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Boston Heights Overlook
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the Village of Boston Heights OH.
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Boston Heights Overlook |
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Boston Heights Overlook.
Not an official public document by, of or for the Village of Boston Heights OH. |
*[All council members were present except Councilor Janet Miller; also present were Mayor Ray McFall, Clerk-Treasurer Carol Zeman, Engineer Steve Schreiber & deputy Solicitor Ed Muse.]
*[Clerk-Treasurer Carol Zeman reported this from the recent Finance
Committee meeting:
Some residents have the wrong City Code on their vehicle registrations,
and Boston Heights is not receiving their $20 license plate fee, as it should -- some
other city is getting it.
The "Vehicle Registration Card" should show the City/Township as "Boston Heights"
and the "Owner's Residence Taxing District" as 7703. Only the "Post
Office" should be Hudson or Peninsula. You can check this on the registration form you carry
in your car or wallet. Mrs. Zeman also confirmed that, contrary to some reports, if the
city code is wrong, you must appear personally at the
deputy registrar's office (e.g. in Macedonia) to fix it when renewing your license plates.
You can't do it through the mail or via www.oplates.com.]
*[Mrs. Zeman also noted that the next deadline for filing application for the
2.5% residential property tax reduction is June 1st, 2004; the forms
can be had from the Village Hall. Or:
download "Application for 2½% Percent Tax
Reduction" form and print it yourself.
There is an additional tax reduction for homeowners 65+ or disabled too:
download "Homestead Exemption" form.
*[Village Engineer Steve Schreiber reported the following:
The Village received a letter from the Chima group confirming that only borings will be taken
on their land along Boston Mills Road; no grading will be performed. The borings are being
taken in conjunction with the Route 8 upgrade project.
The ongoing
drainage problems through and near the Canale property are still unresolved
pending further discussions with the Village Solicitor, Russ Pry. (Ed. Note -- the Engineer
had expected to have an easement agreement, months ago.)
Mr. Schreiber is researching an ordinance amendment that would allow temporary occupancy
permits. This would allow homeowners to move into their new houses during the winter, while
ensuring that landscaping and grading was completed properly.
Mr. Schreiber is organizing a meeting with ODOT District 4 concerning the
Akron-Cleveland Road
bridge project.
Another meeting was held with the Colesbrooke residents concerning the
long-awaited
road repair and repaving job. He expects to make some minor modifications to the plans, based on these
discussions, and hopes to then make estimates available so that bids can be solicited next month.
Mayor McFall asked whether this would involve further engineering charges to the Village; Mr.
Schreiber replied "very little."]
*[Mr. Kurt Landefeld, sometime candidate for state representative, spoke in favor of the
upcoming levy for the Akron-Summit County Public Library
This issue appears on the March 2004
ballot.
Mr. Landefeld explained that the loss of the previous levy, and cuts in state spending,
have put a severe crimp in the library system's operations.
He noted that residents in the Woodridge and Nordonia Hills school districts would be voting on
this issue in March, while those in Hudson City School District would not -- since they're not
in that library district. He reported that the new levy would cost about $48 per year for a
$100,00 house. The levy would begin in January 2005.
Councilor Annette Miller asked whether she understood correctly that the
Peninsula Library
was independent of the county library system. Mr. Landefeld confirmed this, but added that
a cooperative agreement did funnel some county library funds to the Peninsula Library.]
*[On a more partisan note, Mr. Landefeld also introduced Mr. Brian Williams as a candidate
for Ohio Representative for the 41st District. Mr. Williams is a former superintendent
of the Akron City Schools; he explained that he intends to pursue revision of
the state's method of school funding. He asked that he not be confused with the Republican
incumbent Bryan
Williams. (Ed. note: the incumbent Mr. Williams is being "term-limited" out of
this office after 2004.)]
*[Mr. Bob Hasenyager of the Summit County Health Department
spoke about the
proposed inspection program for home septic
systems. He noted that there
was much unhappiness with the proposed $35 annual fee, especially as inspections might be
carried out far less often -- perhaps every 3-5 years. He explained that the fee structure
had been originally proposed to also cover some existing septic inspection activities, as well
as wider-ranging water quality surveys. He passed out a summary of public
comments received to date, including those made at the public meetings in December 2003.
The department is looking for interested parties to participate in study or focus groups, and
will eventually prepare a final recommendation for an inspection program and its fees.
Mrs. Marge Donley asked why the department seemed to not be enforcing the 3-year pumpout
requirement; Mr. Hasenyager agreed that this was required by code, but was currently being
treated as an advisory activity, rather than an enforcement activity.]
*[Mrs. Marge Donley spoke in favor of the proposal to increase the village's income tax
rate from 1.5% to 2%. This issue appears on the
March 2004 ballot.
Mr. David Himes suggested that village residents get in the habit of using
"Boston Heights" as their address, especially for government functions. He
explained that it is not necessary to use "Hudson" or "Peninsula"
so long as the ZIP code is correct (44236 or 44264).]
*[Mr. William Hinkle informed Council and the Mayor of reports that the City of Hudson
was considering removal of Boston Heights from the Hudson City School District. Apparently
this recommendation appears in the new report by the steering committee for revision of
the Hudson Comprehensive Plan, in the guise of "creating uniform boundaries"
for the city and the school district. Presumably they aren't talking about expanding the
city. Council President Pro Tempore Bill Goncy expressed skepticism that this was possible.]
*[Another gentleman asked about the status of the burned-out house on Grandview; it is
reported to still be in a state of disrepair. Mayor McFall said he thought it had
changed hands recently, and would look into the matter. (Ed. Note -- the property
was purchased by Mr. Jay Zedak of Hudson, on 26 November 2003. Here is the
property record for Parcel #1300480.)]
*[Councilor Mike Cheung reported on the Planning Commission
and Board of Zoning Appeals meeting of 4 February 2004. He noted that the next meeting would
be on 3 March 2004.]
*[Councilor Annette Miller reported that she had reviewed the Village's expenditures
for December 2003 and January 2004.]
*[Councilor Cheung did NOT make his usual statement about reviewing the Village's
financial statements. Neither did Council President Goncy make his usual statement about
reviewing the bank reconciliations.]
*[Council President Bill Goncy reported on the special meeting of the Roads Committee, on
3 February. Road Superintendent Jim Robinson had reported on road maintenance costs throughout
the village. Engineer Steve Schreiber reported that ODOT intended to move forward on the
stub service road running north from Hines Hill Road, behind the Industrial Parkway businesses.
He expected to arrange a meeting with Summit County
Engineer Greg Bachman to discuss the proposed extension
of that road from Hines Hill to Twinsburg Road (and beyond, to Highland Road). There were
further discussions on the Colesbrooke repair and repaving job, as mentioned above.]
*[Councilor Jim Hudson reported the usual doings of the village's Road Department, as
reported at the 7 January 2004 meeting of the Roads Committee.]
*[Councilor Paul Palumbo announced the Park Board's Senior Spaghetti Dinner at
the Fire Station, on Saturday, 6 March 2004, Noon-2PM. Call the Village Hall for reservations.]
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