Westside Messenger - May 15th, 2022

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May 15 - 28, 2022 www.columbusmessenger.com Vol. XLVIII, No. 23 

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Strong financial 

footing reported 

in South-Western 

By Dedra Cordle 

Staff Writer 

The annual spring update of the fiveyear 

financial forecast was presented at 

the South-Western City Schools board of 

education meeting on May 9. It was summarized 

by Treasurer Hugh Garside as 

showing little to modest change from the 

financial projections made at the end of 

last year. 

“I would say we are on target to where 

we thought we would be,” he said. 

He explained that when putting together 

the forecast, which is a hypothetical representation 

of a district’s financial future 

based on historical trends and known 

facts, he does so in a conservative manner 

as a way to mitigate unwanted surprises. 

“We always try to be within two percent 

of our revenues projected and within two 

percent of our expenditures projected.” 

He said if the actual numbers come in 

around that projected goal of the two percent 

range, it could mean a bottom-line difference 

between $10 and $11 million. 

He added that they are “right on the 

mark.” 

Firefighters and Flowers 

Inside 

See SWCS page 2 

Messenger photos by Dedra Cordle 

Between May 6-8, hundreds of residents from across the city 

traveled to Prairie Township’s Fire Station 241 to peruse and/or 

purchase the dozens of varieties of plants on display for the 

department’s annual Mother’s Day Flower Sale. Among those 

who bought flowers for their loved ones was Tim Hannum, a 

captain at Station 241, shown above admiring the vibrant Calla 

Lilies in the bay. All of the proceeds of the Mother’s Day Flower 

Sale go directly to the firefighter’s association to help offset 

the cost of equipment purchases. 

Lt. Jim Troesch (right) examines the Whiskey Barrel Geraniums 

located outside of the bay. The firefighter’s association 

receives all of their flowers from Home Depot. Troesch joked 

the firefighters can be trusted to fry fish during their annual 

fundraising event held in 

late June, but not so 

much raising flowers 

and keeping them alive. 

These purple Dahlias 

were a best-seller at the 

event. 

Pets of the Week ................. 10 

The Reel Deal ...................... 16 

Police Levy 

Voters reject another police levy 

for Franklin Township Page 3 

Jedi Training 

Galloway church hosts its annual 

May the 4th celebration Page 5

PAGE 2 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - May 15, 2022 

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Columbus City 

Attorney Zach Klein, and Columbus Division of Police 

Chief Elaine Bryant outlined a plan to step up enforcement 

and prosecution of individuals who illegally ride vehicles 

like dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets, titled Operation 

Wheels Down. 

Public safety officials have seen an increase in calls 

from citizens complaining about noise and safety concerns 

due to motor bikes as the weather continues to warm in 

Columbus. 

Operation Wheels Down will take place multiple times 

throughout the spring and summer, utilizing intelligence 

and officers in the field to deter illegal operation of vehicles 

like ATVs and dirt bikes and step up enforcement of violations. 

Cases will be turned over to the city attorney’s office 

for aggressive prosecution to hold riders accountable and 

keep Columbus streets safe. 

“These vehicles, when driven recklessly and illegally on 

city streets, double as an unacceptable public nuisance and 

a clear threat to community safety,” said Ginther. “This 

kind of behavior will not be tolerated, and we are coordinating 

closely with all our partners across the city to leverage 

our combined resources, and strengthen enforcement 

and prosecution in ways that promote safety and maximize 

accountability.” 

Columbus City Council passed an ordinance in 2021 

enhancing penalties for illegal, reckless operation of certain 

vehicles on city streets. The emergency measure created 

the misdemeanor charge of reckless operation of an 

ATV or dirt bike, which calls for a minimum fine of $500, 

a maximum fine of a $1,000, impoundment of the 

vehicle and the potential for up to 30 days in jail. 

“The city takes seriously our duty to protect the 

safety and security of pedestrians, cyclists, 

motorists and all who use our streets. Illegally and 

recklessly operating any vehicle on city streets will 

be prosecuted - period,” said Klein, whose office will 

oversee the prosecution of cases forwarded from 

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Operation Wheels Down aims to keep illegal vehicles off the streets 

SWCS 

Continued from page 1 

“I would even say we’re a little bit better in both 

areas, and even in our projected cash balance.” 

The updated projections show the district will see a 

modest increase in revenue in fiscal year 2022. 

“We do expect this fiscal year to end the year with 

our revenue surpassing our expenditures,” Garside 

said. “But in the next fiscal year and the ones throughout 

the forecast, we could possibly be spending a bit 

more than we bring in.” 

He said the revenue is expected to rise primarily 

due to reimbursements from Medicaid and funding 

received through the state. 

The district, he added, receives roughly 60 percent 

of its revenue from the state of Ohio. He said the 

recently approved Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP) 

has provided the district with more funding — they 

received roughly $120 million this fiscal year and are 

projected to receive roughly the same next year — but 

there has been no commitment to additional funding at 

that level beyond their current biennium budget. 

“They haven’t funded the whole thing yet but that is 

not uncommon for the state because they only have so 

many dollars themselves,” he said. “They need to figure 

out where they’re going to fund this funding formula 

and how they’re going to fund this funding formula.” 

He said the state has been fortunate to have financial 

stability but added that could change with the 

state of the domestic economy and other global factors. 

Garside said he is hopeful the state will find the 

funds to be able to fully fund the FSFP because he 

believes it provides an excellent opportunity for continued 

financial stability within the district. 

“I’m hopeful that the state will come through and 

we will keep pushing for that.” 

He did say, however, the state recently made it 

harder for districts throughout the state to collect 

assessed values from commercial properties by passing 

House Bill 126. 

“It limits our ability to work with commercial and 

industrial property owners when they have a market 

value sale,” said Garside. 

He said the district will have to be diligent to make 

sure commercial and industrial properties are paying 

their “fair share” in taxes. 

