Village of Ashville, Ohio

The police’s mission is to protect our community. The council and I will provide police the resources to accomplish that objective.

We are working on  drug and  traffic enforcement. The Village is involved with a task force which has developed plans to deal with the opiate issue in Ashville as part of Pickaway County. This is a nationwide issue.

In 2017 the village purchased a Ford Police Interceptor SUV. It also has enhanced capabilities for year round use, better fuel economy, and has twice the longevity. The Police Department expenditures in 2017 were $820,947 a 3.8% increase from 2016. New for 2018 will be the use of bodycams. The police and village mourns the passing of Chief Douglas Clark. Click on the image to the right. You can find out more information on the website by accessing the Monthly and Annual Reports.

The village is committed to make our streets as safe as possible to drive but that is an increasing challenge for all municipalities. We have partnered with CDBG, ODOT, and the OPWC to fund paving projects. This you can see from our past and current project list. This is an area were funding is out of balance with costs. Most project revenue streams are either in decline or out of balance with costs. We will continue to look for funding partners and alternative plans.

Parks and Recreation is looking at forming a Foundation to help support its future plans. We are happy the Park District levy pasted and will be making requests to access those funds for our community.

We need to review the aging equipment in the service department and see how we can economically replace that equipment.

We continue to work on stormwater management. At times this is done as part of our I and I improvement plan.

The Street Department expenditures in 2017 were $ 246,187.04 or 1.3% over 2016. For parks and recreation expenditures were $45,680, just $20 more than 2016 expenses. The Stormwater Department expenditures were $59,336 or $6,000 less than 2016. Click on the image to the right. You can find out more information on the website by accessing the Monthly and Annual Reports.

The Water Resource Recovery Facility, as indicated before, is a major project. The purpose was to build a new sewer plant that will meet the village’s current and future needs. This project is based upon a mandate of the EPA and recommendations from AECOM, a consultant hired in 2013. As part of that mandate with OhioEPA we are working on Inflow and Infiltration (I&I). 

Our website had expanded your capability to monitor your own utility usage and payments. By following on our website the image beside the Facebook Logo you can reach the billing web-portal. Even if you do not pay on line you can see current and past activities on your account. 

In the Water Processing area we completed Special Environment Projects (SEP’s). It now has emergency power back-up capabilities. We also replaced four meters that have improved on the production efficiency of the facility. In 2016, we connected with South Bloomfield. In 2018/19 we will be exploring a similar option with Earnhart Hill Water Sewer District.

The Consumer Confidence Report   (CCR) is  an  important source  of information on the quality of your water. That report is available on our website. Click on the image to access CCR.

The operational expenditure for the Water Department was $343,862 a 14% increase over 2016. The Wastewater expenditure was $530,234 a 3% increase over 2016. With the new facility in operation for 2018 we will have to carefully monitor the cost to operate.

Click on the image to the right. You can find out more information on the website by accessing the Monthly and Annual Reports.

The Planning and Zoning/Building Department continues to be busy with Ashton Crossing, Suburban Village, and Miller  Commons.   This department work includes signage and uniform enforcement of codes in conjunction with the Police  Department. Their expenditure in 2017 was $43,316.  If you are interested in these private building projects you can access that information from our website by clicking on the image to the right.

For you beyond Safety Forces refuse has become one of our larger items on the General Fund Budget. In 2017 expenditures reached $381,304. The Village worked toward getting Gas Aggregation as an option.  This  program allow us to pool our resources  to obtain more competitive pricing on natural gas. For 2017 it was reported that the  808 or  93% of residents participated and saved 10%.

We have a Tax Department that will help you with your local RITA Tax. The Tax Department has a webpage for you.

We continue to work as part of the Cooperative Economic Development Agreement (CEDA) group and the two Joint Economic Development Districts JEDD’s). You can see the growth as you drive on State Route 762.