FACT: Chamber membership is UP since this whole controversy has started. Yes a handful of businesses left the chamber in recent months, but the membership is actually up slightly since this has happened.
Firdaus, as an Austintown resident, Route 46 is poised to become a smaller version of Route 224 in the next few decades. That plot of land was NEVER going to be used for residential development. It was zoned commercial for a reason. There is a ton of land in Austintown for residential developments along New Road and Kirk Road along Route 11 a few miles north of this location.
Furthermore Firdaus, please remember that the voters of the State of Ohio legalized casino gambling in this state. If you don't like that, then that's too damn bad. Majority rules in this country.
The argument against gambling is the same thing over and over again. Yes there is some merit to that argument, but the jobs created, the economic development Austintown will see along Route 46, and the additional tax revenue for this township FAR outweighs the cons. And what can Austintown do with the additional tax revenus; hire more cops so crime doesn't become a problem, because it currently is not a major issue in Austintown.
Tremendous job by Governor Kasich to get a MUCH better deal for the State of Ohio in these two agreements! This is a sign of many things to come for Ohio under Kasich!
Redcent, Akron-Canton acquired AirTran Airways with an even larger minimum revenue guarantee, to the tune of $5 million, in the 90s. AirTran never had to draw down on that money and it was used elsewhere. If we get just 30% of the traffic out of PIT-CLE-CAK, Delta will rarely, if ever, have to draw down on that $4 million total figure.
Absolutely. When I heard investors were considering adding a facility in the Mahoning Valley, I made it a point to tell my family that this location would be a prime location. I guess the investors agreed!
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Betras won't dislodge Humphries
FACT: Chamber membership is UP since this whole controversy has started. Yes a handful of businesses left the chamber in recent months, but the membership is actually up slightly since this has happened.
July 3, 2011 at 12:03 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Should fireworks for home use be legalized in Ohio?
Just legalize it. People are already launching them off on every street in my neighborhood around the 4th!
June 30, 2011 at 6:18 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Confrontational Obama rebukes GOP on debt talks
I thought he promised no new tax hikes when he campaigned in 2008?
June 30, 2011 at 8:07 a.m. permalink suggest removal
1.3 million seek vote on SB 5
Even if they do repeal this, the new budget requires that teacher raises be based on merit, not simply time on the job.
June 30, 2011 at 8:06 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Kasich gets deal with Penn National
Why does Austintown need another park? Austintown Township Park is enough. Furthermore, what township park is going to be 200+ acres?!
June 18, 2011 at 11:46 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Kasich gets deal with Penn National
Firdaus, as an Austintown resident, Route 46 is poised to become a smaller version of Route 224 in the next few decades. That plot of land was NEVER going to be used for residential development. It was zoned commercial for a reason. There is a ton of land in Austintown for residential developments along New Road and Kirk Road along Route 11 a few miles north of this location.
Furthermore Firdaus, please remember that the voters of the State of Ohio legalized casino gambling in this state. If you don't like that, then that's too damn bad. Majority rules in this country.
The argument against gambling is the same thing over and over again. Yes there is some merit to that argument, but the jobs created, the economic development Austintown will see along Route 46, and the additional tax revenue for this township FAR outweighs the cons. And what can Austintown do with the additional tax revenus; hire more cops so crime doesn't become a problem, because it currently is not a major issue in Austintown.
June 18, 2011 at 10:12 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Kasich gets deal with Penn National
Tremendous job by Governor Kasich to get a MUCH better deal for the State of Ohio in these two agreements! This is a sign of many things to come for Ohio under Kasich!
June 18, 2011 at 10 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Officials to seek help on airport goals
Redcent, Akron-Canton acquired AirTran Airways with an even larger minimum revenue guarantee, to the tune of $5 million, in the 90s. AirTran never had to draw down on that money and it was used elsewhere. If we get just 30% of the traffic out of PIT-CLE-CAK, Delta will rarely, if ever, have to draw down on that $4 million total figure.
June 16, 2011 at 6:09 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Officials to seek help on airport goals
Continental merged into United and I am not quite sure United is going to keep such a massive presence at CLE.
June 16, 2011 at 5:44 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Do you support a racino project in Austintown?
Absolutely. When I heard investors were considering adding a facility in the Mahoning Valley, I made it a point to tell my family that this location would be a prime location. I guess the investors agreed!
June 16, 2011 at 3:51 p.m. permalink suggest removal