The updated forecast, which was approved by the 

CPD. “Our office will continue to work alongside CPD and 

public safety officials to keep our streets safe as we head 

into the summer months.” 

Columbus Police received hundreds of calls for service 

in the past year from residents concerned about how dirt 

bikes, ATVs and other motor bikes are being operated in 

neighborhoods across the city, citing public safety concerns 

for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists alike, as riders have 

been seen popping wheelies, doing burnouts and driving 

toward oncoming traffic and violating other traffic laws in 

heavy traffic areas like downtown, the Short North and 

along Livingston Avenue. 

“Consider this your notice: our officers and law enforcement 

partners will be on the lookout for this dangerous 

behavior. You won’t know where or when. This is not a 

game, and when we catch you, there will be consequences,” 

said Bryant. 

In a similar, limited operation conducted in 2021, there 

were 11 people arrested or summonsed, 11 ATVs or dirt 

bikes impounded and seized, two stolen ATVs or dirt bikes 

and five firearms recovered, and multiple misdemeanor 

and felony charges were levied against offenders. 

board, predicts the district’s revenue will be $270 million, 

$270.2 million, $279.2 million, $280 million and 

$286.6 million in fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 

On the expenditure side, Garside said the forecast 

predicts it will continue to rise throughout the forecast. 

“Our expenditures are expected to increase by $10 

million, or 3.6 percent, annually throughout the forecast.” 

He said the contributing factors include a rise in 

salary expenses — salaries represent roughly 54.6 percent 

of total expenditures — a 6 percent increase in 

health insurance costs and an increase in purchased 

services expenses and supplies and materials. 

Garside noted the district will soon begin the collective 

bargaining process with the South-Western 

Education Association and the South-Western 

Administrative Association. The district recently came 

to a new, three-year collective bargaining agreement 

with its classified staff. Members of the Ohio 

Association of Public School Employees will receive a 

2.75 cost of living increase in the contract years of 

2022-23 and 2023-24 and a 3.23 percent cost of living 

increase in 2024-25. 

According to the forecast’s projections, the district’s 

expenditures will be $275.3 million, $285.2 million, 

$297.3 million, $310 million and $323.4 million in fiscal 

years 2022 through 2026. 

Despite the forecast projections that the expenditures 

will surpass the revenues in the next fiscal year, 

Garside said the district maintains “strong financial 

footing” as they will continue to have a positive cash 

balance throughout the five-year forecast. 

“Having a positive cash balance is a very good 

thing,” he said. 

He added he does not foresee the district requesting 

a new operating levy throughout this forecast but 

noted that a disclaimer may need to be included. 

“We get 60 percent of our funding from the state 

and if something major or weird would happen, then 

that would be really problematic for us,” he said. “But, 

as of right now, I feel confident that this is a great forecast 

and we are marching in the right direction financially.”


Government Focus 

May 15, 2022 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - PAGE 3 

West Broad transportation initiative presented 

By Katelyn Sattler 

Staff Writer 

A new initiative should help Hilltop residents 

with transportation. 

Zach Sunderland, manager of COTA’s 

West Broad Street Corridor initiative, discussed 

the plan with the Greater Hilltop 

Area Commission. 

Back in 2018, the Mid-Ohio Regional 

Planning Commission (MORPC) studied 

population growth in central Ohio and 

found that the population will be increasing 

by three million people by 2050. 

The Central Ohio Transit Authority 

(COTA) looked at the data and decided 

something needed to be done to help people 

get around central Ohio with the expected 

population influx. 

The LinkUS Mobility Initiative is working 

on several high capacity bus rapid transit 

corridors - one along West Broad Street, 

one along East Main Street, and one to the 

Northwest. LinkUS is a partnership with 

COTA, MORPC, the city of Columbus, and 

Franklin County. 

Concerning West Broad Street, the 

route would go from Broad Street in Prairie 

Township to downtown. The part of Broad 

Street that goes through the Hilltop would 

see some changes. 

Currently, the Line 10 bus picks up and 

drops off passengers at frequent stops 

every block or two, with a bus running 

every 10 to 15 minutes. Because of the frequent 

stops and other external factors, like 

traffic or construction, getting to a final 

destination can take a long time. It’s one of 

COTA’s higher ridership routes, and this 

corridor was identified as needing more 

robust transit based on a pre-COVID 

study. LinkUS wants to install high capacity 

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines along 

West Broad Street to ease the traffic burden. 

The BRT will have the middle lanes dedicated 

to bus traffic with signal priority 

along high ridership routes. Instead of having 

stops every 500 feet with a bus coming 

every 10 to15 minutes, the BRT system will 

have stations with safe places to wait and 

higher, level platforms which will help 

those with mobility challenges with wheelchairs 

or bicycles for getting on/getting off 

the bus every 1/2 to one mile. The locations 

of the stations are based on pre-Covid ridership. 

“This is really like nothing that we have 

in central Ohio today,” said Sunderland. 

For those who currently ride their bike 

Voters decline another police 

levy in Franklin Township 

to the bus stop, the buses have racks on the 

front to store bicycles while riding the bus. 

Sunderland said they are studying to 

determine how bikes will be stored on the 

BRT to avoid having passengers step on 

and off the ramp. 

In mixed traffic, because there are more 

slow downs and less reliability, the buses 

will travel on the right side of the road with 

stations on the right side, as well. 

Currently, buses are 40 feet long. The 

plan is to have large 60 foot possibly electric 

buses with an articulation in the middle. 

The six BRT stops now planned along 

West Broad Street are at Georgesville 

Road, Wilson Road, Westgate Avenue, 

Hague Avenue, Eureka Avenue, and 

Whitethorne Avenue. 

Commissioner Malik Moore asked, “As 

we look at where developments are coming, 

are these six stops going to be the places 

where stops need to be? I’m thinking of the 

Headstart as one place that’s probably 

going to be where large numbers of people 

begin to go. And as I look at our commercial 

district, if there’s going to be a Broad Street 

commercial district, it’s not going to be 

Hague, and it probably wouldn’t be 

Eureka. How dependent will we be on all of 

the work that goes to make those stops? 

