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6-12-2009
Mayor's office launches e-mail bulletins

Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:31 PM

By NATE ELLIS

ThisWeek Staff Writer

Monthly updates about Pickerington community events, programs and issues are now a mouse click away.

Last month, the Pickerington mayor's office issued the first of what are designed to be monthly e-mail bulletins for people who want to find out more about what's going on in the city than might be available from city council minutes or local newspapers.

Interested parties can register their e-mail addresses by clicking on the ''CommuniQuick'' icon on the homepage of the city's Web site, www.ci.pickerington.oh.us. They will receive monthly updates about the latest local government and community happenings.

Information for the free service is provided by city officials and distributed by O'Brien's office.

''It's purely informational for items outside your usual council agenda,'' Mayor Mitch O'Brien said.

O'Brien came up with the idea for e-mail bulletins after taking note of evolving communication efforts employed by the Pickerington Local School District. He said the district has been effective in keeping parents and others informed about activities and incidents at Pickerington schools by providing e-mail and text message alerts.

A lack of communication with the public became especially apparent, he said, after city voters last November defeated a proposed income tax increase by a nearly 2-to-1 vote.

The increase would have raised income taxes from 1 to 2 percent for those who work but don't live in the city, as well as those who don't pay an income tax elsewhere. It was expected to generate an additional $3-million in annual revenue.

''We realized after the failure of the tax levy last November that we are not doing a good job of letting people know what's going on in the city,'' O'Brien said.

Through CommuniQuick, recaps of recent community happenings are provided via e-mail, as is inform

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