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April 14, 2011

New NCC vice president has new ideas Railroad ‘quiet zone,’ refurbishing freeway ramps are among proposals

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers

The president’s report at the April Northland Community Council meeting was more of a vice president’s report.

While council president Dave Paul did have updates and information to offer, he smilingly sat back while recently installed vice president Emmanuel V. Rubin took center stage with two new initiatives, a request for support of a train “quiet

zone” study from the Clintonville Area Commission and the completion of a project he volunteered for last year when he was the Clinton Estates Civic Association representative.

“Clearly, he’s hit the ground running,” Paul said at the conclusion of Remy’s remarks.

After a brief pause, Paul added: “Sprinting.”

Remy, who was elected vice president in February, reported that the request for

studying the possibility of imposing a “railroad quiet zone” for tracks crossing East Lincoln Avenue near Salem Village and Weber Road in Clintonville could eventually lead to trains not blowing horns from the Worthington city limits all the way to downtown.

Clintonville Area Commission member James R. Blazer II is seeking the backing of his advisory panel to request the study, which would use a relatively new and far cheaper method of prevent-

ing motorists from driving around railroad crossing gates and into the paths of trains.

Remy said that new solution would cost $10,000 at each road-railroad intersection, versus $200,000 or more under the previous system.

The less-expensive method is offered by a Ruskin, Fla.-based company called Qwick Kurb Inc. The firm’s website states it produces a “channelization device recognized the world over as an effective,

low-cost, highly durable system that helps traffic engineers achieve optimum compliance with roadway directives.”

The site adds that the system was developed in Germany during the 1980s to improve traffic flow in autobahn construction zones.

“I think it’s worth studying,” Remy said.

Members voted unanimously to pass See NEW NCC, page A2

Dog park proposed for Cooke Park

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Douglas Evans, executive director of the Ohio Library Council, met recently with the organization’s intellectual freedom committee. The Ohio Library Council “is the statewide professional association which represents the interests of Ohio’s public libraries as well as their trustees, friends and staffs,” according to the nonprofit’s website.

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In Cleveland, library personnel help patrons handle the paperwork needed to obtain a passport.

Increasingly, Evans said, public libraries are providing the conduit between the public and the government.

“Libraries have become an extension of government/social services,” he said.

For library officials, it’s a case of: If not us, who?

“It really has become that situation,” Evans said. “The libraries have really assumed that role, regardless of whether anyone wants them to.”

Library services, he said, are driven by community need and, increasingly, technology. Therefore, library services are continually evolving.

“That need is constantly changing,” Evans said, “so libraries are constantly changing.”

— Kevin Parks in Ohio, not school and academic ones as is typical in other states, according to Evans.

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Employees at the Franklin County Treasurer’s Office try to make it as easy as possible to pay property taxes and as difficult as possible not to do so, treasurer Ed Leonard told members of the Northland Community Council

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‘Libraries are constantly changing’

When officials from state-funded deSomeone with no computer at home partments, agencies, boards, etc. get together and not much more knowledge of how to these days to commiserate with one anothuse one is advised to apply for this or that er about looming budget cuts, public library form of state assistance. representatives can say, “I’ve felt your pain.”

But the only way they can do that is …

While library funding is only to be cut a online. modest 5 percent in Gov. John Kasich’s proWhere are they going to go? posed biennial budget, the executive direcThey’re going to head to the nearest litor of the Ohio Library Council hastens to brary, and they’re going to find help there, point out that comes on top of a 23-percent according to Ohio Library Council execreduction in state funding since 2008 and a utive director Douglas S. Evans.

30-percent cut over the past five years.

Once upon a time a “museum for books,” “Everybody’s catching up with libraries libraries have become much more, Evans now,” Douglas S. Evans said last week. said, and are on their way to becoming Operating out offices off Schrock Road even more in response to social needs not in the Northland area, the Ohio Library Counbeing met by other public institutions.

Evans cited examples around the state, cil “is the statewide professional association many of them reflected by the Columbus which represents the interests of Ohio’s pubMetropolitan Library, of the addition of lic libraries as well as their trustees, Friends homework and job help centers, tutoring and staffs,” according to the nonprofit’s webprograms, Internet access and even onsite. going assistance with starting a business.