And then we find out three years later, 

that’s not where the people are or need to 

be?” 

“We have an economic development 

team at COTA working with the city very 

closely and making sure we sync up the 

development patterns in a way that we 

haven’t done before,” said Sunderland. 

Sunderland also said there will be more 

formal opportunities for public engagement. 

“For the program, we requested entry 

into the federal transit administration’s 

capital investment grant program, which 

we could receive up to 50 percent funding 

through the federal government,” said 

Sunderland. 

LinkUS is currently in project development 

for the West Broad Street corridor. If 

all goes well, West Broad Street may have 

Bus Rapid Transit by 2027, with constructing 

beginning in 2024. While West Broad is 

under construction, Line 10 will still be 

running its regular schedule. 

To find out more, go to 

LinkUSColumbus.com. 

By Amanda Ensinger 

Staff Writer 

Voters have once again rejected a police 

levy. 

According to the Franklin County Board 

of Elections, the Franklin Township Police 

levy failed with 53 percent, or 378 voters 

opposing the levy and 47 percent, or 329 

voting in favor of the levy. 

The township asked voters to approve 

7.3-mill permanent police levy. This was 

the third time the department had asked 

taxpayers for a levy. In the fall of 2021, the 

township asked taxpayers to approve a 7.1- 

mill timed police levy, which would have 

replaced an existing timed levy that is set 

to expire at the end of 2022, as well as 

added an additional 3-mills. 

In the spring of 2021, the police department 

asked a 7.37-mill permanent levy, 

but voters rejected that. 

“This is the third time the levy has 

failed,” said Franklin Township Police 

Chief Byron Smith. “Cuts will be eminent 

to our department unless we receive another 

funding source. We can’t operate at our 

current capacity with the two smaller 

levies we have. However, it will be up to 

the board when that will occur.” 

Smith said the current five-year timed 

levy doesn’t expire until December 2022, so 

the trustees may opt to keep all the township 

police officers until the funds are no 

longer available. Currently, the township 

has 10 full-time and three part-time officers. 

The department is operating 24 hours a 

day when there is adequate staffing. They 

also are proactively patrolling neighborhoods 

when they can and responding to 

emergency and non-emergency calls, when 

possible. 

To stay afloat, the department has not 

been filling open positions. Smith said previously 

the department has up to 13 fulltime 

officers and six part-time officers. 

The department has two other permanent 

levies it collects from township taxpayers. 

Those two levies bring in approximately 

$700,000 a year for the department. 

Smith said he would be in favor of putting 

another levy on ballot. 

“I would support asking voters to 

approve another permanent levy,” Smith 

said. “Timed levies put us in a bad situation 

where we train people and then they 

leave because we don’t have consistent 

funding. Timed levies are more expensive 

for taxpayers, so I would only support a 

permanent levy.”


Opinion Page 


Ukraine needs people willing to stand up to a bully 

Most of our childhood memories vanish over time like 

rain droplets hitting the hot pavement and evaporating 

into the air following a passing summer shower. Only a 

few make lasting impressions. The tragedy in Ukraine 

opened one of those files from the 1960 drawer for me. I 

was in sixth grade. My dad took me to see a new movie, 

“The Alamo.” 

Being such a young lad, I didn’t question any of the 

inaccuracies in the movie. For all I knew, John Wayne was 

the real Davy Crockett and Richard Widmark was Jim 

Bowie. I sat glued and mesmerized to the screen for the 

entire movie. I’ve recalled one particular scene in that 

movie many times in my lifetime. The sad Ukraine situation 

has once again resurfaced it. 

The men inside the Alamo Mission had repelled two 

advances by the brutal army of Mexico’s General Santa 

Anna. The siege was on the eve of going onto its 13th day. 

The small Alamo force, under command of William Travis, 

was grossly undermanned and poorly equipped. He was 

begging for outside support from the government. But the 

United States had a treaty with Mexico and feared supplying 

men and weapons would have been an overt act of war. 

Sam Houston was training reinforcements who were sympathetic 

for establishment of the Republic of Texas cause, 

but they weren’t ready for combat. The small Alamo contingent 

was thus on their own and their probable demise 

on the upcoming day all but certain. 

It’s the dark night before the final attack on the Alamo. 

The movie cameras take us inside. Such a moving scene 

that made this little boy feel like he was there with them. 

It’s eerily quiet as the men contemplate their lives, families 

and final thoughts of their certain demise. In the background 

the movie’s theme song starts, “The Green Leaves 

of Summer,” a beautiful harmonizing ballad about life’s 

beginning and ending journey, sung by folk music group 

The Brothers Four. There’s a conversation between characters 

Smitty (Frankie Avalon, hit song “Venus” in 1959) 

and Parson: 

Smitty: So many times every day you stop and give 

thanks, but mostly I don’t catch on what you’re thanking 

the Lord for. I mean, there’s nothing special. 

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Smitty: The time and the place, Parson? 

Parson: The time to live and the place to die. That’s all 

any man gets. No more, no less. 

Shortly after the sun rose the next morning Santa 

Anna’s overwhelming forces attacked again. Before long it 

was over, the entire Alamo garrison cruelly massacred. I 

remember how shaken and upset I was as I quietly walked 

out to the car, wondering why no one had come to their rescue, 

how they could have just sat by and let it happen. The 

old, “it’s just a movie” line from dad didn’t help. It happened 

in history and it’s now happening again in Ukraine, 

this time at the hands of a different man, a bully who can’t 

put together a complete sentence that’s not full of major 

lies, an uncivilized barbarian who has no place being on 

Planet Earth. 

