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PAGE 2 - GROVE CITY MESSENGER - April 4, 2021 JEFFREY P. COMPTON ATTORNEY AT LAW General Practice Personal Injury • Domestic Probate • Wills Power of Attorney Healthcare Documents FREE CONSULT & PARKING 614-875-7233 Fax: 929-474-9475 1665 London-Groveport Rd., Grove City www.jeffreypcompton.com Email: jcompton@jeffreypcompton.com God Bless Everyone & Stay Safe at Home Grove City Mayor Richard L. “Ike” Stage hosts the 33rd annual Mayor’s Cup Golf Outing, teeing off at 10 a.m. Monday, May 10, at the Pinnacle Golf Club, 1500 Pinnacle Club Drive. Entries for individual players or four-player teams are open. Donations are being accepted from corporate and individual contributors including hole sponsorships and raffle and door prizes. The outing follows a four-player scramble format, including 18 holes of golf with a cart, meal and the opportunity to win door prizes and participate in hole contests and raffles. The cost is $500 for a four-player team or $135 per individual (assigned to a team). The Mayor’s Cup contributes funds www.columbusmessenger.com The City Beat Hitting the links for LifeCare Alliance Spring Rain Barrel Workshop Take advantage of the many benefits of rain water harvesting at the Spring Rain Barrel Workshop hosted by the city of Grove City and Keep Grove City Beautiful from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, April 19, for residents of Grove City and Jackson Township only at the Eagle Pavilion, 3899 Orders Road. Participants will learn tips for saving time and money by using a rain barrel to collect untreated water for indoor and outdoor plants, birdbaths, garden and lawns; and how doing so helps prevent runoff from washing pollutants into our local waterways. Workshop topics include understanding water conservation, how this leads to a more sustainable community, and the use, maintenance and proper installation of rain barrels. The workshop fee includes an installation-ready, 50-gallon barrel with diverter. The cost is $60; register using activity code 3092104.02 for charcoal or 3092104.03 for the granite color. Participants should be prepared to take the barrel home at the conclusion of the workshop. Registration is required. Visit RESTORATION Continued from page 1 raised to the LifeCare Alliance Meals-on-Wheels program. LifeCare Alliance provides nutritious meals to adults and homebound persons throughout the year fostering independence and providing a daily check-in. The Mayor’s Cup Golf Outing has donated more than $200,000 to Meals-on-Wheels. “Please join me at this special event as it supports a cause that helps so many in our community,” said Stage. The deadline to register is Friday, April 30. Call the parks and recreation office at 614-277-3050, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., to register, make a donation or arrange for a sponsorship. If you are unable to golf, your support is welcome through inkind or raffle prize contributions, hole sponsorship or event insurance. Individual contributions benefit LifeCare Alliance. Registration forms are available at GroveCityOhio.gov. community events Recreation.GroveCityOhio.gov or call the Grove City Parks and Recreation office, 614-277-3050. Cleanup Day The Keep Grove City Beautiful Cleanup Day will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on April 10. Volunteers can pick up litter from the area of their choice or they can accept an assignment. Keep Grove City Beautiful will loan out sticks and supply trash bags. Equipment can be picked up at the Gantz Farmhouse, 2255 Home Road. To register for the event, visit www.grovecityohio.gov. Drive-thru lunch LifeCare Alliance will host a spring drive-thru event from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on April 14, April 28, May 12, and May 26 at the Evans Senior Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. in Grove City. Senior citizens (ages 60 plus) can drive by to receive a lunch from LifeCare. There is no cost but donations are welcome. For more information, call LifeCare Alliance at 614-437-2854. Malek & ATTORNEYS AT LAW Malek WORK INJURIES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SAFETY VIOLATIONS WRONGFUL DEATH PERSONAL INJURY SLIP & FALL INJURY DOG BITE INJURY Douglas, Ed, Jim and Kip Malek Ben Churchhill “Hablamos Español” FREE Initial Consultation www.maleklawfirm.com 614-444-7440 1227 S. High St., Columbus, OH 43206 “That is not good for the habitat or the ecosystem,” said Cindi Fitzpatrick, public service director for the city of Grove City. According to Fitzpatrick, the creek is also encroaching on the retaining wall that helps to support Home Road. The Marsh Run restoration project will return the stream to a more natural path, repair the eroded banks, and reestablish native plants and trees. “This will be much better for the stream and the habitat,” said Fitzpatrick. Kim Conrad, director of Grove City Parks and Recreation, said this is a project that needs to be done. “I hate to see trees cut down as much as anyone but there will be replacement trees,” said Conrad. “It will be made whole.” The total cost of the restoration project is $1.2 million. About $700,000 of the cost will come from a grant through the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund. The remaining amount will come out of the city’s capital improvement budget. According to Fitzpatrick, the work has been timed to minimize disruption to local wildlife and maximize the establishment of new trees and shrubs. In March, crews cut down trees. In April, workers will remove shrubs and underbrush. The repair and rerouting of the stream bed will take place from May through August. Then in November, trees and shrubs will be planted. “Native species are planted in the fall for good root establishment,” said Fitzpatrick. Park goers can expect work throughout the spring and summer. According to Conrad, Gantz Park will remain open but a portion of the trail, near the stream, will be closed from either late April or early May to August. “It will be an inconvenience, but it will look 10 times better when it’s done,” said Conrad. City officials had planned the Marsh Run restoration project to coincide with road work to Home Road but only the stream project received funding. According to Fitzpatrick, construction on Home Road will begin later this year. The road project would widen the road, though it will remain a two-lane roadway. There will be a wider turn lane into Gantz Park, as well as intersection improvements at Home and Gantz roads. Street lighting and drainage work are also planned. For more information on Marsh Run or local road projects, visit www.grovecityohio.gov.
