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TARTA Sales Tax Replacement to Appear on November Ballot
#GOPCThread: Johnstown Bets on the Future as our next #OHCommunitySpotlight
Federal EDA Announces Six New Economic Recovery Programs for Communities
#GOPCThread: Taking a Closer Look at Walk.Bike.Ohio's Active Transportation Plan
UPDATE: Infrastructure Legislation Progresses in U.S. House, Senate; Work Far from Done
Franklin County Auditor Report Shows Racial Disparities in Valuation, Assessment Process
A study looking into property tax appraisal and assessments in Franklin County, OH determined that properties in low-income, Black-majority neighborhoods are regularly overvalued for tax purposes. The result is that Black homeowners pay more in property taxes relative to the sales values of their homes, while homeowners in majority-white neighborhoods were regularly undervalued.
#GOPCThread: Webinar focuses on the History, Principles & Implementation of Smart Growth
#GOPCThread: #OHCommunitySpotlight visits the "The Fun Center of Ohio" - Mansfield
Five Years on: Reviewing the progress of the "Smart City Challenge"
Five years ago, Columbus was awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in the “Smart City Challenge”; an initiative that was conceived as an opportunity to jump-smart the transition to a more technologically-advanced transportation network within a midsize U.S. city.