Jennifer Miller & Arnie Engel seek re-election

COASTers encouraged to help them with money, time

Loyal COASTers Jennifer Miller of the Mason City Board of Education and Arnie Engel of the Fairfield City Board of Education are each seeking re-election this November. Both have given of themselves selflessly and repeatedly in COAST activities. It’s time for COASTers to recriprocate generously.

The web sites and contact information of these two fine candidates are below. COAST will be arranging volunteer weekends to help each of these two fine candidates. Please plan on volunteering and helping them both.

Jennifer Miller for Mason Board of Education
4579 Angeline Lane
Mason, Ohio 45040
ElectJenniferMiller.Com

Arnold Engel for Fairfield City School Board
6237 Firestone Drive
Fairfield, Ohio 45014
TheTaxpayersVoice.Net

North COAST Membership Meeting is Tonight!

Third in a successful series -- please join us

After wildly successful east and west COAST meetings, tonight (Monday, February 2) COAST will hold its third and final regional membership recruiting meetings, this one at 6:30 PM at the Heritage Green Clubhouse in Deerfield Township, Old Village Drive, Loveland, Ohio 45140. Please join us if you can, and bring a friend along. Call Kim Grant (513) 479-8475) if you get lost or have questions. RSVP via email.

Cut Property Taxes - Seminars Added

Five MORE new dates added.

COAST attorneys have been holding a series of free property tax reduction seminars to train homeowners and commercial property owners how they can successfully challenge their property tax valuations reflected on their January 2009 bills from the County Treasurer. Those seminars were each completely "sold out," with more than 60 persons attending each class.

These new, free classes have been added, and they are filling up quickly as well.

North COAST Membership Meeting

Wednesday, February 4, 6 - 7:30 PM
Heritage Green Clubhouse
Old Village Drive in Deerfield Township
Loveland, Ohio 45140

The event is especially designed for our members in Butler and Warren Counties
Please join us for a raucous evening of tax fighting. Bring your pitchforks along. Call Kim Grant (513) 479-8475) if you get lost or have questions.Please RSVP via email

***This event will contain an abbreviated version of the tax reduction seminar***

Tuesday, February 3, 6 - 7:30 PM
Anderson Center
7850 Five Mile Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
More information is here or RSVP.

Wednesday, February 4, 6 - 7:30 PM
Home Builders Association
415 Glensprings Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45246
More information is here or RSVP.

Thursday, February 5, 6 - 7:30 PM
Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors
14 Knollcrest Drive
Reading, Ohio 45237
More information is here or RSVP.

Monday, February 9, 6 - 7:30 PM
HORAN Offices
4990 East Galbraith Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
More information is here or RSVP.

2nd Annual North COAST Picnic - Please Join Us!

You are invited to the Second Annual North COAST picnic on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 4:00 PM, with dinner served at 5:00 PM at Blue Ash Recreation Center/Park, 4343 Cooper Rd.

Please RSVP to Kim Grant at (513) 479-8475. Fried chicken is provided, but plan on bringing your drinks and a side dish. We do not expect Kristen Erwin or David Pepper to be in attendance, but they have been invited.

Portune Two-faced on Butler County Contract

In the midst of the County's deteriorating financial picture, Commissioner Todd Portune has repeatedly blamed Republicans on "prior commissions" for entering into a contract with Butler County to house 400 inmates, costing the County approximately $10 million.

Portune, however, fails to mention that he himself voted seven times in favor of this policy and this expenditure that he now blames for undermining the County's fiscal health:

• On April 5, 2006, Portune voted to direct the County Administrator to negotiate a contract with Butler County to house Hamilton County inmates.


• Noting that the Sheriff also approves the expenditure, Portune voted in favor of a second resolution on April 19, 2006 to appropriate $3,181,750 for housing inmates in Butler County.


• On April 26, 2006, Portune voted in favor of the contract with the Butler County Commissioners to house inmates there.


• On September 13, 2006, Mr. Portune voted to approved a resolution authorizing a contract with even more bed spaces for Hamilton County inmates - now 300.


• On March 7, 2007, after the democrats had taken control of the Commissioner Portune voted to approve an additional $3 million allocation for inmate costs.


• On May 23, 2007, an additional $2,087,000 was allocated for this purpose. Mr. Portune again voted in favor.


• On August 10, 2007, Portune and Pepper co-authored a further resolution to extend the jail contract for the remainder of 2007.