State of the City Address

Glen P. Stewart, MayorMay 10th, 2013

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General Fund Expenditures 2012

POLICE

FIRE

GEN. MISC.

MUNI. CT.

ELECTED OFFICES

ENGINEERING

OPERATIONS

ADMIN. SERVICES

OUTSIDE SERVICES

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Ashland Police Department

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APD Man Hunt

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APREHENDED

An alliance between multiple agencies, from local to Federal levels, culminated in Nate Summerfield's

apprehension.

Ashland Fire Department - Medical Oxygen System

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Ashland Fire Department - New 2945 Brush Truck

FIRST NEW BRUSH TRUCK IN 33 YEARS!!!

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Ashland Fire Department - Budget

20082012

817 789

= Calls per Year = Cost per Call 36

15

3699

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Ashland City Water Department

33 Waterline Breaks

87 Service Lines

37 System Valves

27 Fire Hydrants

1200 calls to locate City

utilities.52 calls

for stoppage

s.

400 calls for

service.

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Well to Ground Process

2.26 Mil. Gallons/day

4.03 Mil. Gallons/day

Production

Processing

End UserProcessing

Return to Environment

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Ashland Parks and Recreation

• June 11-20 ASA National Women’s Visit & Try Outs

• June 29-30 ASA 18 & Under Girls Region 9 Tournament

• July 26-31 ASA National Men’s Major Tournament

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Ashland Parks and Recreation

Brookside Pool and the Mini-Golf Course will be open June 1st through August 18th.

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Ashland Parks and Recreation

Brookside Golf Course

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Current Promotion3 medium range buckets3-9 hole rounds of golf with cartonly $39.00!!! … a $64.00 value!!!

*Offer expires May 31, 2013

Guy C. Myers Memorial Band Shell

**June 9th: Lynn Trefzger, Doyle

Brothers & Northwest Territory

**June 30th: Independence

Day Celebration “Pops in the

Park” Ashland Symphony

**July 9th - 13th: Ashland

Chautauqua “Legends of the Silver Screen”

**August 11th: Ashland Regional

Ballet

First Performance will be June 9th @ 6 PMHighlights for the 2013 Season:

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City Services

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• Snow Removal• Street Repair• Vehicle Maintenance• Arborist

• Spring Clean Up• Curbside Collection

of:• Refuse• Recycling• Yard Waste

Salt Dome

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2800 Tons in Stored Salt

Ashland Engineering Department

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Ashland’s City Revenues 2008 to 2012

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012$0.00

$100,000.00

$200,000.00

$300,000.00

$400,000.00

$500,000.00

$600,000.00

$700,000.00

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Ashland’s Current Economic Environment

• Ashland’s housing market is still slow, but recovering

• Increasing Downtown activity• Increasing Industrial activity• More jobs being created

However…

The City remains underfunded for the services we provide.

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Trials and Triumphs…

We Have Less

Revenue Now Than in 2008.

We Have Added, Saved and Retained

Jobs.

We Have Managed to Maintain a

High Level of Service.

We Have Attained $6.3

Million in Grants and Donations.

Cost= $1.3 Million.

We are Improving our Neighborhoods

by Demolishing Dilapidated Structures.

We are Currently in

Contract Negotiations.

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Ashland Industrial Park - Then…

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Ashland Industrial Park – and Now!

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Where the Future is Taking Us…

Business/Industry Expansion and Downtown Development

I 71 Public Utility Expansion

City/County Co-operative Workers Compensation

Agreement

City Contractor Registration

New Schools for our City School District

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Thanks to you, the people of the City of Ashland, our town is

truly “Someplace Special.” 23