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PAGE 2 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - February 26, 2023 St. Paddy’s Day Party!!! Saturday, March 18 - Doors Open at 6pm Live Music by “Right on Main” 1005 Richardson Road, Groveport, OH 43125 614-610-9688 www.thepaddockpub.com WEALTH Continued from page 1 www.columbusmessenger.com The Gilmore Group Office: 614-834-HOME (4663) Cell: 614-774-4416 www.GilmoreGroupHomes.com Call today and receive a FREE SHOWER PACKAGE PLUS $1600 OFF SPECIAL OFFER 1-855-417-1306 With purchase of a new Safe Step Walk-In Tub. Not applicable with any previous walk-in tub purchase. Offer available while supplies last. No cash value. Must present offer at time of purchase. CSLB 1082165 NSCB 0082999 0083445 Photo courtesy of the city of Groveport City of Groveport officials presented Groveport Madison Schools officials with a $1.1 million income tax revenue sharing check at Groveport City Council’s Feb. 13 meeting. Pictured here, from left to right, are: Groveport Madison Superintendent Jamie Grube; City Council President Jean Ann Hilbert; Groveport Madison Treasurer Felicia Drummey; Groveport Madison Board of Education President LaToya Dowdell- Burger; Groveport Madison Board of Education Vice President Seth Bower; Mayor Lance Westcamp; City Councilman Scott Lockett; City Councilwoman Becky Hutson; City Councilman Jack Rupp; Groveport Madison Deputy Superintendent Paul Smathers; City Councilman Shawn Cleary; and City Councilman Ed Dildine. He said the city issues income tax revenue sharing checks to Groveport Madison Schools once per year. Per the Ohio Department of Development, a CRA is “an economic development tool administered by municipal and county government that provides real property tax exemptions for property owners who renovate existing or construct new buildings. Community Reinvestment Areas are areas of land in which property owners can receive tax incentives for investing in real property improvements.” Groveport Madison Schools Treasurer Felicia Drummey said the money from the income tax revenue sharing agreement will go into the school district’s general fund and that there are no restrictions on its use. “This money is important because when property taxes are abated the school loses that tax revenue,” said Drummey. “As the city tax base grows from the resulting new development, it receives income taxes from the new workers and city revenue grows. So TROUBLES when the city generously shares their growth in income tax with the school district it replaces the real estate tax revenue lost from abatement without placing any additional tax burden on property owners. It helps balance things out.” Groveport Madison Superintendent Jamie Grube said the district is appreciative of the district’s partnership with the city. “It helps support what we do,” said Grube. “We all work together.” Groveport Madison Board of Education President LaToya Dowdell-Burger added, “The income tax sharing agreement with the city of Groveport helps to protect the school district from a loss of revenue due to negotiated tax abatements between the city and the developers. We appreciate that, as our city leaders are looking to attract new commercial development opportunities, they also are looking out for the best interest of the school district.” “Drivers being in a hurry and driver inattention are factors.” - Casey Adams Groveport Police chief Continued from page 1 assured clear distance (drivers not allowing enough space between them and the car in front of them) and failure to yield on left hand turns. “Drivers being in a hurry and driver inattention are factors,” said Adams. “Also, people are not gauging the speed of oncoming traffic well on left hand turns. Vehicles in traffic are moving faster than drivers think they are.” Adams noted that recently, on the over night shift in two separate incidents, Groveport Police officers cited two drivers on State Route 317 for traveling at a high speed. “One was going 120 mph and the other was going 110 mph, that’s twice the speed limit for the road,” said Adams. “When stopped, the drivers said they had just gotten off work and were in a hurry to get home.” Adams said high traffic volume in the area is also a factor, especially at shift change for the nearby warehouses between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. According to Groveport City Engineer Steve Farst, “Based on data from MORPC, taken back in 2018, and then factoring in a reasonable traffic growth factor, it appears about 27,000 vehicles per day enter/leave the intersection from all directions.” Adams said drivers can safely get through the intersection by slowing down, allowing for the proper distance between vehicles (a standard is two car lengths between you and the car in front of you), and paying attention.