Of the state’s 251 public libraries, 238 are members of the council, Evans said. The council’s annual operating budget is $1.2 government,” said Evans, who has been exmillion. ecutive director for just under nine years.

“We run a pretty lean operation, but it’s The council has 11 employees and repnot inexpensive to be an advocate with state resents the interests of only public libraries

By KEVIN PARKS

Part of a small park in North Linden may be going to the dogs.

The proposal to turn half of the 9.36-acre Cooke Park, 3911 Dresden St., just east of Karl Road and north of East Cooke Road, into a dog park has the strong backing of residents in a nearby Northland neighborhood, it was reported at last week’s monthly meeting of the Northland Community Council.

“It’s overwhelmingly supported in my area,” said Emmanuel V. Remy, president of the Clinton Estates Civic Association and vice president of the NCC. “It’s timely,” Remy added. “It’s a hot issue. Overall, it helps bring the community together.”

Remy recognized Tony Howard, manager of the Northland Lights and Karl Road branches of the Columbus Public Library, for working with North Linden organizations and others in the vicinity to gauge in-

terest in making a portion of Cooke Park, adjacent to Fedderson Recreation Center, the city’s fourth dog park.

Howard told NCC members he would be making a presentation this week on the proposal before the city’s Recreation and Parks Commission on behalf of the North Linden Area Commission, which he said has found an “overwhelmingly positive response” to the concept.

The closest dog park for Northland residents is a minimum of 15 minutes away by car, Howard said, and it isn’t even in Columbus but rather in Delaware County.

The first off-leash dog park for the city was created by fencing off three of the 142 acres that make up Big Walnut Park, 5000 Livingston Ave. on the East Side.

Subsequently, according to the city’s website, the five-acre Three Creeks Dog Park at Sycamore Fields, 2748 Spangler Road on

last week.

The treasurer handles all the banking and investments for county government, but Ed Leonard it’s the collecting of taxes that garners the

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“It’s not a very popular job, but it’s one that’s got to be done,” he said.

It’s also one that can be done with some compassion, according to Leonard, who was appointed treasurer in 2007 and elected the following year.

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Blendon Meadows joins NCC as newest member

By KEVIN PARKS ThisWeek Community Newspapers The Northland Community Council is back to being 24 members strong.

The Blendon Meadows Civic Association, representing what has historically been known as McDannald Estates at the intersection of Sunbury and East Dublin Granville roads, was unanimously voted in as the newest member at last week’s monthly meeting.

The application for members from Blendon Meadows was received some weeks ago, council president Dave Paul said.

The NCC executive board reviewed the application, as well as the bylaws and constitution of the civic association to make certain they were compatible with the goals of the NCC. They most assuredly are, according to Paul, in that they outline an organization “striving for quality of life, property See BLENDON MEADOWS, page A2

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New NCC vice president has new ideas Continued from page A1 the study request along to Columbus City Council member Eileen Y. Paley, chairwoman of public service and transportation.

The two new proposals Remy discussed were “Revamp the Ramp” and “Northland 2062.”

The ramp in question would be the one on Interstate 71 at Cooke Road and the revamping would be pretty thorough, according to the NCC vice president. It would, he said, involve far more than a cleanup of the intersection. Instead, it would be an upgrade to the entire landscaping construction, one that would be undertaken by several neighborhood organizations in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Transportation and the city of Columbus.

And, Remy added, it would be the first of many freeway ramps that could receive the same attention.

“I want to start small,” he said.

The North Linden and Clintonville area commissions have been or will be approached, as was the recently formed Maize Road Civic Association and others regarding participation.

As a Realtor, Remy said he knows the value of first impressions. While many nice neighborhoods can be accessed off Cooke Road at I-71, the appearance of the ramp wouldn’t give that impression, he said.

The idea, he continued, would be to have a major landscaping upgrade plan in place when “gateways dollars” in the form of grants becomes available, rather than scrambling to develop a plan at the last minute in response to some request

for proposals.

