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From the Desk ofRep. Dovilla
At the Statehouse
Around the 7th
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From the Desk of Rep. Dovilla
Dear 7th District Resident:
The lazy, hazy days of summer are here, but even during this
traditional time of vacation the Ohio General Assembly continues
to work
on your behalf.
While the House is on summer recess from voting sessions, I
am
taking my standing committee on the road around our great
state.Between now and September, the House Policy and Legislative
Oversight
Committee will conduct a series of field hearings in all corners
of the state
on a variety of policy issues that are important to Ohioans. You
can read
more about this opportunity to interface directly with some of
your
elected officials in our At the Statehouse section below.
With fewer trips to Columbus, this is also a busy time closer
to
home. In addition to visiting with you at our communities
summer
parades and festivals, I am using these weeks away from the
Statehouse to
meet with various constituents and organizations throughout our
district.
Some of my recent and upcoming activities are outlined in our
Around
the 7th segment of this newsletter. If you would like to
schedule ameeting with me, whether on an individual basis or for
your company or
organization, please reach out to us. This fall, we will hold
our next set of
district office hours; stay tuned for more information on these
regular
opportunities to meet me in our local public libraries.
It is a privilege to serve you and your family in the Ohio House
of
Representatives. If I may ever be of assistance to you, please
contact my
office at 614-466-4895 or [email protected]. I hope to hear
from you
soon.
Sincerely,
State Representative Mike Dovilla
At the Statehouse
The House stands in recess from voting sessions until
September,
but the work of your General Assembly continues during the
summer
months. Per the Ohio Constitution, the House must gavel in for
sessions
every five days (excluding Sundays) throughout our two-year
legislative
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session. This allows members to introduce bills and lets the
House
conduct other essential business even when regular sessions are
not
scheduled.
More substantively, I have decided to use the summer to take
state government directly to Ohioans. The House Policy and
Legislative
Oversight Committee, which I am honored to chair, will conduct a
series of
field hearings in July, August, and September in various regions
of thestate on the following topics:
the targeting of Ohioans by the Internal Revenue Service;
the threat of increased governmental regulation of
coal-fired
power plants on Ohios families and businesses;
the positive impact of tourism on Ohios economic
development;
and
the promotion of employment and other services for Ohios
military veterans.
The first of these hearings is scheduled for Thursday, July 25,
at
1:00 p.m., at the University of Cincinnatis College of Education
Criminal
Justice and Human Services. This will be the second hearing
(proponenttestimony) on House Concurrent Resolution 27
(Johnson-Mallory), a
bipartisan measure to urge the IRS to take immediate action to
correct its
policies and cease targeting organizations applying for
tax-exempt status
based on their political affiliation. I encourage Ohio residents
or
organizations who were targeted by the IRS to contact my office
for more
information on how to testify in person or to submit written
testimony for
the committees consideration.
The other hearings indicated above will be scheduled in
August
and September in southeast, northwest, and northeast Ohio,
respectively.
It is my hope that this inclusive process will allow more
Ohioans to be
involved in public policymaking that generally is centered on
activities at
the Statehouse in Columbus.
Around the 7th
In addition to preparing for our summer hearings and
continuing
to work on legislative matters at the Statehouse, over the past
few weeks,
I participated in the following activities in our district:
On June 28, on the invitation of Olmsted Falls Senior Center
Director Kathi Lowery, I spoke at a meeting of the Cuyahoga
County
Municipal Office on Aging. We discussed House Bill 49, the Ohio
ElderJustice Act, of which I am a lead sponsor.
On June 28, I attended the graduation ceremony of the second
Cleveland cohort of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
program at
Cuyahoga Community College. I was pleased to be the guest of
my
constituent Ann Reichle, owner of Angelinas Pizza.
On July 15, I participated in the first meeting of the newly
designated Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. Among
other
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actions, the Commission approved the issuance of $1.5 billion in
new
bonds authorized by House Bill 51, the biennial transportation
budget.These dollars will help advance existing Turnpike and other
northern Ohioinfrastructure projects, including the second span of
the Inner Belt bridge
in downtown Cleveland. I have followed up with ODOT and OTIC
regarding the pledged use of some of this funding for Turnpike
noisemitigation in suburban areas. Action on this matter remains a
key priority
for me, and I am committed to addressing it for impacted
residents of the7th District.
On July 15, I met with representatives from the Council of
SmallerEnterprises to discuss my priorities related to job creation
and economicdevelopment for small businesses in our district and
Greater Cleveland.
Upcoming Events
Summer festival season continues throughout the Buckeye State.As
usual, each community in the 7th Ohio House District will have its
owngathering prior to Labor Day. Here are the dates for those
remaining
events and other upcoming meetings of note in and around our
district:
July 24 (7:00 p.m.): Meeting with Olmsted Township
residentsregarding flooding issues (Donauschwaben
German-AmericanCultural Center, 7370 Columbia Rd., Olmsted
Township)
July 30 (2:00 p.m.) Baldwin Wallace University annual ice
creamsocial (West Lawn, Strosacker College Union, BW, Berea)
August 1 (3:00 p.m.): Retirement reception for Judy Seitz,
BWColony Room hostess (Grindstone Room, Strosacker College
Union, BW, Berea)
August 3 (noon): Grand opening of Cuyahoga County PublicLibrarys
new North Royalton branch (5071 Wallings Rd., North
Royalton)
August 6 (4:00 p.m.): IMARC open house with Congressman
JimRenacci (22560 Lunn Rd., Strongsville)
August 10 (noon): CLOCKtoberfest Suburban Clock 60thAnniversary
(76 Front St., Berea)
August 15-18: 22nd Annual Olmsted Heritage Days (Grand
PacificJunction, Olmsted Falls)
August 19 (10:00 a.m.): Ohio Turnpike and
InfrastructureCommission monthly meeting (OTIC HQ, Berea)
August 23-25: North Royalton Community Festival (City
Green,North Royalton)
For more information on any event or to submit an event
forinclusion in a future issue of the 7th District Newsletter,
please email meat [email protected] . Thank you!