One of my all-time favorite shows from way back when 

was Jackie Gleason (Ralph Kramden) in “The 

Honeymooners.” The sad Ukraine situation surfaced my 

memories of a specific episode. Ralph had witnessed a 

hold-up by two thugs. Realizing he could identify them, the 

crooks followed him home. They tied Alice, Ralph’s wife, up 

in a chair and one of them took Ralph into the other room 

to be worked over. Alice is crying and distraught as the 

banging and booming is heard in the other room. She fears 

the worst. Then, the door opens and rolly polly Ralph 

proudly struts out and exclaims, “he obviously never faced 

a New York City bus driver before. I deal with punks like 

him every day.” The other thug takes off. Ralph stood up to 

the bullies and won. 

As my mind pondered the Ukraine tragedy, I also found 

myself recalling an episode of “The Andy Griffith Show.” 

It’s the one where Opie gets picked on by the school bully 

and must fork over his daily lunch money to him or get 

beat up. His dad, Andy, finds out and has a long talk with 

Opie, basically saying sometimes you’ve got to stand up for 

something. Opie returns from school the next day with a 

black eye and a big smile and regained self-respect. He’d 

stood up to the bully and was now being left alone. 

In another episode Barney is intimidated by two bully 

men illegally selling farm produce along the road after he 

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Dave Burton 

asked to move along. The implication was they’ll beat him 

up when they see him out of uniform. He starts wearing 

his uniform all the time, even off-duty. Andy lectures him 

to stand up to them and he finally does. “You’re both a lot 

bigger than I am, but this badge represents a lot of people. 

They’re a lot bigger than either one of you. Now, are you 

gonna get movin?” They do and Barney regains his selfrespect. 

The civilized world is now being held captive by an 

assortment of always changing threats from a brutal and 

sadistic bully. Every day for weeks now we flip on our TVs, 

sit back, watch and listen to the play-by-play commentary 

of the newest gut-wrenching overnight humanitarian 

atrocities. We listen to what’s unfolding with non-stop 

recaps, analysis, predictions and graphic film coverage as 

though it was the Super Bowl. 

The only Ralph Kramden, Barney Fife and Opie Taylors 

we see are inside the Ukraine Alamo. History is seemingly 

about to repeat itself with no bona fide outside help on the 

way for a grossly outmanned and under-equipped country. 

Many efforts to send the simple sustaining needs of survival 

have been thrown their way, sometimes succeeding. 

Maybe enough has reached some areas of desperate need 

for them to survive another Santa Anna charge or two. But 

the realistic fear is it’s just a matter of time before The 

Green Leaves of Summer will be calling them home. 

Nobody wants to risk upsetting the playground bully. 

Rather than stand up to this evil and inhumane bully, 

we’ve decided to not rock the boat. Every new threat he 

barks out sends shudders and cowering across the civilized 

world. Nobody wants to risk escalating the conflict, we 

don’t want to get too involved. So, it’s easier to just stand 

back and let it play out and hope it ends soon. After all, 

there are polls and an upcoming election to worry about. 

Meanwhile, the bully is dictating every step of the annihilation 

horror script right before our eyes as we look on and 

question how this can be happening. 

I’m not going to predict the outcome of what’s still 

unfolding in Ukraine. One scenario wouldn’t surprise me. 

We continue to look on in shock and cry outrage but maintain 

our standoffish approach so as not to rile the bully. 

The horrific events continue until the demise and takeover 

of Ukraine culminates. Media coverage fades and moves on 

to new stories as our leaders hope our thoughts do the 

same. Before long, we enter into new agreements with 

Russia that include demands for ending their economic 

sanctions. They agree to no more aggression. We sign and 

they break their promises within days and start a fresh 

takeover of some other country. History says not too farfetched. 

It’s already been allowed to become a tragedy in too 

many ways. I too don’t want to risk an escalation, but I 

also don’t want to embolden the bully to continue the script 

anywhere else. At what point do you stand up to the bully 

and tell him enough, no more? We need Ralph, Opie and 

Barney. We could also use Fonzie. 

Dave Burton is a guest columnist for the Columbus 

Messenger Newspapers. He lives in Grove City. 

See Puzzle Solution page 16

www.columbusmessenger.com May 15, 2022 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - PAGE 5 

Jedi Training 

Messenger photos by Pat Donahue 

Duane McVay (left) was joined for a photo with some dressed up friends who 

attended the Star Wars Celebration event May 9 at Columbia Heights Church in 

Galloway. This is the fifth year for the event. 

Here, 7-year-old Milo Seqovia makes his way through the tunnel that completes 

the obstacle course portion of his Jedi Training at the 5th annual Star Wars 

Celebration. 

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Township Focus 


Trustees try to protect 

properties from flooding 


Staff Writer 

As flooding continues to occur in certain 

neighborhoods in the township, the Prairie 

Township trustees are taking action to protect 

future properties. 

At a recent meeting, the board approved 

and signed a letter to the Ohio Emergency 

Management Agency addressing the proposed 

Darby Crossing project at 6145 West 

Broad St. in Galloway. 

“This letter addresses the potential 

issues for Prairie Township and its residents 

including flooding and drainage 

issues, as well as access to homes during 

emergency responses,” said Prairie 

Township Administrator James Jewell. “A 

letter was sent to the Ohio Housing 

Finance Agency by the board in January 

addressing the same concerns of the proposed 

project.” 

According to Jewell, the project located 

on West Broad is going to be partially residential 

and partially commercial. 

“The issue is flooding on Elnora and 

Tamara and this project could make these 

issues worse,” Jewell said. 

Residents also asked for an update on 

the Pleasant-Prairie Solar Project. 

“According to Prairie Township’s legal 

counsel, all parties have agreed to the stipulations 

that have been set,” Jewell said. 

“The parties include Prairie Township, 

Pleasant Township, Metro Parks, No 

Prairie Solar, and Pleasant Prairie Solar 

Energy LLC. There is an easement that the 

company needs from Metro Parks for collection 

lines. That is currently in negotiations. 

