Resident concerns spark discussion

By Alyssa Howard Harrison News-Herald Staff Writer

CADIZ — Village Council held their bi-monthly meeting on Thursday, August 3.

Mayor John Migliore started off the meeting by reading and approving minutes from the last meeting. Council had a request from Harrison Central Music Band Boosters about their tag day on Thursday, August 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Council quickly approved their request.

Councilman Eric Miller and Chief of Police Ryan McCann gave the police report. They received an update on the K9—the pup is being trained within the next couple months, and Cadiz Police Department is hoping to have them in service by the beginning of October. McCann also mentioned that he met with Dirk Harkins, Commander at the Adena American Legion and founder of the Veterans and First Responder’s Jamboree, who kindly donated $1,000 dollars more towards body cameras. Just a week prior, the Cadiz American Legion donated $5,000 dollars towards the same.

Homeowners in the village have been working hard to clean up and maintain their properties according to village ordinances. Council spoke about a reminder that the village noise ordinance is from 11 p.m. - 7 a.m. Councilman John Vermillion gave the street report. There are residents concerned about the corner of Burton Drive and Harrison Avenue. Residents would like to see the yield sign at the intersection changed to a stop sign. There has been a major problem with drivers running through the yield sign without paying attention to oncoming traffic. If an accident were to occur, the driver that didn’t obey the yield sign is at fault. If a car is oncoming, the yield sign acts as a stop sign. An ordinance was created and it is up for vote at future meetings.

After getting estimates, they asked for $98,000. The grant came through with $90,000 and Fiscal Officer Jessica Brown is credited with finding the last $8,000 needed through some strong budgeting.

They had to shut down the building for a few months to get the work done, which included new windows, doors, and putting in AC units. “We couldn’t rent the hall out from May to September because it was too hot in here,” Filippi said.

The money also allowed the bathroom to be moved down from the stage area to make it both handicap accessible and fully automated. The work was completed by two companies: Schenerlein and Sligar, Inc., and Remodeling Solutions.

The hall can be rented for events up to four hours long for only $35. There is a full kitchen available, tables and chairs are provided, and plenty of parking outside. There is also a handicap-accessible entrance around the side. Trash removal for events is the renter’s responsibility since the facility doesn’t have a dumpster, but basic cleaning is done by volunteers after the event.

The hall has recently been opening for “freeplay” times where you can rent the space for yourself or a group for two hours for only $10.

For more rental information, call Howes at 740546-4656.

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Criminal/Traffic Violations

• 43 speeding violations, 3 seatbelt violations, 1 no observer violations, 5 driving under supsension, two OVI, two overloaded vehicles, one following too closely, one aggravated menacing, one animals at large, one obstructed view, one marked lanes violation, one no operating license, one no wake zone, one no motorcycle endorsement, one no taillights, one possession drug paraphernalia, one domestic violence, and one failure to yield to emergency.

Civil Credit News

• July 21 (judgment date)

Plaintiff: Village of New Athens vs Defendant: Jason Simmerman. Cause of Action: Money.

For: In Favor of Plaintiff.

• July 21 (judgment date)

Plaintiff: First Nat’l Bank of Omaha vs Defendant: Tracy L. Cunningham. Cause of Action: Money. For: In Favor of Plaintiff.

• July 24 (judgment date)

Plaintiff: Credit Acceptance Corp. vs Defendant: Jason E. Kerr. Cause of Action: Money.

For: In Favor of Plaintiff.

• July 28 (satisfied date)

Plaintiff: Joseph Fluharty vs Defendant: Curtis Boyd.

Cause of Action: Eviction/Rent.

Remarks: Dismissal.

Recorder

July 24-28

• Skyview Management Corp. to OM MAYA Enterprises LLC, Cadiz Village.

• RE Jones Real Estate LLC to OM MAYA Enterprises LLC, Cadiz Village.

• Natalie C. Pizzino to Bradford A. Anderson, Hopredale Village.

• Capstone Holding Co. to James R. Cunningham Jr., et ux, Green Twp.

• Winding Rock Real Estate LLC to Marty E. Yoder, Stock Twp.

• Joshua David Adam to Scenic Hill Acres LLC, Monroe Twp.

• Virginia I. Specht to William F. Specht II, Bowerston Village.

• John Ryan Hisrich, et ux, to Dennis J. Weaver, et al, Franklin Twp.

• Anita J. Pribula to APIFOHIO LLC, Jewett Village.

• Anita J. Pribula to APIFOHIO LLC, Bowerston Village.

• Holmes Family Trust to Danile Jacob Dmytriw, et ux, Franklin Twp.

• Michael A. Pyciak, et al, to Zachary R. Selby, et al, Shortcreek Twp.

• Robert D. Nye to James S. Wise, et ux, Shortcreek Twp. SHERIFF’S

Office

• June 26 – A man called to report his son’s girlfriend had drained his bank accounts. The man was in the hospital due to a fall and the girlfriend was staying at his residence. She had permission to use his bank cards for groceries and household expenses but nothing else. When the man recently checked his statements, he found that one account was empty and the other was overdrawn. The son called in later the same day to report his girlfriend was refusing to return his car to him. Several more complaints against the girlfriend were made by both the man and his son but no contact was able to be made with the girl-

TNR programs are essential to Har. Co.

The Humane Society has had numerous calls and messages regarding stray “feral” or community cats.

Several neighborhoods have been overrun with strays. This has been an ongoing problem nationwide. This is a direct result of irresponsible owners discarding their animals and not having them spayed or neutered.

Some cats are not, in fact, even feral. They are domesticated animals that once had a nice warm bed to sleep in. These animals did not ask for a life scavenging for their next bite of food or running for their lives from prey or worse, humans with foul intent.

The Humane Society of Harrison County started a TNR (Trap, Neuter & Return) program in the spring of 2021. We have since altered and vaccinated several hundred cats and returned them to the same location they were trapped at. Altering these cats is the only way to slow down the fast-growing