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Cadiz fails to pass ambulance district By JD LONG
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CADIZ – In a stunning turn of events the proposed Silver Spade Ambulance District Hopedale Fire Chief Mark Marchetta had been pushing for at least a year now, was shot down by Cadiz council during the third reading of ordinance (2019-22), at last Thursday’s meeting. Four votes were needed with three voting in favor: Terry Capers, Mike McPeak and John Vermillion but nonetheless, the ambulance district
failed to pass. The fight, though, may not be lost just yet, as Marchetta later explained that he’d heard from Village Solicitor Costa D. Mastros that the issue may not be dead. Council member Thomas Crawshaw voted against the District and council member Dan Ossman abstained later citing “personal reasons.” But Ossman would not elaborate on what those reasons were. Another influence that may have played a factor was council member Chace Smith could not be present for the meeting and it is widely believed
that he would have voted in favor. But what may change and what Mastros confirmed this week is that he is looking into the fact that the one abstaining vote may not nullify the passing of the ambulance district. All Mastros would say for now is that he is looking into the matter and that there could be a chance that the ambulance district could still have passed. But as of now, there is disappointment among the ones who did vote for the new service. “The village residents should be upset they didn't get the chance to voice their opinion on whether they
deserve a squad when in need of one. Also the village will be in a bad spot once Hopedale goes back to a volunteer squad and Cadiz has no coverage due to this failing,” Vermillion stated after the meeting. Crawshaw also stated after the meeting that his influence for voting against the ambulance district was from talking to residents and him being told that they did not want it. He was also told that residents he’d spoken to did not want their taxes raised. After voting, Mastros broke the silence that followed by confirming the vote was 3-1-1;
“Does not pass,” he told council. The original four that were to make up the ambulance district were Cadiz and Hopedale villages and Cadiz and Green Townships. Cadiz Township backed out earlier in the year causing the issue to miss the May ballot. “I only have one more shot at this,” Marchetta said this week referring to the May, 2020 ballot. After that funding begins to run out possibly by October of 2020. After that? Hopedale’s fire department will go back to being an all volunteer staff once again and no hub being used in Cadiz.
Funding for new Sally Buffalo park stage underway
Making Preparations
By JD LONG
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Cadiz police chief Ryan McCann and a crew set the foundation in preparation for the Christmas tree to be installed on the square in Cadiz. The Cadiz Lighted Christmas Parade is set to be held Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. The tree lighting takes place at 5:30 p.m. and folowing the parade, everyone is invited to the Olive Branch Church where Santa & Mrs. Claus will be waiting. The Lions Club will be serving hot dogs, drinks, and The Meadows is providing cookies.
CADIZ – Funding for a new stage to be built at Sally Buffalo Park is underway as Village Administrator Ted Andrzejewski told Cadiz council last Thursday, that he was in the midst of applying for the State of Ohio Capital Budget funding. He said the park board committee agreed on a site and that he has been in contact with Sen. Frank Hoagland’s (R-District 30) office concerning the matter. “But it looks good,” he said. Andrzejewski also brought up the issue of charging the Visitor’s Center rent, which he said will not be done. The lease would have been $500 per month but decided in the end that in exchange for monthly rent, their contributions to projects that would help aid tourism was more beneficial. “It was decided that it’s better to continue to work with them and acquire donations for specific projects, like the stage, the playground at the park…we felt that their contribution to those things would far exceed the five thousand dollars a year,” Andrzejewski explained. “We still own the land, they will pay all the utilities, they pay the taxes, we’re just not going to do the lease.” Andrzejewski also touched on the Cunningham drainage project stating it was near completion. Property issues were again discussed involving hard-tofind owners, or property owners who are not responding to village inquiries. Village Solicitor Costa D. Mastros said one property remains in the decedents name without being officially transferred to an heir. “But it’s never been probated so it just sits in the decedent’s name and that’s the problem,” he explained. Mastros said he has looked into the problem but called the procedure “laborious.” He said technically it can be done but there are many hoops to jump through.
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Harrison Central reveals time capsules found at old high school By JD LONG
jim@harrisonnewsherald.com CADIZ – Squeezed between two world wars; during the reign of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig and their Murderer’s Row of Yankees; the beginning of the Great Depression and let’s not forget Prohibition, the old Cadiz High School buried two time capsules on each end of the former high school building along East Market Street. Last Thursday Harrison Hills officials and members of the 23rd Masonic District revealed those contents. The event occurred inside the school’s new and spacious auditorium in front of a nice crowd of local officials and members of the community. Each member of the school board took turns displaying the first capsule opened, which was the 1930 contents. A list of teacher’s names were on one paper, a Bible, an American flag with 48 stars, of course, were included in the 1928 capsule. Board Vice President Melvin Allen found a newspaper, which he said was the “1930 Democrat Sentinel,” citing a few stories like
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the county fair and “one woman and two men held in the Cadiz jail on charges of robbing the Standard’s station,” which got a nice laugh. For the 1928 capsule, which was opened last, members of the 23rd Masonic District took turns reading off items found inside, which also included an American flag and Bible. They read aloud members of the mason lodge and workers from the old school. The 1928 capsule was a rather small, rectangular piece but packed quite a bit of items inside along with a 1928 edition of the Cadiz Republican. “It was nice to hear the community involvement back in 1928 and 1930,” Assistant Superintendent Duran Morgan said afterward. “The level of community involvement is reflective of the community we live in.” Superintendent Dana Snider said everything hasn’t been decided yet but more than likely all contents from both time capsules will be placed inside the new school’s glass case that they’ve made a place for, just outside the auditorium’s doors.
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