What to do with found money

What to do with found money

Ironton Tribune: If you found a $100 bill in the street, what would you do with it? Would you use this money that you didn’t expect to have to simply pay bills? Or would you put this money toward something special you might not be able to afford otherwise, like taking a vacation or making a big purchase?

That is essentially the question facing the Lawrence County Commissioners when it comes to the revenue share from Ohio’s casino gambling.

Hopefully the commissioners will opt to do more than just spend it on the everyday costs of running the county government.

Casinos in Cleveland and Toledo are already operating, with one in Columbus set to open in October and one in Cincinnati slated to begin in early 2013.

Thirty-three percent of the casinos’ gross revenue will be distributed to Ohio’s 88 counties, with the breakdown handled quarterly and made according to population...

It could go a long way toward creating a dedicated revenue stream to promote economic development and tourism in the county....

A system should be implemented that would allow the villages and other subdivisions to apply to the county for assistance with things that benefit the entire region.