April 10, 2011
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Field of candidates increases to 36 By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The pool of potential candidates for Marysville’s city administrator position has grown to at least 36, with more applications arriving in the mail over the weekend. City officials are now reviewing the candidates, and may form an interview team to vet many of them in person, ac-
cording to human resources manager Brian Dostanko. Additional applicants include: • Gregory Berquist, director of public safety and services for Delphos, Ohio, and former CIO-deputy director at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. • Gerry Cotter, former Genoa Township trustee and former assistant counsel for the Waterfront Commission of
the New York/New Jersey port district. • Terry Emery, director of public service for the city of Gahanna, and former safety/service director of Greenville, Ohio. • Dan Evers, a consultant at Independent Consultant, and former township administrator at Deerfield Township and Sugarcreek Township, Ohio. • Dennis Galicki, operations manager central region at C.B. Richard Ellis
Healthcare Services, and former director of Future Plans and Surface Operations at the U.S. Navy Cruiser Destroyer Group Two, Norfolk, Va. • David Johnson, county administrator of Wabasha County, Minn. • Jim Lenthe, job search coach with the Knox County Department of Job and Family Services, and former city manager of Wellsburg, W.Va. • Cheryl Nester, deputy legal coun-
sel for the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and former city attorney for the city of Whitehall. • David Samson, vice president, title resource manager at First American Title. • Janet Schilk, Courageous Conversations state equity team member and former director of the Office of EducaSee CANDIDATES, page A2
Police, fire contracts await council approval By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
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(Above) Production manager Joel Armbruster grabs a handful of bats for painting at the Phoenix Bat Co. in Plain City. Phoenix is one of 28 officially licensed companies that produce bats for Major League Baseball. (Below) Maple wood forms are handweighed and marked prior to being placed on the lathe to be carved into a bat.
Wild about wood Baseball fans flock to Phoenix Bat Co. in Plain City By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Some of baseball’s most important implements are manufactured in a small workshop off Industrial Parkway in Plain City. The Phoenix Bat Co. has been turning out rock maple and white ash bats for more than 10 years. In the past year, the company’s workshop has been a highlight stop on the Union County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) bus tours of the community. “When we first moved up here, we started with a couple people at a time coming through, and now it’s busloads of people, and it can be kind of hard to fit 60 people in our showroom,” Phoenix Bat founder Charley “Lefty” Trudeau said. The business is now located at 7801 Corporate Blvd. In Plain City, but Trudeau began turning baseball bats on a lathe while restoring houses in Old Town East. After several years of playing 19th-century-style baseball with members of the Ohio Historical Society’s Ohio Village Muffins, he was approached about fashioning a few vintage baseball bats to add to the team’s authen-
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ticity. “Those guys, you’ll never find a better group of people,” Trudeau said. “They have a blast playing, and they exemplify the spirit of what baseball’s all about.” Through word of mouth, Trudeau’s bats began to grow in popularity, until the wood-
worker had to decide between restoring houses or making baseball bats. Phoenix Bats now produces about 13,000 bats a year, ranging from vintage replicas and personalized gifts, up to bats for Major League players See WILD, page A3
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The Marysville Exempted Village School District Board of Education will take another look at the district’s pending fiscal crunch at another work session scheduled for Monday night. Having spent some time with projections at a March 21 work session in light of the proposed state budget, board member Doug Lassiter would like to see the board take a closer look at the issue of salaries as a way to help improve the district’s financial picture.
