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Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office Siphons Budget Surpluses for Large Employee Bonuses

Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office Siphons Budget Surpluses for Large Employee Bonuses

by Alexander Sharp | Dec 28, 2020 | Investigative Reporting, News & Investigations

According to employee bonus letters acquired by Reconstructing Dayton through a public records request, Montgomery County employees receive large bonuses at the end of each year with money that would otherwise go back to the county. These are not normal sized bonuses....
Let’s Flip the Script on the County Auditor

Let’s Flip the Script on the County Auditor

by Alexander Sharp | Dec 16, 2020 | Equitable Taxes, Initiatives

Wouldn’t it be great if the auditor’s job was to determine how much money you save rather than how much money you owe? Taxes are all backwards in America. For example, in most countries income taxes are processed automatically and individuals don’t have to worry about...
Property Taxes: An Example of Everything Wrong with Local Government

Property Taxes: An Example of Everything Wrong with Local Government

by Alexander Sharp | Dec 11, 2020 | Equitable Taxes, Initiatives

But, we’ve always done things this way… Why do we make things so complicated? That question drives much of the work at Reconstructing Dayton. Properties values in Montgomery County will increase 15% after the most recent round of revaluation by Auditor...
Local Election Outcomes Highlight an Inefficient and Broken System

Local Election Outcomes Highlight an Inefficient and Broken System

by Alexander Sharp | Nov 4, 2020 | Civic Information, Commentary, Elections, News & Investigations

The votes are still rolling in but we have some thoughts on the results so far. Persistent Failure of School Levies School levies, for the most part, failed throughout the Miami Valley. They often fail, which is why they will probably reappear on the ballot during a...
John McManus: Endorsed by Reconstructing Dayton

John McManus: Endorsed by Reconstructing Dayton

by Alexander Sharp | Oct 26, 2020 | Candidate Endorsements, Candidate Interviews, Civic Information, Initiatives, News & Investigations

John McManus is not from Montgomery County. He’s from Tennessee. He has run for public office as both a Democrat and Republican. Like his opponent, Russ Joseph, McManus has a B.A. in political science. For some reason there are no formal requirements to run for...
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