www.columbusmessenger.com February 26, 2023 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - PAGE 3 Traffic in area could get a bit crazy this summer By Rick Palsgrove Groveport Editor Three events this summer and fall in and near Groveport could cause some traffic tangles. Big stuff coming through Groveport Police Chief Casey Adams said, from late summer to the end of the year, huge pieces of equipment and infrastructure headed to the big Intel project in Licking County will pass through the area on local roads. He said the items - which can be 23 feet high, the length of half a football field, and weigh a million pounds - will be trucked from Manchester on the Ohio River and up through central Ohio to Licking County. “They’ll be massive,” said Adams. He said the big items cannot use freeways because they will not fit under the overpasses, so side roads will be used. This will involve raising traffic signals and electric lines to allow the humongous items to pass under them. “It’ll be like when someone moves a house on the roads,” said Groveport City Councilman Ed Dildine. Groveport City Administrator B.J. King said there are concerns that the huge weight of the items being trucked could Photo courtesy of Motts Military Museum Army ambulance restored for Motts Museum damage area roads. He said the city should secure a bond from the developers to ensure the city is reimbursed for potential road damage. Adams said the exact route and roads the massive items will pass through the area on have not yet been determined. The Air Show and Pelotonia According to Adams, the Air Show at Rickenbacker Airport from June 16-18 and the Pelotonia bicycle tour on Aug. 5 “will create heavy traffic congestion in and around Groveport.” He said the events will also increase pedestrian foot traffic and more bicycle traffic. “This will require our police department to devote resources to expedite and block traffic flow in Groveport,” said Adams. He said Air Show organizers are looking at ways to bring vehicles and spectators into Rickenbacker Airport quickly as well as dispersing traffic efficiently and limiting wait times. He said the city’s GREAT Transportation system and COTA buses dropping off passengers (primarily workers from the area’s warehouses) at the Marathon gas station at State Route 317 and Alum Creek Drive will be impacted by traffic from the event. Regarding the Pelotonia bicycle tour, Motts Military Museum recently received a 1969 Vietnam Army Ambulance that was restored by Dan Boots Longenette (shown here driving the ambulance) and his associates. According to Motts Military Museum officials, the restoration took many hours to complete. Most of the materials were donated and the museum was not charged for the labor. “What a great job they did,” said Motts Military Museum Director Warren Motts. “With the help of volunteer Annie Gillen, we hooked up her trailer in the freezing cold which we needed to go pick up the ambulance. We loaded it, tied it down, and transported it back to the museum. We unloaded it and, with the help of volunteer Denny Badgerow, we moved vehicles around and placed the ambulance in safe storage.” It took five and a half hours to complete the mission. “Thanks to Boots for the restoration and the volunteers Annie and Denny for making this happen,” said Motts. “Watch for us in parades, we hope to have it with us and our vehicles soon.” Motts Military Museum is located at 5075 S. Hamilton Road in Groveport. For information visit mottsmilitarymuseuminc.com or call 614-836-1500. which is a fund raising event for cancer research, Adams said that Bixby Road and Groveport’s Cruiser Park are along the bike tour route. He added set up for the event could affect the city’s First Thursday event on Aug. 3 in Cruiser Park. Adams asked Pelotonia organizers to include the Groveport Police in their planning sessions so the officers know what times the bicyclists will be passing through the area on Aug. 5 and how many special duty officers would be needed. Other news •Grass and weeds better beware because Groveport City Council approved the purchase of a state of the art tractor and mowing deck assembly for the city’s public works department. The New Holland tractor costs $87,637 and the mowing deck assembly that goes with it costs $65,474. The equipment will be used for roadside mowing and other tasks as needed, according to city officials. “The tractor replaces a 1986 model tractor that is becoming increasingly unreliable and difficult to repair,” said King. The mowing deck assembly has a boom arm mower that will make it possible for workers to mow behind guardrails along roads. Groveport history •Two documentary films on the history of Groveport, produced by the Groveport Heritage Society and Midnet Media, are available for viewing online on YouTube. The films are: “Groveport: A Town and Its People” and “The Story of John S. Rarey and Cruiser.” •The Groveport Heritage Museum is located in Groveport Town Hall, 648 Main St., and is open during Groveport Town Hall’s operating hours. Call 614-836-3333. Council passed the legislation to make the purchases as emergency measures. King said, this is due to ongoing supply chain issues regarding vehicles and equipment. “Time is short to assure we can receive this equipment due to availability,” said King. Added City Council President Jean Ann Hilbert, “When we have one that’s available we have to jump on it.” •The city of Groveport’s income tax revenue year-to-date as of Jan. 31 was $2.4 million, which is 6 percent higher than the same time in 2021, according to Groveport Finance Director Jason Carr. Carr noted the general fund balance was $9.9 million as of Jan. 31, which is $3.7 million higher than the same time last year. Income tax revenues year-to-date comprised 75 percent of all city revenues, the largest part of all the city’s revenues. •Council is considering legislation to allow Birch Tavern, 639 Main St., to have two parking spots in the municipal parking lot behind the tavern be designated for carryout order parking. •Groveport City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Council holds its committee of the whole meetings on the third Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. AUTO HOME Beplerinsurance.com 614.837.4379 staff@beplerinsurance.com 3246 Noe Bixby Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43232
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