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Calculations: Will Retirement Center Pull Its Own Weight In Taxes?
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Will Retirement Center Pull Its Own Weight In Taxes? My appraisal of the annual property tax bill National Church Residences. Would pay if their plans for a retirement center were realized on tax-liable land elsewhere in the Athens area used the following methodology:. I selected four retirement facilities in the Athens area to serve as comparison properties. They were:. 8226; The Lindley Inn, 9000 Hocking Hills Dr., The Plains, Ohio. 8226; Hickory Creek Nursing Home, 51 4th St., The Plains, Ohio. I calc...
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Calculations: Calculations: Will Retirement Development Preserve Green Space?
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Calculations: Will Retirement Development Preserve Green Space? Ruler used for measurements is an enhanced version of the one found in the bottom right corner of the Athens GIS snapshot and is as accurate as the GIS data it is sourced from. Acreage calculated at http:/ www.csgnetwork.com/lawnacrecalc.html. Western 275x215 chunk is 1.36 acres. Eastern 280x140 chunk is .9 acres. Combined area is 2.26 acres. 226 acres is 14% of 16 acres. Posted by: The Watchdog. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Attention-Getting Device: Map: Southside Development Projects
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An Athens, Ohio civic issues blog. Map: Southside Development Projects. It’s that season again. Building season. The season of capital improvements. Summer. No students, no frost, no rain (at least by July), potentially meddlesome people off on vacation, so bust out the heavy machinery! And where better to start the summer than Athens’ own South Side? It directly on the Google Maps site, or, if all else fails, download a jpeg picture version here. D Safety Issue: Richland Bridge site of a June 2007 accid...
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The Attention-Getting Device: At A Glance: Profile Of Stimson Avenue Retirement Community
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An Athens, Ohio civic issues blog. At A Glance: Profile Of Stimson Avenue Retirement Community. Traditions at Ohio University". Originally billed as a Continuing-Care Retirement Community. CCRC), now talked about as a retirement village for active seniors only. 16 acres of land off Stimson and Morris Avenues between Near East Side neighborhood and Hocking River, with portions owned by OU, Athens City and the Hocking Conservancy District. 200 residents, couples and singles. Cost To Live There. Mostly from...
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The Attention-Getting Device: College Bookstore Renovates Beckley Building
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An Athens, Ohio civic issues blog. College Bookstore Renovates Beckley Building. Are available in yesterday's Athens News. Work should be done by mid to late July, and the College Book Store will remain open for business throughout. Consider taking a moment to thank general manager Michael Fitterer and his team for taking the initiative to spruce up their bit of uptown by calling them at 740-594-3505. Posted by: The Watchdog. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). College Bookstore Renovates Beckley Building.
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The Attention-Getting Device: Will Retirement Center Benefit Ohio University In The Long Run?
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An Athens, Ohio civic issues blog. Will Retirement Center Benefit Ohio University In The Long Run? So far, I've highlighted the windfall NCR expects to reap from the retirement development off Stimson Avenue and the disaster that I think it would be for east-siders, but what of the third party with a vested interest in the outcome of the project? So what’s in it for OU? How much money is at stake? To keep the math simple, I'll use rounded averages provided by the Ohio University Foundation. For a discuss...
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The Attention-Getting Device: Area Revitalization #1: The Armory
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An Athens, Ohio civic issues blog. Area Revitalization #1: The Armory. Wow It's awful quiet around here. Guess a three and a half month hiatus is a good way to kill a blog. As a way to ramp up posting again without having to write in-depth, research-oriented articles for a while I'm going to engage in a series of wild speculations and ramblings about potential revitalization around town. First task is to introduce the cast of characters, and I begin with.ye old Armory! Posted by: The Watchdog.
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The Attention-Getting Device: Mayor Sacks City Code Director
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An Athens, Ohio civic issues blog. Mayor Sacks City Code Director. I was startled out of my daze early this morning as I passed a newsstand headline: " Mayor Asserts Authority, Fires Code Chief. It's no secret that Mayor Wiehl and others around Athens have been critical of the effectiveness of City code enforcement, but firing Steve Pierson was a bold and risky move. The reality is that barely any community stakeholders actually live in. The remaining settled Athenians that want the code strictly enforce...
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The Attention-Getting Device: Trains To Columbus?
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An Athens, Ohio civic issues blog. What: An open forum to discuss rail travel in Southeast Ohio. Where: Athens Public Library, on Home St., off East State behind Bob Evans. When: Saturday, Aug 30 at 2 pm. 8226; All Aboard Ohio. A rail advocacy group. 8226; State of Ohio Rail Plan. 8226; Athens News article on tomorrow's meeting with list of panelists. Posted by: The Watchdog. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bye Bye Bobs, Hello Exhaust. Was Mayor Wiehl justified in canning Steve Pierson?