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    Posted: Nov 14 2010 at 6:33am
Read it and weep!!!
 

CITY OF MIDDLETOWN

STREET RESURFACING ASSESSMENT POLICY

Property owners on any dedicated street or portion thereof, may petition for improvements to their portion of the street which abuts their property. Improvements will include resurfacing of the full width of roadway, including intersections; and repairs to defective curbs and gutters as required by the Department of Public Works & Utilities. The petition would be submitted to City Council for their consideration.

CONDITIONS

The following conditions shall be met prior to consideration by City Council:

1. Properties abutting street must not have been levied a special assessment within the past 20 years.

2. Petition for resurfacing must include:

a. Signatures supporting the improvements by a minimum of 60% of the front footage of all properties to be assessed that abut the street, or

b. Signatures supporting the improvements by a minimum of 75% of the total acreage of all the properties to be assessed that abut the street.

3. Minimum size of the project must be 500 feet and extend from block to block, beginning and ending at an intersection.

ASSESSMENT PROCESS

The following procedures shall be followed to complete a resurfacing assessment project:

1. Petition forms may be acquired in the Engineering Division or Clerk of City Council’s Office (City of Middletown, One Donham Plaza Middletown, Ohio 45042).

2. Petitioner may seek engineering staff assistance in providing a general budget estimate for the amount of work, amount to be assessed and consistency with overall paving program prior to circulating petition.

3. Petitioner circulates petition among property owners. Qualifying petitioners submit a completed petition to the Clerk of City Council to be received and filed.

4. Staff reviews the petition for cost estimates, consistency with the overall paving program and the financial feasibility of the project for the city. Staff reports findings to City Council.

5. Upon staff review and report to City Council, letters will be mailed to each property owner which abuts the proposed street improvement giving thirty (30) days to submit their comments to City Council.

6. After the notice period is completed, City Council shall either refer the project to the Engineering Division to incorporate in a current or future year’s capital improvement program, or reject the petition.

7. The Engineering Division will prepare plans, specifications, and engineer’s estimate and associated legislation to be presented to City Council.

8. Resolution of Necessity is adopted by City Council authorizing a tentative assessment to be sent to the owners of the properties that will be benefited by the project.

9. Equalization Board is created, if necessary, to review financial and technical aspects of any objections to the assessment.

10. Ordinance to Proceed is adopted by City Council authorizing the bidding and award of a contract to perform the work.

11. Upon completion of the work by the contractor and final acceptance by the Engineering Division, the final assessments are prepared.

12. The Assessing Ordinance is adopted by City Council.

The final assessment levied to the property owner, shall be payable in cash to the City Treasurer within thirty (30) days after notification from the Engineering Division. If the Property Owner chooses to not pay in cash, the assessment will be levied against the property for a period of up to ten (10) years and will be collected with the property’s real estate taxes.

FINANCING

1. Improved Streets and unimproved streets (streets without curbs and gutters) not requiring full improvements according to the Street Master Plan:

The City of Middletown, by City Council policy, shall pay the complete asphalt cost of the intersections, alley approaches, and two-thirds (2/3) of the asphalt cost of the long side of corner properties. Property owners shall pay all remaining asphalt costs. Defective concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, and drive aprons will be assessed through the SWC&G Program.

2. Unimproved streets (streets without curbs and gutters) requiring full improvements according to the Street master Plan:

The City of Middletown, by City Council policy, shall pay the complete asphalt cost of the intersections, alley approaches, and two-thirds (2/3) of the asphalt, curb and gutter, and sidewalk costs of the long side of corner properties. Property owners shall pay all remaining asphalt costs, curbs and gutters, drive aprons, sidewalks if required, and storm sewers.

“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hermes Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Nov 14 2010 at 2:10pm
I really hate to sound ssoooo negative,but at least now we know what the police does with the drugs they confiscate,they hand it all over to the idiots at city hall for their smoking pleasure. Wacko
 
I'll take a dirt street any day before I hand these numbskull idiots a dime.
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I was completely unaware of this “policy” until I read it under the “City Manager’s Report” section of this week’s workbook.

It seems to leave some questions unanswered, such as:

What if the City is the majority abutting property owner of a section of roadway under consideration by petition???

What if the City is less than the majority property abutting property owner of a section of roadway under consideration by petition, but would be the DECIDING signatory to the petition???

What if the petition is supported by 60% of the front footage but less than 75% of the total acreage, or vice versa??? Which governs???

What if a property owner simply is unable to afford the additional assessment and is forced into foreclosure by the action???

“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012
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All good questions Mike but to me none of these questions should even be an issue if we had city leaders that had an ounce of common sense.

What is the city doing with our taxes besides giving away buildings ? Under this policy no wonder the streets are decaying. I've never lived anywhere that they had city ordinances like Middeltown and I'll admit I'm getting pretty fedup paying into this city and getting nothing in return. It blows my mind how council can sit there and smile with these type of idiotic ordinances & procedures.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Nick_Kidd Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Nov 14 2010 at 8:51pm
And for only $500,000 per property owner the city will separate the combined sewers downtown. Never, I repeat, never pay them until the work is completed. You wouldn't want you money to disappear like the Auto & Gas fund, the Sewer Separation Fund, the Storm Water Sewer Fund or any of the dozens of funds emptied by our trustworthy "leaders" in the City Building. Remember $500,000 is only 10 very cheap pizzas per year for the next 10,000 years. 
Government is not the answer to problems, government is the problem.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote rngrmed Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Nov 16 2010 at 1:35am
I've noticed that Ms. Scott-Jones, Mr. Picard and Mr. Laubach will some time reply to our posts.  But usually only when they are called out.  Why not reply to these questions?  Are there laws forbidding?  Too much time? Need more info?  Not your place?  There have been some big concerns addressed on this board that are unanswered and curious as to why?
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