“It’s about sustainability,” Lassiter told ThisWeek. He broached the issue on March 21, saying the board spends significant time discussing cutting programs as a way to help close the budget gap but, “We rarely ever talk about compensation.” Superintendent Larry Zimmerman countered that Marysville teachers have Larry been very coZimmerman operative in reSee WORK, page A3
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Both collective bargaining units representing Marysville’s safety services have signed off on contracts that provide no police or fire salary increases over the next two years. All that remains for a contract to be put in place is for Marysville City Council to give final approval, which is expected to take place this week. Council voted unanimously March 24 to approve reports prepared by independent fact-finder Mitch Goldberg regarding Marysville’s negotiations with the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 3032 and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 171. IAFF Local 3032 members accepted the report prior to council’s approval and FOP Lodge 171 members officially accepted it on March 28, according to Lodge 171 representative Tony Brooks. He said all three units (sergeants, patrol and communications) voted unanimously to approve the report. “Now that the report has been approved by both sides, we’re just putting the entire collective bargaining agreement together to be
signed,” Brooks said. “Everything is done except for the signatures.” Marysville human resources manager Brian Dostanko said council is expected to vote on the agreement at its April 14 meeting. Both agreements call for no increase in salaries for union members in the next two years, with a 3-percent salary increase in the third year. That freeze applies only to cost-of-living increases; the employees will still receive their annual step increase in salaries, Dostanko said. About 80 percent of Marysville’s employees in the two departments have already reached the cap on step increases. Both unions agreed to changes in their medical insurance programs, Dostanko said: Union employees may choose between the city’s preferred provider organization (PPO) plan, continue with a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) or opt in to a health savings account (HSA). Changes were also agreed upon for vacation reimbursements. Dostanko said union employees previously could carry over a year and a half of accrued time and “sell” half a year; now they may
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CANDIDATES INCREASE TO 36 Continued from page A1 tional Reform for the Ohio Department of Education. • Hugh Thomas, former Sylvania Township administrator, and former city manager of Ashtabula. • Ralph Wise, city manager of Russell, Kan., and former director of public safety and service for Fostoria, Ohio. The following individuals met the original filing deadline: Robert Bannister, Chester Gallant, Terrence Gerson, Richard Giroux, Alan Grindstaff, Daniel Hardwick, Steven Husemann, Daniel Johnson, Peter Kerwin,
Matthew Kline, Matthew Langhals, Ahmed Mady, Dennis Payne, Pamela Perry, William Powell, Jeffrey Reeder, J. Lee Robbins, Allen Rothermel, Erik Roush, Robert Schaumleffel Jr., Sheleemia Simmons, Robert Sivick, Jeremy Shipman and Carrie Snyder. Marysville’s city administrator serves as the chief administrative officer for city government and oversees day-to-day operations in the city. The annual salary for the position is listed at $90,000 to $115,000. lrice@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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Correction Because of incorrect information provided to ThisWeek, a story in the April 2 edition of ThisWeek Marysville wrongly listed Brandi Braun as an applicant for the city administrator position. Marysville human resources manager Brian Dostanko said Braun never officially applied for the job and her resume was provided to ThisWeek Marysville through a clerical error.
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WORK SESSION Continued from page A1 cent years, accepting minimal or no increases in salary. Lassiter told ThisWeek the district’s salary schedule allows for between $600,000 and $720,000 in step increases each year. Negotiated salary increases and the built-in step increases in salaries and fringe benefits, which are affected by teacher longevity as well as additional training and schooling, “are not constrained by revenue,” he added. “There’s no data to show that advanced degrees and additional college credit improves student achievement,” he said. “We’re not getting our bang for the buck.” Lassiter said he would like to see salary increases more directly tied to student achievement. He said he plans to offer some ideas as to how the salary schedule could be changed, but was reluctant to offer specifics “until I have a chance to put some numbers with them.” “I’d just like to be able to talk about (the salary schedule) more,” he said, “to re-think how the dis-
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Wild about wood: Baseball fans flock to Plain City Continued from page A1 such as Vladimir Guerrero, Jake Fox, Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera and Billy Butler. Other bats are donated to the American Patriot Program, which supports the families of fallen military members. General manager Seth Cramer said the company puts the same amount of effort into each bat, whether its intended for Progressive Field or the local park. “We hand-grade each piece of lumber that comes in,” he said. “The quality of product that the Major Leagues gets is the same as any other bat we make.” Part of that process involves a Locatelli wood lathe, an Italian instrument that takes the sections of maple and ash through three cuts, Cramer said. At 3,600 rpms, the machine shapes and sands each bat in about two minutes. The sawdust generated by the process ends up as bedding for a Bucyrus farmer’s cattle, while scrap wood ends up firing machinery at a couple businesses on Industrial Parkway, Cramer said. Once each bat has been cut to specifications, production manager Joel Armbruster dips and paints each of them, or runs them through a second machine that laser-etches the company’s logo onto the barrel of the bat. With the company’s machinery, the manufacturer can design bats down to a quarter-millimeter,
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(Above) General manager and majority owner Seth Cramer pulls a freshly carved baseball bat off the Italian-made Locatelli wood lathe. (Right) Freshly painted bats hang to dry.
