What's Going On At Mill Creek Park?

[jay]

The senior employees should have had a retirement party.

[Youngstownshrimp]

This is exactly what happened to Mahoning county.  Fortunately inadvertently the tax lines were sold and all out of reach property had taxes dialed back.  Unfortunately now the stoppage of tax lien sells may repeat the process all over again.

[Rick Rowlands]

Property taxes will kill a marginal area.  Properties that are not very valuable, such as most of the land in Youngstown, if they become delinquent will basically become off limits to new development.  If ther property is worth $5,000 but has $10,000 worth of back taxes, nobody is going to come in and pay three times its value to be able to obtain clear title.  So basically, a government greedy for tax revenue is in effect killing its own community. 

[Irishbobcat]

Ron, one question...can you have a mineral business plan that doesn't include fracking with toxic chemicals?

[Youngstownshrimp]

This problem will never be solved with your continued attitude of "let them eat cake!"
Everyone is at fault including all of you here!  That's right, you tie the hands of leadership that cannot run a Massive amount of acreage with continuing property tax reduction.  Property taxes throughout Mahoning county,  especially Youngstown are more and more becoming delinquent,  thus no matter how many levies you pass boneheads, the payments are never 100%.  So like morons we act like the Emperor has no clothes.   WAKE UP!  Why do you think all the large acreage holding entities do business with the energy companies?  And geniuses notice none of them are laying people off!  The answer to all of Mill Creek's problems is a lack of a MINERAL BUSINESS PLAN!

[jay]

A member of the Mill Creek Park Board of Commissioners has resigned.

Public pressure may be forcing Judge Rusu to make a more favorable appointment to the park's board.

[Irishbobcat]

How fiscal is Mr. Young regarding park expenses? Read on......

just found this on the internet: In response to your public records request of March 2, 2016 the MetroParks vehicle provided to Aaron Young is a 2016 Jeep Cherokee purchased on 2/18/16 for $23,489. There were 4 other vehicles he purchased in 2015: 2/6/15 2015 Ford F350 $39,500 6/16/15 2015 Ford Explorer $26,331 7/1/15 2015 Ford F150 $26,708 7/1/15 2015 Ford F150 $26,708 2016 vehicles purchased Jeep: $23,489 Jeep: $23,489 Jeep: $23,139 Total spent on new vehicles since his regime: $189,364 Does this sound like a park that is financial difficulties? He purchased these vehicles on the backs of the terminated park employees. He has purchased more new vehicles for the park than any other recent director.

[Irishbobcat]

Ron, regarding Oglebay.....the money back to the park and city is basically pennies on the dollar...with the big bucks coming when they signed....not from production since....The only positive aspect I found was the company did work with the park and citizens over environmental concerns before acting...something that has never occurred in this area.....

[Youngstownshrimp]

Also, start off by Google Oglebay leasing oil and gas.  Also do the Pittsburgh airport, I remember a lot of news on them.

[Youngstownshrimp]

Hey Dennis,

W VA unfortunately does not have a very good website for their dept of natural resource. Ohio has a very good one and I can easily show you how to pull all the info up on Ohio state acreage such as Muskingum watershed.  With Ogle bay we must do research.

[Irishbobcat]

Hey Ron......send me some direct links regarding Oglebay Park and how they sell their mineral rights.....where the pipe lines run, etc........

[Youngstownshrimp]

Tonight, if you want to be honest, you must demand Mill Creek park do big business with the people's 4000 plus mineral acres in Mill Creek; it is the answer to all our problems and can be the growth of the park.

[Irishbobcat]

REMINDER! MON March 7 at 5:30 - 7pm Public meeting for those Concerned About The Park.
Youngstown Community Health Center, 726 Wick Ave, ‪#‎Youngstown‬, Ohio 44505 - an organizing meeting of all who are upset with the decisions regarding Mill Creek MetroParks.

[Youngstownshrimp]

So Dennis and community, where do we go from here?

I'll tell you, alternate funding, this is the solution to keep Mill Creek from continuing the spiral into a ghetto park.

[Youngstownshrimp]

Or the anticipation of....