Just before Sunday's 30-0 Cincinnati Bengals beat-down of the Cleveland Browns, some of Columbus' elected officials were in Cleveland flashing Johnny Manziel-style money signs. Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council President Andrew J. Ginther and Franklin County Commissioner John O'Grady showed up at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland to make a pitch for Columbus to become home to the team's new training camp.

Just before Sunday's 30-0 Cincinnati Bengals beat-down of the Cleveland Browns, some of Columbus' elected officials were in Cleveland flashing Johnny Manziel-style money signs.

Mayor Michael B. Coleman, City Council President Andrew J. Ginther and Franklin County Commissioner John O'Grady showed up at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland to make a pitch for Columbus to become home to the team's new training camp. Coleman, an ardent Bengals fan, even wore Browns gear.

The Browns are exploring a new home away from their current facilities in Berea, and the Columbus group offered financial incentives of an undisclosed amount to entice Browns owner Jimmy Haslam their way. It's likely the city and county would support the Browns' new facilities, if needed.

Two sources at City Hall said the group left the Sunday meeting thinking it was "a matter of when, not if" the team announces its relocation to Columbus.

It also helps that Haslam and Alex Fischer, the president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, are good friends.

The Browns have recently put up billboards and increased television advertising in central Ohio.

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Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo has an early Christmas present this year for all you real-estate nerds.

Mingo's office will unveil an updated property-search website on Monday with a modern look and advanced search and mapping tools.

For the first time, users will be able to look at every home in a certain neighborhood that has three bedrooms, for example, or to search for recent property sales by area or ZIP code.

Mingo said the site also will feature "Google-like" map navigation and the ability to select multiple properties while map searching.

The website's property-search function already is one of the most-popular services the auditor's office provides: It racks up more than 5 million page views a month, on average. Find it at www.franklincountyauditor.com.

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The only thing Bexley residents need to know is that nothing's going to change. Garbage day will still be Monday. Put out as much trash as you want. There will be no new bins.

Of course, that wasn't the original plan. The city had been working with Rumpke for months on a new trash-hauling arrangement that would have meant some adjustments for residents.

Under a semi-automated system, unlimited trash would have been replaced by garbage and recycling bins of set sizes. Officials hoped the change could lead to increased recycling and less junk in the landfill. Residents were already signing up for the new bins.

But the terms changed, Service Director Bill Dorman said. As the shift neared, Rumpke told the city that residents who needed extra bins would have to rent them for $6 or $7 a month, a fee the city found too steep.

And so status quo it is. By keeping with the same system, residents will pay $7.56 less per year for trash service, and senior citizens will see a savings of $19.80. Dorman said the city will continue to look at its options.

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Gahanna's pools will live to see another year. The city council adopted a budget this week that funds pool operations for Hunters Ridge Pool and Gahanna Swimming through 2015.

The money, about $500,000, will come from Gahanna's general fund, though officials say that's not sustainable for the future. Officials say revenue from the pools should cover the majority of pool costs, but the net loss to the general fund is still expected to be nearly $100,000

There was a pretty loud public outcry when Gahanna announced that 2014 was the last year it would fund pools. That outcry could be repeated in 2015: At this point, the city doesn't know what it's going to do about pools in 2016.

Dispatch Reporters Lucas Sullivan and Josh Jarman contributed to this report.

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