Armbruster said. Trudeau said that as Phoenix Bats has grown, he has also seen businesses sprout up and down Industrial Parkway.
“We’ve been here at this location since 2003, and when we first moved up here, it was all farms and fields,” he said. “The road wasn’t even completed.”
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CONTRACTS Continued from page A1 carry forward two years of accruement, minus the “selling” option. “This stands to save the city and the employees money,” Dostanko said. City council president John Gore said reaching contract agreements with the police and fire departments helps Marysville prepare for its future. “I’m happy we have an agreement,” Gore said. “This allows us three years to work together in preparing our community’s safety services.” According to Marysville’s employee-compensation resolution approved December 2010, police and fire department union members’pay is determined by a number of steps. Firefighters’ annual salaries begin at an hourly rate of $20.69 (40 hours), with annual step increases to $23.77 (Step B), $24.84 (Step C), $25.87 (Step D) and $27.36 (Step E). Firefighters (prevention) have hourly rates of $22.41 (Step A), $25.44 (Step B), $26.50 (Step C), $27.54 (Step D), and $29.02 (Step E). Firefighters (EMT-P) have hourly rates of $22.14 (Step A), $25.17 (Step B), $26.24 (Step C), $27.27 (Step D) and $28.76 (Step E). Lieutenants have hourly rates of $30.07 (Step A) and $31.51 (Step B). In the police department, union employees’ annual pay range is: communications dispatch officers have hourly rates of $15.46 (Step A), $16.86 (Step B), $18.48 (Step C), $20.25 (Step D) and $21.75 (Step E). Dispatch supervisors have hourly rates of $22.84 (Step A) and $23.98 (Step B). Patrol officers have hourly rates of $19.30 (Step A), $21.48 (Step B), $23.29 (Step C), $25.61 (Step D) and $28.05 (Step E). Sergeants have hourly rates of $31.17 (Step A), $32.73 (Step B) and $34.05 (Step C).
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Central Ohio legislators divided over S.B. 5 THISWEEK STAFF REPORT an additional tool to tighten their ing more of those newer people ThisWeek Community Newspapers budgets. During a prolonged re- to be cut basically destroys your cession, he said, unions through- progression for the future.” Central Ohio legislators were out Ohio have shown their willRep. Nancy Garland (D-New divided on Senate Bill 5, the his- ingness to make concessions by Albany) said she was “unhappy toric legislation backed by Gov. accepting pay freezes and con- with how the process developed John Kasich that redefines col- tributing more toward their re- — not sitting down with the inlective bargaining for Ohio’s pub- tirement and medical benefits. terested parties from the very belic employees. “You don’t give somebody a ginning and talking about the isThe bill signed last week by hammer when they’re trying to sues people have. Kasich becomes law on June 30. tighten a screw,” Stinziano said. “Certainly, we have a budget Opponents of the legislation “I’m a fan of the process that problem; you can’t deny that,” have vowed to mount a campaign brings two sides together so they she said. “But I really don’t think to place the issue before voters can talk about their differences.” we should put this on the backs as a referendum on the NovemRep. Tracy Maxwell Heard (D- of public employees … Do we ber ballot. To do so, they must Columbus) said she voted against need to make some tweaks? Yes, collect more than 230,000 valid the bill because she thought it was I totally agree with that, but we signatures by the end of June. If political punishment for Demo- kind of took a sledgehammer to they’re successful, the bill won’t cratic Party supporters. She said it.” take effect until after the election, collective bargaining “is a mechRep. Ted Celeste (D-Grandaccording to Rob Nichols, Ka- anism for negotiation; it’s not a view Heights), who voted against sich’s public information officer. mandate for anything. S.B. 5, said he doesn’t think the S.B. 5 prohibits public work“Public employees have been issue has been decided. ers from striking, restricts the … taking their hit on the chin all “It is a disappointing day in number of issues that may be dis- through this recession, to the tune Ohio when we turn our backs on cussed in collective bargaining, of $250 million, in terms of wage the working-class people, public institutes performance-based pay increases