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  • Loveland District kicks off finance committee work in facilities master planning process

    Loveland District kicks off finance committee work in facilities master planning process

    Building Tiger Nation in full motion

    Loveland, Ohio – The Building Tiger Nation Finance Committee met on Thursday, October 18, to begin its deep dive into school finance. The meeting, which was the first in a series of monthly meetings to be held over the next several months, was open to the public and specifically designed to assist community members develop an understanding of how school funding relates to Loveland taxpayers.

    Loveland City School District Treasurer Kevin Hawley

    “The information shared at this meeting was focused on who we are as a community, taking into account tax base and income,” said Loveland City School District Treasurer Kevin Hawley. “As we move forward, we will continue to inform our community about school finances, but will also answer questions and gather input on choices that will need to be made with regard to community financial support. The ultimate goal of the committee is to make a recommendation on the best funding package for the master plan to the school board this coming spring, after evaluating all the options.”

    According to the District:

    “Takeaways from the data presented at the meeting include the information that the Loveland City Schools District, which serves five communities and is one of the largest in the area, has a low level of debt in comparison to similar districts. For every dollar generated from property tax revenues in Loveland, $0.92 come from residential property, versus only $0.08 from commercial property. Loveland residents, which are among the wealthiest in Ohio, have shown extraordinary support for the schools by approving nearly 80 percent of levy requests on the first ask.”

     

    The next meeting in the series is scheduled for November 15, 6:30 PM.

    “The initial Finance Committee meeting was highly informative for everyone in the room, not just those with a specific interest or expertise in finance,” said Loveland Superintendent Dr. Amy Crouse. “The information was extremely helpful in the context of where we are in our master planning process. As an example, it was eye opening to see how heavily local school revenue falls on residential property owners in Loveland in comparison to many surrounding district that have a higher commercial base to generate taxes. My hope is that our community takes advantage of these opportunities to come together, learn, ask questions, and lend their voices in this important process.”

    The next meeting in the series is scheduled for November 15, 6:30 PM. and will be held in the Loveland Middle School media center.

    All residents are invited and encouraged to attend.

    The discussion will center around how much Loveland residents pay in taxes relative to other school districts, and ways to compare Loveland with neighboring communities and other high-performing school districts. All residents are invited and encouraged to attend.

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  • An Apology from Ryan Kulik

    An Apology from Ryan Kulik

    I feel like the time is now to make an apology.

    by Ryan Kulik,

    Recently I spoke to council and submitted my prepared statement to David Miller at Loveland Magazine. (Ryan Kulik: Political motivated amateurs have taken over) (Loveland Community Heartbeat PAC responds to Mr. Kulik) In the days that followed, it was brought to my attention that part of my spoken statement was not one hundred percent factual. I also reflected on my demeanor, and the words I chose in trying to get my larger point across to council, the audience, and anyone watching online. I accepted that I had misspoken on something in my remarks, and proceeded to apologize in the Facebook comment feed in Loveland Magazine. I had planned on making a public mea culpa when the opportunity presented itself. My conscience will not allow me to wait for that moment, I feel like the time is now to make an apology.

    Ryan Kulik

    I’m sorry.

    I am sorry for not having my facts correct when I was trying to ask council why our economic development was in limbo. When I spoke at public forum, I was incorrect when I said the former economic developer had brought a certain amount of money into our community. That was a misstatement. Intentional or not, when someone does not make their point clear, and correct, the larger narrative will always suffer.  I wanted to talk about something of great importance, positive economic growth, and my slip-up cost me the chance to move any meaningful conversation forward. I owe an apology to council for wasting their time, the community for having to double check my words, and to myself for not being professional.

    I am sorry for calling people amateurs. I can clearly see that I was the one playing amateur politics. My ego, coupled with my frustration are all excuses I give myself for trying to claim the mantle of professionalism. Those excuses do not portray the skill of a professional. I am just one Loveland resident who tried to make a personal point on growth and economic prosperity. By letting my ego work in concert with my frustration towards our council, I used baseless adjectives in describing the politically active in our community That means I sought the refuge of a political amateur.

    I owe an apology to council for wasting their time, the community for having to double check my words, and to myself for not being professional.

    I am sorry that my greater point was lost in the all the noise generated about my inarticulate comments to council. I do believe members of our council have been acting in a manner that has stalled the positive economic growth Loveland has been experiencing the last few years. I do think it is wrong for a local Chamber of Commerce to work in conjunction with a Political Action Committee who has openly advocated for the stalling of economic development projects. I do not believe we need an extra layer of bureaucracy added to the required rules for moving any new economic development forward. Extra bureaucracy has always been a hurdle many new businesses would prefer not to jump over. I believe Loveland is a desirable community, and new residential developments would expand the tax base. New residents can help ease the economic burden, and make it less likely that council will approach the residents of Loveland with a tax increase. I believe the city of Loveland needs a proper economic development consultant, whomever that person may be. I am sorry I was not able to engage our council, and our community on my vision for an economically prosperous Loveland.

    With words like amateur, illegal, and corruption being thrown around, Loveland politics has become a lot of noise and has lacked substantive debate. I added to the climate with my poor statement at public forum. I hope the people running for city council, the groups politically mobilized for the election, and the concerned residents like myself can come together and focus on the issues that make Loveland great. I know that is what I am going to do.

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