Monday, November 12, 2012
Take a look at a breakdown of votes for and against Issue 69 by precinct.
By now everyone's probably aware that the Twinsburg Schools levy was approved on Nov. 6. The 4.9 mill levy was was approved with 6,791 votes for (54 percent) and 5,806 against (46 percent). Issue 69 passed by less than 1,000 votes. It passed by the community as a whole and in almost all precincts. According to data from the Summit County Board of Elections, only three of 16 precincts voted against the levy: Twinsburg 1-A, Twinsburg Township A and Macedonia F. You can see a breakdown of each precinct in the chart below. Even though the levy failed in Twinsburg Township A, the widest margin of victory of any precinct came from Township B. The levy was approved by a 204 vote margin. The smallest margin of victory came from Reminderville B, …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The new, proposed agreement would charge Reminderville $48,000 a year for three years
Updated 8:30 p.m. After tabling the subject for several meetings, Twinsburg City Council is approved a new new contract with Reminderville for sharing the police and fire emergency dispatch center Tuesday night. The new contract will span three years charging the village $48,500 a year, starting at the beginning of this year and expiring in December 2014. Reminderville will make the payments on either a quarterly or monthly basis, whichever it prefers. The two communities have shared the service since 2008 and the most recent contract of $32,500 per year expired in December 2011. The last time the contract was discussed at city council, Councilman Bill Furey the price should be raised to match the city's costs. “I think we’re undercharging…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Twinsburg's contract with the village of Reminderville ends at the end of the year
Reminderville may soon be charged a higher price to continue using the city's dispatch service. City council discussed entering into a new contract with the village for sharing the police and fire emergency dispatch center Tuesday night. The two communities have shared the service since 2008 and the most recent contract of $32,500 per year expired in December 2011. No vote on the resolution was taken and it was tabled for a future meeting. However, At-Large Councilman Bill Furey believes if the contract is renewed, the price should be raised to match the city's costs. “I think we’re undercharging for this service,” Furey said. According to Furey, seven percent of calls into Twinsburg's dispatch center are from Reminderville. He'd like to …
