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Finance Director Mr. Parenak described the stakes: the city’s inside millage base produces about $10,000,000 in revenue. Using 2025 receipts as an example, he told the committee that losing the inside millage would remove an estimated $8,300,000 from the general fund and about $422,000 combined that normally funds police and fire pension obligations. He also noted that the city’s voter-approved EMS levy is included in the inside-millage base and that, for a single year, that levy would represent about $3,400,000 of revenue currently collected through the inside millage base.

Committee members and staff discussed options the state has offered to backfill revenue in hypothetical scenarios: counties could raise their sales tax by up to 1 percentage point or cities could seek income-tax increases, but local income-tax increases above 1 percentage point require voter approval. The committee also discussed other policy options raised at recent municipal conferences, such as reducing income-tax reciprocity percentages as part of broader revenue adjustments.

Representatives noted that House Bill 335 (introduced in the transcript attribution to Representative David Thomas) relates to police and fire pension adjustments and the inside millage discussion. Committee members emphasized the timing and uncertainty: the taxpayer petition was described as recently introduced and able to collect signatures into the next calendar year, and legislative proposals are active in the Statehouse. No formal committee action was taken; the briefing was informational to ensure council and staff factor the risk into five-year planning and the capital/budget process.

Council members urged continued monitoring and public outreach so residents understand potential service and tax implications if state-level changes proceed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Stow - Council & Committee Meeting - June 12th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Finance committee members and staff discussed a taxpayer petition and House legislation that would reduce or eliminate real estate taxes. City staff told the committee that Stow’s inside millage yields roughly $10 million and that eliminating it would remove an estimated $8.3 million for the general fund plus other dedicated amounts.","taxTitle","Stow City, Summit County, Ohio","taxId",55000,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6200287,"Stow fire department: EMS now roughly three-quarters of calls as annual run volume rises",123,1097000,1220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3814687-59804898629265883729a6ae663af9a4&start=1097&end=1220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3814687-59804898629265883729a6ae663af9a4/thumbnail_1097000.jpg","/articles/6200287/Stow-City/Summit-County/Ohio/Stow-fire-department-EMS-now-roughly-three-quarters-of-calls-as-annual-run-volume-rises","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200287-50ddbd35561d047f7d49f029eec469a3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448479&Signature=apiocd~cJbZ~2uq~nhV1c-dL-KOyxTdBDcO~3tgiTfSdZxzGro5~L~edxToiM6mq-0eoQz-1GfUOnWaTQjVUU6fpAoQPWKMTqkQjPEC0SSE8Jr5JFkTSPepyy4NOGFy1hTMxkV1BnCYIYhMi08mxdEFbSGLDBPwPhJAryXKLben9-BUJ7UlE-zC8rIEXd46GawWce1tMO27eum8AfqKSL1IhkVvZU2nCphVuS74a4llpySmJsvXg68tmkoJYzZyJiSrz6qohIdUfll154W4Xil~YpneqMi4UC8Pt~RKDkbFk-1XiZtWoAW40t9Z0gQ9AL6nrIkHQlHEOGcHsLDM84w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chief Stone presented the Stow Fire Department annual report at the Roads and Safety Commission meeting and later to the Council on June 12, 2025, describing steady growth in the department’s workload and a high share of medical responses.

The department reported 5,524 calls in the last year. Chief Stone said EMS responses accounted for roughly 4,000 of those runs—about 73% of total run volume—matching a national pattern of fire departments providing more medical transport and EMS services than fire suppression. \"When I was hired nearly 25 years ago, we were running just over 3,000 calls a year,\" Chief Stone said, describing a sustained increase in demand.

Chief Stone and presenters explained several additional measures: total unit responses (the sum of all apparatus dispatched) were 10,738, which the department uses to show how multiple units responding to single incidents accelerate strain on available resources. The chief said the department handled 71 actual fire incidents last year and that roughly one in five calls is tied to medical or extended-care facilities. To address transport and capacity challenges, the department uses a delayed-transport policy for non-life-threatening cases to coordinate with private ambulance providers when on-scene evaluation does not require immediate hospital transport.

