Grove City Messenger - May 1st, 2022

More documents

Recommendations

Info

PAGE 8 - GROVE CITY MESSENGER - May 1, 2022 community events Shredding Day The Grove City Spring Shredding Day is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 7 at Park Street Intermediate School, 3205 Park St. This event is made possible through efforts of Keep Grove City Beautiful in partnership with Ohio Mobile Shredding. Grove City, Jackson Township and Urbancrest residents only; no businesses. Limit of five boxes or trash bags per vehicle. All paper is securely shredded offsite. Residents must retain their boxes or bags after emptying paper in provided shredding bins. For additional information, call the Grove City environmental supervisor at 614-277- 3058. Free community meal Bethel Lutheran Church, 4501 Hoover Road in Grove City, will host a free community meal every third Saturday of each month. The food will be served from noon to 1 p.m. For more information, call the church office at 614-875-0510. Community Focus www.columbusmessenger.com EVALYN IRWIN, SRES REALTOR ® 614-353-1136 Cell 614-451-0808 Office Evalyn.Irwin@CBrealty.com 3160 Kingsdale Center Columbus, OH 43221 COLDWELL BANKER PROVIDING MORE SINCE‘94 REALTY Owned by a subsidiary of Realtor Brokerage Group LLC Celebrating Earth Day Messenger photos by Pat Donahue Grove City Mayor Richard “Ike” Stage had plenty of help to plant a pecan tree for his Arbor Day proclamation. The tree planting ceremony was part of the city’s Earth Day Celebration, held April 23 at Fryer Park. The event featured a variety of activities and educational booths designed to celebrate the natural world. OH LIC #20692 614-836-9119 www.FRANKLINHEATING.COM 24 hour emergency service available 7 Days a week FURNACE & AC SERVICE & INSTALLATION RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL Here, 7-year-old Lincoln Stallings of Grove City got an up close look at a silver preying mantis. One of the most popular attractions at the Grove City Earth Day Celebration was The Bugman, (aka Mark Berman). Here, he shows 2-year-old Blake Barnes a large tarantula.
www.columbusmessenger.com Township Focus By Dedra Cordle Staff Writer The Jackson Township administrative building is set to become the most popular destination for residents looking to unload unwanted household items. Officials say they are completely at ease with the impending situation. “I would rather see this facility become the biggest collection point of unwanted materials than find it illegally dumped elsewhere within our community,” said Township Administrator Shane Farnsworth. For more than a decade, the administrative building, located at 3756 Hoover Road, has been the site of a massive cleanup event in the spring and fall, allowing residents of the township, the city of Grove City, and the village of Urbancrest to dispose of hundreds of pounds of unwanted items free of charge. “It was one of the township’s most popular events,” said Farnsworth. “Close to 1,200 to 1,500 vehicles would roll through here over the course of a few hours and unload all of their miscellaneous junk. “It eventually got to the point where it would cause traffic backups on Hoover Road because there were so many people wanting to participate.” The introduction of the novel coronavirus put a halt to the planned spring and fall cleanup in 2020, but the township decided to host a staggered cleanup event throughout the spring and summer to try to flatten the curve. “It turned out to be a surprisingly successful endeavor,” said Farnsworth. “The residents liked the convenience of dropping off materials before they went to work or after they came home from work, and we liked not having to clean up illegal dumping areas throughout the community.” He said since the implementation of the extended community cleanup campaign, the road crews have only had to respond to a “small handful” of illegally dumped materials. “It has gone down from more than a dozen calls each year to maybe one or two,” said Farnsworth. Because of the success of the campaign, the township hosted another extended cleanup event in 2021. They will continue to do the same for 2022. “We are so excited to be able to offer this extended summer cleanup service for the community again,” said Farnsworth. Pick-Up & Delivery C.M.T MOWER REPAIRS Authorized Dealers for BOBCAT Mowers 6446 HARRISBURG PIKE, ORIENT, OH 43146 614-875-5830 www.cmtmowerrepairs.com “We have the lowest price in town!” GENERAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES Riding Tractors $169.95 • Zero Turn Mowers $169.95 Parts are additional on all units PICK-UP & DELIVERY AVAILABLE $60.00 CHECK OUT THESE GREAT DEALS!! • ZT 2000-42... $ 4,700.00 • ZT 2000-48... $ 4,800.00 • ZT 2000-52... $ 5,000.00 • ZT 3500-52... $ 8,000.00 Starting on May 2, the residents of the township, the city, and the village will be permitted to drop off their unwanted household items at the administrative building Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., holidays excluded. The service will run through Sept. 30. Items accepted include residential bulk trash, bulk items, scrap metal and tires. The latter item is limited to four per vehicle per trip. Hazardous waste will not be accepted, and neither will batteries. Residents will also be permitted to drop off Styrofoam thanks to a partnership with Keep Grove City Beautiful. “Let’s say you purchase a microwave or a television set and it comes with that large molding of Styrofoam around the item,” said Farnsworth. “Now, you will be able to drop that off here and it will be put through a compressor so that material can be recycled and re-used. That is a new service we are really excited about.” E-waste, minus monitors and televisions, will still be accepted year-round; some construction materials and some household furniture that can be repurposed will also be permitted to be off-loaded through Sept. 30. Farnsworth encouraged residents with unwanted monitors and ZT 3500-61........... $ 8,300 ZT 6000-61........... $ 10,500 ZT 7000-72........... $ 13,500 0% Interest Financing up to 48 months (if qualified) May 1, 2022 - GROVE CITY MESSENGER - PAGE 9 Community cleanup campaign in Jackson Township televisions to give the office a call as they can provide referrals to local sites that accept those e-waste materials. “Our goal with this service is to be of service to the community,” he said. “Well, that and curbing illegal dumping while keeping as many items out of the landfill as we can.” The township will also offer summertime brush pick-up services for residents in the unincorporated areas. The dates are slated for May 23-27; June 20-24; July 25- 29; Aug. 22-26; and Sept. 26-30. Farnsworth requested that residents who live in these areas call the township office at 614-875-2742 to let them know they plan to participate in the brush pick-up on one of the scheduled days. “Just set it out to the edge of the road and our road department will swing by and pick up the brush,” he said. Though anyone within the township, the city, or the village can participate in the community cleanup campaign during normal hours of operation, township officials have requested participants sign in at the office and let them know which materials they are seeking to dispose.
Page 1 and 2: Messenger Grove City May 1 - 14, 20
Page 3 and 4: www.columbusmessenger.com May 1, 20
Page 5 and 6: www.columbusmessenger.com Gardens a
Page 7: www.columbusmessenger.com In Educat
Page 15 and 16: www.columbusmessenger.com www.colum
Page 27 and 28: www.columbusmessenger.com xCome & G

Grove City Messenger - May 1st, 2022

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?