and furlough days,” servants who keep us safe and raises instead of basing raises on Heard said. “Almost 5,000 (po- teach our children each and every longevity, drops the percentage sitions) have been permanently day,” Celeste said. “I am confiof workers needed to decertify a eliminated under Gov. Ted Strick- dent that this will not be the last union from more than 50 percent land’s administration. If more is we see of Senate Bill 5 and that to 30 percent, and caps employ- needed, why not just go back to the voters of Ohio will have their ers’ payment of their workers’ the table and say, ‘We need you voices heard when the issue is health insurance at 85 percent. to tighten a little more,’ versus brought up as a referendum on Recent amendments institute eliminating the process altogeth- the upcoming ballot.” a performance-based pay scale er … This is political punishment Rep. Andrew Brenner (R-Powfor teachers and stop nonunion for those who traditionally sup- ell) said he supported the bill bepublic workers from being re- port and fund Democratic candi- cause of the state’s economic conquired to pay union dues, among dates.” dition. “We are going broke,” he other changes. Rep. Gerald Stebelton (R-Lan- said. “We are in bad shape and Public-sector employees rep- caster) said S.B. restores author- we have to fix it. We’ve lost resent 6.5 percent of Ohio’s 5.5 ity to local governments. 600,000 jobs; there are over half million workers but are a signif“I thought the law as it cur- a million people unemployed in icant political force in the state. rently exists for collective bar- this state. What am I to tell smallS.B. 5 was approved by a 17- gaining in Ohio, and as was passed business owners and people that 16 vote in the Ohio Senate fol- in 1983, was far too expansive in work in the private sector — that lowing its 53-44 passage in the terms of taking away the power your benefits can get cut, your Ohio House. Central Ohio legis- of local governments and man- pay can go down, you can lose lators supported the bill 12-8. agers to control spending and the your job, but government can’t When polled by ThisWeek work performance that has to be be reformed? 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Central Ohio legislators divided over S.B. 5 Continued from page A4 icy changes that need to be made to help keep costs under control. “This bill gives taxpayers a seat at the table,” he said. “It gives management more ability to run their operations efficiently and it gives workers the freedom to associate or not associate with the union, which they haven’t had since 1983.” State Rep. Mike Duffey (RWorthington) said he supported the bill because it “puts final decision-making for collective bargaining in the hands of locally elected officials, such as city councils, school boards and the voters themselves, rather than unelected arbitrators from outside the community. This was the pivotal aspect of the bill for me,” he said. Rep. Cheryl Grossman (RGrove City) said she voted for the bill after offering amendments she thought were needed. “I have met with numerous teachers, firefighters, law-enforcement and other public-sector union members,” Grossman said. “From these discussions, I offered several amendments to this legislation to improve this bill. S.B. 5 has been the most difficult decision I have faced as a state representative.” Rep. Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville) said she, too, offered amendments. “The bill that came from the Senate, I didn’t think that it was a very good bill,” she said. “I think the House did a good job of making it better. I supported the bill because there were a number of amendments I had submitted that were put into the language, one being that (police and firefighters) could collectively bargain for their personal safety equipment, and another that (allows union members to communicate with their local officials). I also supported the amendment that 50 percent of teachers’ and principals’ evaluations would be developed by the Ohio Department of Education.” Rep. Jay Hottinger (R-Newark) said he voted for the bill despite the fact that he wasn’t totally satisfied with it. “I worked to try to make
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Hannah Burns of Marysville competes in the high jump during the Wildcat Premier on April 2 at Hilliard Davidson. Burns is among a large group of freshmen expected to contribute for the girls team.