Such state funding was used to improve I-71 and Morse Road, Paul pointed out.

The Revamp the Ramp idea got the NCC’s unanimous approval.

Northland 2062, as outlined by Remy last week, would be a two-hour symposium, perhaps as early as June, looking into the next 50 years for the region.

Some of Northland’s subdivisions are or will shortly celebrate 50th anniversaries in conjunction with the bicentennial for the city in 2012.

Those invited to the symposium would be community residents who would be willing to look at perception problems regarding the Northland area and devise possible solutions for the half-century to come, Remy said.

Attendees would be people interest-

ed in making changes to the community, he said. They would spend 25 percent of the symposium identifying problems and 75 percent devising solutions.

“I think this is a great time to seize the opportunity to really change the perception of this area,” Remy said.

Finally, a proposal for major changes to the committee structure for the NCC was unanimously adopted. Under the new scheme, which Remy has been working on since last fall, what had been nearly two-dozen committees, many of them a single member and only a single purpose, will be grouped under four “super committees.” These are: operational service, to be headed David Hardesty; community outreach and relations, with Brandon Boos as chairman; special events, under NCC secretary Roseann Hicks; and the already existing development

committee. Bob Thurman is the current chairman of that panel.

The vote on the restructuring was briefly delayed when NCC representative Chuck Wolfe attempted to add to the motion the execution of a strategic plan for the council.

Technically, he said, a strategic plan should precede a reorganization, but he simply wanted something in place that would put the NCC’s leadership on notice that such a document was needed.

Northland Alliance representative Dave Cooper said creating the new committees represents the first step in developing a strategic plan.

In the end, Wolfe’s issue was made as a separate motion, and both were approved unanimously. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

Blendon Meadows joins NCC as newest member values,” as is the case with the rest of the organizations that make up the NCC. Rhonda J. Williams Evans, president of Blendon Meadows Civic Association since January, was asked by Paul if she cared to explain why her organization wished to become part of the Northland Community Council.

“Not really,” she replied.

“We’re just pleased to be considered.

“I’m sure in a short period of time we’ll be very active,” Evans added.

Council vice president Emmanuel V. Remy made the motion to accept the membership application. Education committee chairman Chuck Wolfe seconded the motion.

The only discussion came in the form of brief remarks from Evans, who said hers was a new administration that faces a daunting challenge of living up to the accomplishments of past officeholders for the association.

“We’re very close-knit communities,” Evans said of the 80to 87-home subdivision that eventually grew out of more than 360 acres Samuel McDannald and his family acquired upon relocation to central Ohio from Virginia in the 19th century.

The home the family erected unanimously in favor of the mo- ter at the outset of 2010. on Sunbury Road, according an tion.

Following 16 straight monthonline history of McDannald EsThat still leaves the council ly meetings of failing to have a tates which Paul passed out at one under the membership ros- representative on hand, Little last week’s meeting, eventually became a stop on the Underground Railroad.

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Executive director sees rest of state government just now catching up Continued from page A1 Some organization in one form or another has represented public libraries in the Buckeye State back into the 19th century, he said. Up until the 1930s or ’40s, three different organizations looked after different aspects of library operations: the Ohio Library Trustees Association, Ohio Library Association and Ohio Friends of the Library Association.

These eventually combined, although not entirely for some decades, Evans said. Up until the late 1990s, what had been three separate organizations continued to maintain separate boards of directors.

The missions of those three entities included professional training as well as advocacy to maintain financial support for public libraries. “The end result is to serve the public libraries which ultimately serve the public,� Evans said.

Library funding has undergone some major changes since 1985, according to Evans, up to and including the proposed 30-percent drop in state support Gov. Ted Strickland called for at 4 p.m. June 19, 2009 — obviously a memorable moment in his tenure.

Up until 1985, public libraries received funding based on a percentage of the intangibles tax, the amount of investments held by residents of a given county, Evans said. This resulted in some stark

inequities in funding between one part of the state and another, he noted.

In 1985, that formula was replaced with the Library and Local Government Support fund, which came out of the state income tax.

It was about the same amount of money as before, but included a system for equalization between the have and have-not sections of Ohio.

