Commission Meeting October 21, 2025

Estrop not there.

**Focus
Rue kicks Diana Daniels out - banned for life or until February - can't remember. This is your third offense. The Welcoming City refusal to rescind again. They keep lying and lying and lying about it. Don't want to rescind because there's still potential money in it. And TPS ends in February, so Rue's and DeWine's fight with ICE is coming. Heck said the money to purchase the Executive Inn came from the "general fund" . But the $44 million of Covid funds all went to the "general fund". So, the usual semantics. There's only one money bucket, anyway. Easier to hide and move and launder that way.

**Presentations/Staff Report

Clark County Parks levy Leann Castillo and Hal Goodridge. This is on the ballot for MORE taxes. 10 yar levy has been paid $21 a year per 100K assessed value. $6 increase annually. Less than a 6-pack of pop. Generates $500K a year in revenue. To catch up on deferred maintenance.

**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).

**Citizen Speakers

Gary Armstrong - I appreciate getting 2 letters from attorneys. Stop calling the man a liar, I will if he stops lying. You let LLCs come into this town and screw us - commercial markets. The attorney has created an untenable housing crisis. Code enforcement has allowed substandard conditions. Occupational hazards for public safety. Long-term residents squeezed out. When you were at the firehouse making totally untrue statements...I don't call anyone a skunk unless they're a skink. If you lie, you have to prove it wasn't a lie. Then prove that it wasn't intentional. 8/24 - Common sense Haitian immigration reform. 81 business and econ development groups and Springfield partnership. One man wanted to run unopposed for leadership of this county had an agenda. He was allowed to do that. Rue cut him off.

Diana Daniels - Simon Kenton history. The soil. The history. The Champion City. And home to the 4H. The solar will ruin this and it cannot be returned to its original use - to grow.

Melissa Rexroth - I asked about the data center. Heck said it was built to code, but that wasn't a question I asked. Cooling system, water supply questions. Why so many tax abatements? How do you research what's on the agenda? Who prepares the paper and the links? Who researches? I am formally asking the City to rescind the resolution that made the city a welcoming city. What's the mayor's stance on it being a welcoming city. Rue told me to stop speaking, but Houston was able to talk lies for much longer than 3 minutes. Replacement migration is needed part of resolution. Carl Ruby leading this to start a nonprofit. I am asking you to rescind the resolution. FBI crime stats doubled in 2021. Always had a high crime rate, but it was a steady rate until 2021. 2022, 2023, 2024 it's on the FBI website.

**Rue's Immediate Comments (The Welcoming City Resolution Panic-Lying)

Video below (timestamp 41:40 - 48:42). Once again, citizens asking them to rescind the Welcoming City Resolution 5844. They refuse every time, saying it would have no effect. Rue kicks Diana Daniels out and bans her "this is your third time" "you're dismissed".

I lost count of his "this is not a dialog" "sit down, ma'am" rants.

Rue's response starts with "Point of fact on the welcoming..." (timestamp 45:00 -49:00). We are a welcoming city, but not an organization. I think that's what Krystal was correcting. "THIS ISN'T A DIALOG, YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT." (when the person who asked - Melissa Rexroth - just tried to clarify her question)

Krystal Brown then said, "It wasn't a correction. It was to facilitate a dialog, so we could be on the same page. It was just semantics. But since we can't have a dialog..."

Rue: "We can't enter into a dialog, this just isn't the forum for it. Ma'am!! " (again when Melissa tried to clarify) (no idea what forum he's referring to - this is the ONLY forum we're "allowed")

Houston then said: "Regardless of a resolution that was passed 10+ years ago by another administration. Does it have any legal standing? Have we ever taken the official steps to be Welcome America?"

Lawyer Jill (her same speech): "A resolution is temporary. We are not part of the network."

Rue: "Just like the Parks one discussed earlier in this meeting, there is a start and end date on a resolution."

Brown: "What was the expiration date for this specific one? What was the expiration of the welcoming city?

Jill: "There weren't any dates. But we were never part of the network."

Diana spoke out about their continued lie about this.

Rue "This is your third." (kicked her out for 3 meetings**)

Diana: "Send me the letter!"

Houston asked Jill: If we rescinded it, it wouldn't change anything, right?

Jill: "It would not change anything, because it didn't create the city to be part of the network. So there's nothing we need to do."

**Heck's Reports and Answers

Something about the water. Had Chris Moore speak to this project's impacts.

No other answers to any questions asked.

About the Executive Inn, he just makes it up as he goes. Timestamp 1:17:54 - 1:27:10. They bought the Executive Inn out of the $44 million in Covid funds. But Heck twists any mention of Covid funds to say, "Actually, it was paid for out of the general fund." Technically true, because all monies go in their general funds. Eviston's $3 million department works with 4 pie slices in their pie chart.

**Commission Comments

Tackett
This Friday is downtown trick or treat. Thanked everyone involved. 8th year. Thanked Nehemiah for the warming center. Asked Nehemiah to talk about the training for volunteers.

Brown
The people here have to stop fighting with the city and making us all villains. We have to have civil conversations to try to move us forward. Culture Cafe business is open. Having a harvest event the Friday after the trick or treat night.

