Ohio Valley Politics

Representatives Zack Space and Charlie Wilson are both praising the recent signing of the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act by President Bush.

Zack Space referred to the bill as “far from perfect”, but called it “a good start”. He went on to say that:

“We need to work on long-term job growth and sustainable development, but this package will help our families, seniors, and small businesses make ends meet in today’s faltering economy.

“Going forward, I will continue to work both in Congress and with officials back home to help create the conditions necessary to help our regional economy grow. We have so many great things in Ohio – transportation, workers, natural resources – that I firmly believe our economy has a very bright future.”

Congressman Wilson’s release heavily stressed that to receive a stimulus payment families must file a 2007 tax return. According to Wilson:

“Some of those families, especially those receiving Social Security and veterans’ benefits may not be used to filing a federal tax return. But they need to file a 2007 federal return to get a stimulus payment.

“I worked to make sure our seniors who only receive social security and our disabled vets did not get left out of this economic stimulus plan. Now that Congress got them included, I want to make sure they get their rebate checks.”

To help with this, Wilson’s staff and the Belmont County Community Action Commission will hold a tax preparation workshop at his Bridgeport office (800 Main Street Bridgeport, Ohio) on March 10th from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

Wilson’s office has also prepared a list of other tax preparation clinics taking place in the 6th district. You can find it after the jump.

List of tax preparation resources compiled by Wilson’s office:

In the Canfield/Wellsville area:

AARP Sites:

1) Canfield Library, 43 W. Main St., Canfield, Ohio 44406 (330) 533-8420

2) Austin Library, 600 S. Raccoon Rd, Austintown, Ohio 44515 (330) 792-7224

3) Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave, Youngstown, Ohio 44512 (330) 726-2492

4) Senior Citizens Center, 1110 5^th Ave, Youngstown, Ohio 44504 (330) 744-5071

5) Struthers Public Library, 95 Poland Ave, Struthers, Ohio 44471 (330) 726-2492

6) Columbiana County Office on Aging 785 State St., Salem, Ohio 44460 (330) 332-1163

The Ohio Benefit Bank Sites:

1) Lutheran Social Services of the Mahoning Valley, 420 Clearmount Drive, Youngstown, Ohio (330) 740-0344

2) Stepping into the Future, Inc., 2905 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, Ohio (330) 259-0279

3) Good Hope Lutheran Church, 12030 Market St., North Lima, Ohio (330) 549-2406

4) Pointman International Ministries, 243 Main Street, Leetonia, Ohio (330) 427-6909

In the Bridgeport area:

AARP Sites: (None in Jefferson Co.)

1) Ohio Valley Mall, Unit 295, St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950 (740) 695-4526

2) Colerain Senior Center, State Rt. 250, Colerain, Ohio 43916 (740) 633-6823

3) Bellaire Senior Center, 3396 Belmont St., Bellaire, Ohio 43906 (740) 676-9473

4) Shadyside Municipal Bldg., Community Rm #6, East 39^th Street, Shadyside, Ohio 43947 (740) 676-5972

The Ohio Benefit Bank Sites:

1) St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 611 Walnut Street, Martins Ferry, Ohio (740) 633-3611

2) Community Action Commission of Belmont County, 153 ½ West Main St., St. Clairsville, Ohio (740) 695-0293

3) Jefferson County Community Action Council, 114 North 4^th St., Steubenville, Ohio (740) 282-0971

In the Marietta area:

AARP Sites:

1) Beverly Public Library, McIntosh St., Beverly, Ohio 45750 (740) 984-4060

2) O’Neill Senior Center, 333 4^th Street, Marietta, Ohio 45750 (740) 373-3914

The Ohio Benefit Bank Sites:

1) Caring Connection, 411 Scammel St., Marietta, Ohio (740) 376-9903

2) The Appalachian Nutrition Network, 121 Putnam Street, Suite 108, Marietta, Ohio (740) 376-0088

3) Caldwell Choice Food Pantry, 315 Main Street, Caldwell, Ohio (740) 732-7570

In the Ironton area:

AARP Sites:

1) Park Avenue Apartments – Senior Living (the building our office is located within), 202 Park Ave., Ironton, Ohio 45638 (740) 533-1863

2) Southern Branch Library, 317 Solida Rd, South Point, Ohio 45680 (740) 377-2288

3) Chesapeake Branch Library, 11054 County Rd. 1, Chesapeake, Ohio 45619

The Ohio Benefit Bank Sites:

1) Jackson-Vinton Community Action-Head Start, 1467 State Rt. 93 South, Jackson, Ohio (740) 286-8441

On the Internet:

1) A free internet tax return service can be found on The Ohio Benefit Bank Web site: www.governor.ohio.gov/obb

2) More information on the AARP program can be found at http://www.aarp.org/money/taxaide