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The Monarchs’ Joseph Stammen runs his leg of the 6,400-meter relay at the Wildcat Premier on April 2. Stammen, a senior, is one of the top returnees for the boys team.
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A feature on the Marysville High School track and field program’s website counts down the days until the Division I state meet June 3-4 at Ohio State. The Monarchs entered this season looking to ultimately leave their mark at state. Marysville features a blend of seniors and underclassmen as it strives to achieve that goal. So far, both teams have room for improvement. The boys team finished sixth (46 points) of 16 teams at the Watkins Memorial Icebreaker Invitational on March 26 as the host Warriors (166) finished first. The girls team was ninth (34) of 15 teams as Watkins Memorial (140) won. The boys team placed 13th (24) of 15 teams, behind first-place Cleveland St. Ignatius (125), in the Wildcat Premier at Hilliard Davidson on April 2. The girls team was 12th (14.5) of 15 teams as Davidson (121) won. The teams opened their dual meet season at home against Westerville Central on April 5. The boys lost 6968 and the girls lost 85-48. Seniors Hayes Chrispin and Julian Williams, who were regional qualifiers last season, are expected to lead the boys. Chrispin and Williams were members of the 1,600-meter relay (eighth, 3 minutes, 25.51 seconds) and 800 relay (10th, 1:31.44) last season at regional. Chrispin, who also will compete in hurdles, was first (15.78) in the 110 hurdles at Watkins Memorial and second (41.50) in the 300 hurdles at Davidson. He was first (42.05) against Central in the 300 hurdles. Against Central, Williams was first in the 200 (22.81) and 400 (55.1). “Hayes and Julian have good shots to go to state,” second-year boys coach Jim Gannon said. “Hayes has
Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Marysville baseball, softball and boys tennis teams: BASEBALL *April 5 — Defeated Olentangy Liberty 9-6. Nathan Hodnichak was the winning pitcher. *April 6 — Lost to Liberty 7-4 *April 8 — Played Olentangy *April 11 — At Olentangy *April 13 — Home vs. Westerville Central *April 15 — At Westerville Central April 16 — Home vs. Gahanna (DH) Of note: The Monarchs were 6-2 overall and 1-1 in the OCC-Cardinal before April 8. SOFTBALL *April 6 — Def. Olentangy 4-1. Kelsey Wirtz struck out eight in five innings to earn the win. Arika Mowery hit two doubles and Kyleah Brey homered. *April 7 — Def. Liberty 9-5. Rachael Mullaney had three hits and two RBI. *April 8 — Played Westerville Central April 9 — Played DeSales and Hilliard Darby *April 11 — At Westerville South *April 15 — Home vs. Westerville North April 16 — At Watkins Memorial with Canal Winchester Of note: The Monarchs were 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the OCC-Cardinal before April 8. BOYS TENNIS *April 5 — Def. Olentangy 4-1. Winners
really come along in the 300 hurdles. He’s doing a real good job of just running smoothly as far as good steps between each hurdle. “Julian is a year stronger. He was very good last year. He has a good opportunity to advance in the 200. It’s going to be tough because everybody is fast, but if he can keep developing, he has the potential to get out of district and hopefully out of the regional in the 200 and maybe the 400.” Gannon also expects solid contributions from seniors Jordan Staats
for the Monarchs were Joe Highton at first singles 6-1, 7-6; Jordan Cox at second singles 4-6, 7-5, 6-1; Zach McGuire and Mitch Woodruff at first doubles 6-1, 6-2; and Matt Bell and Alex Miller at second doubles 6-0, 6-3. April 6 — Def. Kenton 4-1. Winners for the Monarchs were Highton at first singles 6-1, 6-1; Jacob Beil at third singles 7-6, 6-4; McGuire and Woodruff at first doubles 6-1, 6-3; and Bell and Miller at second doubles 6-0, 7-5. *April 7 — Lost to Dublin Jerome 5-0 April 8 — Played Jonathan Alder *April 12 — Home vs. Westerville Central April 13 — Home vs. Marion Harding *April 14 — Home vs. Westerville South Of note: The Monarchs were 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the OCC-Cardinal before April 8. *OCC-Cardinal contest