www.columbusmessenger.com April 4, 2021 - GROVE CITY MESSENGER - PAGE 3 Middle school construction project making progress By Dedra Cordle Staff Writer In 2018, voters laid the foundation for the South-Western City Schools District to replace four of its oldest middle schools and make renovations to another by approving a 38-year, $93.4 million bond issue to pay for its share of the second phase of the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission project. Now, that foundation was that laid figuratively nearly three years ago is being laid literally. At its meeting on March 22, the board of education was presented with an update on the progress of the $193 million project by a representative overseeing the construction at all of the sites. According to the official, they are no longer just “pushing around dirt.” “We are under construction at all four of the sites,” said Michael Dingeldein, the director of architecture and planning with the Community Design Alliance. While each site has been making headway, he said the construction management has been “a little more” focused on the build project at Norton and Finland Middle Schools as they have a less flexible schedule related to the projected fall of 2022 reopening date. “They’re the ones that have to be finished in time to make the transition with In Education the demolition of the two existing buildings,” he said. The Norton Middle School site is considered to be “the tightest” of all four locations, he said. “We are building right between an active Prairie Norton and an active Norton Middle School,” he said, “but we’re doing very well.” The slabs have already been laid at all four of the sites, with precast wall panels currently being erected at this location and masonry work underway. The construction at Finland Middle is in “about the same position as Norton is.” “Things are going very quickly,” he said, “and we’re making good progress.” He added that construction has not been impacted even though they are working within three “active” school sites. Due to Norton Middle’s proximity to Prairie Norton Elementary and Finland Middle’s proximity to Finland Elementary and Franklin Woods Intermediate, the parking lot area will be expanded at these locations to allow teachers, staff, and buses to share existing space. Pleasant View Middle School, which will be relocated from its existing location on Kropp Road to Holt Road, is a site that has posed a challenge to the construction managers despite it being deemed a site that is “easier to operate.” “We have more to control,” he said, referring to the neighboring development. “We have more dirt to disturb, more water, more storm runoff.” He said that issue has been mitigated by creating storm control and water control around the perimeter of the entire site,” said Dingeldein. Runoff issues have also posed a challenge at the new location for Brookpark Middle School, which is being relocated to the Beulah Park development. “It was one of the sites I was most concerned about because of runoff,” said Dingeldein. “We have lots of residential neighbors, we have lots of new construction to the north of us in Beulah Park.” In order to mitigate that challenge, he said Ruscilli Construction developed a 200- foot box culvert that spans the area that accesses the football field. Despite some runoff issues and the unpredictable Ohio winters, Dingeldein said that the construction progress is overall “going well.” “Everything is working well, it’s on time, and I’m pleased with the construction operation.” The exterior construction will continue throughout the spring, summer, and fall. Superintendent Dr. Bill Wise said that, if all goes according to plan, they will be working on the interior of the buildings by winter of 2021. All of the new middle schools are slated to open by the start of the 2022-23 school year. names in the news Cedarville honors Abigail Goodwin and Blake Hansher of Grove City were named to the dean’s list at Cedarville University. GIT graduate Liam Bailey of Grove City has earned a master of science in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Muskingum honors The following Grove City area students have been named to the fall dean’s list at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio: Emma Bachman, Kevin McIntire, and Alexandra Sheets YSU honors Felicia Fuller of Grove City has been named to the president’s list at Youngstown State University for the fall semester. FRANK’S MARKET FISH AND SEAFOOD NEW 2 ND LOCATION 2410 Hilliard-Rome Road OPENING MID - APRIL • 5x’s Bigger Than Original Location • Double Wine Selection • More Items to Choose from Frank’s Fish and Seafood Market to open second superstore If you like seafood, you will love this news! Frank’s Fish and Seafood Market, 5251 Trabue Road, is known for its frozen lobster tails, King Crab legs, Snow Crab clusters, orange roughy, lake smelts, fresh chopped clams, squid tubes and tentacles, caviar, salted baklava, fresh cod, fresh eel, octopus, fresh lump crabmeat (non-pasteurized), Florida stone crab claws, snow crab cocktail claws, and special order only live lobsters. Now owner Frank Gonzalez is opening a second retail superstore at 2410 Hilliard-Rome Road in mid-April that will give customers more opportunities to purchase and enjoy great seafood. According to Gonzalez, the new superstore (which will not include a restaurant) will be five times bigger than the original store. “We will be able to serve customers better and offer more items. Plus we will have double the wine selection,” said Gonzalez, who added the business also supplies 250 stores and restaurants. The new superstore is open seven days a week. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The existing store hours are Monday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday thru Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Sunday. Visit both locations to enjoy the finest in fresh fish and seafood to be found in Central Ohio. For information call 614-878-3474 or visit franksfishandseafoodmarket.com.
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