State of the City Address
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State of the City Address Glen P. Stewart, Mayor May 10 th , 2013 1
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State of the City Address. Glen P. Stewart, Mayor May 10 th , 2013. General Fund Expenditures 2012. Ashland Police Department. APD Man Hunt. APREHENDED. An alliance between multiple agencies, from local to Federal levels, culminated in Nate Summerfield's apprehension. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of State of the City Address
State of the City Address
Glen P. Stewart, MayorMay 10th, 2013
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General Fund Expenditures 2012
POLICE
FIRE
GEN. MISC.
MUNI. CT.
ELECTED OFFICES
ENGINEERING
OPERATIONS
ADMIN. SERVICES
OUTSIDE SERVICES
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Ashland Police Department
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APD Man Hunt
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APREHENDED
An alliance between multiple agencies, from local to Federal levels, culminated in Nate Summerfield's
apprehension.
Ashland Fire Department - Medical Oxygen System
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Ashland Fire Department - New 2945 Brush Truck
FIRST NEW BRUSH TRUCK IN 33 YEARS!!!
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Ashland Fire Department - Budget
2008 2012
817 789
= Calls per Year = Cost per Call 36
15
3699
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Ashland City Water Department
33 Waterline Breaks
87 Service Lines
37 System Valves
27 Fire Hydrants
1200 calls to locate City
utilities.52 calls
for stoppage
s.
400 calls for
service.
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Well to Ground Process
2.26 Mil. Gallons/day
4.03 Mil. Gallons/day
Production
Processing
End UserProcessing
Return to Environment
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Ashland Parks and Recreation• June 11-20 ASA National Women’s Visit & Try Outs• June 29-30 ASA 18 & Under Girls Region 9 Tournament• July 26-31 ASA National Men’s Major Tournament
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Ashland Parks and Recreation
Brookside Pool and the Mini-Golf Course will be open June 1st through August 18th.
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Ashland Parks and RecreationBrookside Golf Course
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Current Promotion3 medium range buckets3-9 hole rounds of golf with cartonly $39.00!!! … a $64.00 value!!!
*Offer expires May 31, 2013
Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell
**June 9th: Lynn Trefzger, Doyle
Brothers & Northwest Territory
**June 30th: Independence
Day Celebration “Pops in the
Park” Ashland Symphony
**July 9th - 13th: Ashland
Chautauqua “Legends of the Silver Screen”
**August 11th: Ashland Regional
Ballet
First Performance will be June 9th @ 6 PMHighlights for the 2013 Season:
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City Services
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• Snow Removal• Street Repair• Vehicle Maintenance• Arborist
• Spring Clean Up• Curbside Collection
of:• Refuse• Recycling• Yard Waste
Salt Dome
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2800 Tons in Stored Salt
Ashland Engineering Department
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Ashland’s City Revenues 2008 to 2012
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012$0.00
$100,000.00
$200,000.00
$300,000.00
$400,000.00
$500,000.00
$600,000.00
$700,000.00
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Ashland’s Current Economic Environment• Ashland’s housing market is still slow, but
recovering• Increasing Downtown activity• Increasing Industrial activity• More jobs being created
However…The City remains underfunded for the services
we provide.
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Trials and Triumphs…
We Have Less
Revenue Now Than in 2008.
We Have Added, Saved and Retained
Jobs.
We Have Managed to Maintain a
High Level of Service.
We Have Attained $6.3
Million in Grants and Donations.
Cost= $1.3 Million.
We are Improving our
Neighborhoods by Demolishing Dilapidated Structures.
We are Currently in
Contract Negotiations.
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Ashland Industrial Park - Then…
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Ashland Industrial Park – and Now!
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Where the Future is Taking Us…
Business/Industry Expansion and Downtown Development
I 71 Public Utility Expansion
City/County Co-operative Workers Compensation Agreement
City Contractor Registration
New Schools for our City School District
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Thanks to you, the people of the City of Ashland, our town is
truly “Someplace Special.” 23