Things went along pretty smoothly, and in fact Ohio was one of the models library officials in other states looked up to in terms of state funding support, up until that fateful afternoon in June 2009, according to Evans.

The ax didn’t end up cutting quite as deeply as initially proposed by Strickland, and the Ohio Library Council executive director credited the vocal opposition of library officials, trustees, patrons and Friends organizations for that. “It was a tremendous effort on behalf of the libraries themselves to gear up their communities in response to the governor’s proposal,� Evans said. “It was tremendously overwhelming to see the public’s response to the governor’s proposal. “We did not go out to the pub-

lic and tell them what to say. We put the word out. The word that came back to the legislature, to the governor, was the public’s own word: They valued the public libraries.�

In the majority other states, libraries are supported almost entirely by local funding, and access to them is limited to those who pay, according to Evans. The city or county owns and runs the libraries.

In Ohio, state money supports libraries, which are controlled by local boards answerable to their patrons, he said.

This distinction, Evans said, was brought home to him when, two weeks after becoming executive director of the Ohio Library Council, he attended a national conference. “So you’re the one who got the plum job in Ohio,� counterpart after counterpart commented to him, Evans recalled.

State funding “has created a level of library service statewide that is unmatched throughout the country,� Evans said. “Needless to say, we’re very proud of that,� he added. “It is still by far the best in the country.� kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Smoke Free Ohio was approved with nearly 60 percent support of the voters and has more support now than it did when it was on the ballot.

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Gov. John Kasich’s proposed budget is not a plan to balance Ohio’s budget, but a means to pursue his narrow, ideological agenda.

He is seeking to capitalize on Ohio’s budget crisis to eliminate workers’rights, outsource core government services and balance the budget on the backs of local governments. His patronizing charge to local officials to make difficult choices and to be leaders is misdirected and reflects an underappreciation of the value cities, villages and townships bring to the state.

Two years ago, Columbus faced declining revenue and increased costs, compounded by two recessions within 10 years, the latter being the worst since the Great Depression. Funding ANDREW for critical social services had been slashed and many city servGINTHER ices were discontinued. Recreation centers were closed and entire city departments eliminated. Many city jobs had already been cut, but more workers were let go.

Those who remained were asked to make sacrifices; wages were frozen and workers were furloughed. Income-tax revenues continued to decline, state funding continued to shrink and investment earnings evaporated. The city’s budget was structurally unbalanced.

Columbus leaders coalesced around a strategy to bring Columbus’ budget back into balance. City workers, including organized labor, agreed to contribute more to cover costs of their insurance and pensions. Elected leaders promised reforms that would further streamline local government and committed to reporting progress to an accountability committee of community members, business leaders and financial experts.

The city also committed to stepping up economic development efforts to attract new businesses while making it easier for those already here to expand and create new jobs.

And Columbus leaders, Republicans and Democrats alike, asked taxpayers to pay more for services. Columbus voters obliged, choosing to invest

Columbus City Hall is scrambling to makeup a $5 million reduction to the Local Government Fund (LGF) in 2011. City Hall also will be faced with an additional $15 million reduction to this fund in 2012 and another $20 million cut in 2013.

LGF money comes from Ohio taxpayers to help pay for safety services in our own city. I don’t have time to get into the moral question of this odd arrangement, but I do wish to comment on the shocking surprise it has brought to our elected officials at City Hall.

It should have come as no surprise at all.

With an estimated state budget deficit of $8 billion to $10 billion, city officials throughout Ohio knew that big cuts were coming. However, Columbus MATTHEW City Hall failed to foresee these FERRIS cuts and take adequate budgeting steps to prepare for them. For example, while City Hall claims to have set aside $3 million for anticipated reductions in state aid, it actually projected an increase of $1,319,000 ($39,931,000 in 2010; $41,250,000 in 2011) in expected state funding to the Local Government Fund.

How are we supposed to take our elected officials at their word when their actions do not match?

If City Hall truly believed big cuts were coming, as they should, then why did they project increased aid to the LGF? In 2009, City Hall scared and shamed Columbus voters into a 25-percent tax increase (2 percent to 2.5 percent; yes, this is a 25-percent increase in the city’s tax rate).

