“Our city is gone already. Coleman and his City Politburo of appointees( is there even ONE elected city council member today?) have handed it over to the Mexicans, Somalis and Obamites. ‘”
I have only been here in the Worthington/Westerville area for about two years. I am very confused about how city government works. My area of Worthington is, technically (I’m told), part of Columbus...city services, etc. I’m not sure if there are elected Mayors and city councils for the suburbs, or, do all the suburbs fall under the City of Columbus for elected leadership and laws? How does Franklin County fit in? Can you give me a brief overview?
I bought a home in the Hilliard school district. My address was Hilliard, OH 43026. My street sign was green. Three streets over, Hilliard-proper street signs are blue. My trash was picked up by the city of Columbus, Hilliard's by Rumpke. If I called 911 Columbus Fire and/or police responded. For Hilliard proper it was Norwich township Fire and Hilliard PD. My phone prefix was 527, a Hilliard number. My taxes were about 20% lower than folks on blue-signed streets, but so was my property valuation by the county. But my son went to Hilliard schools, and that's all that matters.
The suburbs all have elected mayors and city councils. But they are limited in big ways, as Columbus has its tentacles into so much infrastructure in the county. Water and sewer is a big case in point.
As for Franklin County, their biggest issues cover the courts, metro parks and some law enforcement (sheriff) as well as the oddball stuff like the Airport Authority which controls Port Columbus, Rickenbacker and Bolton.