Commission Meeting November 19, 2025

All there.

Tom Franzen was there! And spoke. Some.

**Focus
The airport, the airport, the airport. And cats. And BATS. And Rue tried to explain that his $440K purchase of the funeral home went to the Parks, per Miss Littleton's request? I think. He never answered, really. And how would they know? Everything is general funds. Heck said that ARPA funds were "replacement revenue" that went into the general funds account.

**Presentations/Staff Report

Holiday in the City doings.

The Ohio Register published an article about this atrocity: Medical Establishment Sends Children To Help Protect Profits

A group of teenagers from the group BATS - youth-led 50 members from 10 schools - substance abuse and mental health awareness. So 5 from each school. Went to the state house about Bill 172. Want them to listen to what they have to say. House Bill 172 - in danger of harming themselves can receive help before getting parental consent. This bill eliminates that portion - every student must get parental consent before accessing the mental health resources. They see it as an obstacle to getting mental health access.

As the Ohio Register says, "The group is primarily spearheaded by Wellspring. a local mental health nonprofit propped up by various state and grant entities. However, among its less notable contributors include organizations like Community Health Foundation, an organization that specifically offers sex education, resources and sterilization procedures for men and women.

And Tackett and Estrop gushed.

**Rue Statement
The prayer/invocation and pledge. Please give us peace in our community, Lord. (This is always directed at the citizens - we're still dangerous.)

His usual warning to citizen speakers about disruptions. Some new stronger sentences. Read the city's statement (still in the news).

Asked to leave 3 times, banned forever.

**Citizen Speakers

Melissa Rexroth:
Two weeks – the parks – when sold the property funeral home – did the proceeds go to the parks? what was the amount?

Resolution 5844 – second time formally requesting it be rescinded. You state that it’s inactive, but they are indeed active until rescinded. Commission should easily be able to rescind it unanimously.

Bryan said 2 weeks ago that the Exec and Villager was purchased with general funds. In 2022, Bryan said it was purchased with ARPA funds. Which is it?

Project 2051 – city and county combined. Runnin Bity stated that they had nothing to do with 2051 – 25K and 25K resolution.

DeWine – data center – constant company llc – 2-4 more times more elec and 30 tiems more water – what kind was it? What is the city doing?

Sheriff Clark said the city’s violence was up 128%. City responded on Facebook that reporting has changed and it only appears to have increased. Please explain.

Called the police about FOIA information from an incident. The police told me to call the Sheriff who told me to contact the police who told me to contact the sheriff. She and her mom witnessed an incident a week ago, can’t get information on. Sheriff said they wouldn’t report it. A bigger jail will not change anything.

Rue keeps mentioning it. What is the forum for discussion???

Morris:
Lack of funding I can't understand her - mic braking up. Something about stray animals.

Gary Armstrong:
That woman who just spoke just proved we don't eat the cats here. Those children - I agreed with everybody who just spoke. Children held hostage by bad parents, have nowhere to go. Why are we so stupid that kids can get a sex change before age 18? I don't dislike any of you even though you all lie and serve yourselves. We have to support these kids.

Melissa brought it up. Covid money, general funds. Back and forth and back and forth. Not the truth. How many people walked those hotels to do the zoning? I want the report and what it said and the number of units. You told the appraiser you had 144 rooms. That was a lie.

Commercial water. Are you for that? Cutting the city out of what we should be getting?

Clara Copeland:
Old mayor's wife. It snowed and it was all over my car. But the streets were clear my whole drive. I want to thank you.

Jacob Putman:
Group of kids here earlier - hats off to them. A year since I've spoken here. Federal spending. How do we get multiple roads getting fixed within weeks when we haven't been able to for years.

Ann Peters:
Education, employment opps, homeless, etc. I'm extremely concerned. Overpopulation of cats. And now she's crying.

Didn't get her name:
Commend the students that spoke here. She suffers with mental health.

What is the meeting on Dec 4th - just for immigrants or everyone?

I'm wearing black for the ones who are afraid to speak here. Who have fought the fight. Proved the research to you.

**Rue's Immediate Comments

I want to reiterate for the umpteenth time that the city had no formal plan to bring immigrants to our city. We've tried to tell you, but we're called liars, but that's the truth.

Dec 4th is open to the public. What is going to happen is a mystery to us as well.

1931 Littleton became a funeral home. 1974 - 1986 Ms. Littleton. Gave it to the city to stay a funeral home forever. 2015 we bought it. The lease was $500 a month until 2044. To invest in the property we asked to buy it. We own it. $440K. The money went to the parks. 2016-2044 - $150K lease. We bought it for more.

Didn't answer Melissa's questions.

The ladies who talk about the cats. Thank you for your compassion. I have a cat....

**Heck's Reports and Answers

We plan to post Thanksgiving meal stuff on the website.

Purchase of the hotels. Was from the general fund. Made possible of the ARPA. ARPA dollars could go into the general funds. "Replacement revenue".

2051 - Who has said we aren't involved in that? Staff has participated in it. We are not the lead in that. We did not hire the consultant. We contributed as did MANY organizations. I've attended planning sessions. ***See below in My Thoughts about where "this is not a city project".

Police data - have Chief Allison speak to the change in the reporting system. 2020-2021, the FBI reporting from the Uniform to the National Incident Base reporting system. NIBR. Ohio Incident Base - OIBR. then the OLEG system. -NIBR just reports on more offenses. 8 vs 24 categories. UCR - a robbery and a murder. It was reported as just the murder. Now reported as both. So looks like more offenses.

I'll get more info from you about the specifics of what you can't get info on.

Roads - Chris Moore to speak on that.

Data Center - Chris Moor to speak on the water. Tom Franzen to speak on the incentive packages from the State.

