VIRUS: Latest updates on Oak Ridge facilities
Special to The Oak Ridger
With the public health situation is rapidly changing, here are the latest updates affecting city facilities from Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson.
“City officials strongly urge citizens to conduct their business over the phone and by mail whenever possible,” a city news release stated.
The city of Oak Ridge is supporting the “Tennessee Pledge” efforts by the state government. The news release encouraged people to refer to State of Tennessee websites for updates and advice on precautions to be taken by particular businesses.
City facilities will continue to be operated as below for the safety of city employees and “social distancing” for city customers. Visitors may receive a temperature scan and inquiry about their current health. Call the city manager’s office or department offices on the city’s website for further information.
Several Awarded at Meeting
By Rick Loy - Staff Writer | Mar 10, 2021
New Martinsville City Council held a regularly scheduled meeting March 1, 2021 at the City Municipal Building. Council member Joel Potts delivered the invocation and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Sandy Hunt called the meeting to order with all members present.
The first item addressed with a unanimous approval vote by council was the February 2021 meeting minutes.
The regular City invoices and financial report were approved by council unanimously.
Mayor Hunt proclaimed March 2021 as National Social Work Month because “Social Workers are Essential”. For decades, the Social Work Profession has been dedicated to improving well-being and enhancing the basic needs of all people, especially the most vulnerable among us.
GARRETT â Plans are moving forward to open the Garrett City Pool this summer.
Work has begun this week to dismantle the large, blue slide at the city pool in order for a new slide to be installed this spring, according to Parks Superintendent Eric Mossberger.
The city is taking applications for lifeguards and will train them for the season, with the mindset that the pool will be open this year. Applications can be made at City Hall or on the cityâs webpage.
City Planner Milton Otero told the Board of Works Tuesday the 2021 Boundary and Annexation Survey paper maps have been updated and submitted. Savings from 2019 and 2020 Community Crossings Matching Grants will be submitted as a change order to the Indiana Department of Transportation, reflecting new amounts.
Village prepares for upgrades, solar payments
By Sandy Rose Schwieterman - For the Sidney Daily News
MINSTER – Preparations for upgrades to sewage treatment, potential payments for residential solar production and the future needs of the fire department were all part of the discussion at the Tuesday night, Mrch 2, Minster Council meeting.
Village Administrator Don Harrod said CDM Smith submitted a proposal to help the village with engineering work to handle the amount of total dissolved solids that are released at the waste water treatment plant. He said the Ohio EPA has notified the village that they needed to explore treatment options to reduce the amount of total dissolved solids in the effluent. Harrod said the instances of going over the limit of 1516 mg per liter happened perhaps three to four times a year and that the overage amounted to 400 mg. The options CDM suggested included chemical treatment, reverse osmosis, or a lagoon-type system.
Seven candidates running for Middletown Council
In the race for three seats on Middletown Council, seven candidates have filed for the two-year terms.
Incumbents Aaron T. Blythe, Andrew Chas and James Royston are running along with challengers Ernest F. Hargett Jr., Robert Muniz, Malika Spruill and Tynesia Stewart.
Polls will be open Monday, March 1, from 12-8 p.m., at Middletown Town Hall, 19 W. Green St.
Aaron Blythe
Occupation: Senior vice president at Bank of America
Leadership experience: 2 years on Middletown Town Council; Founding member and current president of the Willow Grove Mill Homeowner’s Association; Executive vice president and coach for M.O.T. Little League.