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Rogers described a century-long history of the university’s selection of Bowling Green and emphasized the ongoing partnership between the campus and the city. He said BGSU serves more than 23,000 students across both physical campuses and online and that the university has made progress on enrollment and student outcomes. \"A public university for the public good,\" Rogers said, pointing to student placements, graduate coursework partnerships and shared facilities as examples of mutual benefit.

Superintendent Ted Hazleman outlined concrete exchanges between the district and BGSU: 26 BGSU student teachers were placed in district classrooms this spring, district staff completed 85 credit hours across 32 courses at BGSU last year, and district students completed more than 1,200 college credit hours through the College Credit Plus program. Hazleman also described joint programs such as a BGSU-led math camp at Cream Elementary, a women-in-STEM conference for middle-school students and collaborations with the Bowling Green Rotary Club and community volunteers to pack more than 70,000 meals for the Kids Coalition Against Hunger.

Rogers and other speakers credited regional private-sector investments for supporting the local economy; he cited Abbott Laboratories and Meta as examples of significant regional employers and noted their expected impacts on the area’s workforce and development.

Speakers said these institutional relationships support recruitment, workforce pipelines and civic life in Bowling Green. Rogers urged local support for the schools' operating levy and framed the university’s involvement as part of a shared civic project that benefits students and the broader region.

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\"When complete, this plan will provide a comprehensive strategy for how to increase the total number of fire stations in Bowling Green from 2 to 3 and also a specific plan to renovate and modernize our 100 plus year old police station to make sure that it fits the needs of a modern police organization,\" Aspacher said. He told the audience the planning process included data collection, facility assessments and public input and that the plan will be shared with city council and the community \"very soon.\"

Aspacher also described ongoing and planned multimodal projects. A waterline project on South Main began last year and kick-started a two-year corridor improvement program, he said. The current-year work spans from Ordway South to the corporate limits and includes pavement and curb rehabilitation, improvements at the Napoleon Road intersection, ADA ramp work and a multiuse path on the west side of South Main from Gypsy Lane to Napoleon Road. The mayor said two pedestrian hybrid beacons will be installed along the corridor.

Future multimodal projects he mentioned include a shared-use path connecting the new high school to the community center and another path connecting Crim School to Carter Park. Aspacher said the city is also investing in utility infrastructure: improvements at both the water treatment and water pollution control plants are ongoing, and the water, sewer and electric divisions maintain proactive schedules for maintenance, replacement and repair.

No ordinance or funding decision was made during the address. Aspacher described the planning and outreach steps the city has completed and said the resulting plan will be presented to city council for consideration before specific capital actions are taken.

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The levy is intended to maintain current school operations rather than expand programs, Superintendent Ted Hazleman said. \"This levy isn't about expanding programs. It's about maintaining the high quality educational opportunity and experiences our students already receive,\" Hazleman said. He warned that if the levy fails the district would face \"significant reductions that would directly impact our students and their educational experience.\" The superintendent said the new high school project has begun site work, the geothermal system is already being installed and the formal groundbreaking is scheduled for May 1.

The mayor and university president framed the levy as a community issue tied to economic development, housing and quality of life. \"When Bowling Green residents turn out to vote, they support our schools,\" Mayor Mike Aspacher said, citing the November 2023 bond vote in which he said \"nearly 44% of eligible voters requested a ballot\" and \"59% voted to support the levy.\" Dr. Rodney Rogers said he will vote for the levy and emphasized the role of strong K–12 schools in supporting higher education and regional workforce needs.

Speakers described a range of school–community partnerships tied to the levy and the broader educational mission: Bowling Green City Schools reported that 26 BGSU student teachers are working in district classrooms this spring, staff completed 85 credit hours across 32 BGSU courses last year, and district students completed more than 1,200 college credit hours through the College Credit Plus program. The district also recently delivered a revived printed newsletter to approximately 17,000 households to reach residents who do not engage digitally.

Hazleman framed the levy as funding core day-to-day operations such as bus fuel, classroom supplies, facility maintenance, personnel, textbooks, technology, transportation and utilities. He said the levy request is needed because \"funding has not kept up with the rising cost\" and that an operating levy increase had not been sought since February 2010.

The speakers also tied school investment to broader community benefits. Hazleman said modern facilities and stable district finances support economic development, increase property values and help attract families and businesses. Rogers and Aspacher both described the university–district partnership as mutual: student teachers, joint programs and shared facilities create workforce and civic benefits for the city and campus.

No formal vote or action on the levy occurred at the address; the speakers asked residents to turn out on the May 6 ballot. The mayor and superintendent said the district has planned communications and community outreach about the levy and the new high school project.

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