Campaign Finance update: 2021

Written by David Robinson on October 28, 2021. Posted in City Council, Ethics

During the 2019 City Council campaigns I wrote a blog post about the “unprecedented influx of developer-related money” into our local campaigns (

UMCH, What’s Next? (Part 2): MPC recommends denial of LC proposal, now on to Council…

Written by David Robinson on October 18, 2021. Posted in City Council, City Identity, Comprehensive Plan, MPC/ARB, Parks/Greenspace, public schools, Sustainability, UMCH, Zoning

I last wrote about UMCH after it was learned that Lifestyle Communities (LC) had purchased in January, 2021, the 37+ acres for a reported $5.2 million (

Worthington Population grows 9%, 2010-2020

Written by David Robinson on October 13, 2021. Posted in Affordability, City Identity, History, Household Impact, Schools, Sustainability, Wilson Bridge Road

There's a QuickFacts page at the US Census Bureau giving basic numbers from the 2020 census for Worthington (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/worthingtoncityohio). Total numbers for age, gender,… Continue Reading

VOTE! in 2021

Written by David Robinson on September 26, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized

The citizens of Worthington vote in admirably high numbers (≈ 75-80+%) when it comes to choosing our state and national elected officials (in even years). But when it comes to voting for our local…

City Finances at Summer’s Close: “A very strong financial profile”

Written by David Robinson on September 13, 2021. Posted in City Budget, City Services, Local Business

A couple of quick notes follow regarding City finances. The upshot is that both short term performance and long-term outlook remain strong.*

At summer’s end, 8.31.21, year to date (YTD) income tax…