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that’s a flow of a column The News-Her- 61st House District, ever.
ernment is loath ald makes available so supporting jobs and a Moreover, the impact on local
all sides of an issue may strong economy in Lake communities that rely on the
fficials are belat- be aired. Ron Young is County and across the tax contributions could be dire.
ng setting pro- a Lake County commis- state was always of par- The Davis-Besse and Perry
ards for climb- sioner and a member of amount concern for me. nuclear facilities pay more than
ng the numbers the Ohio Clean Energy Combined, these two $30 million in state and lo-
ain to reduce Jobs Alliance. Ron Young nuclear power plants cal taxes annually. That reve-
d garbage at the support 4,300 jobs, over nue helps support police forces,
Nuclear energy offers 700 of those jobs di- firefighters, and other first re-
happen before Ohio immense benefits, rectly employed at the sponders.
ing season be- from its impact on clean en- Perry plant. If these plants are forced to
ergy efforts, local jobs, and our These jobs represent thou- close, some communities may
r disturbing the economy to the support it pro- sands of families that rely on have to choose between rais-
e queues, Ever- vides taxpayers and communi- the continued operations of ing taxes or cutting critical ser-
one of the great- ties statewide. That’s precisely these nuclear plants. The neg- vices.
nd mental chal- why the impending premature ative economic impact of these Consumers would feel the
net has to offer, closures of two of our state’s nu- job losses would reach even fur- pinch as well, as electric bills
deny it to peo- clear power facilities—the Da- ther, however, as local busi- would likely increase if we al-
today as it was vis-Besse plant just outside To- nesses—including restaurants, low these nuclear plants to
es writer in- ledo area and the Perry plant in retailers, grocery stores, and shut down ahead of schedule.
. Mallory con- our neck of the woods—should others—would also feel the One recent study by the Brat-
is appeal: “Be be concerning to every Ohioan. pinch. tle Group suggests that the re-
O armchair ex- Thankfully, we have strong I am no stranger to public tirement of these plants would
o the compara- advocates in House Speaker discussion on complex issues raise gross electricity costs for
f your subway Larry Householder, Lake and I understand that there customers by $400 million –
County Representative Jamie could be differing opinions that means all of our monthly
Callender and others who un- about how to support the nu- bills go up. No matter how you
derstand the economic and en- clear industry. slice it.
vironmental importance of While some may say that we There is simply no good ar-
imes via AP these facilities. should allow these plants to gument to make for shuttering
They recently sent legisla- prematurely shut down, I would these vital power plants while
tion to the Ohio Senate that argue that we should be do- they are still serving such criti-
will keep Perry and Davis-Besse ing everything we can to enact cal functions.
open. policies that recognize the im- Ohio communities should
I call on the Ohio Senate to portant role these plants play continue to benefit from the
quickly pass this jobs-saving for our energy supply and the jobs, economic contributions,
bill into law. state’s economy. and reliable energy that nu-
Forcing Perry and Davis- Altogether, forcing these clear power provides our state.
Besse to close well before their plants into early retirement I thank my former colleagues in
time. We ought to be doing ev- would threaten hardworking the Ohio House for their lead-
erything we can to ensure they Ohioans while reducing Ohio’s ership.
continue to operate and serve gross domestic product by more Working together I am cer-
our communities. than $500 million annually. tain we can keep Perry and Da-
During my tenure as Rep- That’s a hit that Ohio can’t af- vis-Besse open.

Quote of the day

“I know that solving this case gives peace to not only the deputies, but also to the community
and the family of the baby. This child had no voice so it was this community’s duty to give him
one.”

Geauga County Sheriff Scott Hildenbrand: in announcing that an arrest had been made in the
June 9, 2019 10:22 am (GMT +4:00)
26-year-old “Geauga’s Child” case.
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