in recent years, Dayton still finds itself knee-deep in abandoned, dilapidated properties as the result of the foreclosure crisis and economic downturn five years ago. Boarded up buildings that appear to be on their last legs litter the city as it attempts to recover. Kevin Powell, ...
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