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BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press
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cation classroom. Toole reported in his telephone interview the board felt the current enrollment in a Georgetown Elementary School special education classroom was the best possible situation for that class' students. At the May 19 meeting, the board stated its assurance services to be provided those students should the waiver be approved would be consistent with requirements under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and ODE Operating Standards. Board members at their last regular meeting also certified 80 members of the Georgetown High School Class of 2010. Those seniors had met the graduation requirements of the State of Ohio, the State Board of Education and the GEVS Board of Education. Also at that meeting: The board approved continued membership in the Ohio High School Athletic Association for the 2010-11 School Year. Georgetown Junior-Senior High School Media Specialist Melissa Cropper presented information to the board regard-
Ripley electric customers to see lower rates in 2011 BY Wayne Boblitt The Brown County Press
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Ripley electric customers are anticipated to save 20 percent on those utility bills beginning in January of 2011 following Ripley Village Council action on June 8. And Ripley residents and businesses who have not been using a garbage pickup and disposal service will be required to do so by early next month. Ripley Village Council members at their regular meeting this past Tuesday adopted electric rate and mandatory garbage pickup ordinances following third readings of each of those measures. Council members voted earlier this year to switch the village's electricity provider from Duke Energy to American Electric Power because AEP indicated its rates would be lower. The village's current con-
tract with Duke expires at the end of this year. Customers who pay for “regular” residential service shall pay $6.74 for the first 30 kilowatt-hours, $9.44 for 30 to 100 kWh and 10.36 cents per kWh for usage of more than 100 kWh. Customers who pay for “all electric” residential service shall pay $34.58 for the first 300 kWh and 8.8 cents per kWh for usage of more than 300 kWh. Commercial service customers shall pay $6.74 for the first 30 kWh, $83.49 for usage of 30 to 700 kWh and $9.38 per kWh for usage of more than 700 kWh. The garbage pickup ordinance will become effective 30 days after its passage (on or about Thursday, July 8). The ordinance states it had appeared some residences, businesses and commercial establishments in Ripley were not paying for pickup and disposal of garbage and other waste material. The measure also states it was necessary for the health and welfare of Ripley inhabitants that every residence, business and commercial establishment in the village dispose of garbage and other waste material in a legal manner.
The ordinance states all residences, businesses and commercial establishments in Ripley are to be billed for garbage pickup and disposal service provided by the village. Ripley is the only Brown County municipality that provides its own garbage pickup service. Some other municipalities in the county are served by such garbage collectors as Rumpke. The ordinance provides for Ripley residents, businesses, and commercial establishments to make written applications on furnished forms to seek exemptions from the village's mandatory garbage charge, and an exemption will be granted only in the event the application establishes the particular residence, business, or commercial establishment has a legal method of disposing of all such garbage and trash outside Ripley. The ordinance goes on to state any questions concerning the legality of such garbage and trash disposal will be determined in accordance with the ordinance and Brown County Health Department and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency regulations now in effect or as thereafter amended. The ordinance also states
each residence, business and commercial establishment shall place the garbage to be collected in a “suitable receptacle” at a point readily accessible to the collector at or near the curb line, whenever practical. The ordinance prohibits individuals, firms, or corporations from placing their garbage and refuse in receptacles owned by other residents, businesses, or commercial establishments unless prior authorization is first obtained from the village administrator. Anyone who violates that ordinance mandate shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $125 for each such violation. The measure allows Ripley residents who also own businesses or commercial establishments within the village to dispose of their household garbage and trash in the same receptacle used by their businesses or commercial establishments with the resulting charge for pickup and disposal being at the business or commercial rate. Those business or commercial establishments owners who live in Ripley and use only the business or commercial establishment garbage receptacles for their residential garbage therefore will not be charged for residential pickup.
Identity Theft Seminar slated Tuesday in Ripley A free seminar detailing measures that can be taken to prevent identity theft will be held at 6:30 p.m. this Tuesday, June 15, at the Union Township Public Library, 27 Main St. in downtown Ripley. Identity theft is a major problem that continues to grow across the United States.
EHS announces summer office hours Eastern High School announces summer office hours: June 2010 - 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. July 2010 - closed Aug. 2010 - 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. The first day back for students will be Monday, Aug. 23, 2010. For more information call Eastern High School at (937) 378-6016.
