Southwest Messenger - December 15th, 2019

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Volunteers sought at food pantry
The Grove City Food Pantry is looking
for volunteers. The pantry is located at
2710 Columbus St. in Grove City. It serves
about 250 families each month in Grove
City, Orient, Harrisburg and Galloway. It
is open Monday through Friday from 2 to 4
p.m. and on the third Saturday of the
month from 10 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are
needed to work various times and days.
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2710 Columbus St., Grove City
Serving about 250 families each month.
Hours: Monday-Friday 2-4pm
Third Saturday of the month 10am til Noon.
Needing assistance
Call Hands on Central Ohio
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around the southwest
Choir looking for singers
New singers are needed for an adult
community choir in Grove City. The group
is looking for singers ages 18-50 with the
ability to read music. People with choral
experience is preferred. All voice parts,
especially baritone and bass, will be considered.
To set up an audition, call 614-277-
1614.
Refuse to Lose blood drive
The 11th annual #3 “Refuse to Lose”
Ryan Salmons Blood Drive will be held at
Memorial Baptist Church, at 2435 Eakin
Road on Dec. 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call 1-800-RED-CROSS to register. Walkins
accepted as schedule permits. A raffle
will be offered with all contributions benefiting
the Columbus Blue Jacket
VILLAGE COUNCIL
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emergency.
“We do this every year,” said Alicia
Wiggins.
A motion was passed to make the recommendation
have three readings. They
will revisit the request in February.
Mayor Joseph Barnes Sr., who was not
present at the meeting, later said he was
disappointed in the council’s decision, calling
Bogue an important figure in upcoming
legislation and zoning issues.
“There are a lot of cases that are now
open that he has been working on,” Barnes
said. “Now all of that hard work will be put
on hold.”
He added that he hoped council would
revisit the appointment in January rather
than February.
“Mr. Bogue has been a great asset to
this community,” he said. “He has put our
code system in order and brought it up to
date.
“He always goes by the book, and never
turns a blind eye or deaf ear on anyone or
any situation.”
The Dec. 10 meeting was not the first
time the issue of mayoral appointments
and the use of ‘and to declare an emergency’
has risen at a council meeting.
There was a lengthy discussion about this
topic at the December meeting last year.
During that debate, council said they
wanted time to evaluate the performance
of the appointee and their approval should
not be rushed at the end of the year. As
noted at that meeting, council has the
authority to change the timing of performance
evaluations but have yet to revisit
the legislation.
Barnes said regardless, it falls under his
duties as mayor to appoint candidates to
fulfill certain roles in the village, and the
council to raise objections to their body of
work.
“They didn’t do that here,” Barnes said
“because there are no objections to his performance.”
However, councilwoman Deborah
Larkins-Jackson said she voted to suspend
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Foundation. Grand prize is dinner, a pair
of tickets to a Blue Jackets home game and
a buffet dinner. Additional Jackets memorabilia
will be raffled in memory of
Salmons, who died in 2009 after a brief battle
with cancer. Donors receive a complimentary
ticket. Additional tickets can be
purchased for $5 each or three for $10 at
the event or in advance by calling 614-309-
6686.
Blood drive at Kingston Center
The American Red Cross Blood Drive
meets in the Kingston Center, 3226
Kingston Ave., from 1-7 p.m. the first
Wednesday of each month. To schedule an
appointment call 1-800-448-3543 or visit
the American Red Cross Blood Drive website.
the declaration of an emergency appointment
to give more people the opportunity
to voice interest in the position.
The reappointment of law director Rodd
S. Lawrence was also debated. Initially,
the majority council voted to make the
request three readings, which would have
left the village without a law director until
February at the latest.
Fiscal officer Kathy Thimmes told council
members that the timing was not ideal
as there is pending litigation.
“We need Rodd from the very first week
in January,” she said.
When asked about the litigation after
the meeting, Lawrence said it stems from
the village’s desire to terminate a tax
abatement agreement and the company’s
desire that they reconsider doing so.
“The agreement is set to expire so that’s
what it’s all about,” he said.
After an executive session to discuss the
pending litigation, council voted to reappoint
Lawrence to the position of law director
for the 2020 calendar year.
The mayoral appointment of Edward
Banks to the position of street commission
was accepted at the meeting, as was the
appointment of Sandra Saunders and S.
Henry Warr to the planning commission.
Donna Bogue’s appointment to the board of
zoning appeals was also accepted. All of
those positions were passed with the emergency
declaration.
In other news, Larkins-Jackson will
take the second council seat available from
the Nov. 5 election after a favorable coin
toss. She and Warr had tied at 51 votes
apiece, which automatically resulted in a
recount. The recount, which was done by
board of election officials, determined those
numbers were accurate and no votes were
missing. That promoted the use of a coin
toss to determine the outcome, and
Larkins-Jackson was determined the winner.
She will join Steven Larkins, Shawn
Moore, Alicia Skinner, Alicia Wiggins and
Nikky Ziglar-Zimmerman on council.