Hopefully the easement requirements 

do not contradict the agreed upon 

stipulations. Once the easement is signed, 

there will be a public meeting held by the 

Ohio Power Siting Board.” 

The 250-megwatt 1,700-acre solar farm 

has been a point of contention for residents 

who oppose the project. Spearheaded by 

Invenergy, the project will take place on 

farmland that has been leased for a period 

of 40 years and will stretch across Prairie 

and Pleasant townships. 

The project is expected to move forward. 

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Residents on the westside are reporting 

a rise in catalytic converter theft and the 

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is working 

hard to address the issue. 

At a recent Prairie Township board 

meeting, Franklin County Sheriff’s 

Deputy Burton Haren gave an update on 

what they are trying to do to stop these 

thefts. 

“Last week, deputies were able to make 

an arrest on an individual cutting catalytic 

converters off vehicles,” Haren said. “The 

deputy found the individual with the related 

tools.” 

Haren also informed residents that they 

have been working on several traffic complaints 

throughout the township and plan 

to set up speed trailers in the coming 

weeks. 

Director of the Prairie Township 

Community Center Michael Pollack also 

asked the board to approve installing a 

new camera in the pool area. 

“The quote includes a camera with four 

lenses and sensors and the necessary 

mounting hardware,” Pollack said. “The 

cost of the quote, provided by Sound 

Communications, is $3,336. Extra hard 

drive storage is needed as well as a case to 

house the upgraded storage. This additional 

cost is $577.” 

Pollack also asked the board to approve 

a quote from Silco Fire and Security for a 

new wireless DSC security system. This 

upgraded security system will include new 

door controls for the front doors that will 

now allow key fob access. 

“They will be using existing wiring for a 

new security system that is being replaced 

due to the current one being unreliable and 

not properly reporting faults when the 

alarm is set off,” Pollack said. “The cost of 

equipment is $8,025 and the cost of the 

access control is $3,762 for a total quote of 

$11,787.” 

In other news, township leaders are 

planning ahead and already thinking 

about the winter. Prairie Township Service 

Director Dave McAninch recommended the 

board approve a resolution with ODOT for 

salt purchases for the winter of 2022/2023. 

McAninch recommended the township purchase 

200 tons and said the township used 

approximately 250-300 tons in 2021. 

McAninch also asked the board to 

approve a resolution to use $10,000 from 

the American Rescue Plan Act Fund to 

replace all existing Hometown Hero 

Banners and any new applications. 

“This money will be used to replace different 

banners along the Broad Street corridor 

that have weathered over time,” he 

said. “The new banners are $75 each, so we 

will be refunding $25 to the three new 

applicants.”



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wisdom, experience and contributions of our community’s senior citizens 

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Physical activity can reduce stiffness and 

increase muscle strength and flexibility. It also 

has overall health benefits, such as improving 

cardiac fitness and physical endurance. Three 

types of exercise are most appropriate for 

those who have arthritis: 

•Strength training: Strong muscles help 

support and protect joints affected by arthritis. 

Lifting weights can provide this. 

•Range of motion exercises: Dancing, 

tai chi, Pilates, swimming, and other activities 

that push the body to stretch and move help 

maintain normal joint motion and relieve stiffness. 

•Aerobic activities: Activities such as 

brisk walking, bicycle riding, skating and more 

are good for the heart. They also moderate 

weight, which in turn puts less strain on joints, 

particularly the knees. Some studies show 

that aerobic exercise can reduce inflammation 

in some joints. 

Before beginning an exercise program, 

discuss with your doctor what activities might 

be right for you. 

May is Older Americans Month, a nationwide 

awareness campaign led by the Administration 

for Community Living (ACL) that observes the 

positive impact older adults make in society. ACL 

sets a theme each year to celebrate the month. 

This year’s theme is “Aging in Place,” which 

focuses on how older adults can stay in their 

homes and live independently in their communities 

for as long as possible. 

The theme ties directly into the work of 

Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging (COAAA). 

COAAA arranges and coordinates in-home services 

that help older adults and individuals with 

disabilities live independently in their homes. 

COAAA is proud to help people live independently, 

but the agency knows that age does not 

define a person’s energy and vitality, which is 

why it hosts the Central Ohio Senior Citizens 

Hall of Fame to acknowledge exemplary older 

adults for serving their communities and enriching 

the lives of others. 

Eleven inductees will be honored later in the 

month during the annual recognition ceremony. 

COAAA is proud to celebrate Older Americans 

Month by helping older adults live independently, 

and through the Hall of Fame, where active and 

vibrant older adults are honored for their community 

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Benefits of aging 

Many people think of growing older in a 

negative light. 

Although there are some side effects of 

aging that one may wish to avoid, people 

may find that the benefits of growing older 

outweigh the negatives. 

Seniors are a rapidly growing segment 

of the population. With so many people living 

longer, it’s time to celebrate the perks 

of getting older rather than the drawbacks. 

Here are some benefits to growing old. 

•Higher self-esteem: The insecurities of 

youth give way as one ages, and older people 

have less negativity and higher selfesteem. 

Qualities like self-control and 

altruism can contribute to happiness. 

•Financial perks: Seniors are entitled 

to discounts on meals, museum entry fees, 

movies, and other entertainment if they’re 

willing to disclose their ages. Discounts are 

available through an array of venues if one 

speaks up. Seniors also can enjoy travel 

perks, with slashed prices on resorts, plane 

tickets and more. 

•Reasoning and problem-solving skills: 

Brain scans reveal that older adults are 

more likely to use both hemispheres of 

their brans simultaneously something 

called bilateralization. This can sharpen 

reasoning skills. 

Growing older may involve gray hair or 

wrinkling skin, but there are many positive 

things associated with aging. 

