Toledo City Council receiving some rather good news this week. Finance officials presented city council with the latest figures on tax collection.
The City of Toledo is seeing a $2.7 million boost in tax revenue. Officials say Toledo is on the right track with the city's tax revenue growth exceeding this year's budget by 3 percent.
Councilman George Sarantou says things are slowly getting better here in the city of Toledo.
People are going back to work. It's not happening as fast as they would like, but's it's clear that the unemployment numbers are dropping.
"We're now to about 7.8 percent in the city, but clearly the manufacturing sector is leading us out of this deep recession, Jeep specifically the GM power plant. We are in no means out of the woods, we still have a very deep recession, however the trend is still very positive in Toledo and we're doing much better than most other cities in America," says Sarantou.
Officials reported that all departments including police and fire departments were well under their overtime budgets. Sarantou believes the city should add more officers and fire fighters.
"That is the crux of our obligation to the citizens. Public safety is number one," says Sarantou.
The casino now employees about 1,300 people, the numbers that we're released in this latest report don't take into consideration the casino's grand opening in May.
"The casino employing that many people will have a very positive effect on our income tax and the other important thing is over a quarter of a million people have now visited the casinos since it's opened which is very much beyond the casinos expectations."
Next months report will show activity through June which takes into effect the casino in regards to hiring.
Officials say they expect those numbers to be higher than last years..
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:19:25 GMT
Police are still searching for the suspects that shot and killed James "Jimmy" Safadi in his Waterville home early Saturday morning. About 6 a.m. Saturday, detectives say the three suspects described as
Police are still searching for the suspects that shot and killed James "Jimmy" Safadi in his Waterville home early Saturday morning.
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Walkers and runners turned out at Olander Park in Sylvania on Sunday for the "Beat the Wheat" 5K.The event raises awareness of and money to fight Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease in an autoimmune condition
Walkers and runners turned out at Olander Park in Sylvania on Sunday for the "Beat the Wheat" 5K.
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A group of Coast Guard members are traveling across the country to visit veterans, and they've doing it all by golf cart.Sunday, they rode into Toledo and the local Coast guard held a barbecue for the
A group of Coast Guard members are traveling across the country to visit veterans, and they've doing it all by golf cart.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:21:35 GMT
They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards. Today's biggest stars - from Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 - are the key finalists at Sunday's
Today's biggest stars - from Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 - are the key finalists at Sunday's awards show, airing live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:04:44 GMT
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities in southeastern Michigan ay a man stole a car with a 74-year-old disabled woman in the passenger seat, took her money and then fled on foot. The Oakland County
Authorities in southeastern Michigan say a man stole a car with a 74-year-old disabled woman in the passenger seat, took her money and then fled on foot.
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:01 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:01:49 GMT
Before any boating trip comes the preparation. Sunday's warm up gave some a chance to get their boats ready. "We just really enjoy boating," said Ron Roop who's been boating for thirty years. "This is
The U.S. Coast Guard urges boaters to take extra time to make sure they have all of the safety equipment required before taking their boats onto the water.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:48 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:48:24 GMT
Sunday, the Toledo Area Humane Society hosted the Bark in the Park walk for animals.Participants enjoyed a 1.5 mile walk around Arrowhead Park with their pets. Other activities included raffles, music,
Sunday, the Toledo Area Humane Society hosted the Bark in the Park walk for animals.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:05:59 GMT
Owens Community College graduated more than 50 students Sunday who earned their GEDs.The students celebrated receiving their high school equivalence diplomas.Several students served as keynote speakers.
Owens Community College graduated more than 50 students Sunday who earned their GEDs.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:30:20 GMT
We have an update to a car accident we reported on Thursday. It happened on State Route 199 at Eagleville Road. According to the Review-Times, a Fostoria woman remains in the hospital this morning with
A Fostoria woman remains in the hospital this morning with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Thursday.
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