1. STATE OF THE TOWNSHIP JANUARY 2016

2. About the Township Population 2014 – 28,102* – 15,673 (Liberty Township) – 12,429 (City of Powell) *Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission 55 Filled Full-time employees – 1 Administrator – 1 Zoning – 1 Fiscal – 42 Fire (41 Firefighter/Paramedics) – 5 Park – 5 Road 11 Part-time employees – 10 ‘Seasonal’ Park – 1 Administrative 4 Elected Officials 5 BZA & 5 Zoning Commission regular Members – 2 additional alternate members on each board

3. VOTERS Fiscal Officer Park Department Supervisor Park Department Supervisor Fire Department Chief Fire Department Chief I.T. Board of Zoning Appeals Executive Assistant/ Board Secretary (PT) Administrator Legal Assistant Fiscal Officer Assistant Fiscal Officer Township Trustees Township Trustees Zoning Commission Road Department Supervisor Road Department Supervisor Zoning Inspector Zoning Inspector Battalion Chiefs Firefighters Lieutenants Road Employees R.O.W. Inspector Park Employees Assistant Park Supervisor Assistant Road Supervisor Zoning Services Supervisor Administrative Assistant (PT) Revised January, 2016

4. Spending has increased since the past years with the exception of the Administrative/Fiscal/Parks (General Fund): Expenses201020112012201320142015 2016 Projections 1000-General $1,578,090$1,598,682$1,479,239$1,546,668$1,499,680$1,446,422$1,538,700 2031-Road and Bridge $820,574$849,113$911,670$788,256$830,021$1,268,656$1,246,000 2191-Fire Services $6,212,288$6,067,676$6,422,239$5,837,503$5,732,769$6,099,545$6,981,300 With decreasing revenues: Revenues201020112012201320142015 2016 Projections 1000-General $ 1,964,061$ 1,647,151$1,504,744$1,928,633$1,558,725$1,708,642$1,556,565 2031-Road and Bridge $ 1,049,689$ 1,019,198$983,779$1,020,598$1,104,489$1,050,889$993,951 2191-Fire Services $ 6,162,701$ 6,160,749$6,170,756$6,226,288$6,756,173$6,754,175$6,702,000

5. 2015 - Accomplishments SR750 Widening Project SR750 & SR315 intersection stabilization Sawmill Parkway Extension Recreational Trails connection – Liberty Road Continued partnerships with YMCA, OYAA, I-9, OLL on parks programming $41,716 BWC Rebate Approval and Implementation of Revised Zoning Code Rec Center Bond Refinancing First year of Rumpke Township wide contract New Administrator & Zoning Inspector First Annual Employee Picnic Negotiated renewals of IAFF and USW Contract Upgraded phone system Upgraded IT, contracted with new IT vendor

6. FIRE DEPARTMENT 2,592 Total Calls 2015 1,529 EMS Calls 1,063 Fire Calls 25 th Anniversary celebration of Fire Station 321 41 Firefighters/Paramedics Approved the purchase of 1 Horton Emergency Vehicle Ambulance As part of the First In Response to Seniors Team (FIRST) partnered with SourcePoint to host a SourcePoint Service Coordinator in-house Adoption of new Fire Code

7. PARK DEPARTMENT 275 Acres of Park Land Liberty Park – Hyatts – Havener - South Liberty – Wedgewood – Big Bear – Patriot Park

8. Park Activities 1,500 Soccer Games 220 Flag Football Games OYAA & OLL Baseball Games and Practices OYAA LaCrosse Games and Practices  118 Shelter rentals in 2015  Approx. 15,000 in attendance during each soccer weekend at Liberty Park  Ohio Wesleyan University Invitational Cross-Country Meet  Great American Premiere Softball Showcase - over 100 teams from USA and Canada  Four (4) 5K Races; three (3) youth 5K Races  Olentangy Liberty Cross Country Camp  4.27 miles of gravel walking trails (2.77 at Liberty; 1.5 miles at Havener)  Repair and Resurface of Tennis Courts  Resurfaced Playground  Sealed 2 parking lots and the entrance to Havener Park  Roofed 3 of the 4 shelter houses

9. Road Department 86.625 Miles of Road (was 86.001) Fracking brine application Permissive License Tax begins in 2016 Pavement Condition numbering system – Data driven pavement management process – Improving pavement conditions Intergovernmental Cooperation -One Community -ODOT -OPWC New equipment purchases: 3 pick-up trucks, 2 trailers, 4 mowers

10. Liberty Township 2011-2015 Zoning Permits Issued

11. Residential Developments LOTSACRES YEAR APPROVEDSTATUS Allington25102.862015Final Engineering Courtyards at Bradford 62 condos 17.2042015 Edens of Powell 125 rooms 5.872015 Harvest Curve3836.522013 Harvest Point3835.592013 Liberty Bluff6881.42015 Liberty Trace139114.52013 1 section has been platted; no permits issues Loch Lomond Hills 39 condos 11.692013 6 condos have permitted (one lot) Olentangy Falls East150146.9420142016 – 1 SFR permit issued The Heathers12947.382013 2016: model home permit issued Villas at Loch Lomond 27 condos 20.3242015One lot Wedgewood Park North1414.022015

12. Economic Development/ New Businesses  Sawmill Parkway – Grismer, Target, north of Home  Manning Parkway – condos revitalize business park  New Businesses Include:  All About Kids  Anthony Thomas  Don Tequila  Jimmy John’s  Pixel Palace  TJ Fitness  Warren Family Funeral Home