Council President (at-large)· January 2, 2024 - January 3, 2028
Jamie Dixon
Lima
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 2:12:03
- Avg per meeting
- 11:00
- Segments
- 3230
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Top issues during term (12)(Parks Rec)
Parks grant through Land and Water Conservation Fund
Grant amounts not specified in the materials provided.
Schoonover Observatory Improvements
Contract capped at $426,300.
Aquatic Park getting scoreboard and timing system
$99,034 total, with roughly $12,000 offset by grant funds.
South Jackson Community Garden growing into a community hub
About $12,000 of the related aquatic scoreboard cost is grant-funded; garden improvements came through partnerships and donations.
Hover Park Playground Replacement
Costs up to $84,839.05, funded by CDBG dollars.
Town Square Park north quadrant improvements
$1.3 million in state capital funds, no new local cost noted.
Hover Park and amphitheater upgrades
$84,839 in CDBG funds plus an in-kind donation valued by installation services.
Amphitheater playground funding debate
The funding comes from the state capital budget, so no new local tax dollars — but councilors want the money spread to neighborhood parks instead.
Youth Mental Health and Community Programs
State capital budget funding for Lima parks and recreation projects
No dollar figures were listed in the agenda packet for the state capital requests.
Amphitheater alcohol sales
No direct city cost; sales support amphitheater event operations.
Lincoln Park East roof improvements
Grant funding would cover the roof, sparing local dollars for the park improvement.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Dixon was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.
Voting record (0)(Parks Rec)
No votes found matching Parks Rec.