The Western Southern Financial Group will present this informational seminar to help those attending protect their assets. The public is invited to attend. As identity theft becomes more common, those attending will find out how to minimize the risk of becoming a victim. Individuals can expect to learn about safeguarding personal information, assessing risks and essential steps to take if targeted as a victim of identity theft. This presentation is being sponsored by the Ripley Neighborhood Watch Group. Because of the seminar being held, that group will not hold its monthly meeting in June. Ripley Neighborhood Watch Group normally meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Ripley Community Building on
The following property is being offered for sale by Ripley Federal Savings Bank: 1)
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ing the Ohio Appalachian Collaborative. Cropper and other Collaborative members recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Cropper also provided information to board members on the alignment of initiatives contained in Race to The Top, a federal initiative; House Bill 1, the state legislature's Biennial Budget bill; and the federal Secondary Education Act. Board member Steven Dunkin, the board's liaison to the Southern Hills Vocational School District Board of reported the Education, Completion Ceremony for seniors at Southern Hills Career and Technical Center in Georgetown was scheduled for May 27. GEVS District Maintenance and Custodial Supervisor Mark Pack provided a written report to the board on buildings and grounds issues. The district's custodial workers were to be preparing Georgetown JuniorSenior High School for graduation exercises during the upcoming couple of weeks, Pack reported.
House and land at 45 Wood Cliff Way, Georgetown, Brown Co., OH, being Lot 9 of Stonybrook Subdivision. The property consists of three bedrooms, two and one-half baths, 2,047 sq. ft. with partially finished basement, and is being sold in an “as is” condition with no warranties expressed or implied. Must See.
This property is being sold “as is” with no warranties expressed or implied. Sealed bids will be accepted on the above property until 12:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on June 15, 2010, at Ripley Federal Savings Bank, 1006 S. Second Street, P. O. Box 220, Ripley, OH. In addition to the bid price, bids are to include the bidder’s name, address and phone number along with any other alternate contact information. The successful bidder will be notified and be required to sign a purchase contract and issue a 10% deposit for the property within five (5) days from the bid acceptance. The final closing for the property purchased will occur within thirty (30) days from the bid acceptance. Ripley Federal Savings Bank reserves the right to reject any and all bids received. Contact Ripley Federal at 937-392-4375 or 937- 378-6134 for further information.
Waterworks Road in Ripley. Further information about the seminar or Ripley Neighborhood Watch Group is available by calling Betsy Billingsley at (937) 392-1640 or Linda South at (937) 3924531.
Bee keeper and other liability meeting Adams, Brown and Clermont County Farm Bureaus will be hosting a “Bee Keeper and Other Liability Meeting” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 29 in the Rhonemus Hall on the Brown County Fairgrounds, 325 West State Street, Georgetown. Larry Gearhardt, Director of Local Affairs, Ohio Farm Bureau will lead the meeting. All farm owners and other interested in farm liability are invited to attend. There is no cost to attend but reservations are needed in order to determine the quantity of materials which will be needed. Please RSVP the Farm Bureau Office at (937) 378-2212 (toll free 888-3782212) or abcfarmbureau@veri zon.net by Thursday, June 24.
Fundraising car wash at Mt. Orab Wendy’s The Western Brown Touchdown Club and High School Football Program are having a car wash on Saturday, June 12 and Saturday, June 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mt. Orab Wendy’s. All proceeds from these events go to purchase the players spirit wear and pants. Any questions please call Coach Evan Dreyer at (937) 444-2544.
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The Georgetown Exempted Village School District could be facing a small projected deficit this coming fiscal year, but it is not as serious an amount as what some other Ohio school districts have encountered. A lot of Ohio school districts including GEVS could suffer severe budget difficulties, however, if federal Stimulus dollars aren't part of Ohio Department of Education funding to public school districts in the near future. GEVS District Treasurer Eric Toole provided GEVS District Board of Education members a five-year forecast at their regular meeting May 19. In a June 9 telephone interview, Toole said that forecast indicated the district was looking at a budget deficit of a little more than $40,000 during the 2010-11 Fiscal Year, which begins Thursday, July 1. The treasurer said the GEVS District is working on ways to erase that possible deficit and conclude the upcoming fiscal year with a mandatory balanced budget.
He also said an estimated 7 to 8 percent of the money ODE allocates to public school districts is from federal Stimulus money, and if that source of funding to ODE dries up, school districts' budgets will suffer a major blow. Also as part of his monthly Financial Report he provides to GEVS Board members, Toole reported the district's General Fund, its biggest fund, had $1,072,937 at the end of April compared to $1,207,291 during the same period in 2009. He said one reason for a smaller General Fund at the end of this April was the fact the current fiscal year had an extra payroll period that had concluded by the end of that month than during the same period last year. Board members voted to accept Toole's Financial Report, the five-year forecast and an appropriations amendment. The board also approved applying for a waiver to ODE of the ratio requirements for special education students. That ratio mandates there cannot be a difference of more than 60 months (five complete years) from the youngest student to the oldest student in a special edu-
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GEVS District could face small deficit next year