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Combined ambulance district proposed for ballot By BONNIE HIGGINS NH Contributor
In 2018, Hopedale Fire Department fielded 1,080 calls. That is 917 more calls than 2011. For 2019, there are some 1,500 calls projected before the end of the year and grant money is running out. Hopedale services multiple townships, including the village of Cadiz. Hopedale was volunteer-based prior to 2018, until they received a federal grant to cover payroll for EMTs and paramedics. With boosted care and numbers of personnel from the grant, Hopedale must take quick action to keep their funding so the EMS service can grow with the number of calls they receive and a joint ambulance district is their solution. “The people of Harrison County deserve and can have as good
of care as anywhere,” stated Mark Marchetta, Hopedale Fire Chief. A joint ambulance district consists of multiple townships and villages pooling their resources to fund one unified EMT service. Silver Spade Joint Ambulance District proposes that Archer, Cadiz, and Green Townships, including the Villages of Hopedale and Cadiz, join forces. This would allow funding to continue and services to be faster and more consistent. In the plan, Silver Spade has provisions to acquire a second ambulance and station it in Cadiz, leaving the existing one stationed in Hopedale. Marchetta is spearheading the project. This week he will be presenting to each township and village. If all of the five accept the proposition, each will appoint a representative to make up the Joint Ambulance District Board or Directors.
The millage will be determined by the Silver Spade Joint Ambulance District Board of Directors and submitted to the auditor. Once certified by the auditor, the resolution will be passed to the Board of Elections to be included on the November ballot. “It is important that people understand what Silver Spade Joint Ambulance District means when they see it on their ballot come voting day,” Marchetta continued, “because this can fill a long overdue need of the community.” The Silver Spade Joint Ambulance District should be on the ballot as a 3.5 mill levy, a lower cost than any of the six other joint ambulance districts around our area. The cost to tax payers would be $.35 cents per $100 of property evaluation. Taxation would begin in 2019 with the first disbursement to Silver Spade in May of 2020. “It’s
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Other Joint Ambulance Districts Include: • Short Creek (Adena) • Coshocton County • Seven Ranges (Wintersville, Cross Creek) • Sandy Creek (Minerva) • Paint Township (Winesburg) • Quad Ambulance (Waynesburg) important that funding continues,” said Marchetta, “because it takes work and dedication to be an EMT, not to mention all the risks involved. And
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people don’t want to do that for free... If we want services to continue, let alone grow with the number of calls, we are going to have to compensate our staff.”
Jewett cracks down on burning, road grass By JD LONG
jim@harrisonnewsherald.com JEWETT – In the midst of major water and waste water projects, grants secured and things looking up, the village of Jewett is finally cracking down on the other pesky problems they’ve received complaints over. For one, grass clippings from mowed lawns that litter parts of roadways in the area is now under an official village ordinance. Last Wednesday evening, village council passed Ordinance (2019-5) forbidding anyone from not cleaning up the roadways of grass clippings, which can be a hazard especially to motorcyclists, which they also discussed based on several complaints from riders. Mayor Dwight Busby stated that the fine for first offense would be $50 then increase to $100 or, “could go to $150.” “Grass is getting to be a bigger problem than it has been in the past and it’s filling our storm sewers up,” Busby stated. As far as burning things on one’s property, Ordinance (2019-4), is specifically a burning ordinance. “It’s going to be the same one as Cadiz
has to control the size of the burn that people can have,” Busby explained. He continued stating this should help in controlling people from burning big piles of anything that is polluting the air and also against ash contamination and annoyance. Busby said the burning ordinance was an emergency passage and cited state codes that over ride what the village can order, at least where dates are concerned. Busby said from January through May, burning was only allowed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. But from June through September burning is allowed at any time. He said October and November it reverts back to the six to six times. Busby added that tires are prohibited from being burned, or anything that may cause “obnoxious odors.” Also, council gave authorization to bid on Friday’s school auction at Scio and later in Cadiz. Busby said council member Rick Meneely would be present and possibly one other council member. The village is interested in some of the playground equipment and had a set fee
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Tax and grant money dominate commissioners’ meeting By BONNIE HIGGINS NH Contributor
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OBITUARIES George E. Campbell Cadiz, Ohio Elizabeth “Libby” Deaton New Athens, Ohio Charles E. Patrick Cadiz, Ohio Sandra K. Pizzino Hopedale, Ohio Isabelle Wenner Wallace Hopedale, Ohio
Deb Knight spoke on behalf of Child Services at the commissioner’s meeting held on Wednesday, and addressed the renewal of a 10-mill levy that has been on the ballot since 1984. This is dedicated to the costs of relocating children and has been deemed insufficient to cover their financial needs. The excess taxation would collect 5 cents per $100 from Harrison County residents. The commissioners unanimously approved it, and Chairman Don Bethel summarized it as “a critical childcare levy.” Judge T. Shawn Hervey was also on the agenda, announcing that two grants were approved for Harrison’s court system. One a $204,000
standard supervision grant and the other a $7,000 pre-sentence investigation grant. Judge Hervey also anticipates being approved for an additional $150,000 T-CAP (Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison) grant, that if awarded would total $361,000 in grant money. Judge Hervey then asked for an executive session to discuss a potential litigation with the commissioners privately. When all returned, they noted that no action was taken by the commissioners. The commissioners also approved a Tappan shore stabilization project and Emergency Medical Service’s request to replace Tippecanoe’s outdated ambulance with a new one, as it was at the top of the list of for replacement in the area.
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