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PAGE 2 - SOUTH MESSENGER - June 26, 2022 Splash Pad open The Splash Pad in Obetz will operate until Sept. 5. Use of the facility is free and it is open to residents and non-residents. Hours are Monday - Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. According to the city of Obetz, “The Splash Pad is intended to be used by individuals 12 years and under. Individuals under the age of 12 must be accompanied by someone who is 16 years of age or older. Individuals that are 13 years of age or older may enter the Splash Pad if supervising children 6 years of age and under or an individual with special needs.” The Lancaster Park shelter house is available for all Splash Pad visitors. It is not available for rentals. Call 614-491-1080 for information. New director of operations and athletic director •Ryan Fitzgerald, current athletic director for Hamilton Local Schools, was named the new director of operations for the district during the Hamilton Schools Board of Education meeting on May 16. He will assume full responsibilities on Aug. 1. •Matt Thompson, current assistant principal at Hamilton Middle School, was named the new athletic director for Hamilton Local Schools during the Hamilton Schools Board of Education meeting on May 16. He will assume full responsibilities on Aug. 1. Road projects Upcoming area Franklin County road projects this summer: •In Lockbourne, $382,165 in road improvements and truck turn around construction for Commerce Street, Vause Road, and Canal Road until October. Includes a 42 day detour closure. •In Hamilton Township, $1.8 million roundabout construction, drainage, and street lighting improvements at Lockbourne Road at London-Groveport Road from July until October. Includes 60 day detour closure. •In Madison Township/city of Columbus, $1.2 million for bridge replace- www.columbusmessenger.com ment on Winchester Pike over Georges Creek from July to October. Includes 110 day detour closure. Obetz City Council The Obetz Council is made up of six elected officials who are elected at-large and serving staggered four-year terms under the rules of the Charter of the Village of Obetz. Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 4175 Alum Creek Drive, Obetz, to review and pass legislation and hear concerns from the residents. If the meeting date occurs on a holiday, the regular meeting is held on the next Tuesday following the holiday. Call (614) 491-1080. Messenger South BEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Pick-Up At These Locations: Ponderosa Steak House - 3875 S. High St. Turkey Hill - 3900 S. High St. Dollar Tree - 3754 S. High St. Speedway Gas Stattion - 3860 S. High St. Columbus Library - High St. & Highview CVS Pharmacy - High St. & Williams Rd. Walgreen’s - High St. & Williams Rd. Kelly’s Market - 3453 Parsons Ave. K & M Market - 4305 Andy Groom Blvd. Stoney’s Market - 3517 Lockbourne Rd. READ US ONLINE: www.columbusmessenger.com CITY Continued from page 1 know, if gas goes to 10 bucks a gallon, we’ll run out of that pretty quickly, too. So we’re doing what we can to conserve and keep operations going in what’s turned into a very dangerous economy. So we’re keeping an eye on that to see how it goes.” BTIFS and Buckstone development There was also an emergency reading on an ordinance that creates two TIF districts within the city. Davisson explained, “The TIF districts are part of the overall larger project. There is a tax increment financing district. It is a way for us to redirect tax monies that would usually go to other political subdivisions (back) to the city for the purpose of constructing the infrastructure related to the Buckstone development.” It had been tabled in order for it to be enacted at the right time to create a New Community Authority of the three farms that had been sold for development - Younkin, Warner, and Wilburn farms. Obetz Law Director Eugene Hollins explained in previous meetings that the laws creating a New Community Authority had to be passed in a certain order, and Obetz is close to passing all of them to create the Buckstone development. Emergency passage of legislation means the law will go into effect immediately, rather than waiting 30 days for it to go into effect. Resident Andy Borders asked, “I read that Franklin county is not really behind this. What does that do to the structure of the payments?” Davisson responded, “It does nothing. We planned for the county to want its social services money, which is exactly what they did. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re against the project. We had a meeting with them to discuss the project generally, which they seem to favor. So we weren’t surprised by their objection.” New personal fireworks law Ohio’s new personal fireworks law was on the agenda, but Hollins said council would discuss it at its June 27 meeting. The new Ohio law, that goes into effect July 1, allows individuals to possess consumer grade fireworks in Ohio, eliminating a requirement that purchasers transport consumer grade fireworks out of the state within 48 hours of purchase. It also allows any person authorized to possess consumer grade fireworks to discharge them on their own property or on another person’s property with permission on the following days: New Year’s Day; Chinese New Year; Cinco de Mayo; Memorial Day weekend; Juneteenth; July 3, 4, and 5 and the Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays preceding and following; Labor Day weekend; Diwali; and New Year’s Eve. According to a statement from Governor Mike DeWine, “The bill I signed limits the discharge of fireworks to the more traditional holidays that Ohioans celebrate, while recognizing our numerous culturally diverse holidays.” The law permits local governments to restrict the dates and times when individuals may discharge consumer grade fireworks or to impose a complete ban on the use of consumer grade fireworks. The law also: •requires licensed retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers selling consumer grade fireworks to offer safety glasses for free or for a nominal fee and to provide purchasers with a safety pamphlet; •prohibits discharging fireworks while in possession of or under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance or on someone’s property without permission; •allows the State Fire Marshal to suspend a fireworks manufacturer or wholesaler if they have violated the fireworks law or State Fire Marshal rules; prohibits the State Fire Marshal from unreasonably withholding a variance to allow hobbyists to manufacture, possess, and use individual display grade and consumer grade fireworks and requires cause for revocation of a hobbyist variance; and •requires hobbyists seeking variances to demonstrate they can engage in the hobby safely and legally and limits hobbyists to possession of five pounds of raw materials and finished fireworks produced through the hobby.
