PJ residents to see decrease in sewer rates
By Sheryl Roadcap - sroadcap@sidneydailynews.com
SIDNEY An update on the sewer rates for Port Jefferson residents was presented during Sidney City Council’s Monday evening workshop session.
Village residents will see a decrease in what they will be paying in 2021 compared to 2020. The overall rate, which includes treatment and management charges, is down 4.9% for 2021 at $4.29 per 100 cubic feet (Ccf) of sewage compared to the $4.50 Ccf rate charged in 2020.
William Blakely, Sidney utilities director, said the city has been providing sewer services for the village residents since 1998 when the city manager was authorized to enter into an agreement. The necessity for the agreement arose when the Ohio EPA told the village to stop the sewage that was going into the Great Miami River from on-lot septic systems.
On the agendas
Shelby County Board of DD
SIDNEY The Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities will hold iys organizational meeting Monday, Jan. 27, at noon in the conference room. The regular meeting will follow.
Items on the agenda include administrative reports, financial reports and new business.
Sidney BOE
SIDNEY The Sidney City Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at 6 p.m. to approve the second resolution for the earned income tax and to act on the personnel items related to the expense reduction plan. The meeting will be held via Zoom and streamed on YouTube.
Council OKs church’s rezoning request
By Sheryl Roadcap - sroadcap@aimmediamidwest.com
SIDNEY The rezoning request of a 3.238 acre tract of land owned by the North Broadway Church of Christ on North Broadway Avenue, from an R-3, multi-family residence district, to a B-1, local business district, was approved by the Sidney City Council Monday evening.
The rezoning ordinance was adopted by City Council during its hybrid method teleconference meeting.
A public hearing was held during the meeting for the request of Brent Wright, on behalf of the North Broadway Church of Christ, for the rezoning of the property at 2655 N. Broadway Ave. The property is located on the west side of Broadway Avenue and north of Hoewisher Road. No members of the public spoke.
City employees receive service awards
Sidney Mayor Mike Barhorst, left, discusses some of the major incidents that Sidney Fire Lieutenant Rick Slife, center, and Chief Chad Hollinger, right, have participated in during their careers following the presentation of service awards at the fire department recently. Lieutenant Slife was recognized for 20 years of service.
Courtesy photo
SIDNEY City of Sidney employees recently received service awards at their respective departments after the city’s annual Christmas luncheon was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“As you know, we have traditionally presented employee service awards prior to the annual Christmas luncheon for employees and those retired from the city of Sidney,” Sidney Mayor Mike Barhorst told small groups of employees, a city press release said. “With the pandemic, we did not feel it would be a good idea to gather more than 200 people together in the same place, breathing the same air, no matter how no
On the agendas
Sidney Recreation Board
SIDNEY The Sidney Recreation Board will hold a special meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at 4:15 p.m. The meeting will be held by a hybrid method, with board members in attendance in council chambers, or virtually, and others welcome to also join virtually.
The board will discuss the potential of contracted water park operations and an update on the leak in the large pool at the Sidney Water Park.
Sidney City Council
SIDNEY The Sidney City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held by a hybrid method, with board members in attendance in council chambers and others welcome to join virtually.