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PAGE 6 - SOUTHWEST MESSENGER - January 26, 2020 Government Focus By Hannah Poling Staff Writer The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office appointed a new community liaison to Pleasant Township. Deputy Travis Carter attended the Jan. 14 Pleasant Township board meeting to introduce himself to the trustees and to the residents in the township. Carter joined the community liaison unit in early December of last year. Initially, Deputy Jason Ronk was assigned to Pleasant Township. However, when Carter came over, they decided to redistrict. Ronk will now cover Prairie, Norwich, and Washington townships. Carter is taking over Franklin, Saxton Real Estate “People Serving People” Locally owned and operated since 1959 Contact Saxton Real Estate for more information about purchsing a HUD home. 3703 Broadway, Grove City, OH 43123 614-875-2327 www.saxtonrealestate.com http://sageacq.com https://www.hudhomestore.com/home/index.aspx Pam Brown 614-975-9462 Thinking about selling your home? Call An Experienced Realtor! 40 Years of “Service with a Smile” GREAT SELLING MARKET! 3656 Broadway, Grove City, OH 43123 614.871.1000 • www.era.com Jackson, and Pleasant townships. “I am going to be your community liaison for the foreseeable future,” said Carter. “I’ve been with the sheriff’s office for 19 years. I’ve been 13 years on patrol and did about 10 of those years on the westside. So I am pretty familiar with the area down here.” Carter did encourage the trustees and the members of the township to contact him if they had any complaints or questions and that he would try to assist them to the best of his ability. An ongoing issue with the service The Bag was also addressed. The Bag is a free service which distributes a plastic bag full of advertisements, coupons and flyers by hanging them on the mail boxes of individuals in Pleasant Township. The Columbus Messenger Newspapers is also a customer of The Bag, owned by Dispatch Consumer Services. www.columbusmessenger.com Township receives grant to help with road improvements By Dedra Cordle Staff Writer Motorists accessing Hiner Road will soon have a smoother drive. At the Jan. 21 Jackson Township Board of Trustees meeting, administrator Shane Farnsworth announced that the township has received a grant to fund improvements to the residential road. According to the administrator, the Ohio Public Works Commission has awarded $200,700 for the road resurfacing project with a local match from Jackson and Scioto townships. “The $98,000 will be divided evenly between (these two townships),” Farnsworth said. Jackson Township has jurisdiction over a majority of the 1.5-mile stretch that will be resurfaced and will thus repay the interest on a minor loan. With the grant funding approved, the project will go out to bid. Farnsworth said he expects the work on Hiner Road to begin and end this summer. He said he did not foresee road closures, only traffic monitors directing traffic when necessary. Last year, when the board approved the grant application for the project, minor repair work had already been approved for Hiner Road. Farnsworth said the road department completed culvert and drainage work and sealed up a section of road that had sunk. He said he is pleased that the “patchwork quilt” of a road will soon be “nice, smooth and clean.” In related news, a traffic study on Dyer Road is being conducted by the Franklin County Engineer’s Office. Farnsworth said it is a continuation of a study prepared in 2017. Depending on the results of the study, the township and the city of Columbus will be asked to approve a resolution of support for lowering the speed to 40 miles per hour. It would go before the county commissioners should they do so. During a caucus session, board member Dave Burris asked if the county would consider lowering the speed on the residential road to 35 miles per hour. Farnsworth said that is not likely as the last traffic study determined the average speed was 42.5 miles per hour. He said the study will be completed within 30 days and the entire hearing process within six months. Additionally, the board approved an amendment to current nuisance regulations. It will allow the township to act swiftly as it pertains to nuisance cases. Farnsworth said homeowners will be notified via mail and then asked to come to a public hearing should the matter continue to be unresolved. Rather than take the case to environmental court and go through the court process, the township will be able to remove the nuisance or junk items. New community liaison officer on the beat in Pleasant Twp. Grove City shelter reservations Grove City Parks and Recreation shelter reservations open Jan. 21, for shelters in Windsor and Gantz parks and ball diamonds in Fryer Park. Make reservations 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, by calling 614-277-3050 or visiting Kingston Center, 3226 Kingston Ave. Reservations are granted on a firstcome basis and are not complete until fees are paid. Reserve shelters for partial or full days: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4 to 8 p.m. or 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Resident fees for the gazebo and small shelter at Gantz Park, 2255 Home Road, and the large shelter at Windsor Park, 4330 Dudley Ave., are $45 for half-day reservations and $75 for a full day ($60/$105 for non-residents). The large shelter at Gantz Park is available for $55 for a half day and $90 for a full day ($70/$125 for non-residents). Fields at Fryer Park, 3899 Orders Road, are available for rent when not already in use for city activities by arrangement with the sports supervisor. Reservations are made in two-hour increments for $20 per field. Grove City residents also can host an event year round at the Eagle Pavilion in Fryer Park. As of late, residents have reported that the bags have not been attached to the mailboxes, but rather have been tossed on the ground next to the mailboxes, creating a littering problem. This is a township-wide issue and the trustees have received numerous complaints. Due to the wind and the rain, when tossed on the ground the bags and their contents get blown all over the place and stuck in the ground tiles creating a back up. Previously, this issue had been resolved when Trustee Ed Sheets reported these incidences by calling the number on the bag. Once he had reported this, the service began placing the bags inside the mailboxes rather then on the ground or hanging them. “We will start looking for them (delivery drivers),” said Carter, “and will site them for littering.” around the southwest Reservations are available 365 days prior to the intended date of the event. The facility features an open design with natural lighting, a patio area, warming kitchen and large bathrooms; alcohol is not permitted. Reservations are available in any combination of three time slots for $200 each: 8 a.m. to noon, 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. Full-day rentals are available for $550. For more information, call the Grove City Parks and Recreation Department at 614-277-3050. 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. Blood drive at Finland The American Red Cross will host a blood drive from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Finland Elementary School, 1835 Finland Ave. in Columbus. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800- red-cross or visit redcrossblood.org.
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