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SOPA launches online checkbook

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New Boston is proud to be one of the first villages in Southern Ohio to be part of this state-wide project where every New Boston taxpayer will be able to see on-line exactly where their tax money is going. New Balance Soldes Officials with Treasurer Josh Mandel’s Office were in Portsmouth this week to launch the Southern Ohio Port Authority’s (SOPA) online checkbook. During the event, it was also announced the village of New Boston and the city of Portsmouth have decided to participate. Team Coure The office of Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has an ongoing initiative aimed at getting local governments and associated agencies to place their checkbook online. Mandel and his team put Ohio’s checkbook online first as an example of the system’s capabilities. Parajumpers Windbreaker Desert OhioCheckbook.com was launched on Dec. 2, 2014, marking the first time in Ohio history when citizens could actually see every expenditure in state government. As of Feb. 16, 2016 there have been more than 464,000 total searches on the site. OhioCheckbook.com displays more than $506 billion in spending over the past eight years, including more than 137 million transactions. adidas pas cher Seth Unger, senior policy advisor for public affairs in the treasurer of state office, said the data for SOPA online checkbook details $413,000 worth of spending over three fiscal years, which does not include spending for the last three months of 2015. The data can be broken down in a number of ways including how each penny was spent and who it was paid too. Scioto-County-local-govts-join-OhioCheckbook.com_ “Officials with SOPA. city of Portsmouth and the village of New Boston gathered this week to launch an online checkbook. ”   “SOPA is essentially an open book now,” Unger said. SOPA Executive Director Jason Kester said the organization has moved to Quick Books accounting software, which will make it simple to upload data to the website. Kester said it’s his intent to update the site once a month and add information from the last three months of 2015. Kester complimented the work of the treasurer’s office, for working with SOPA to meet their needs. “I think it’s a good thing we did this. The port authority decided to do this because one of the issues that happened in the past with economic develop revolving loan funds. I thought it was really important for the work we do,” Kester said. “Anything we can do to make ourselves look like other parts of the state and be more competitive is a good thing.” Unger said SOPA is also first in this region of the state to go live on OhioCheckbook.com. “We wanted to recognize SOPA today because you are the first port authority in the entire state to go on OhioCheckbook.com. You’re the first entity in Scioto County to go live on OhioCheckbook.com,” Unger said. Also in attendance at the event was local business owner Jeff Albrecht who said OhioCheckbook.com is offered free to local governments and government agencies. “It’s our money, it’s so nice if we have a question or want to look at the data. This is a good way to find out what’s happening with our money. I think it’s great for governments to0, look at other cities their size and how they send their money,” Albrecht said. Unger said they’ve noticed a corresponding increase in public trust, which comes along with participating in OhioCheckbook.com. Trent Williams, Portsmouth city auditor/treasurer said they are elated to have the opportunity to be transparent with the city’s information. Fjällräven Kånken Väska “We’ve been talking with the treasurer of state’s office over the past year about this program and I am happy to have the opportunity to partner with treasurer Mandel to make the city’s information easily accessible and transparent to the public,” Williams said. “With the technology that is available now, this just seems like a valuable tool to allow our taxpayers to easily see for themselves how and where their tax dollars are being spent. I look forward to moving the city forward with this initiative in the near future.” Mike Payton, president of New Boston village council, said it was an easy decision for the village to get on board with this project. nike tn requin pas cher “Taxpayers have the right to know where their money is going. Boston Celtics Being in the political realm, one of the questions we get asked on a daily basis is, are you taking care of our money,” Payton said. “If they choose to see it, all of the information will be there and will be updated regularly. FLYKNIT LUNAR3 I think it’s a great thing and New Boston is proud to be a part of it.” To view SOPA’s checkbook, visit www.ohiocheckbook.com. Scarpe Air Jordan 7 Wayne Allen can be reached at 740-353-3101, ext.

New Boston School – A Technological Vision

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It was five years ago on April 19 that ground was broken for the new New Boston (Glenwood) School facilities. Village Councilman Mike Payton remembers it as a rather inauspicious occasion. nike air max 1 homme pas cher asics outlet shop “It was actually done in the stadium,” Payton said. ugg slipper nike free rn flyknit uomo “It had rained and the school is over where the pool was and that was one big giant mud hole. Adidas Homme So Mike Staggs, who was superintendent then had some dirt brought in because he wanted the students to be a part of it, so he brought all these little shovels and each one of the kids got one and we had some of the folks in from the state and we did it. SCARPE NIKE AIR MAX UOMO

Nike Schoenen Goedkoop It was a lot of fun.” New-Boston-TechSchool1 The move was officially made to the new school building at the end of November 2012. AIR PEGASUS 92-16 In fact, school personnel made the move during the Thanksgiving break. Nike Air Max 2017 Heren groen “We’ve come a long way in the last 3 1/2 years,” Melinda Burnside, Superintendent of New Boston Schools, said. asics gel quantum 360 “Mr. nike air max 1 pas cher Nike Roshe Run Enfants Staggs had a vision to have the most highly technological school in the state of Ohio and we’ve come a long way with technology and we’re slowly making things happen to our facility all the time.” In real estate it’s location, location, location, and that is everything for the New Boston school facility. “It is now closer to our municipal stadium. It’s closer to our ballfield,” Burnside said. Air Jordan 1 “Dan Fetty, who is on the Village Council, worked on a grant to get the village new tennis courts and they did receive that grant. This summer we’re going to get new tennis courts right beside the ballfield, so it’s definitely a more central location and communication is better among the staff members. Oregon Ducks We no longer have to haul food to two different locations. AIR PRESTO Flyknit Ultra

air max 2017 goedkoop Our school nurse is in one building instead of three buildings.” Prior to the new facilities being built, if one of the buildings needed the nurse to respond to a medical need, they had to go looking to find out what building the nurse was in and call and get him or her to come the that particular building. roshe run femme floral “It just makes everything more functional as a whole to have everything pre-k-12 in one facility,” Burnside said. Braxton Miller College Jersey Burnside said there are still people in the community who miss the tradition of the old New Boston gym (the Tiger Den), but the new Homer Pelligrinon (former New Boston Basketball coach) gym holds a lot more people and is much more functional. “A lot has gone on in the last five years,” Payton said. Adidas Zx Flux “It was an accomplishement we were all pretty proud of.” Reach Frank Lewis at 740-353-3101, ext.