SCHEDULE TRACK & FIELD March 26 — Icebreaker Invitational at Watkins Memorial April 2 — Wildcat Premier at Hilliard Davidson April 5 — vs. Westerville Central April 9 — Stingel Invitational at Pickerington North April 12 — at Westerville South April 15 — Bellefontaine Relays April 19 — vs. Dublin Jerome April 23 — Piqua Invitational April 26 — vs. Westerville North April 30 — Viking Invitational at Teays Valley May 12, 14 — OCC-Cardinal meet at Pickerington North
(high jump/hurdles) and Joseph Stammen (distance) and juniors Luke Blumenschein (shot put/discus) and Joel Dye (pole vault). Against Central, Blumenschein was first in the shot put (39 feet, 10 inches) and discus (118-9), Stammen was first in the 1,600 (4:59.78) and Staats was first in the high jump (5-10). Chrispin, Williams and sophomores Jordan Bollman and Adam Spaulding were first (3:46) in the 1,600 relay. See ROUNDUP, page B2
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Spring season filled with many dazzling athletes So many things to see. So little time. That is the description I have for high school sports enthusiasts in central Ohio as we move through the final chapter of the 2010-11 school year. Here is my suggested list of teams, individuals and events that you can mark on your spring sports to-do list between now and the second week of June. Make it a must to watch the Uhle brothers of Olentangy Liberty compete in the pole vault. Last year these twins, now seniors, took turns setting state records before Chris finished first (staterecord 16 feet, 9 inches) and Joey placed second (16-0) at the Division I state meet. Lacrosse has exploded in central Ohio and there are many teams worth watching. How about the girls teams at New Albany and Upper Arlington? Both have multiple state championships and are elite programs.
Throw in Columbus Academy and both Worthington schools and you’ve got a chance to watch how this sport is supposed to be played. On the boys side, lacrosse has been a LARRY longtime success LARSON story at Upper Arlington under the direction of coach Ted Wolford, and now the Golden Bears have great competition in Dublin Jerome, Thomas Worthington and Worthington Kilbourne. There are plenty of talented baseball players in central Ohio such as Joey Tomko of Gahanna, Jerry McCartney of Westerville Central, Kendall Johnson of Hartley, Zach Ratcliff of Academy, Jacob Bosiokovic of Delaware and Dray Hall of Hilliard Bradley. All are outstanding hitters. Throw in pitchers Wynston McMartin
of New Albany and Kameron Wright of Hamilton Township and you nearly have an all-star team. The girls play tennis in the fall and the boys play in the spring. There are some talented players to see starting with Watterson senior Chris Diaz and the Upper Arlington doubles team of senior Billy Weldon and sophomore Stu Little. Diaz completed an undefeated season last year by winning the Division II singles title. Weldon and Little won the Division I doubles title. Other outstanding individuals include Ian Wagner of Wellington, Jesse Shivener of Gahanna and Kendall Coffman of Buckeye Valley. Check out a crew regatta on the Scioto River or on Hoover Reservoir and watch how teamwork really works. In addition to the Uhle twins, there is some terrific talent in track and field in central Ohio. In boys competition, check out Isaiah Walls of Hartley in the hurdles, long-jumper Josh Perry of
Olentangy or high-jumper Nigel Preacher of Brookhaven. In girls competition, try to see the duo of hurdler Chelsea Scott and sprinter Aisha Cavin of Hartley or longjumper Lynnsey Brim of Gahanna. Don’t take your eyes off sprinters Destinee Gause of Reynoldsburg and Alanna Dawkins of Franklin Heights. Check out hurdler Faith Washington of Reynoldsburg and distance-runner Hannah Stefanoff of Grandview to see the best of the best. Pick a Saturday and attend a boys volleyball match. You can’t miss if Hilliard Darby, Mount Vernon, Pickerington North or Watterson is competing. Softball is very strong in our area. Start by heading to Hebron to watch three-time defending state champion Lakewood. The Lancers have a terrific pitcher in Alyssa Patznick, and sophomore Kelsi Thompson hit the winning home run last year in the Division II state title game.