Hilltop History 

& Heritage 

This is the cover from the 1969 

Columbus Jets Sketch Book which was 

the media guide used for press, radio, 

and television. The 38-page book contained 

a history of the Columbus Jets 

Baseball Club and the International 

League, a list of trustees, officials and 

other personnel associated with the 

team, past attendance figures, history 

and statistics regarding Jet Stadium, a 

summary of the other International 

League teams, and other facts and 

schedules for the 1969 season. The 

Columbus Jets played in Jet Stadium 

on West Mound Street from 1955 

through 1970. The stadium remained 

idle for six years when the Jets moved 

to Charleston, WV. It reopened after 

being renovated in 1977 when the 

Columbus Clippers minor league baseball 

team came to Columbus. The facility 

was renamed Cooper Stadium in 

1984. When the downtown Huntington 

Park opened in 2009, the Clippers 

moved to the new facility. Cooper 

Stadium has remained dormant since. If 

you have a photo to share, contact 

Stacy Berndsen-Campbell at stacyberndsen12@gmail.com. 


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Franklin County Board of Commissioners: President Erica C. Crawley • Commissioner John O’Grady, and Commissioner Kevin L. Boyce 

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and The Franklin County Office on Aging join with the Messenger Newspaper in providing this update on aging issues in Franklin County. 

Older Americans Month 

There is more to recognize in the month of May than Cinco de Mayo and 

Mother’s Day. In fact, May is also recognized as Older Americans Month 

(OAM). Every May, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) leads the 

celebration of OAM in order to celebrate the contributions and continued impact 

our senior residents have within our community. In Franklin County, nearly 

234,000 older adults play vital, positive roles in our community – as family 

members, friends, mentors, volunteers, civic leaders, members of the workforce 

and more. Just as every person is unique, so too is how they age and how they 

choose to do it – and there is no “right” way. That’s why the theme for OAM 

2022 is Age My Way. 

This year’s theme for OAM focuses on how older adults can age in their communities 

while maintaining to live independently for as long as possible. The Franklin 

County Office on Aging has always been committed to providing the essential 

resources seniors and their families need in order to remain independent, safe 

and together for as long as possible. While Age My Way will look different for 

each person, there are common things everyone can consider: 

• Planning – Think about what you will need and want in the future as an older 

adult, from home and community-based services to community activities that 

interest you. Learn more about what programs and services are offered in your 

community by visiting the Office on Aging’s website. (Officeonaging.org) 

• Engagement – Remain involved and contribute to your community through 

work, volunteer, and/or civic participation opportunities. The Office on Aging 

provides community support, outreach and specialized services to older adults so 

they can improve their ability to live and function in the community. 

• Access – Make home improvements and modifications, use assistive technologies, 

and customize supports to help you better age in place. The Minor Home 

Repair Program offered through the Office on Aging ensures that your home is 

safe and secure. 

• Connection – Maintain social activities and relationships to combat social 

isolation and stay connected to your community. The Office on Aging can 

connect seniors to care and support services when facing mental and emotional 

health challenges, including a free online tool called CredibleMind (Franklin- 

CountyOhio.CredibleMind.com) which connects residents and families to 

national and local mental health services. 

Diverse communities are strong communities. The Office on Aging works every 

day to ensure that older adults remain involved and included within our community 

by providing centralized access to programs and support services needed in 

order to preserve their independence. 

Since 1993, the Office on Aging has provided services like home-delivered 

meals, personal care and adult day care through its Senior Options program. It is 

the “one-stop shop” for seniors to gain information and access to these services 

so they can preserve their independence and experience an improved quality of 

life. The Agency also provides Minor Home Repairs such as repair services to 

main walkways and steps, to other minor plumbing, electrical, gas and furnace 

repairs. These services allow senior residents to live in their homes free of barriers 

and unsafe conditions. 

In addition to ensuring the homes of older residents are free of barriers and 

unsafe conditions, the Office on Aging also focuses on making sure their physical 

and emotional well-being is safe as well. The Agency’s Adult Protective 

Services prevent, remedy, or reduce situations that endanger an older adult and 

are meant to maximize their independence and self-direction. 

Lastly, the Office on Aging also provides support for caregivers including adult 

day services, caregiver counseling, kinship support services and more. These 

services are available to non-paid caregivers of adults aged 60 and older who 

have a need for home care assistance, non-paid parents or relatives aged 55 or 

older caring for an adult child with disabilities, and kinship caregivers aged 55 or 

older who are caring full-time for a minor child that is not their biological child. 

All of the services provided by the Office on Aging are here to help older 

residents Age My Way. There is little to no cost for residents to participate in 

these programs and services, and a simple call can help you, your loved ones and 

your family maintain living independently in your own home. 

To learn more about the programs and support services provided by the Franklin 

County Office on Aging, visit officeonaging.org or call (614) 525-5230.




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to spend 

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him. Growlith can be 

very silly and he always makes people 

laugh. He is a handsome and sweet guy. 

Meet Growlith at Petco Easton Gateway 

where he will be hanging out until finding 

his forever home. Contact Colony Cats for 

more information. 

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Uriel is a young 

male kitty. He was 

found as a stray 

near a storage facility 

in southwest 

Columbus. He is a 

sweet boy who is a 

little shy at first. It 

won’t take long for 

Uriel to blossom 

once he feels safe in 

a new home. He is a 

beauty, with an obvious desire to be loved. 

Meet Uriel at the Colony Cats cage-free 

adoption center. 

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Bullseye is a deaf 

7-year-old Bull 

Terrier who arrived 

at the county shelter 

as a stray. He 

appears to be 

housebroken, is 

very treat motivated, 

and he has not 

shown any negative 

behaviors while 

passing other dogs. To learn more about 

Bullseye, contact the Franklin County Dog 

Shelter. 

FYI: franklincountydogs.com 

Frannie is a couch 

potato. This senior 

gal likes the easy 

life. This mixed 

breed pooch is laid 

back and enjoys 

long naps, watching 

movies, and curling 

up on your lap. 

She’s not much for 

walking, though she 

will walk from her food bowl back to the 

couch. If Frannie sounds like a good fit for 

you, contact the county shelter. 

