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Council adopts incentive-district ordinance, approves resurfacing contract and opposes AES rate increase
Summary
At its May 13 meeting the Washington Court House City Council adopted Ordinance 7-2026 creating eight incentive districts, authorized a resurfacing contract, and passed a resolution urging the PUCO to deny AES Ohio's requested distribution-rate increase. All three measures passed by unanimous roll call votes.
The Washington Court House City Council on May 13 unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 7-2026, establishing eight incentive districts and authorizing cooperative agreements and an associated municipal public-improvement tax-equivalent fund.
The ordinance, which council placed on third reading and then passed after a roll call vote, declares planned improvements within the identified districts to be a public purpose and authorizes agreements with FourStar USA Real Estate Group, Washington Courthouse New Authority and Argent Institutional Trust Company to implement the arrangements. Council discussed the measure briefly before voting; no members recorded a negative vote.
In related action, council unanimously adopted Resolution R14-2026, authorizing City Manager Joseph J. Denon to award a contract to Filmore Construction for the 2026 street and alley resurfacing program. The resolution was moved, seconded and approved by roll call without recorded dissent.
Council also adopted Resolution R15-2026, a resolution opposing AES Ohio's request to increase distribution rates and asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to deny the utility's request. That resolution passed on a unanimous roll call.
Council additionally voted to adopt Resolution R16-2026, acknowledging the countywide all-hazards mitigation plan for the city; that resolution passed unanimously as well.
What happens next: The ordinance establishing incentive districts takes effect under municipal process timing and any cooperative agreements may be executed by the city manager. The resurfacing contract award delegates contracting authority to the city manager to proceed under the terms approved by council. The AES resolution is a formal statement to the PUCO and does not itself change utility rates.
Primary sources: City manager and committee reports to council and roll call votes recorded at the May 13 meeting.