www.columbusmessenger.com June 26, 2022 - SOUTH MESSENGER - PAGE 3 Obetz takes more action on Buckstone development By Katelyn Sattler Staff Writer Obetz City Council held a special meeting June 16, for the second reading on legislation pertaining to a New Community Authority related to the Buckstone project. “We’ve talked about this a number of times,” said Obetz Administrator Rod Davisson. “This is the next step in the evolution of creating a New Community Authority related to the Buckstone project. A New Community Authority is an overlay that allows you to accumulate redirected taxes that would have gone to other political subdivisions, and normally has the power to create bonds, to buy a property, and do a number of things. Ultimately, that is the way to make a new development work, as opposed to just building straight residential houses, which ultimately are a negative drain on an economy.” Resident Jennifer Kyre asked, “Why did we have to call a special meeting to pass this ordinance when we just had a council meeting? Did something occur that this needed to happen today?” Obetz Law Director Eugene Hollins explained, “There are three signatures on the petition that they just said we’ve received. And it’s sufficient. For the third signature, the family needed to meet Tuesday. They did meet Tuesday. They consented it to it. We got their signed documents today. And in anticipation of that, we’d set this special meeting for today. The reason for not just pushing it to the next regular meeting is once we receive that, we set a public hearing. We need to public notice that public hearing to occur for three weeks. And it has to be between 30 and 45 days, so that if we wanted to have it at the second meeting in July, we had to get this meeting scheduled. So it’s a great question, but it’s a bunch of legalities and statutory things.” The public hearing for this ordinance will be at the regular council meeting on July 25 at 6 p.m. No public comments were accepted at the meeting that weren’t related to the one agenda item. Davisson explained, “The rules of Ohio all say that when you have this meeting, you have to talk about the ordinance that is the subject of the special meeting.” Davisson said that if citizens want to discus other things, they’re “just a week early and can come to the next meeting, which is a general council meeting.” Community members can then present anything they want to discuss. The next city council meeting is June 27 at 6 p.m. at 4175 Alum Creek Drive. Lockbourne Council Lockbourne Village Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. Council will meet in-person at the Lockbourne Municipal Building, 85 Commerce St., Lockbourne. Hamilton school board Hamilton Local Board of Education meetings are held at 6 p.m. at the Hamilton Local Education Center, 775 Rathmell Road, Columbus. For information on meeting dates visit www.hamiltonlocal.k12.oh.us. Obetz Farmer’s Market The Obetz Farmers’ Market is held on the first Wednesday of the month from 4-7 p.m. from June through September in downtown Obetz (across from 4256 Groveport Road, Obetz). It offers a selection of baked goods, produce, meats, eggs, and crafts. Hann Farm's Market COMING SOON 'SWEET CORN' 4600 Lockbourne Road, Columbus, Ohio HOURS: Mon. - Sat. 10am-6pm Sun. Noon - 5pm (614)-491-0812 hannfarmsmarket.com Hann-Farm-Market-LLC High flying action Messenger photo by Pat Donahue Wrestling action could be seen at Obetz’s Full Throttle Thursday at Fortress Obetz on June 16. The New Ohio Wrestling took center stage as rain storms threatened the event. Shown here, Pac Man Justin Xavier plants his feet in the chest of Party Mike Howard on his way to a win in front of the Full Throttle crowd.
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