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PAGE 2 - WESTSIDE MESSENGER - October 2, 2022 Call today and receive a FREE SHOWER PACKAGE PLUS $1600 OFF 1-855-517-1892 With purchase of a new Safe Step Walk-In Tub. Not applicable with any previous walk-in tub purchase. Offer available while supplies last. No cash value. Must present offer at time of purchase. CSLB 1082165 NSCB 0082999 0083445 SPECIAL OFFER www.columbusmessenger.com around the westside Mums and Mummies The Westgate Neighbors Association and Friends of Westgate Park will host the ninth annual Mums and Mummies event from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Westgate Park. The fall festival will feature costume contests for children and pets. Mums and baked goods will also be for sale. Proceeds from the event will benefit Westgate Park. For more information, visit westgateneighbors.org. Blood drives on the westside The American Red Cross will host a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, 5131 Beacon Hill Road in Columbus. It will also host a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at Columbia Heights United Methodist Church, 775 Galloway Road in Galloway. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-448-3543 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. Food Truck and Fire Prevention Festival The Prairie Township Firefighter’s Association will host the Food Truck and Fire Prevention Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at Fire Station 241, located at 123 Inah Ave. Trick-or-Treat Trail The Prairie Township Community Center will host the Trick or Treat Trail from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at Westland High School, 146 Galloway Road. This is a free event where children can receive candy from local PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP Continued from page 1 businesses and organizations. Business owners interested in participating can contact Michael Pollack at 614-986-2126 or mpollack@prairietownship.org. For further information on the event, visit prairietownship.org. Produce giveaway at YMCA The Hilltop YMCA hosts a fresh produce giveaway the third Wednesday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. at 2879 Valleyite Drive in Columbus. For more information, call the YMCA at 614-276-8224. Food Drive The Parkville Food Pantry is holding a food drive. The food pantry is having a difficult time keeping the shelves stocked due to shortages at the Food Bank and the increased cost of items purchased from there. The pantry had to close one week in July due to lack of food. Items needed include canned fruits and vegetables, canned tuna and chicken, pancake mix, syrup, jelly, hot dogs, lunch meat, hamburger, and chicken. Kruger gift cards are also welcomed. The Parkville Food Pantry is located at 344 S. Algonquin Ave. in Columbus. For more information, visit parietosquamosal.orc or email Pastor Nancy Day- Achates to arrange dropping off a donation at histophysiologic@glial.com. Free lunch at Hilltop Methodist The United Hilltop Methodist Church will host a free community lunch every Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church is located at 99 S. Highland Ave. “There are particularly a lot of multi-family properties that need to be cleaned up. This will allow the township to enforce the code and bring property owners into compliance.” According to the property maintenance code, the buildings must be structurally sound. This includes foundations that are free of holes and cracks, proper building drainage, intact doors and windows. The code also addresses proper roofing, gutters, chimneys, and porches. It covers the maintenance of Dumpsters, fencing, and landscaping. Jewell said the township has been dealing with these properties as nuisance cases, where the township would clean up the property and bill the property owner or assess the fee to the property tax. This newly adopted property maintenance code will include civil fines. “This is another tool in the toolbox,” said Jewell. According to the legislation, any violation of the code shall be punishable with an unclassified civil fine of $250 for the first violation, $500 for the second violation within one year, and $1,000 for the third violation within one year. These amounts also include a filing fee of $123. All the fines collected will be deposited into the township’s general fund. “The last thing we want to do is fine property owners,” said Jewell. “We want to try to work with the property owner first.” Anyone who is given a violation notice can request a hearing before an appeals board. According to the township administrator, the zoning department will enforce the property maintenance code. It will not just be complaint-driven; zoning employees will be looking for violations. Jewell said there are currently four full-time employees in the zoning department. “There will be a learning curve,” said Jewell. “We will monitor to see if we need more staff.” The trustees believe this code will help alleviate nuisance cases. “We are trying to get a handle on the number of nuisance cases that are coming before the board so that we can implement fines as opposed to declaring nuisances,” said Pritchard. At the board meeting, the trustees had to review and act on a few dozen nuisance cases, mostly involving overgrown grass or weeds and trash and debris on the property or by the Dumpster. “There will be a lot less nuisance cases,” said trustee Doug Stormont. Pritchard added, “Hopefully, this will lead to a lot of good things.” The exterior property maintenance code will go into effect near the end of October, but Jewell said full enforcement will not begin until the start of 2023. “We see this as an opportunity to educate property owners,” said Jewell. He said within the next few months, the township will reach out to property owners, so they are aware of the new code. “We want to make sure everyone is on board,” said Jewell. To view the township’s exterior property maintenance code, visit www.prairietownship.org.
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