The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency is requiring most local governments in
Stark County to map their storm water conveyance system.
Further understanding of storm water drainage will help
governments respond to spills of hazardous materials.
However, the federal government
provides no funding for this work. To reduce expenses, 11
units of local government in Stark County want to work
together on this project. The mapping would cost these 11
governments a total of $1.4 million over five years if they
each acted alone. They plan to share the cost of computers,
software and other expenses so that the work would cost
about $730,000 instead.
And they can cut another
$100,000 off that expense if they win a collaborative
government contest being conducted by EfficientGovNow.org, a
contest in which the citizens of Northeast Ohio choose which
projects receive funding. All Stark County’s project needs
is enough votes to be chosen as one of the top three
projects on the EfficientGovNow.org website during the month
of July.
Stark Countians can help
by going to EfficientGovNow.org and voting for the project
called: "Sustain a Greener Ohio" A
collaboration to map the Storm Water Conveyance System in
Stark County.
The governments collaborating on
this project are:
Stark County
Commissioners
City of
North Canton
City of
Alliance
City of
Louisville
Canton
Township
Jackson
Township
Lake
Township
Nimishillen
Township
Perry
Township
Plain
Township
Tuscarawas
Township
Though only
11 governments are involved in this collaboration, the
project demonstrates how Stark County’s local governments
can work together to solve problems and save money. It can
lead to other collaborations.
Take a
moment to applaud good service by our government officials.
Do so by going to
http://www.efficientgovnow.org/Vote/
and casting a vote for this project.
