Parking garage to mark start of mega Liberty Twp. retail center construction

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The mega retail center slated for Liberty Twp. along Interstate 75 has yet to be issued a building permit, and the developer now anticipates starting construction by the end of February.

Columbus-based developer Steiner + Associates plans to build an approximately 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-used shopping, office and residential complex in Liberty Twp. at the intersection of Ohio 129, Interstate 75 and Liberty Way. The projects first phase is expected to be a more than $300 million investment encompassing 65 acres. Site work has already begun.

Liberty Center, as the development is named, has been described as a city within a township.

Construction equipment and crews on site have been preparing for the start of construction, clearing trees and leveling ground. Several vacant houses acquired on the property were demolished at the end of 2013.

However, not until this week have the developer or subcontractors received necessary approvals to start any building or infrastructure construction, the Journal-News has learned.

Butler County Commissioners approved on Monday an extension of the countys water and sewer lines to the property. Commissioners also approved the county water and sewer department to offer services to Liberty Centers future business tenants and residents.

The latest approval allows the developer to begin underground work of the pipelines, storm sewers and water lines, said Bob Leventry, director of the countys water and sewer department.

Meanwhile, the Journal-News has also learned that a parking garage will be the first building constructed at Liberty Center, based on county records.

Butler Countys development department is currently reviewing the projects first building permit for the footer and foundation of the first of three parking garages as proposed in the projects layout, said David Fehr, Butler County development director.

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Liberty Tax Service Offer Presidents Day Savings

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Virginia Beach, VA (PRWEB) February 12, 2014

Just having the surname of a U.S. president may not convey any powers of the Oval Office; however, it can be a qualifier for free tax preparation at participating Liberty Tax Service offices. On Presidents Day, Monday, February 17, Liberty Tax will salute those taxpayers with the surnames of former United States presidents by offering free tax preparation for those new to Liberty Tax.

This is just another fun way Liberty celebrates and gives back to the community, said Martha OGorman, Chief Marketing Officer for Liberty Tax Service.

About JTH Holding, Inc. Founded in 1997 by CEO John T. Hewitt, JTH Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAX), is the parent company of Liberty Tax Service. Liberty Tax is the fastest-growing tax preparation franchise and has prepared almost 16 million individual income tax returns in more than 4,500 offices and online. Liberty Taxs online services are available through eSmart Tax, Liberty Online and DIY Tax, and are all backed by the tax professionals at Liberty Tax locations and its nationwide network of over 30,000 tax preparers. Liberty Tax also supports local communities with fundraising endeavors and contributes as a national sponsor for many charitable causes. For a more in-depth look, visit Liberty Tax Service and interact with Liberty Tax on Twitter and Facebook.

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Plebgate: Liberty intervenes

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Police officer Toby Rowland, who was on duty the night of the incident, has threatened to sue the former Chief Whip, for libel over claims that he lied about being called a pleb by the politician.

Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, said: With the public reeling from a long list of police scandal and abuse Plebgate, Duggan, spying on the Lawrence family this is the last thing the service needs.

It would effectively place officers beyond criticism, silencing those wanting to protest their innocence.

Kids stopped and searched and the vulnerable held in the back of vans dont need another reason to mistrust the police this would give them a reason to fear them.

Last week PC Keith Wallis, 53, was jailed for a year after admitting lying about the incident.

The officer, who was a member of the Metropolitan Polices Diplomatic Protection Group, sent a senior Tory official an email wrongly claiming to have witnessed the row which took place in Downing Street when Mr Mitchell was told he could not ride his bicycle through the main gates.

Mr Mitchell was accused of referring to the officers on duty as plebs, something he has always vehemently denied.

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Down's syndrome discovery dispute resurfaces in France

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An extra copy of chromosome 21 causes Down's syndrome but there is a dispute over who discovered it.

A disagreement over the discovery of the cause of Downs syndrome has resurfaced in France more than 50 years after the findings were published.

The dispute erupted again at the French Federation of Human Genetics' (FFGH) seventh biennial congress on human and medical genetics in Bordeaux at the end of last month.

Paediatric cardiologist Marthe Gautier, who was involved in the experiments that led to the identification of the extra copy of chromosome 21 the cause of the syndrome was due to relate her role in the discovery when two bailiffs arrived with a court authorization to record the session. The FFGH then decided at the last minute to cancel Gautier's presentation.

The bailiffs were representing the Paris-based Jrme Lejeune Foundation, which finances a large proportion of current Down's syndrome research in France. The foundation does not deny Gautiers contribution to the work leading to the discovery, but it credits the late Lejeune for the discovery itself.

Lejeune, a geneticist, was first author of the key paper reporting1 the finding, published by the French Academy of Sciences in January 1959. Gautier was listed as second author, and Raymond Turpin, a paediatric geneticist and Gautiers and Lejeunes boss at the Trousseau Hospital in Paris, was listed as third author.

The FFGH says that it wanted to honour Gautiers role in the discovery by giving her the floor and awarding her the federation's grand prize. Without questioning Jrme Lejeunes very important contribution to French genetics through the article on trisomy 21 and other work, we simply wanted to make a gesture in recognition of the determinant character of Marthe Gautiers contribution, the federation said in a statement.

But when the bailiffs walked in, we realized the recording might be used in a court case, FFGH treasurer and former president Dominique Bonneau told Nature. Not only do we not have the funds to fight a libel suit, but we felt it was inappropriate to hold the presentation under such strong legal pressure. Gautier received her prize discreetly and nine eminent geneticists signed a statement endorsing the decision to cancel the presentation.

Jean-Marie Le Mn, president of the Jrme Lejeune Foundation, says that the bailiffs were sent because the foundation wanted an official recording of the talk so that there could be no dispute over what was said. We needed to know what was said in case Jrme Lejeunes memory was smeared, he says.

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