Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

Interesting picture in last weeks Pick Times-Sun of Diley Road flooding. http://www.snponline.com/NEWS1-7/1-7_pkflood%201-7.htm

PATA has something of the same shot (thought they posted it before the recent rains) and it appears to be the same place. http://www.pickeringtontaxpayers.org/City%20of%20Pickerington/Diley%20Road%20Flooding%20Photos%20-%202002.htm

Since the Times-Sun has documented the problem will they connect the dots?
Will the see the correlation to the December Planning & Zoning requested extension by Homewood?
http://216.29.246.215/picktown/documents/meeting_minutes/doc418.htm


?“Homewood, is requesting the one year extension because in September 2002 they applied to the Ohio EPA for a permit to install sanitary sewers. He stated the Ohio EPA did not finalize the permit until August of 2003.


When did the OEPA really finalize the permit for sewer lines?
Did the City of Pickerington have sewer plant capacity for these additional 380 homes when the application was requested? --- granted?
When did Homewood begin digging those lines?
Did Homewood follow the OEPA guidelines or even their earlier agreement as to environmental protection when they started digging?

Is the ?“Reserve at Pickerington Ponds?” only a bigger problem in the line of so many problems?

Maybe the Pick Times-Sun will figure this out, maybe they won?’t.


By Curious

The Pickerington Builders

There appears to be a number of builders here in Pickerington not always following Ohio EPA guide lines and standards. They have installed sewer lines and even whole sewer systems within a sub-division prior to any PTI being issued. Maybe some of these reporters need to do a little digging into how they are getting away with this.

The Pickerington City Hall is not an innocent bysider here either. Why is there such a rush to get these houses completed and then let them sit empty? To they see something on the horizon?

Spec Homes

When do empty Spec Homes go on the tax rolls ??

Thinking of George's Creek specifically...

I think a subdivision is allowed 2 model homes, but apparently an unlimited amount of spec homes.

By Wondering

Not just George's Creek

These spec homes are sitting empty in most of the new sub-divisions.

As for the taxes; they are taxed at a portion of their final market value. Like if the home is going to be worth $200,000 when it is occupied then they normally have to assess the value of he new homes something less than that. Most that I have pulled up in these sub-divisions are valued at around $100,000 MARKET VALUE. So the builder will be paying taxes on these properties even though it is at a reduced value. Since there is no one living in these homes then the taxes should be considered a positive cash flow to the tax coffers.

The real propblem facing the home owners of Pickerington then is what effect does this have on your property values? Clearly your home value is driven by the market. If you have more homes for sale than buyers what happens to your home value? The property valuation then decreases and it has an over all effect on the income of our schools.

So the bottom line is that empty spec homes sitting in these projects is not a good thing.

By Depressed home owner