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PAGE 2 - MADISON MESSENGER - January 29, 2023 WATER/SEWER Continued from page 1 would go to water service upgrades and repairs. Half of that amount would go toward getting the east water treatment plant up and running. • East water treatment plant–The city has not been able to use its east water treatment plant, completed eight years ago, due to high ammonia levels in the water. Last fall, BPU and Burgess & Niple landed on a technology called breakpoint chlorination that they be- Dwyer Insurance Agency 63 N. Main Street London, OH 43140 (740)852-0654 Call today and receive a FREE SHOWER PACKAGE PLUS $1600 OFF 1-855-417-1306 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 CALL CONSUMER CELLULAR 855-642-3605 Off First Month of New Service! USE PROMO CODE: GZ59O © 2023 Consumer Cellular Inc. For promo details please call 855-642-3605 SPECIAL OFFER lieve will fix the problem. The village of South Charleston has found success with the process. To outfit the plant for this process, BPU is proposing installation of a 6,000-gallon chemical storage tank, exterior piping, and transfer piping and controls, along with upgrades to the chemical dosing system. The estimated cost would be $350,000. The board also proposes that a new production well be drilled. The estimated cost for the well is $1.85 million. • North Main Street Water Line Replacement–The water line on North Main Street fails frequently. BPU is proposing replacing 3,700 feet of the line between Garfield Avenue and the Madison Bowling Lanes. The estimated cost is $1.27 million. Last year, the county commissioners agreed to build a water line from the London Correctional Institution farm to connect to the city’s existing line just past the bowling alley. In emergencies, the county could provide the city with water and vice-versa. To make that work, the city’s old line needs to be replaced with a line that matches the pressure capacity of the county’s line. www.madisonmessengernews.com • Upgrades to the West Water Treatment Plant–The city’s main treatment plant needs a new tank for water softening. Its existing tank, which is 20 years old, failed last summer and took weeks to fix. BPU proposes rehabbing the existing tank and installing a second tank. The redundancy would prevent a gap in services should one of the tanks fail. The estimated cost is $791,000. The board also wants to replace the plant’s water filters. Filters typically last 15 years. The plant’s filters were last replaced in 2005. The estimated cost is $113,500. What’s Next The proposed sewer and water rate increases will be up for a second reading at city council’s Feb. 2 meeting set for 7 p.m. in council chambers at city hall, 20 S. Walnut St. A link to a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed sewer and water projects can be found on the city’s website. Go to www.londonohio.gov, click on “Community News & Information,” then choose “City Bulletin Board.” DNA Continued from page 1 cleaning supplies, is open the last Saturday morning of the month. Office hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday DNA organizers have been actively seeking a new location since the first notice from the school district. The organization has found temporary locations for through Thursday. They have received several leads but none have worked their other services. The family English as a Second out so far. Language class meets at Sharon Mennonite Church. “With a looming deadline, we need an interim space, The church likely will house the summer lunch program, too. Mentoring events are taking place at various and then we’re looking for more permanent space, as well. We’re wide open to creative solutions,” said locations. Tamara Reed, DNA executive director. “People always appreciate you, that you’re here and The most pressing need is space for the programs promoting these services. It’s easy to assume places like that offer tangible resources—the food pantry, the Kids DNA will always be around. But we’re looking at maybe Kloset, and the personal needs pantry. The food pantry not being here if we don’t find space,” Reed said. “We has long-held contracts with food providers. A disruption in services could lead to contract issues, not to men- every intention of continuing, but we have to find an- care deeply about the families we are serving. We have tion issues for the clients who depend on the food, Reed other space.” said. She noted that the number of clients using the food Anyone with suggestions for new space for DNA can pantry has gone up dramatically in recent years. contact Tamara Reed at tamara@dnaplaincity.org or DNA needs 5,000 square feet of space for these resources. School district’s plans (614) 564-7365. “It could be a pole barn, a church, an empty building, As for the future of the former elementary school a warehouse,” Reed said. “We can go as far as five miles building, the Jonathan Alder school board is working to out in any direction.” determine next steps for the property and building, She said DNA is prepared to pay for space. Jester said. “While we are a charity, we’re not asking for charity. The district’s strategic planning committee has made We’re able to pay to rent a space or purchase land. We the topic their top priority. The committee is comprised understand that things cost money,” she said. of community members, school employees, school administrators, and school board members. The district For the time being, DNA continues to operate the tangible resources programs out of the old school building. The food pantry is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, pany that specializes in school facilities, to guide the has contracted with Steed Hammond & Paul, a com- and Fridays. The Kids Kloset is open on Saturday mornings. The personal needs pantry, offering toiletries and process and provide options. Extension hosting Soybean School Want to up your soybean game? The Ohio State University Extension offices of Madison and Champaign counties are hosting an in-person Soybean School on Feb. 24. Soybean specialists from the university will share the latest research and provide a hands-on look at what might be impacting soybean yield. Topics and speakers include: • Weed Control and Cover Crops—Dr. Alyssa Essman; • Ultra Early Soybean Planting—Dr. Laura Lindsey; • Fungicide and Insecticide Application Timing—Dr. Laura Lindsey and Dr. Horacio Lopez-Nicora; • Sulfur on Soybeans—Amanda Douridas; • SCN and other Soilborne Pathogens—Dr. Horacio Lopez-Nicora; • Seeding Rates and Replant: How Low is Too Low— Grant Davis. Certified crop advisers and commercial and private pesticide applicators can receive continuing education credits. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Beck’s Hybrids, 720 U.S. Hwy. 40, London. Cost to attend is $40 and includes lunch and one publication (chosen during registration). Make reservations by Feb. 17 at go.osu.edu/SoybeanSchool. For more information, contact the Madison County Extension Office at (740) 852-0975. The Ohio Soybean Council is the event sponsor.
