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Springfield trustees set July 9 tax-budget hearing, approve transit grant applications and seek county certification of levy options
Summary
The board set the 2025 tax-budget hearing for 5:30 p.m. on July 9, approved applications for nearly $4 million in road projects under the transit-infrastructure program, and carried four resolutions requesting county auditor certification of potential fire-district millage options (2.9, 3.5, 3.9 and 4.25 mills).
At its meeting, the Springfield Township Board of Trustees set the statutorily required 2025 tax-budget hearing for 5:30 p.m. on July 9 and approved several resolutions to seek outside funding for capital projects and to explore ballot options for a future fire levy.
Township administrator Christopher Gilbert told the board the tax budget will present prior-year actuals and estimates to the county budget commission and allow the township to set its levy planning. The trustees voted to hold the hearing on July 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the township’s regular meeting.
Gilbert also said the township applied for three road-improvement projects through the state transit-infrastructure program (recorded in Resolutions 51–53). Together the projects total just under $4 million; Gilbert said the township is requesting roughly 90% of the costs through the program—leaving an estimated local share of about $400,000 if the full grant is awarded. The resolutions name Christopher Gilbert as the township administrator and authorize him to prepare and submit applications and execute required contracts.
On the question of a fire-district levy, trustees carried Resolutions 55–58 asking the Hamilton County Auditor to certify current tax valuation and to report the revenue that would be generated by four separate millage proposals (2.9, 3.5, 3.9 and 4.25 mills). Gilbert said the township needs those certified figures to model revenue scenarios and decide whether to place a levy on the ballot and at what amount.
The board also approved several administrative resolutions, including Resolution 50 authorizing use of electronic signatures pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code and Resolution 54 concerning the disposition of unclaimed or forfeited property in the police department.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 50 (electronic signatures): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 51 (Springd Lane / Butterfly Court improvement application): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 52 (Seven Hills improvement application): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 53 (Kirkland, Burgundy and Colette improvements application): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 54 (destruction/disposition of police property): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 55 (certify 2.9-mil revenue estimate): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 56 (certify 3.5-mil revenue estimate): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 57 (certify 3.9-mil revenue estimate): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 58 (certify 4.25-mil revenue estimate): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 59 (declare nuisances): approved (motion carried). - Resolution 60 (establish abatement assessments): approved (motion carried).
The transcript records the board carrying each resolution with the standard "so moved/seconded" sequence and "resolution carries"; explicit roll-call vote tallies were not stated on the record for these items. Gilbert said the township expects to learn grants’ outcomes by the end of the year, which will inform 2025 planning and whether to pursue a levy.
No formal budget adoption occurred at this meeting; the tax-budget hearing will present the formal packet and projections to the board and the public on July 9.
