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Port Clinton finance committee raises monthly infrastructure fee to $7.50
Summary
The Port Clinton Finance Committee voted 3-0 April 1 to raise the monthly Infrastructure Improvement Project fee to $7.50 after being told the project faces an approximately $5 million funding shortfall; staff and consultants were tasked with preparing public talking points.
Port Clinton's Finance Committee voted 3-0 on April 1 to raise the monthly Infrastructure Improvement Project fee to $7.50, a move members said is intended to help close an estimated $5 million funding gap for the project.
Gabe Below, a guest, told the committee the project was "approximately $5 million dollars short on funding," and committee members discussed pursuing grants or loans and how any loan would be repaid. After the discussion, Committee member Jerry Tarolli moved to raise the monthly fee to $7.50; Beth Gillman seconded. The motion carried unanimously with Chair Pat Hovis and the two other committee members voting in favor.
The committee also directed Gabe Below and Doug Nusser of Poggemeyer Design Group to prepare talking points for the public explaining the increase. No alternative amounts or offsets were recorded in the discussion; the record does not show any formal amendment to the motion.
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. in the Linda Hartlaub Council Chambers and adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Next steps noted in the meeting record are preparation of public messaging by Below and Nusser; the transcript does not specify a public-notice timeline or when the higher fee will take effect.
