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GOPC Hosts Brownfields Webinar: "An Overview of HB168 and the BFPD"
Yesterday, GOPC hosted an informational webinar on House Bill 168 (HB168) and the Bona Fide Purchaser Defense (BFPD). GOPC championed this legislation through the 133rd General Assembly, where it was unanimously passed in the House and Senate and signed by Governor DeWine earlier this summer. The law takes effect September 14th, 2020.
Springfield Housing Solutions Consortium: The City's Good Idea to Address Housing through Community Collaboration
The Springfield Housing Solutions Consortium is a group of leaders from public, private, philanthropic, and financial sectors who are working together to address the City of Springfield’s housing needs – an issue area recognized by leaders in many sectors as the crucial missing piece for Springfield.
#GOPCThread: Sustaining Community in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Part 2
A Closer Look at Workforce in Ohio's Legacy Cities
Ohio’s municipalities primarily rely on income tax to fund their operations and services. The tax is collected by the jurisdiction in which the worker works, not where they reside. In the work-from-home (WFH) environment, the questions have become, “where do these workers work?” and “which jurisdiction gets their income tax?”
