The difference in their predictions Thursday was only about $124,000. Dropsey predicted $49,523,703.53 and Vero settled on $49.4 million.
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Madison teachers’ union negotiations stretch into the new year
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Mike Leeper didn’t want to spend his Wednesday night at a school board meeting. But there he was at the Madison High School Library, just two days before winter break. “This is one of the last places in this world I want to be, especially at this meeting,” he said. “I’m sure […]
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Richland County commissioners approve $46 million balanced budget for 2025
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a balanced general fund budget for 2025, a spending plan that reflects a 3.2 percent increase over the original 2024 budget. The budget of $46,092,642 matches projected revenues for next year, according to the three-member board. The commissioners have previously adopted a policy […]
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Richland County commissioners set to work with $46 million budget in 2025
MANSFIELD — It appears the Richland County Board of Commissioners may be ready to informally approve a 2025 balanced budget on Thursday. After another meeting on Tuesday with county Treasurer Bart Hamilton and county Auditor Pat Dropsey — both of whom are members of the county budget commission — Commissioner Tony Vero said it appears […]
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Richland County projected to end 2024 with $8.4 million budget surplus
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Board of Commissioners projects the county to end 2024 with about an $8.4 million budget surplus, based on current revenue and expense projections. That projected final revenue for 2024 again Tuesday became the subject of a lunch bet between Commissioner Tony Vero and county Auditor Pat Dropsey. Vero predicted the […]
Posted inCommunity Development
Bids for 4th Richland County Common Pleas courtroom lower than expected
MANSFIELD — Another bid opening, another set of offers significantly lower than estimated. That was the case Tuesday morning when the Richland County Board of Commissioners opened the five bids submitted for a project that will create a fourth Common Pleas courtroom inside the county administration building. The work was designed and estimated at $750,000 […]
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Lexington schools ask taxpayers to renew operating levy on March 19
LEXINGTON — Voters in the Lexington Local School District will see a renewal levy on this year’s March primary ballot. The fixed-sum emergency levy was originally passed in 1999, according to district treasurer Jason Whitesel. It generates $2.7 million in operating revenue each year. Whitesel said the levy revenue makes up about 10 percent of the […]
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Interested parties: Vero, Dropsey renew lunch wager on final 2023 Richland County revenues
MANSFIELD — Pat Dropsey and Tony Vero both have a keen interest in how Richland County’s investment interest income finishes in 2023. A mealtime interest, that is. Dropsey, the Richland County auditor, and Vero, a county commissioner, renewed their annual lunch bet Thursday on how they think the county’s general fund revenues will end the […]
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Richland County commissioners continue 2024 budget planning sessions
MANSFIELD — It’s budget time for Richland County commissioners as a 2024 spending plan is mapped out based on estimated revenues largely derived from sales tax collection. That process includes meeting with department heads who report to the three-member board of commissioners and also other elected officials, all of whom present proposed budgets. Some of […]
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How will property value reappraisals impact my taxes?
MANSFIELD — If you own property in Richland County, you’re likely aware that property values went up recently. The Richland County Auditor’s Office posted the tentative tax year 2023 reappraisal property values on its website last month. These reappraisals were ordered by the Ohio Tax Commissioner, as required in Section 5715.33 of the Ohio Revised Code. […]