Westside Messenger - June 3rd 2018

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Immunizations in Prairie Twp.
Franklin County Public Health will
offer adult and child immunizations on
June 21 at the Prairie Township Fire
Department, located at 123 Inah Ave. Most
major insurances are accepted. A sliding
fee scale is available for those with no
insurance. To schedule an appointment,
call (614) 525-3719 or visit
www.myfcph.org.
SUMMER BLAST!
ELVIS
featuring
Mike Albert
and the Big E Band
Saturday
June 9, 2018
VILLA MILANO
1630 Schrock Rd.
Dinner/Show Tickets $ 49.00
Tables of 10 Available
Tickets by Phone: 614-792-3135
Still Good Seats Available
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Just Enrolling K-8
Ask about our early entrance kindergarten program
Tuition is FREE!
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community events
Farmers Market in Westgate
The Westgate Farmers Market opens
for its third season starting June 2. The
market is held the first and third Saturday
of each month from June through October
on the lawn of the Westgate Lodge, 2925
West Broad St. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
HILLTOP 5K
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received support from Ohio State
University Sports Medicine and Columbus
Running Company. The group also is an
established training group with Capital
City Half Marathon.
The group also has taken a role in
improving the westside, hosting trash
cleanups along Camp Chase Trail.
“This is performed the fourth Saturday
of the month and since inception, 622.5 volunteer
hours have been logged,” Schakett
said. “We have removed 423 bags of trash
and 26 tires, and 14 carts have been collected.”
Cost to participate in the 5K is $25 if
Join the Columbus
Westside Running Club
The Columbus Westside Running Club
meets at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at
Westgate Park’s enclosed shelter house for
a self-paced run. The group will start meeting
at 8 a.m. June 3 at the Hilltop YMCA
for summer and fall race training. Coaches
PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP
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and has the residents repair sidewalks
deemed dangerous.
“All parts of the township are included
in this program and if residents want to
report a sidewalk they can call the road
department and they will inspect it,” said
Stephen Kennedy, township trustee.
Hatmaker said that the township has
been focused on asking for mandatory
improvements on the oldest sidewalks in
the township first, but added if they
receive a complaint, they will review the
sidewalk to see if improvements need to be
made.
“There are rules and guidelines for what
needs to be repaired,” Kennedy added.
“Just because a neighbor complains,
doesn’t mean the sidewalk has to be
repaired. It just will be inspected sooner
than it would have been.”
This year the township has allocated
$100,000 for the program and plans to
begin repairing sidewalks this summer.
The board also approved several payments
to enhance security of township
assets, including the township hall and the
new Galloway Road Sports Complex.
The board approved spending over
$14,200 to upgrade the township hall security
and fire alarm system.
“We would like to have motion detectors
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CC Memorial Service
The Hilltop Historical Society will host
the 123rd annual Camp Chase Confederate
Cemetery Memorial Service at 3 p.m. June
10 at 2900 Sullivant Ave. in Columbus. For
additional information, visit hilltopusa.tripod.com.
registered before July 6 and $30 on race
day. Included in the registration fee are a
finisher medal and race shirt.
The 5K will take place along the Camp
Chase Trail, starting at Hague Avenue,
running west to Wilson Road Park and
back to Hague Avenue. North Sylvan will
be closed at the Camp Chase Trail
Crossing from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
The course will remain open for 1 hour
and 30 minutes, making it friendly for
advanced or novice runners and walkers,
Schakett said.
To register or for more information, go
to hilltopusa5k.com.
create training schedule for 5K, 10K, halfmarathon
and marathon distances. Pacers
are provided for all speeds, and hydration
stations are set up along the route. Joining
the group is free.
For more information, visit
facebook.com/ColumbusWestsideRunning
Club.
and key pads with fobs for the township
hall, so we can more properly monitor who
is accessing the building,” Hatmaker said.
“Our fire system also is not up to code and
needs to be upgraded.”
Hatmaker said these changes will also
allow Grove City dispatchers to monitor
the building should any issues arise, something
they currently cannot do.
Additionally, the board approved spending
approximately $23,173 on splicing the
township’s fiber optic network to allow Wi-
Fi at the Galloway Road Sports Complex.
“This Wi-Fi access will allow us to have
cameras and phone service at the concession
stand,” said James Gant, director of
the community center. “Previously we were
told we could have Wi-Fi out there and
then found out we needed to do this in
order to have it.”
Gant also gave an update on when the
complex would open.
“Realistically it will open next spring,”
he said. “We were hoping for this fall, but
because we had a wet spring we haven’t
been able to get heavy equipment on the
field for grading. Once the grading is complete,
the seeding will be done, and it takes
year for the grass to grow.”
Officials are hoping the facility can be
used regularly by summer or fall of 2019.