12–Archbold (Ohio) Buckeye, Week of November 30, 2011
Archbold Wastewater Plant Struggles After Days Of Rain
Here’s The Church... This church, complete with steeple, was one of 48 entries in the 2011 Archbold Parade of Lights. While the total number of entries was down, there were several new ones in the
parade. Relatively mild weather conditions helped bolster the crowd.–photo by David Pugh
Crews at the Archbold Wastewater Treatment plant are struggling against high water, after 5.6 inches of rain fell in the past 11 days. Wastewater plant workers recorded 5.6 inches between Saturday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. It was still raining Tuesday after the last reading was taken. Dennis Howell, Archbold village administrator, said about 2:30 pm, Tuesday, the plant is processing wastewater at capacity, 4.5 million gallons per day. But wastewater is flowing into the plant faster than that. The excess is being diverted to a detention pond at the plant, he said. The plant discharges treated wastewater into Brush Creek. The creek is higher than the discharge point, so a 4,000 gallon-per-minute portable pump is pumping treated wastewater from the
er into the storm sewers. For decades, Archbold officials have tried to find ways to keep storm water out of the sanitary sewers, but several projects have been unable to entirely solve the problem.
outlet into the creek. Howell said several of the sanitary sewer lines were “surcharged” meaning they reached capacity. At one place, a portable pump was pumping wastewater from the sanitary sew-
*Repairs Start Finish When the new Pettisville School was built, the 1994 addition, plus a portion of the elementary school building, were retained. The process of closing off openings left by the demolition, known as the “button up” project, is expected to be completed by the end of December. The atrium project, which will provide an entrance for after-hours school events, will be completed by the end of January.
(Continued from first page) hall addition. Switzer said students access the library by walking along the bus loop in front of the new building, away from the atrium addition. Students in junior high school physical education go to the 1994 gym by walking along the west end of the school buildings, away from atrium construction. The study hall above the library is not in use, but could be accessed through a rear stairway, Switzer said.
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(Continued from first page) Sattler, who have a rural Defiance address, and Fricke, whose bid was disqualified. Since the bid was originally submitted, a limited liability corporation, Flatrock Pork, LLC, was formed to purchase Henry Pig. Mark J. Sattler, rural Defiance, was named the statutory agent for Flatrock Pork. The purchase price was $465,000. •O-MI-O, another sow operation with animals, property and other assets at 17311 Co. Rd. 21-50, Fayette, in Williams County. There were three original bidders: Richard Lange of Republic Mills; Michael E.
Mull, a veterinarian; and Fricke. After negotiations, Centaur Associates, LLC, was the highest bidder for O-MIO. The statutory agent for Centaur is Rex H. Huffman, Rossford. A second LLC, MMDS Investments, LLC, was formed and purchased O-MI-O. Huffman is also the statutory agent for MMDS. The purchase price was $325,000. •Kainos Nursery, which raised pigs from the time they were weaned from the sow to market weight. The sale included real estate, equipment, and machinery located at 12979 Co. Rd. 16, Wauseon, in Fulton
County. There were two original bidders: Kalmbach Feeds and Fricke. With the Fricke bid disqualified, Kalmbach purchased Kainos for $125,000.
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Prices In the court documents, Kowalski said, “The receiver believes that these sales are in the best interest of the receivership. “The receiver believes the proposed prices, although low, are commercially reasonable under the circumstances and are not inconsistent with the analysis performed by Veid & Veid (a certified public accounting firm) on May 16.”
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(Continued from first page) He said the Ohio Department of Education used a year when Pettisville’s enrollment was down by about 50 students, which pushed up the cost-per-pupil figure. Deskins told the school board Archbold was sixth in Fulton County in cost per pupil. Wauseon was the lowest in the county, at $8,259. Deskins also told board members of the top 100 school districts ranked based on performance index, only 27 spent less per pupil than Archbold. The highest per-pupil expenditure was ISUS, Institute of Construction Technology, in Montgomery County, where $40,026 was spent per pupil on education. The school had a PI score of 106.5. The top-ranked school had a per pupil cost of $24,308; the lowest, $10,029. Most of the per-pupil expenditures were in the $8,000 to $11,000 range. One school reported zero spending, while others were less than $1,000. Some of the schools with the lowest per-pupil costs were
digital academies. Ownership Switzer said he was “very pleased, obviously” with the results of the performance index rankings. When asked how Pettisville schools reached the high ranking, he said, “I think everything goes back to ownership. "The kids take ownership to do well. The teachers take ownership by preparing the students. "The administrators take ownership of preparing the teachers. The parents support the schools.” Everyone, he said, com-
mits themselves to doing well. “It’s not someone else’s job,” he said. Deskins told school board members, “This is an achievement that the entire community should be proud of,” pointing out that of the 100 top-ranked schools, Archbold is 28th lowest in per-pupil spending.
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Mon., Dec. 5, 4-8:30 p.m. A professional show and sale of area artists' works.
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