www.madisonmessengernews.com January 29, 2023 - MADISON MESSENGER - Page 3 Gun found at London High School Tipster and staff were keys to quick resolution By Kristy Zurbrick Madison Editor On Jan. 20, an anonymous tip led to the discovery of a loaded handgun in a student’s locker at London High School. School administrators found the weapon shortly after the tip came in at 12:40 p.m. The weapon and the student, a 16-yearold male, were quickly secured, as were other individuals who might have had knowledge of the weapon’s presence on campus. The London Police Department responded to the incident. School administrators, a police detective, and the department’s school resource officer, whose first day on duty at the London campus was Jan. 9, conducted an investigation. In a joint press release issued later that day, the school district and the police department stated: “It was reported there was no intent known to use the weapon at the school. It was reportedly carried for protection outside of the school property.” The school district and police determined the situation was an isolated incident with no other known threats. As such, they did not lock down the building. The student who allegedly brought the weapon to school was detained and taken to the Central Ohio Youth Center pending charges of conveyance of a deadly weapon in a school safety zone. Dr. Lou Kramer, London City Schools superintendent, said the student faces suspension and possible expulsion. “This is the first incident like this in my “This is the first incident like this in my eight years as London’s superintendent. It’s a tough situation. Nobody wants to go through this. We’re blessed this situation resolved in the way it did.” –Dr. Lou Kramer, London City Schools superintendent eight years as London’s superintendent,” Kramer said. “It’s a tough situation. Nobody wants to go through this. We’re blessed this situation resolved in the way it did.” Kramer said he is pleased with the district’s response to the incident. Earlier this month, more than a dozen teachers and administrators completed a state-mandated safety training to learn how to identify and deal with potential threats to the school community. “A week and a half later, we employed that exact training we received into this situation,” Kramer said. “We had staffers act decisively when given information and work quickly to make sure the firearm was secured and anyone associated with the incident was secured, and work diligently to have an idea of any other secondary safety issues.” On Jan. 23, district administrators met with high school staff members to talk about the facts of the situation, review applicable safety protocols, and reflect on how those protocols were carried out in this instance. School leaders also planned to meet with students in small groups through the week. Kramer noted that student attendance was normal on Jan. 23. Both the school district and the police department said the tipster was “critical in the safe resolution of this incident.” They said it is important to share critical information with authorities. “See something, say something is vital to community safety,” they stated in the press release. “We really appreciate the fact that somebody had the courage to step up. That’s what really helps keep us all safe,” said Police Chief Glenn Nicol. Tips can be reported directly to school staff, the school resource officer, or the police department. Kramer said he has received anonymous tips on his voicemail. Another resource is the Safer Ohio School Tip Line (844-723-3764), an anonymous reporting system that accepts texts or calls 24 hours a day. More information can be found at www.london.k12.oh.us. Go to the menu on the home page, click on “school safety and emergency procedures,” then choose “safety tip line.” Tips can be submitted to the London Police Department by calling (740) 852-1414 or using the department’s smartphone app (search for “London Police” in the app store). Tipsters can leave as much or as little information about themselves as they choose. Visit www.londonohio.gov/police-division for details. Nicol added, “Our SRO (student resource officer) is working on developing relationships with students at the school so they feel comfortable telling him things. We already have a good relationship with the school district, and we’re hoping to add to it with this.” Kramer commented, “The largest safety strategy that we have here within our district is fostering positive relationships with staff and students so they are empowered and trusting enough to confidently report information and know it will be followed up on.” The investigation into the Jan. 20 incident is ongoing by the London Police with assistance from the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office and London City Schools. Dwyer Chiro 2x6 DestinationOutlets.com 800-213-9083 8000 Factory Shops Blvd. Jeffersonville, OH 43128 DOWNLOAD OUR MEMBERSHIP APP
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