Other top players in the area include Taryn Allmon of Grove City, Caitlin Conrad of North Union and Tiyona Marshall of Gahanna. Then there are those fire-balling pitchers you need to see like Savannah Dorsey of Central Crossing, Kimber Hazlett of Northridge, Emma Johnson of Groveport, Sarah Klopfer of Liberty Union, Kellie Roudabush of Bradley and Samantha Smith of Hilliard Davidson. As with any season, try to get to a junior varsity, freshman or middle school sports event to give support to those hard-working young people who get very little fan attention. And, most importantly, savor the moments provided by the young stars of central Ohio. I’ll see you at a game. Larry Larson is a former athletics director at Grandview High School. He can be heard as “Mr. High School Sports” on WTVN 610 AM.
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Photo of the week YOU’RE OUT! — Dublin Scioto catcher Chase Thompson blocks the plate as he gets ready to tag out Collin Finn of Thomas Worthington during the host Irish’s 5-0 loss March 29 in a nonleague game.
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Interest in wind energy will grow, officials say By LIN RICE ThisWeek Community Newspapers
City officials say it’s only a matter of time before wind energy becomes a reality in Marysville and they have begun doing their homework to prepare for it. In an April 4 presentation to the Marysville Planning Commission, Jenny Snapp, director of the Logan-Union-Champaign (LUC)
Regional Planning Commission, said the public’s interest in energy-producing wind turbines will only increase. “This is becoming an increasingly important issue. There are a lot of grants available at the state level now,� Snapp said. “I think what you’re going to see is more and more interest in this type of energy.� Her presentation revolved
around the variables Marysville planners will need to consider as they craft language to regulate what sort of structures residents may build in the city limits with regard to wind energy. “A major item is whether you want small wind towers to be a permitted use or a conditional use, where more conditions could be applied, and what districts you would want them in,� Snapp said. According to figures compiled by the LUC, local jurisdictions have the authority to zone small wind systems under five megawatts (MW) in size. Large wind systems — those over five MW — are governed by the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). In Union County, where there is no countywide zoning, townships have been primarily dealing with the issue independently, Snapp said. Union County townships that have adopted or are considering zoning language for small wind turbines include Darby, Liberty,Allen, Dover, Claibourne and
Donation In honor of her eighth birthday, Megan Vollrath, daughter of Myke and Lynn Vollrath of Marysville, asked guests at her birthday party to bring children’s items to be donated to the pediatric patients at Memorial Hospital of Union County in lieu of gifts. Working through Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary program, Vollrath supplied a variety of children’s activity items to occupy time for the young patients.
