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Genoa to seek park grant By BONNIE BUTCHER ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Genoa Township trustees on Jan. 20 agreed to seek a Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant to add features at Center Green Park, 7846 Center Green Drive. The township is surveying residents on their use of Center Green Park, to obtain information that will be used in the grant application. If approved, the grant would be used to install basketball courts and a pier for fishing, said township administrator Paul Wise. Trustees also: • Discussed the planned pur-
chase of three police cruisers. The trustees earlier agreed to buy the cars for $64,701, from which $7,000 would be deducted by trading in three old cruisers. Trustees learned the auto dealership now wants to pay only $6,800 on the trade-in. Trustee Karl Gebhardt said trustees needed more information because the lower trade-in alters the deal. • Agreed to pay Downes Fishel Hass Kim LLP $5,192 for union contract negotiations with the police and fire unions. Trustees are expected to vote on the contracts at a special meeting 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. The negotiations began last year in late sum-
mer. • Approved a $2,831 invoice to Verizon Wireless for the monthly use of all township cell phones. • Agreed to pay $4,446 in property taxes on recently acquired township properties that are going through the exemption process. Fiscal officer Patrick Myers said the township will be reimbursed the funds. • Said the Delaware County auditor has certified the township’s three-year, 0.7-mill road levy that will be be on the May 3 ballot. The levy is a renewal and won’t increase taxes to residents, trustee Karl Gebhardt said. The issue would raise about $663,442 a year.
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Have You Heard? by Greg VanHorssen EARS AND HEART SHARE MORE THAN 3 LETTERS According to a recent Canadian study, prolonged exposure to loud noise may be as bad for the heart as it is for the ears. Researchers have found that people who have worked in noisy workplaces for at least one-and-a-half years may have triple the risk of developing serious heart problems compared with workers in quieter environments. Workers in noisy environments tended to be overweight and to smoke, which are also risk factors for heart disease. The noise-induced heart disease link seemed to be strongest in men under age 50. It is thought that the stress caused by loud noise could lead to constricted blood flow through the coronary arteries. Whatever the mechanism, workers in loud environments should protect their ears. Pilots, construction workers, rock musicians, even landscape artists wear ear protection while working. The noise levels in many instances in our lives is enough to cause hearing to deteriorate, often without our being aware of happening. Do you spend lots of time in a noisy environment? Have you been experiencing hearing difficulties? There really isn’t any reason to wait any longer hoping the problem will go away, because it won’t Take charge of your hearing - call ABSOLUTE HEARING SOLUTIONS, 614-654-4309 to arrange a hearing test at 1000 Morrison Road, Suite H, Gahanna. We handle Starkey, Phonak, Siemens, Unitron, MicroTech, GN ReSound, Rexton, Oticon, and Widex. Plus, we have the same products as NU-Ear, Audibel, AudioSync, and Miracle Ear, but you will save $1,000’s with us!
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