Canal Winchester Messenger - January 9th, 2022

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Obetz Historians
By Katelyn Sattler
Staff Writer
The Obetz Historians continues to plan
on how to document Obetz’s history.
On Dec. 8, the group discussed ho to
incorporate as a non-profit 501(c)(3).
Incorporating as a non-profit will cost abo
ut$200, which concerns Obetz Historians
President Joyce Blake.
“We don’t have any money,” said Blake.
“Does this mean I will have to pay for it
until we do some fundraisers to be able to
reimburse me? If I make a mistake, how
much will the amendments cost.”
The group decided to approach city of
Obetz Law Director Gene Hollins to ask for
legal guidance. Blake and Jerry Benson
talked to Hollins during a break at the
recent Obetz City Council meeting where
he suggested they use the 501(c)(3) filings
from the now-defunct Obetz Historical
Society and the Secretary of State’s website
as a guide to the necessary documents
for the Obetz Historians.
He also suggested looking for an
accounting firm for IRS purposes to
become a non-profit.
The IRS rules for nonprofits have
changed over the years.
The Obetz Historians will also need a
federal ID, which is free to do online.
After incorporation, the group will focus
on collecting more stories of Obetz’s history.
They asked everyone in attendance at
their recent meeting to write something
about their own family to get everyone
involved.
The group is considering fundraisers so
they can afford to proceed.
The Historians elected Connie
Callander as the new hospitality coordinator
and Heather Coffenberry is the new
membership chairperson.
These officers add to the ranks of
President Joyce Blake, Vice President
Jerry Benson, Secretary Bonnie Wiley, and
co-Treasurers Becci Thacker-Dunn and
Diane Brooker.
The next Obetz Historian meeting is
Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Senior Center,
1650 Obetz Avenue.
All meetings in 2022 will be on the third
Wednesday of the month.
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American Rescue Plan
The Franklin County Commissioners have launched a new
webpage where residents can track how the county uses funds
from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help the community
recover from the pandemic.
The site, Recovery.FranklinCountyOhio.gov provides information
about the ARP, what it means for Franklin County, a graph
of expenditures so far, and links to information about the individual
expenditures. The commissioners have already allocated more
than $26 million for recovery.
“Our community will be feeling the effects of the pandemic for
years to come,” said board president Kevin Boyce. “We got lots of
input from our residents about how we can best use this money to
help them and their families, and this webpage represents an
unprecedented level of transparency in how we’re going to use this
funding so that they can see in real-time what we’re doing to help
them recover.”
The American Rescue Plan was passed by Congress and signed
into law by President Joe Biden to help Americans who are suffering
from the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It
includes significant federal resources to support a strong public
health response and vaccination strategy, provide direct assistance
to families, and deliver resources to local governments to
use in their own communities. Franklin County will be receiving
$256 million over the next two years. Other parts of the ARP provided
resources for schools, healthcare providers, public health
agencies, and small businesses.
The commissioners held a public hearing and solicited written
testimony from the community to learn about the challenges residents
have faced over the past 18 months and how they think this
funding can best be used to aid in recovery. Video of that hearing
and text of the written testimony can be found on the commissioners’
new webpage along with federally mandated reports on ARP
spending and a link for residents to continue to submit ideas for
recovery funding.
An update to the commissioners’ American Rescue Plan webpage
is already planned, and will connect residents in need directly
to the resources that the commissioners have funded with ARP
dollars.
Visit Recovery.FranklinCountyOhio.gov.
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