Madison Messenger - April 21st, 2019

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New industrial park coming to WJ
By Andrew Garrett
at that meeting, council will hold a public hearing on the proposed
Staff Writer
rezoning and landscape plan, then hold a second reading and vote
on the rezoning and landscape plan. The meeting is set for 7 p.m.
A new industrial park planned for West Jefferson is one step
in council chambers at village hall, 28 E. Main St.
closer to realization.
Mayor Ray Martin hopes the project will attract more light industrial
type businesses, ones that create lots of jobs, which benefits
On April 15, village council held a first reading on legislation to
rezone 375 acres northeast of U.S. Route 40 from agricultural use
the village in the form of income taxes.
to a planned commerce district. Referred to as the Looby Estate, the
Currently, no specific corporation is being courted for the new
area sits across the road from the existing West Jefferson Commerce
Park which houses the Amazon warehouse and Ace Hard-
industrial park.
In other action, council passed emergency legislation for an addendum
to the tax increment financing agreement (TIF) between
ware distribution center.
The legislation also provides for future conditional uses of the
the village and Battelle Memorial Institute. The agreement allows
property and grants a variance for the landscape plan.
for the reimbursement of the cost of infrastructure improvements,
The multi-phase project is anticipated to take 10 to 20 years to
particularly road improvements to sections of State Route 142 intersecting
State Route 29, where deceleration and turning lanes are
complete and will be developed from the southeast to the northeast.
Marc Gialluca, senior development services manager of Duke Realty,
the firm responsible for development of the proposed and ex-
going to be added.
Upcoming village events include:
isting industrial parks, presented a site plan to council. The plan
• National Prescription Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
shows that the new park will consist of seven buildings with parking
and a network of connecting roads, as well as several areas con-
April 27 at the Jefferson Township Fire Station, 745 W. Main St,
West Jefferson. Residents can take advantage of a drive-through
sisting of 10 acres to 15 acres each reserved for natural
drop-off to dispose of unused or expired medications for safe disposal.
preservation, concessions made to the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources and The Nature Conservancy.
• Shred-It Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 at the West Jefferson
Police Department, 28 E. Main St. The public is invited to
Six or seven stormwater ponds will be incorporated to restrict
flow rates and better recharge groundwater.
bring their personal documents to be shredded.
“We want to play well with our neighbors,” Gialluca said.
Upcoming events at the West Jefferson Community Center include:
The buildings will be cast from precast architectural concrete,
keeping with the same design elements as the buildings across U.S.
• Open house, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. May 1.
Route 40, with the exception of being larger or taller in scale. Buildings
will sit back further and have larger signage to account for the
• Cinco De Mayo Movie Night, screening “Coco” at 7:30 p.m. May
5.
difference in height, and the entry to the park will be 80 feet wide,
• P.E.P. talk by author, illustrator and obsessive dreamer Jason
providing for what Gialluca called “a nice front door.”
Tharp, 7-8:30 p.m. May 8.
Approximately half of the project’s 375 acres lies outside the village
limits and must be annexed before it can be rezoned and de-
• Mental Health First Aid Class, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., May 11. Attendees
must register with Marci Darlington, parks and recreation director,
at (740) 490-8317.
veloped, Gialluca said. The Madison County commissioners have
signed off on the annexation. It is now up to village council to do so,
• Family Dance, “Boots, Bowties and Tiaras,”5-8 p.m. May 18.
too. Council will vote on the annexation at its May 6 meeting. Also
New moms invited to baby shower
By Theresa Hennis
Staff Writer
Madison County’s Healthy Child and Family Consortium will
host its spring community baby shower at 5 p.m. May 14 at the
West Jefferson Community Center, 221 S. Center St.
Held each spring and fall, the consortium’s baby showers are designed
to provide new mothers and expectant mothers with information
on the latest safety measures for newborns.
“One of the main reasons the showers were organized was to help
prevent SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) for which Ohio is
ranked as one of the worst states in the U.S.,” explained Amy Hix,
one of the event’s organizer.
Information and resource booths promote safe sleep and breast
feeding, two ways to help prevent SIDS. Attendees are educated on
car seat safety and encouraged to have their car seats installed by
certified professionals at their WIC office or fire department. Additionally,
they receive information about maternal mental health to
help them understand the changes they might experience as a new
mom and how to seek support.
The showers feature decorated tables, finger foods, cupcakes,
and diaper bags filled with necessities and more. Drawings are held
for strollers, cribs and other items.
“We have been blessed with many donations from agencies and
organizations,” Hix said, “and we’ve been able to give away an abundance
of baby needs.”
The consortium held its first baby shower in November 2016 and
has hosted two showers per year since then. Approximately 100
moms and support people have attended each of the last five showers.
The event has evolved over the years. Organizers have moved it
around to different parts of the county, reaching out to all families
to let them know about the resources available
throughout the county.
Sponsors of the upcoming community
baby shower are Buckeye Health Plan,
Madison County Public Health and Krazy
Glue.
The RSVP deadline is May 6. To register,
call Lauren Robinson at (740) 852-3068.
Madison County’s Healthy Child and
Family Consortium is made up of the following
agencies and programs:
• Madison County Public Health and
WIC;
• Madison County Department of Family
and Children;
• Madison County Board of Developmental
Disabilities;
• Rocking Horse Community Health
Center;
• Action for Children;
• Mental Health & Recovery Board of
Clark, Green and Madison Counties;
• Madison Health;
• Miami Valley Child Development Centers;
and
• London Public Library.
FISH FRY
Mt. Sterling
K of P Lodge #194
APRIL 25 & 26, 2019
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Veteran’s Field
Mt. Sterling, OH
Fish, fries,
hush puppies & drinks
T A S K F O R C E
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019
Noon
John 13:34: A new commandment
I give unto you, That ye love one
another; as I have loved you, that ye
also love one another.
Madison County Courthouse
Thursday, May 2, 2019
12:00 Noon
In case of rain,
the event will be held at
First United Methodist Church
52 North Main Street
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