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lharris@heraldstaronline.com STEUBENVILLE — Steubenville Council met in executive session Tuesday to discuss a proposed settlement to litigation over Steubenville’s 25 neighborhood conservation districts, but not everyone was happy about it. After voting no on the motion to go behind closed doors again to discuss the proposal, 5th Ward Councilman Willie Paul said he was tired of talk and wanted a decision. The vote was 6-1. “How much longer are we going to talk about this matter?” an irritated Paul said. “I really think we’re beating a dead horse. I’m tired of going into executive session and talking about the same thing. We’re paying a lawyer to get on the phone with us, that’s got to be costing us money, and we’re worrying about what we’re paying the (complainant). I really think we’re wasting time.”
lharris@heraldstaronline,com STEUBENVILLE — City Council met in executive session Tuesday to discuss a proposed settlement to litigation over Steubenville’s 25 neighborhood conservation districts, but not everyone was happy about it. After voting no on the motion to go behind closed doors again to discuss the proposal, 5th Ward Councilman Willie Paul said he was tired of talk and wanted a decision. The vote was 6-1. “How much longer are we going to talk about this matter?” an irritated Paul said. “I really think were beating a dead horse. I’m tired of going into executive session and talking about the same thing. We’re paying a lawyer to get on the phone with us, that’s got to be costing us money, and we’re worrying about what we’re paying the (complainant). I really think we’re wasting time.”
lharris@heraldstaronline.com FIGURING IT OUT â With Steubenvilleâs 0.3 percent and 0.7 percent income taxes up for renewal on the May 4 ballot, city leaders gathered Friday to figure out how to get crucial information into the hands of voters. STEUBENVILLE – During the next 100 days, city leaders are planning an all-out effort to make sure voters understand just how important renewing Steubenville’s two existing income tax levies is to municipal operations. Voters in the May 4 election will be asked to renew the city’s 0.3 percent and 0.7 percent income taxes. Each levy question would require a separate “yes” vote for renewal. “It’s extremely important,” Mayor Jerry Barilla said. “These are funds that the city relies on to operate — monies needed to pay for our police and fire departments’ wages, monies … for the paving of our streets and purchase of equipment (we need) to provide necessary services to the community, and monies for recreation improvements. So it’s essential that the citizens of Steubenville vote ‘yes’ on both the 0.7 and 0.3 percent renewal income tax.”