Economy taking toll on push for Metro Parks levy

Columbus Dispatch ^ | March 19, 2009 | Mark Ferenchik

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In these hard times, the campaign for the Metro Parks levy is facing a financial crunch.

The campaign's original goal was to raise $400,000. So far, contributors have given $130,000. Metro Parks said American Electric Power, Grange Insurance and the law firm of Squire Sanders & Dempsey are among the businesses endorsing the levy.

To save cash, the campaign doesn't plan any TV ads. It does plan to use its network of supporters to blast e-mails and has discussed using social-networking sites such as Facebook to get the message out, Executive Director John O'Meara said.

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Related article - parks have cash on hand:

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/03/17/copy/Metro_Parks_X.ART_ART_03-17-09_A1_ALD8SOG.html?sid=101

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Metro Parks said American Electric Power, Grange Insurance and the law firm of Squire Sanders & Dempsey are among the businesses endorsing the levy.

And the PUCO just granted AEP a 25% rate increase. What a scam.

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Backdated to January 1st, too.