Episode 58 - Jennifer Haley - Batavia Fire Levy

About this episode

Jennifer Haley discusses the Batavia Township Fire Levy and its implications for local fire and EMS services.

  Ep. 58 — Jennifer Haley on the Batavia Township Fire Levy, plus local news and spring events   We open this week with a local news roundup from around Clermont County before turning to a detailed conversation on one of the bigger ballot issues facing Batavia Township. We cover county property appraisals, a local teacher earning a major honor, a pending Batavia Village hearing involving Councilman Mike Gardner, an upcoming Union Township JEDD hearing, and cleanup updates out of New Richmond.  Interview — Jennifer Haley, Fiscal Officer for Batavia Township  Jennifer Haley joins the show to explain what the Batavia Township fire levy would do, why township officials are pursuing a new structure for fire and EMS service, and how the proposed change would affect the current Central Joint Fire-EMS District. She also walks through the history of CJFED, how township finance and millage work, why equipment and staffing costs have climbed so sharply, and what the levy could mean for staffing, future stations, response times, and residents’ tax bills.  From there, the conversation gets into the nuts and bolts of the proposal. We talk about the failed November…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Venturella

Guest: Jennifer Haley

Topics covered

• Batavia Township Fire Levy
• local news
• fire and EMS service
• county property appraisals
• tax implications
• staffing and equipment costs

Keywords

• Batavia Township
• fire levy
• EMS service
• local news
• Clermont County

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Batavia Township, Central Joint Fire-EMS District

Places: Batavia, New Richmond, Clermont County

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