FYI: franklincountydogs.com


WESTSIDE MESSENGER - May 15, 2022 PAGE 11 

County uses workforce development initiative in new cafe 

There is a new option for breakfast or 

lunch at the Franklin County Courthouse. 

Café Overlook opened for business on 

the 16th floor at 373 S. High St. where 

there hasn’t been any place for county 

employees or building visitors to eat or 

even get a cup of coffee since the beginning 

of the pandemic in the spring of 2020. The 

new venue isn’t a typical government 

building cafeteria, however. Café Overlook 

is a contemporary restaurant and also a 

workforce development initiative in which 

social services clients will be paid a living 

wage while learning kitchen and job readiness 

skills during an apprenticeship before 

being placed in a longer-term career elsewhere 

in the restaurant industry. 

“Café Overlook was developed by rock 

stars at the county and in our community — 

they love this community and want to see 

people thrive, and we’re just as excited 

about this vision as they are” said board of 

commissioners president Erica Crawley. 

“Our community members want to work, 

they want to be entrepreneurs where they 

do something they love and flourish. Café 

Overlook provides opportunity and support 

for those dreams.” 

The idea for a restaurant that also 

trains residents for careers in hospitality 

came from the commissioners, but Café 

Overlook will be owned and operated by 

Service! Relief for Hospitality Workers 

(“Service!), an Ohio non-profit corporation, 

led by a team of experienced restauranteurs, 

Sangeeta Lakhani, Letha Pugh, and 

Matthew Heaggans. The trio envision Café 

Overlook as an educational hub for workforce 

and economic development. It will 

eventually also serve as an incubator 

kitchen, hosting other local culinary businesses. 

The team sees it as a chance to 

begin to change the restaurant industry, 

which includes advocating for fairness in 

wages and benefits for employees and educating 

consumers on the impact of rising 

food costs. 

“Most restaurants don’t have time to 

train people from scratch, let alone pay 

them a living wage,” said Lakhani. 

“Thanks to the commissioners, we’re able 

to give people a good job where they can 

learn essential job skills so they can go on 

to have long-term careers in the industry.” 

Employees of Café Overlook will be paid 

$15 per hour and have access to benefits 

like healthcare and subsidized childcare, 

uniforms, and transportation. During their 

apprenticeships, they’ll learn skills in all 

parts of the restaurant, from cooking to 

customer service, and even menu planning 

and procurement. After an individual 

assessment of each staff person’s skills and 

capabilities, the team will work with them 

to find long-term employment in the industry 

where they can put their new skills to 

work for a career. 

“Café Overlook is an innovative 

Trustees do not join SWACO consortium 


Staff Writer 

Entering into a trash and recycling consortium 

consumed a large portion of a 

recent Franklin Township Trustees meeting. 

Franklin Township Administrator Steve 

Mazer provided an update to residents. 

“Board members had requested that I 

look into this and I had a meeting with the 

attorney representing SWACO regarding 

the consortium,” Mazer said. “It seems that 

the township was a member of the consortium 

as late as 2019, but since that time, 

the township has not been a member.” 

Mazer said the consortium has evolved 

to having one contract with one company, 

which is Local Waste Services. Mazer also 

added that since leaving the consortium, 

residents have seen their monthly rates 

increase. 

“What I was told was the township has 

an option to rejoin the consortium, but that 

the contractor would be Local Waste 

Services,” Mazer said. “However, there are 

also a number of stipulations that the 

township would have to fulfill before they 

would consider allowing us to enter back 

into the consortium.” 

One stipulation: Local Waste Services 

wants the township to make them whole if 

the customers refuse to pay. 

“This is kind of alarming to me,” Mazer 

said. “When the township was last in the 

consortium, there were 2,800 households 

and 700 were either delinquent or just 

refused to pay the bills.” 

Another stipulation said the township 

would have to agree that Local Waste can 

stop service to delinquent accounts. 

Meaning, if an account hasn’t paid in 90 

days, Local Waste Services will stop service 

on that account. 

The third stipulation is that all residents 

have to join the consortium and 

agree to use Local Waste Service as the 

trash and recycling provider. They cannot 

opt out of service. 

“The price would be $19.99 a month and 

customers would be billed quarterly,” 

Mazer said. “They also offer a senior citizens 

discount.” 

Mazer reported that Local Waste 

Services did suggest putting a lien on resident’s 

properties if they don’t pay their bill 

so the township can get their money back. 

“I do not want to be responsible for 

delinquent bills,” said James Leezer, township 

trustee. “I don’t think it is a good use 

of resident’s money to spend their money to 

pay for someone’s trash.” 

The township agreed to send a letter to 

residents letting them know that currently 

they are not under contract with any trash 

hauler and they can pick any trash hauler 

they would like. The board also agreed for 

right now not to join the consortium under 

these current stipulations. 

Memorial Day Services in Prairie 

The Prairie Township Trustees invite 

the public to attend Memorial Day Services 

at township cemeteries on May 30. The 

first service will be held at 9:30 a.m. at 

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approach to food - fresh, local, and healthy 

both for the people who eat it and the people 

who prepare it,” said Pugh. “And unlike 

most restaurants, which hate turnover, 

we’ll even help our team members find 

their next jobs when they’re ready to move 

on.” 

The menu at Café Overlook starts with 

locally roasted coffee in the morning as well 

as fresh baked goods and fruit. Lunch 

includes a full salad bar and made-to-order 

sandwiches at the grill. There will also be 

take-and-go food options, and customers 

will be able to order ahead from their desks 

or cell phones through an app and then just 

pick up their food at the Overlook when it’s 

ready. 

“Everybody deserves good, nutritious 

food, and everybody deserves to be paid 

fairly for their labor,” said Heaggans. “We 

like to say that Café Overlook is an opportunity 

to eat well while doing good.” 

