STATE OF THE TOWNSHIP JANUARY 2016

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

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

Spending has increased since the past years with the exception of the Administrative/Fiscal/Parks (General Fund): Expenses Projections 1000-General $1,578,090$1,598,682$1,479,239$1,546,668$1,499,680$1,446,422$1,538, Road and Bridge $820,574$849,113$911,670$788,256$830,021$1,268,656$1,246, 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: Revenues Projections 1000-General $ 1,964,061$ 1,647,151$1,504,744$1,928,633$1,558,725$1,708,642$1,556, Road and Bridge $ 1,049,689$ 1,019,198$983,779$1,020,598$1,104,489$1,050,889$993, Fire Services $ 6,162,701$ 6,160,749$6,170,756$6,226,288$6,756,173$6,754,175$6,702,000

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

FIRE DEPARTMENT 2,592 Total Calls ,529 EMS Calls 1,063 Fire Calls 25 th Anniversary celebration of Fire Station 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

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

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

Road Department Miles of Road (was ) 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

Liberty Township Zoning Permits Issued

Residential Developments LOTSACRES YEAR APPROVEDSTATUS Allington Final Engineering Courtyards at Bradford 62 condos Edens of Powell 125 rooms Harvest Curve Harvest Point Liberty Bluff Liberty Trace section has been platted; no permits issues Loch Lomond Hills 39 condos condos have permitted (one lot) Olentangy Falls East – 1 SFR permit issued The Heathers : model home permit issued Villas at Loch Lomond 27 condos One lot Wedgewood Park North

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