Grove City Messenger - September 4th, 2022

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Township trustees consider speed
calming measures in Emersonia
By Dedra Cordle
Staff Writer
Jackson Township officials allocated
thousands of dollars from its annual budget
last year to make safety improvements
to its neighborhood parks. Now, officials
are mulling whether additional dollars
should be spent on making safety improvements
to some of the streets adjacent to
these parks.
At its meeting on Aug. 16, the board of
trustees heard from resident Burley Dunn
who shared his concerns over the volume of
traffic on the roads within the Emersonia
subdivision.
He said he would not mind the number
of motorists who access these roads so
much if they were all inclined to obey the
traffic laws.
“We have a real problem in the area,” he
said.
According to Dunn, some of the
motorists treat these residential streets as
if they were a speedway, one in which there
is no concern for others sharing the road.
“We have people coming down Lois
Drive and they do not stop for any of the
stop signs,” he told the board. “And then we
have people coming off Hyde Road and
when they turn on Lois Drive or
Charlemagne Street, they are going 40 or
50 miles per hour into Stoneridge.”
He said the small subdivision, which is
located off McComb Road, has narrow
streets and sharp turns that cause speeding
motorists to cross into the other lane
when caution is not heeded.
Exacerbating the issue, he said, is the
5K Rescue Dog Walk
The sixth annual 5K Rescue Dog
Walk/Run will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2
p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2 at Breck Community
Park, 3005 Demorest Road. Walkers sign
up for a specific starting time slot during
online registration. Shirt and map pick up
is three days before the event.
Dogs are encouraged to participate.
Proceeds raised will benefit the rescue
group Speak for the Unspoken.
Visit tedberryevents.com to register.
S.A.L.T. at Evans Center
The Grove City Division of Police host
Seniors and Law Enforcement Together
(S.A.L.T.) meetings at 1 p.m. the second
Tuesday of each month at the Evans
Center, 4330 Dudley Ave. Adults of all ages
are welcome to attend. If you would like
additional information on other crime prevention
programs visit police.grovecityohio.gov
or call 614-277-1765.
Century Village open house
The Southwest Franklin County
Historical Society welcomes groups and
news and notes
fact that several of these streets are located
adjacent to the neighborhood park that
is always filled with children now that they
have new equipment to play on.
“We need to do something to protect the
children who play in that park and we need
to do something to protect the people who
live in that area,” said Dunn.
He suggested that the board allocate
funds to research traffic calming measures
within the Emersonia subdivision. His preferred
method would be the implementation
of speed bumps along Lois Drive and
Charlemagne Street.
“I’m not saying you have to install them
up and down the road,” he said, “but I
would like to see them placed near the stop
signs on these streets.”
Board chairman David Burris said he
agreed with Dunn that traffic calming
measures need to be taken to quell the
speeding issue within the subdivision.
“It’s been going on for a long time,” he
said.
He told Township Administrator Shane
Farnsworth to contact the county engineer’s
office to get their opinion on the possible
installation of speed bumps or speed
tables in Emersonia.
Farnsworth said after the meeting that
the reason why so many jurisdictions look
at other traffic calming measures is
because speed bumps and speed tables can
be costly to install and they can be a hindrance
to road crews and emergency vehicles.
However, he added that the township
will work with the county engineer’s office
to come up with a solution to this on-going
safety problem.
individuals to Century Village, 4185
Orders Road. Tour the historic log house
and school from 2 to 4 p.m. the fourth
Saturday of each month, May through
September. For more information or to
schedule a visit to Century Village, contact
Steve Jackson at 614-871-0081.
Internet Exchange Zones
The city of Grove City’s Division of
Police in cooperation with Jackson
Township established two Internet
Purchase Exchange Zones in response to
safety concerns during person-to-person
exchanges of sales arranged online. The
zones are located at City Hall, 4035
Broadway, and the Jackson Township
Administration Building, 3756 Hoover
Road.
Exchange zones are identified by signage
next to designated parking spaces at
each location with video surveillance 24
hours a day, seven days a week. Residents
can conduct transactions knowing their
interactions are recorded.
For more information, contact the Grove
City Division of Police at 614-277-1710.
On August 16, 2022, Grove City Police
were dispatched to the 2800 block of
Homecomer Dr. on a report of a theft.
The caller told the officer that in December
2021 she received a quote of
$24,000 for work to be done at the residence.
The contractor could not start
till the spring but required half the
money down for the work to start. The
caller provided the contractor with a
check for $12,000 that was cashed. The
contractor has never returned to do the
work and has not refunded the money.
In other police news:
On August 17, 2022, Grove City Police
pulled over a motorcycle on Southwest
Blvd at Lewis Centre Way. The motorcycle
was stopped for doing 109 mph in
a 35 mph zone. The driver was issued
the appropriate citations.
On August 14, 2022, Grove City Police
received a report of a theft in progress
at a business in the 1600 block of
Stringtown Rd. Officers were able to
locate the suspect and his vehicle at a
business on Jackpot Rd. Officers made
a traffic stop and identified the suspect.
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The stolen merchandise was returned
to the business and the suspect received
a summons for theft.
On August 15, 2022, Grove City Police
responded to the 3100 block of Southwest
Blvd on a report of suspects
breaking into a vehicle. The suspects
stole the vehicle and fled from arriving
officers. Later, the vehicle was located
in Whitehall where four suspects were
detained. The vehicle had sustained
significant crash damage.
On August 16, 2022, Grove City Police
made a traffic stop on a vehicle on
Broadway around Barholm Dr. While
speaking to the driver the officer asked
about the odor of marijuana coming
from the vehicle. The driver handed
the officer two press packs of cannabis.
When officers asked if there were any
other illegal items in the car, the driver
stated there was a handgun. Officers
located a loaded 40 caliber handgun in
the glovebox. The driver was arrested
for the firearms violation and the narcotics.
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