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Joint ambulance district to miss ballot deadline By JD LONG
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HOPEDALE – The dogged efforts of Hopedale Fire Chief Mark Marchetta in trying to get a joint ambulance district on the November ballot will not happen, at least for this year. A scheduled Monday meeting with Cadiz Township Trustees was canceled as Marchetta stated by phone that he was told they did not have enough time to
put together a special meeting. The deadline for placing the proposed Silver Spade Joint Ambulance District was Wednesday at 4 p.m. Now Marchetta hopes for a May ballot as a fallback plan. The canceling of the Cadiz Township meeting also triggered the cancelling of a special Cadiz village meeting, also scheduled for Monday, which Cadiz Treasurer Amy Ossman confirmed was the reason. “So, we’ll move forward and hopefully
have it on the May ballot,” Marchetta explained. Marchetta appeared before Cadiz village council in their last meeting of July to inform them that Archer Township had decided not to participate for the time being citing a lack of calls at this time, according to Marchetta. “The timeline was very tight,” he said referring to a ballot placement for this November. “Everything had to be just right.”
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Marchetta explained that the FEMA and Homeland Security Grant they received last October for $732,000 and change was good for three years. And for the first two years of the grant it pays 75 percent of wages only, with Hopedale footing the remaining 25 percent for all other expenses. But in the third year the numbers reverse with only $132,000 left for reimbursements and Hopedale paying the remaining 75 percent.
Marchetta explained that the 25 percent Hopedale now pays comes to approximately $20,000 per month but in that third year the figure jumps to $35,000 per month. “There’s no way they can afford to pay that…” he stated, which is where the levy comes in. He said as of now Hopedale serves Cadiz Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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HC Public Transit at odds with ODOT over rates By JD LONG
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CADIZ – As part of the Ohio Public Transportation Grant program, Director of Harrison County Public Transit (HCPT) Karen Couch read the first public hearing notice into the minutes of the Harrison County Commissioner’s meeting Wednesday morning. “The Operating Grant has not been announced as of yet but it will provide financial assistance for public transportation services for the residents of Harrison County during 2020,” per the statement as written. The grant is being applied through the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Couch told the board they don’t know yet how much it will be for the 2020
year, which the grant application is due on Aug. 14. Couch announced they’re also applying for the replacement of two vehicles as well. But when Commissioner Don Bethel asked what else was going on in her department, it allowed the discussion to shed some light on the fact that ODOT thought it would not be a good idea to raise HCPT’s transportation rates, after she approached them of the plan. “They said it’s not a good idea,” Couch said. Currently, HCPT charges a fare of $2 for a one-way trip inside the village of Cadiz but $4 within the county. Also, fares are $10 for oneway trips up to 40 miles. From 40 to 50 miles the fee is 25 cents per mile
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The Harrison County Public Transit is wanting to raise fare rates but is getting push back from ODOT, according to Director Karen Couch during her appearance at the Harrison County Commissioner’s meeting on Wednesday. Couch stated they are losing money based on rates versus expenses. Dr. Lauren Wooten, (right) and her grandfather, WWII Veteran Major Wooten.
D-Day Veterans to be remembered at Clark Memorial Branch Library By ESTHER MCCOY NH Contributor
The date of June 6, 1944, has been etched into the minds of those old enough to remember seeing their parents glued to the radio to hear the news of what came to be known as D-Day and for those old enough to be serving in the Armed Forces it is even more traumatic. They hit the beaches of Normandy, France, under heavy fire and those who do remember are very lucky to be alive today. But now 75 years later, there are silent, suffering veterans who need to get healing, hope and honor from the place where the boats touched down and everyone held their weapons high and waded or started shooting back as the enemy zeroed in on them. Dr. Lauren Wooten, Freeport Family Health physician, will be sharing her trip of honor to Normandy with those who visit the library to hear her talk at the Clark Memorial Branch Library on Aug. 15 at noon.
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She volunteered to accompany 14 World War II veterans on this momentous event made possible through Forever Young Senior Veterans. “When veterans returned to the beaches of Normandy, they discovered it is now a beautiful land and the people are free and show gratitude to our veterans,” she said. One of the veterans who attended the momentous event was her 102-year-old grandfather. He was in the Army in World War II and touched down on Utah Beach. Others in the group ranged from 93 to 102. The library asks that you attend this incredible experience at the 75th anniversary of D-Day honoring our veterans. For more information, call the library at 740-658-3855. Also, Patricia Largent, county veterans service officer, will be available to assist veterans and their families in applying for benefits earned in their service with the U.S. Military on either Aug. 19, Sept. 16 or Oct. 21 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Call the number above for this as well.
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OBITUARIES Billy J. Spencer Cadiz, Ohio Jody Amos Snyder New Philadelphia, Ohio David O. Moreland Jr. Canton, Ohio
Well known area name opening pizza parlor in Cadiz By JD LONG
jim@harrisonnewsherald.com CADIZ – In news that kind of slithered through social media, it was discovered that a pizza parlor is expected to go into the Ferguson plaza next to Trinity Express Care, off Ohio 9 very soon. The proprietor has a familiar name Ohio Valley residents should recognize, in DiCarlantonio, a relation to DiCarlo’s Pizza. But Johnny DiCarlantonio Jr. will not be bringing in a DiCarlo’s franchise but something very similar. His shop will be titled Johnny D’s Pizza. “It’s going to be different recipes,
you know, my own style but I learned from the DiCarlos,” he said via phone Thursday. “I didn’t want to go against my cousin because me and him have been close [but] they’re okay with me doing this in the first place…” Also, Johnny had no interest in paying a franchise fee for the DiCarlo’s name and famous recipe but he does plan on making it just as good. “It probably would have been a little too steep for what I wanted to do,” DiCarlantonio said. The announcement was originally made on the Jefferson County Port Authority’s (JCPA) Facebook page.
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