Brent McDaniels For Mayor of London, Ohio

02/05/2023

01/22/2023

ALERT****this video is approx. 90 minutes in duration.****

This is a full version of the presentation given at the January 19th, 2023, London City Council Meeting by the Board of Public Utilities.

This presentation is to explain the purpose and funding of an $18 million Sewer/Water/Sanitation Project.

01/21/2023

Here we go!

The Closser Administration and Board of Public Utilities are coming after our money again!

If the Council passes legislation.

Our rates will go up $5.99 a month or $44.94 for the rest of the year, starting July 1st.
Then it will increase another $5.99 a month or $161.76 a year, starting January 1st, 2024.

And are they done raising the rates after doing two increases within 6 MONTHS?

Nope, not the Closser Administration.

Starting January 1, 2025 there will be another rate increase of $5.99 a month or $233.64 a year.

Surely after raising the rates 3 TIMES in only an 18-month timeframe the Closser Administration is done with taking our money.

Nope. Wrong again.

Starting January 1, 2026 an INCREASE of 3% per year will be placed on ALL rates you are charged for by the Board of Public Utilities.

Less than 3 years.

4 INCREASES.

We should not be burdened with these increases, because the Closser Administration isn’t willing to legitimately consider privatization of our public utilities.

Privatization of our public utilities would shift our current financial burden on to the company that purchased the current BPU.

Worried about rate increase if privatized?
We are about to have 3 INCREASES over the next 18 months.

Privatization will bring a more business minded approach to our public utilities.
While our current Board Public Utilities like to boost about being a non-profit, that could be considered a hindrance.
With our current BPU being a non-profit each day the East High Water Plant doesn’t operate, there is no real loss to them.
So, the urgency to get it up and running might not be as high as if it were a privately owned company that were counting on the profits from it. For the private company each day the plant is down it eats into their profit. While the current BPU, because this has never been an established source of revenue, actually save some money because the time, effort, and supply money needed to run the East Water Plant is not being used.

If you are for or against privatization is not the big issue.

The big issue is the Closser Administration has had several years to resolve this issue. Millions of our tax dollars have been spent and yet the East High Street Water Plant hasn’t produced any usable water. It’s a project that has been left unfinished.

The Closser Administration’s answer?

Let’s start another, larger, project before we have this one fixed and have the people pay for it, while we continue to have a surplus of cash every year!

The city needs new leadership. One with a responsible vision.

When I am elected, I will be part of that new leadership!

Thank you
Brent McDaniels

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12/16/2022

The pay raises for the administration just got voted down by city council.

12/16/2022

The metal basketball bldg. just got voted down by city council.

12/11/2022

Less than 6 months into his first term as Mayor. Mayor Closser, along with the City Council at the time, made one of their first PROMISES to the citizens of London.

The Closer Administration and City Council presented to the citizens of London a proposal to move most of the city departments into one centralized location.

The new City Hall, located at 20 South Walnut Street.

The PROMISE given is that it would not “exceed $1.5 million” and that if the bids came in over that.

“We can pull back where we can’t afford.” - Safety Service Director Rex Castle (then Councilman Castle).

“That it is a large figure, but we can drop back on it.”- Then Councilman Dick Minner.

Below is a portion of the June 2nd, 2016, London City Council Minutes:
ORDINANCE 130-16 Sponsored by: Dick Minner AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SAFETY SERVICE DIRECTOR TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE LOWEST AND BEST BIDDER .
Motion by Long to place on second reading, second by Douglas.

Clerk read.

Motion by Castle to amend to add “not to exceed $1.5 million”, second by Long.

Roll to amend: Minner, yes; Long, yes; Peters, yes; Douglas, yes; Castle, yes.

Councilman Castle commented that this will be a facility that citizens and employees will be proud of. “It is a wish and a desire, but we do need to make sure we can afford this. We can pull back where we can’t afford.”

Councilman Minner Dick agreed that it is a large figure, but we can drop back on it.

June 16th, 2016.

Ordinance 130-16 was passed unanimously. With the amendment “not to exceed $1.5million”

July 7, 2016
City Council was presented with Ordinance 134-16:

ORDINANCE 134-16 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,435,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENOVATING AND IMPROVING AN EXISTING FACILITY FOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, INCLUDING SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND APPURTENANCES THERETO; FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING THE SAME; AND ACQUIRING LAND AND INTERESTS IN LAND AS NECESSARY IN CONNECTION THERETO; AND AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING RELATED MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS

Sponsored by: Rex Castle Motion by Castle to place on first reading, second by Peters. President Hitt read.

Councilman Castle explained that this legislation has all the legal terms and conditions to seek out a bond for the renovation for the primary building.

PROMISE kept?

You decide.

August 4, 2016, less than 30 days after ordinance 134-16 was presented for consideration to City Council to approve the bond for $1.435,000.
The requested amount for the bond was INCREASED to $1,550,000, just beyond the amended amount from original Ordinance 130-16, of $1.5 million.

Ordinance 134-16 was then “tabled” until the May 18th, 2017, Council Meeting where again the amount of the request for the bond was INCREASED to $1.6 million.

When the dust settled, and the departments were all “centralized” the estimated cost of the project ended up costing the citizens of London approximately $2.2 million dollars.

That’s about a 32% INCREASE from the PROMISE “not to exceed $1.5 million.”

The PROMISE to “pullback where we can’t afford”?

The PROMISE to “drop back”?

Now the Closser Administration is PROMISNG to build a $2.8 million Basketball Facility not to exceed $3 million.
If past performance mandates future performance, this PROMISE could cost the citizens of London. Upward in the amount of $4 million (before interest rates).

12/09/2022

Transparency is operating in such a way that it is EASY for others to see what actions are performed.



Transparency implies openness, communication, and accountability.

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The McDaniels' Administration will bring this to the citizens of London Ohio!

12/09/2022

Infrastructure is crucially important to foster London's economic development and prosperity. Investments in infrastructure contributes to higher productivity and growth, facilitates trade and connectivity, and promotes economic inclusion.

Without good infrastructure a city will eventually fall into despair and residents will choose to move elsewhere.

The McDaniels' Administration will not only use the traditional procedures to ensure a solid infrastructure. The McDaniels' Administration will think outside the box to resolve our current infrastructure needs.

12/09/2022

This current administration has continually made promises to the people of London.

Have those promises been kept?

12/02/2022

It is critical that we attract new business to help offset the tax burden on London residents. Rather than sit back and see what comes, I plan to aggressively pursue new business.