Again, you don't' have to wait every 2 weeks. Give us a call. Meet with us. Misconception. Citizens Academy you have to apply to come to speak to me. You don't have to register or apply to do so. You can email me, etc.

**Commission Comments

Tackett
The Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, Champaign, and Green Counties finances the BATS.

Something about an out-of-town vet who helps homeless animals.

More resources. Thank you to Logan Cobbs for the list of Thanksgiving meals.

CoHatch. Rue wants this stuff on the social media page.

She has a Commissioner page.

Brown
About the cats. I had no idea. I love my dog.

Estrop
Federal funding report: 2025 federal development money received. 2026 we don't know what we'll get yet.

Houston
Salvation Army Angel Tree thing.

**First Readings

EMAAC Properties - Reid Park golf course.

Dispatch services increase. Allison said this is because staffing has increased, so everything has increased. More calls, more business checks, etc.

Change order for the runway repair. Decrease $4027. $324K total. PAPI - lights. It's just like road maintenance.

Bridgewater subdivision. Development and water outside the city limits.

Armstrong asked exactly what is the relationship between the airport and the city? Are we making money, losing money? Businesses might benefit

Rue said Great question. I'm giong to have Franzen speak - he runs our airprot operatisn.

Franzen spoke: The City bought it with federal funds in 1940s. Had an Intenational Guard there. Don't anymore.
Hangers, air mobility testing, airport research labs. $300-$500K we subsidize. Air Park Ohio. I'd be happy to put together a report. First quarter we shold have a work session on this.

PAPI was funded (he had to look up the acronym "I thought I might be asked):
95% FAA
5% ODOT

Businesses use it. It's an Econ Dev attractor. Subsidy doesn't reflect the benefits. $68 million impact. Beyond the taxes, 1200 people here at the Guard base brings in a lot of revenue. NAAMCE, another example.
Federal $10 million project
City has $1 million in it.

Partnerships, state agencies, general aviation activity, business jet - $900K fuel sales, revenue offsets.

Armstrong asked questions that was off mic. Franzen gave a general answer - econ benefit of homes around it...Rue interrupted - generates income for us. Space Force announced a new mission that will bring 220 people that pay income taxes that help the city. It does trickle down. They want a research lab there to build unmanned vehicles out there in the future.

Melissa asked off-mic. Money already paid to them. A PO for the total. They didn't have to purchase as much material. Commission action is required to change order. 328K to 324K. The contractor would not be paid the 328K.

JobsOhio helps to fund the airport? Heck - they have provided grants, commission just approved an OSEP grant for a fence project. Yes, they help with capital investment and infrastructure. NAAMCE - was JobsOhio - 6 million feds DOD, 3 million was State (specfically JobsOhio), 1 million from the city.

JobsOhio is involved in teh data centers too? There's a tax credit program involved in the data centers, too. Yes, that is funded by JobsOhio.

**Second Readings/Votes

From last meeting:

Development and deferred taxes - 35% to schools for first 10 years.

The Sunflower Field can be redeveloped.

Approved:

Huntington Bank renewal.

Ohio State University for fiber at the airport. Heck had Franzen speak to it. Improved communications for the tenants out there.

Sheltered Inc - reallocate funding/line items. Not changing what the city gave them. Just how they spent it.

Change orders:

AFMSC and AFLCIO - something - Melissa - emergency ordinance requires 4 votes.

Melissa at podium asked Moral Obligation List - the last meeting - from 2024 paid, is this typical - that we bill things and pay a year later? Moore spoke about the specific project: Why is this being paid emergently? We need to pay our vendors in a timely manner - if they submit a bill, it could take 60 days... The design was started, somebody sat on the plans for 9 months, the city put it out there, one contractor was interested, but too high, so had to be rebid. Completion date had to be refigured. The only way to pay them is to extend the completion date. We can't pay them after the project is complete.

Fountain Ave project - increase contract $96K. Total $2,480,510. Extend completion date to Dec 2025. Another citizen asked how this happened. How did all the engineers, etc., not know. Chris Moore explained. How could you not know the wiring was in the concrete. Rue tried to explain. But they would know where the wires were.

**My Thoughts

Rue will appoint Tackett Asst Mayor in January when Estrop is no more. Then, he won't run and Tackett will be the new mayor. Springfield voters must have no experience with psychopaths - lucky them - because she absolutely reeks oi it.

The 3 new "selected" commissioners are a fraud, an embezzler, and a whore (who somehow got more votes than the other two despite doing nothing - not much of a mystery).

Wellspring is just another "nonprofit" conglomerate of the below Usual Suspects. Tackett and Estrop gushed over it, because there's federal money in it. Thank God these kids are VERY small in number. And thank God they have no clue how to work a website, being so riddled with their deviance.

I just wonder how much City money has been donated to this WellSpring. We'll see....(Tackett said the Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, etc. counties funds BATS.)

$903K revenue in 2024, according to Nonprofit Explorer.

People here talking about cats and the BATS. I am starting to think it is in the water.

***Heck has said several times, "This is not a city project." He always says that when he doesn't want to answer $ questions. But the Law Department's response to me in email specifically states:

You have requested a copy of the contract with Future IQ. Attached please find a copy of the ordinance authorizing the City’s donation to the Springfield 2051 initiative. Importantly, this initiative is not a City of Springfield project. It is being funded by several entities, including the Ohio Department of Development, Clark County, the Walter Quinlan Foundation, the Wilson Sheehan Foundation, the Turner Foundation, the Springfield Partnership, and others.

With respect to your inquiry regarding a Community Needs Survey, the City of Springfield is not involved in conducting this survey as it is being conducted by Future IQ. Therefore the City of Springfield has no responsive records to this portion of your request.