Paris townships, Snapp said. She said issues planners will need to take into consideration when crafting wind turbine language include maximum height, setback requirements from buildings and property lines, zoning permit forms and fees, whether schools should be treated differently as a public use and what requirements would be in place for maintenance and decommissioning, among several other considerations. The LUC has some model language available on the subject and is willing to lend whatever assistance Marysville might want in the future, Snapp added. The idea is taking a balanced approach: “Zoning that isn’t so restrictive that it discourages wind for alternative energy, but at the same time, protects the health, safety and welfare of residents,� she said. During the planning commission meeting, resident Pam Ward asked whether wind energy were already a premise accepted for
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Community briefs Applications accepted for at-large council seat Marysville City Council is accepting letters of interest from residents interested in filling a vacancy that will be created when council president John Gore becomes mayor when Chris Schmenk leaves to be chief legal counsel for JobsOhio. Nevin Taylor will become the new president of city council, which will leave the at-large seat vacant. The council will then make an appointment to fill that vacancy. Any Marysville resident interested in being considered for the seat on council must submit a letter of interest and a resume to clerk of council Connie Patterson, 125 E. Sixth St., Marysville, Ohio 43030. Applicants can also submit letters and resumes via email at cpatterson@marysvilleohio.org. All applications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. April 19, 2011. Candidates must be qualified electors who live in the city. Whoever is named to fill Taylor’s seat on council will serve through Dec. 31, 2011 and can then run in the November 2011 election to fill the remainder of the term, which would begin Jan. 1, 2012 and end on Dec. 31, 2013. — Lin Rice
MORPC sets April 13 watershed meeting Union County residents will have an opportunity this week to learn how the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s (MORPC) plans for Central Ohio’s
watersheds will affect them. MORPC and the Logan-UnionChampaign (LUC) Regional Planning Commission will host a public meeting on Wednesday, April 13, to discuss balanced growth planning in the Upper Scioto Watershed. The meeting is free and open to the public. The Upper Scioto Watershed encompasses portions of Union County. MORPC spokeswoman Bernice Cage said the agency will gather community input about areas that residents consider important for conservation, development and agriculture. “This is an excellent opportunity for interested parties to learn about the planning taking place within their watershed and, more importantly, to actively participate in the balanced-growth process,” said Jenny Snapp, LUC Regional Planning Commission director. The April 13 meeting will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Union County Service Center, 940 London Ave., Marysville. To learn more about the initiative, email Brandi Whetstone at bwhetstone@morpc.org or call (614) 233-4174. — Lin Rice
SBA extends flood relief assistance deadline More Union County residents may now qualify for disaster relief funding. Last month, the U.S. Small Business Administration made low-interest loans available to residents who were hit by storms and flooding in a 12-county area
between Feb. 27 and March 8. Last week, the SBA announced that it has extended the incident period from March 8 to March 14 for its Ohio disaster declaration, in response to additional damages that occurred several days after the severe storms and flooding that began on Feb. 27. “The SBA stands ready to provide low-interest disaster loans to every eligible homeowner, renter, business and private nonprofit organization in the areas affected by the recent disaster,” said Frank Skaggs, director of the SBA field operations center in Atlanta. Fixed-interest rates for such loans range from 2.56 percent to 5.13 percent for home loans, 4 percent to 6 percent for business loans and 3 percent to 3.25 percent for nonprofit organization loans. Businesses and nonprofits of any size may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets, according to SBA Ohio district director Thomas Mueller. Several types of loans are available for relief efforts, including home disaster loans, business physical disaster loans and economic-injury disaster loans (EIDL). Residents may apply for disaster loans online at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/. The filing deadline to return applications for physical property damage is May 17. The deadline to return economic-injury applications is Dec. 19. — Lin Rice
WIND ENERGY protects Marysville’s interests. “If you don’t implement any zoning, you’re not protected at all,” she Union County, or if officials were only discussing said. “Anyone right now can go and build a turbine and not have to meet any sort of setback requirethe pros and cons of the technology. ments, for instance.” “Is it a given that this is valid?” she asked. More information on wind energy in central Ohio “In my mind, yes, it is a viable alternative,” comcan be found on the LUC’s website at www.lucmission chairman Ken Kraus said. Snapp said putting language on the books only planning.com.
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