The commissioners made a commitment 

in 2016 to pay their own employees a living 

wage, and then raised their minimum to 

$15 per hour in 2019. They have several 

innovative programs with a similar model 

of paying people and supporting them in 

other ways while they learn the skills they 

need for a middle class career in the building 

trades or as a truck driver. They have 

provided funding to help start up Café 

Overlook and are also subsidizing its operating 

costs in order to keep prices affordable 

for employees and visitors to the courthouse. 

“As the former owner of a restaurant, I 

can tell you that it’s not an easy industry to 

be in, but that the Café Overlook team is 

really doing it right,” said commissioner 

John O’Grady. “The food and service are 

both fantastic; the support for their 

employees and our local economy are 

inspiring, and they’re giving our employees 

and visitors a great, healthy and affordable 

option for breakfast and lunch.” 

Café Overlook will employ about 20 people 

at a time, with some always rotating 

onto and off of the roster as new team 

members join and those with new experience 

move on. The county and café have 

partnered with Jewish Family Services to 

identify new employees and to help them 

with additional supports so that they can 

focus on their new job and on learning the 

ropes in a new industry. 

“I’ve always said that the best social 

service is a good paying job,” said commissioner 

Kevin Boyce. “Providing somebody 

with the opportunity to earn a living for 

their family is the best way to help them 

move up the ladder of economic mobility, 

and Café Overlook will both feed the courthouse 

and enrich our whole community.” 

Café Overlook will be open daily 

through the week from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

community events 

conducted by Amvets Post #1928. The second 

service will be held at noon at Alton 

Cemetery. It will be conducted by Camp 

Chase Post #98 of the American Legion. 

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Latest Marvel film felt like a rough draft 

There have been 28 films released within 

the Marvel Cinematic Universe and I 

can no longer whip up any genuine sense of 

excitement over the prospect of watching 

another. However, I can admit to experiencing 

a slight stirring of interest toward 

its latest, “Doctor Strange in the 

Multiverse of Madness.” 

This exceedingly rare creation of a longlost 

sensation had little to do with a particular 

fondness for the title character — 

despite wielding mystical powers, his personality 

tends to run a bit dry — and more 

to do with a love of a particular word within 

the title itself. 

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The multiverse, by definition, offers infinite 

possibilities of infinite worlds beyond 

our own. In some theories, a different version 

of us is inhabiting these worlds — and 

we don’t always have to be human or have 

traditional human parts (see the hotdog 

fingers universe in the utterly fantastic 

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”). 

Exploring the multiverse can bring forth 

so much creativity to books, television, and 

film, hence the reason why I was somewhat 

looking forward to the latest entry in the 

mostly same MCU. Upon watching “Doctor 

Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” I 

can say it definitely has a style that sets 

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itself apart from its predecessors, but it 

also continues to lack in true character 

development and character continuity 

through-lines. 

Though still arrogant to a fault, Dr. 

Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) 

has been humbled and haunted since we 

last saw him in a solo film; humbled 

because his love Christine Palmer (Rachel 

McAdams) has fallen for another, and 

haunted because of the choices he made to 

allow half the population to turn to dust for 

five years. He believes a side effect of his 

guilt is the terrifying nightmares he has 

been having of being chased and eaten by 

an otherworldly octopus-like creature but 

he cannot shake the sensation that it may 

be real. 

While attending a wedding reception 

shortly thereafter, a ruckus outside gains 

his attention. During an initial investigation 

of the cause, he sees a young girl from 

his dreams being chased by the same otherworldly 

octopus-like creature that was 

the cause of his death. Fortunately for him, 

things do not go as they were in dreamland, 

but he does find out that this girl, 

America Chaves (Xochitl Gomez), has the 

ability to leap into any multiverse with one 

caveat — it only happens when she is 

scared. 

She tells Stephen that another version 

of him did, in fact, die via otherworldly 

octopus-like creature but it is her that is 

being haunted and hunted — not him. He 

has just been helping her try to discover 

who wants to steal her powers, while sometimes 

betraying her along the way. 

Determined to not end up like his 

deceiving and deceased multiverse counterpart, 

the sorcerer enlists the help of 

Wong (Benedict Wong), now Sorcerer 

Supreme, and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth 

Olsen), now the Scarlet Witch, to help him 

find a powerful book of magic that would 

allow them to stop this unknown adversary 

before the multiverse is put into any danger. 

But he soon discovers that sometimes 

the enemy hides within plain sight. 

Though the film follows many of the 

familiar Marvel beats, “Doctor Strange in 

the Multiverse of Madness” embraces darker 

themes in a way its predecessors have 

not, and maybe could not. There is a heavier 

feeling to this 

movie, a more sinister 

vibe, and that is 

mostly due to its 

director, Sam Raimi. 

Marvel has a reputation 

for reeling in 

some of the individualistic 

flair of its directors, but they seemed 

to have allowed Raimi to go a bit wild — to 

a certain extent. While I think more could 

have been done to establish off-beat multiverses 

(we get a glimpse of a paint verse, 

but it features more Earth-like verses), his 

focus is instead on adding touches of visual 

horror like bloodied characters crawling 

out of mirrors, screaming souls of the 

damned reaching out to choke the living, 

and, on occasion, the snapping of a neck 

and a clothed evisceration. 

Watching this film was an amazing 

experience, especially when we got to see 

the awesome power of witchcraft and wizardry 

but listening to it was a different 

experience altogether. Some of the dialogue, 

written by “Loki” scribe Michael 

Waldron, was so bad that it nearly took me 

out of the place of awe I felt while watching 

the movie. It almost feels like the final 

script was a rough draft, an unfinished 

product that needed to pay more attention 

to character development, character relationships, 

and character motivation. 

While there are plenty of things to like 

about “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of 

Madness” such as the horror-inspired visuals 

and the acting from Cumberbatch and 

Olsen especially, there are also plenty of 

things that could have been better to make 

this a truly exciting cinematic experience. 

Grade: C+ 

Dedra Cordle is a Messenger staff writer 

and columnist. 

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