Commission and council members asked about the department’s smoke-alarm and safety outreach. The department said its free home program installs battery-operated, 10-year smoke alarms and provides referrals or guidance for hardwired systems (which the department will not install). The chief directed residents to contact the fire department by phone or email to enroll in the smoke-alarm program.

The presentation included projections that call volumes are trending upward; the department said it expects continued increases in coming years and is using the data for staffing and capital planning. The report was informational; no council action was required at the meeting.","Fire Chief Stone told the Roads & Safety Commission and council that the Stow Fire Department ran 5,524 calls last year, with EMS making up about 73% of runs. The department reported growing unit demands and described programs to reduce risks and manage ambulance transport delays.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6200292,"Council grants provisional zoning certificate for Darrow Road chiropractic office",3467,317000,3784000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3814687-59804898629265883729a6ae663af9a4&start=317&end=3784","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3814687-59804898629265883729a6ae663af9a4/thumbnail_317000.jpg","/articles/6200292/Stow-City/Summit-County/Ohio/Council-grants-provisional-zoning-certificate-for-Darrow-Road-chiropractic-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200292-ca8698675b0ede1b9cd00d6f0c874b23/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448479&Signature=Fi7sqloe8yZkTASqoVPwUm5GWzvYFyy9Bl7CyxEmsd08ehAUTpWm2G0gfsQFlGd~9yrIFGlnA42Bn93PkHCZ4bdAnIe1W3cyRuIxuiYPLiluAqN0WOMu6LzEYsBngFcCMmvJ9PGAZX7Pk1HPJmSCvVDbYglPDfbocHYpRIAYs3sW3IaE3neCF2pvZt-JbU93EikMugd-9Yx3xZ7aGcgi9xF7I6NsVwkJjPweXBX7Ib6WTdsk6YenCSMCkgQV1gssd2AjcxnsW7CLw16X~AjFQDdFkZ4bDgNcT79NfMzYghVR9dy883y-D8Z1DIH88DxaICIUMNrei3ex0Tv1MHB9mA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Stow City Council adopted resolution 2025Dash138 on June 12, 2025, granting a provisional zoning certificate to Jeffrey Coleman, applicant on behalf of Patricia A. Holmes, trustee, for a unit at 3653 Darrow Road to allow a chiropractic medical office as a conditional use in the C-2 zoning district.

The certificate follows review by the Planning Committee and the Planning Commission. Planning Director Mr. Cowan told the committee the building previously contained an insurance title agency and a dental office and that the application seeks to convert a unit to a chiropractor’s medical office. \"There is no supplemental regulation for medical office smart code,\" Mr. Cowan said during the committee review, describing the staff review as focused on conditional-use criteria in C-2.

At the Planning Commission meeting, commissioners asked about parking capacity for the small lot. The committee record shows the applicant (represented at the hearing) described a practice with limited on-site staffing and staggered patient visits; the committee noted the applicant did not require additional parking under current code. Based on that review, the Planning Committee moved the application to the council agenda unanimously.

At the Council meeting the resolution was read into the record and adopted by roll call. The resolution authorizes a provisional zoning certificate for the property and grants the variances listed in the resolution text. The council’s vote record shows the resolution passed. The certificate and any conditions in the resolution take effect according to the document’s terms.

Background: Conditional uses in C-2 require local review of site capacity and impacts; the council’s action implements the Planning Committee and Planning Commission recommendations and permits the medical/chiropractic use to proceed under the conditions set in the resolution.","The Stow City Council on June 12 adopted resolution 2025Dash138 granting a provisional zoning certificate for a chiropractic medical office at 3653 Darrow Road (Unit 1). The planning director and planning commission raised and addressed parking concerns before the council vote.","actionData","errors"]

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