7/23/18 – 11:12 A.M.

The amount of income tax dollars coming back to local communities has dwindled over the past several years. A group of mayors in Ohio wants to sit down with the state’s gubernatorial candidates to discuss ways to remedy the problem. Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik says that was a big topic of conversation during a meeting of the Ohio Mayor’s Alliance last week…

Audio: Lydia Mihalik

Mihalik says the Alliance doesn’t expect the next governor to fully restore the local government fund. They do want to know how they can work together to address the needs and growing list of EPA regulations.

Mihalik says the group is talking to both gubernatorial candidates before November. She adds the Alliance is non-political, so they won’t offer an endorsement based on the conversations.