Mayor· 2024-01-01–2027-12-01; month-level start: January 2024 per Grove City council organizational meeting minutes of January 2, 2024 stating all newly elected officials had taken their oaths; month-level end: December 2027 derived from the four-year term on the city council page
Richard L. "Ike" Stage
Grove City
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 1:12:16
- Avg per meeting
- 6:34
- Segments
- 958
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Top issues during term (20)
BJ's Wholesale at Stringtown Road and Route 104
Traffic improvements, including a proposed median on Stringtown Road, would require future funding.
Data center development in Grove City
Major water and sewer extensions are largely development-funded, but the city's flat surcharge since 2006 makes infrastructure maintenance harder and Columbus's $2+ billion water plant will push regional rates up for everyone.
Arts and cultural funding
$2.6 million in bed tax revenue; a proposed $200,000 grant fund.
Data center regulation task force
A hypothetical 250-acre data center site could generate roughly $1.2 million a year in land-only property taxes for South-Western City Schools, plus an estimated $420,000 in income tax from construction payroll, but staff also flagged short-term construction impacts.
Innovation District zoning for Southwest Gateway
Aims to grow the commercial tax base — businesses, not homes, pay most of the city's income tax bill.
Beulah Park Subarea A zoning amendment
Developer estimated rents around $2,200-$2,400; neighbors fear property-value impacts while the developer argues certainty of good development raises values.
Community Consent Amendment / Charter Ballot Question
Supporters and opponents agree the outcome could shape hundreds of millions in future development and the tax base that funds schools, parks and safety services.
Large accessory structure standards on large residential lots
No city cost — a private shed installation.
2050 comprehensive plan update
Flock camera data misuse ordinance
Annual contract cost comes before council; the first two years were state-grant funded.
Seeds Road warehouse rezoning and rural traffic
Developer estimates over $40 million in investment, 65 jobs and $3 million in payroll, but neighbors fear taxpayer-funded road upgrades.
Town Center grant increase for 3981 Broadway
Up to $40,000 of city money would go toward the boosted grant award.
Police Officer civil service matter
Each 1% citywide pay increase costs about $300,000.
Outdoor storage use at 5885 Haughn Road
ballot measure
The exact tax or budget impacts are still unfolding, but ballot measures like this usually end up affecting your local wallet one way or another.
data center ballot initiative
This initiative could slow down or halt lucrative tech investments, potentially impacting local tax revenues and development fees.
Community Consent Amendment headed to November ballot
Property values and local tax revenues could shift depending on how strictly new developments are regulated.
Brookpark Middle School lease saga continues
Current ordinance restricts city spending at the site to utility bills and contractual obligations pending resolution.
Police Officer eligibility list
2027 budget and fiscal outlook
No property tax increase; city share is roughly $490 on a $400,000 home.
Decisions during term (179)
Recorded while Stage was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.