Houston
See above - her questions during Rue comments. Back and forth with Jill. It's still obvious that they're lying.

**First Readings

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

The Sunflower Field can be redeveloped.

**Second Readings/Votes

Ohio Fire Code amendments to Codified Ordinances. They just vote yes. 1501.01 is about food trucks. The city can put a permit process for inspection of fry baskets. And recommend fees for the FIRE services. Fire alarms in businesses. False alarm fees. Products not part of their core services. Low emergency EMS services in assisted living facilities. No charge to people in homes. Darlene Yealey spoke - I know a lot of clarification is needed on this. There is a big problem for non-emergency calls for people in homes. Heck said that wasn't in the plans for this amendment.

Grants with HUD for the Block grant 1,740, 154 dollars, 155K for the Solutions Grant, and HOME grant in 495K. Authorizing the City Mgr, Community Dev, Finance Director, Law Director to do all things necessary to implement. Asked Logan Cobbs to talk about it. We are an entitlement community entitling us to these funds. That's all she said. Approving the warming center agreement - Logan with the Nehemiah Foundation - $28,500 to operate the shelter at the Salvation Army. Fires up once we reach freezing temps. Single digit temps. Recapped.

The Executive Inn: Melissa Rexroth asked about Wawa backing out of the deal with the Executive Inn. Any plans for that? The contract 2 years ago was voted down. There was an RFP for federal dollars. We cannot use it now, because they voted the contract down 2 years ago. The city purchased it for homelessness due to Covid. Received $44 million. It was purchased with general fund dollars. It was temporary during Covid because of the spike. The long-term plan was econ development - across from the Regional Medical Center so it's hopeful for econ dev now. We'll look at what's next. Bought for 2.25 million money put into it. Sold for 1.75 million. WE put money into it.... not a good steward of money. Heck said, yes, that happens. 3 houses behind there were demolished. Part of it is looking for revitalization. At the time it was purchased, it was able to be used - minor repairs were needed - but it could be used by Homefull and they did for a year. Other nonprofits - that space could not be used for homeless services once the contract was denied.

Brown started saying something. It wasn't that we didn't want to help the homeless. Rexroth - they were just asking for more grant money? They had a 1-year agreement - we were looking to continue - 1.3 million in 2024 - they'd have to invoice for services. IT was used as a temporary homeless situation. we needed a qualified operator - we had one, and then we voted no. SO the facility is no longer used for homeless. It's now planned for econ development. Rue said it's not safe -but it was a year ago. Houston - we had an operator and now we didn't. Speak to legally - why we can't now - we are required to RFP for operators - we only had one RFP and it was not moved forward with them. That agency could litigate if we just turned around and handed it over to someone else. SO THIS IS THE ANSWER. Then, Rue pretty much shut any further talk down.

Nehemiah - what will they do when the shelter is not open.. when they have to leave at 8am to 6pm. Working with the library downtown.

Legislative funds - Katie spoke. Commission has to approve those. Increase of 25K in general fund for junk removal. A Trust fund for the fire department.

**My Thoughts

Rue kicked Diana Daniels out - not for 3 meetings but until February 2026. Maybe even permanently, not sure. Timestamp:

Heck answered no questions about the data center or any of her questions from the podium. Melissa R. has asked the same questions for over a month now.

They are not going to rescind the welcoming city resolution. There could be future money in it, of course.

Rue still called Diana Daniels, Diane. Every single time. Now he's mispronouncing Melissa Rexroth's name too.

Oh, Diana. She started getting emotional. She loves this town and this area. Rue kicked her out for 3 meetings because she spoke out. I guess they send citizens a threatening letter banning them from the meetings.

Brown is trying to act like she's the civil one now, so we won't remember her for all the hate. All that talk about we have to have a civil conversation - you can't communicate with people without a moral or ethical compass. It can't be done. You can't communicate with people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. And you can't communicate with psychopaths and liars. Civil just can't happen.

Last meeting before the election.

No other answers to Rexroth from Heck. She's asked for a month now.

So, the Nehemiah Foundation is working with the downtown library about housing the homeless during the day when the Salvation Army kicks them out at 6am. Not Logan Cobbs, but the Nehemiah. Okay. And to the library? Another great plan.

"That night you have LOTS AND LOTS of things for the KIDS TO DO in Springfield, Ohio." (This was the 987th backhanded response to people saying there's nothing for the kids to do. So the teens, instead of picking up guns, can play pickleball and trick or treat?? She and Tackett are so insane.

Summary about the Fire Fees: So they're voting to start charging for low emergency calls. All roads end in fucking the taxpayer. They have to - they have no choice when they blew through all the money on the Haitian debacle.

The Data Center and the Executive Inn Question and Answer (?): https://springfieldohiosyndicate.com/bryan-heck-sucks-at-business

October then failed at doubling down on the 21st meeting.

45:00 - 49:00 The Welcoming City vs. the Welcome America panic-lying continues. It's in every meeting, but this is it in a nutshell. They won't rescind the resolution, because there's potential money in it.