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Rossford administrator: general fund nearly doubled as city pursues major capital projects
Summary
City administrator Allison told Rossford City Council the city’s general fund rose from about $7 million in 2020 to $13.5 million in 2024, funding police, fire and street investments while the city advances roundabouts, road reconstructions and downtown improvements.
Allison, the city administrator, told Rossford City Council that the city’s general fund revenue nearly doubled from about $7 million in 2020 to $13.5 million in 2024, driven by more than $250 million in new business investment and a surge in employees working inside the city.
"For 2025, the city of Rossford is doing amazing," Allison said. "Tonight I'm gonna tell you about what's right." She told the council that the general fund pays for police, fire and residential streets and that increased revenues allow those services to expand.
The nut graf: The revenue growth Allison described funds recent and planned capital work, including street reconstruction, marina upgrades, safety projects and pedestrian improvements that city officials said are intended to make downtown and school crossings safer and to support continued economic development.
Allison said the number of employees working in Rossford rose from about 4,500 in 2020 to more than 13,000 today, and she listed local employers tied to the growth, including Amazon,…
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