As a result, City Hall was able to increase our city’s budget by approximately $50 million between 2010 (approximately $655 million) and 2011 (approximately $705 million). If you consider that the LGF will be reduced by $40 million over three years, then it is easy to see that City Hall would have had more than enough money to offset LGF cuts, if they had hold 2011 spending to 2010 levels.

It was irresponsible for City Hall to propose $50 million in new spending when $40 million in state

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FERRIS Continued from page A4 aid was in question. If City Hall is unable to streamline our budget by prioritizing spending, then it should be no surprise what could be in our very near future: another tax increase.

Recent mass business exodus is another new surprise for City Hall.

With the recently announced departure of Bob Evans (350 jobs lost), and Alcatel-Lucent (600 jobs lost) from Columbus, it will be even more difficult for City Hall to get its act together, as tax revenues will be impacted. Years of neglect and hostility toward Columbus businesses on the part of City Hall have finally taken their toll.

There is little to no trust between businesses and our local elected officials. Instead of businesses and jobs heading for the door, why don’t we show our officials at City Hall the door?

It is clear to see that our city leadership has let us down yet again. City Hall’s lack of foresight and failure to properly prioritize spending over the years have left Columbus vulnerable to state budget cuts, tax increases and seemingly endless job losses. We didn’t get into this mess overnight, and we won’t get out of it in short order.

However, we will not achieve any meaningful improvements in our city until we identify and address some serious obstacles. The only way to get Columbus back on the right track is to make fundamental changes at City Hall. By now, that should come as a surprise to no one.

Council approves call for graffiti-removal requirement

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Add the Northland Community Council to the growing list of civic organizations putting their objections to graffiti in writing.

NCC members, after brief discussion, voted unanimously at the April meeting to send a letter to Columbus City Councilman Zachary M. Klein, calling for changes in the city code “to better address graffiti.”

Klein, chairman of the development committee, is scheduled to hold a hearing at 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 27, in City Hall. Up for consideration will be changes to the city’s laws first proposed by University Area Commission president Ian MacConnell in a Feb. 8 letter, which kicked off a letter-writing campaign that has also been taken up several neighborhood groups.

MacConnell proposed, and the NCC’s letter reflects, a requirement that property owners remove graffiti from buildings within 30 days of being cited by code enforcement personnel. The NCC letter makes the distinction of “private property owners.”

“We understand it is difficult to hold victims of vandalism responsible for the cleanup, so we also request that the city of Columbus provide resources, in public/private partnership with a major business, to give a modest coupon … to be applied to purchase of paint or graffiti-removal materials to property owners who report and visually document to the city damage done to their property,” MacConnell wrote. “It is our hope that this documentation might be helpful to the courts when graffiti vandals are sentenced.”

The Northland Community Council letter also calls for changes in the code to include mandatory sentences for repeat offenders.

“The graffiti problem continues to grow in the Northland area, as it does citywide,” the letter states. “Graffiti degrades our neighborhoods,

reduces our property values and encourages other criminal activity. The Northland Area Graphics Task Force, formed by the Northland Community Council, has expanded its mission statement to combat this vandalism by documenting and reporting graffiti to the city’s 311 call center, ODOT, the Columbus Division of Police and other civic leaders.

"Thousands of dollars and manhours are being spent removing graffiti from city and state property in Northland and surrounding areas. Repetitive tagging by recidivist offenders, and the inability under the current code of the Code Enforcement Division to address graffiti on occupied property, are the greatest impediments to our efforts to protect Northland neighborhoods from the blighting effects of graffiti.”

Some NCC members at last week’s meeting were clearly troubled by the notion of making property owners victims twice, first of the graffiti vandals and then of the financial burden of having to get the graffiti removed within 30 days.

However, graphics task force coordinator William Logan argued that code enforcement personnel are well within the law in demanding that people fix a broken window, even if some vandal heaved a brick through it. Graffiti is just the same, he said.

“I don’t think the people of Northland know just how much graffiti is out there,” Logan said.

He added that the vast majority of it is the work of only two groups, the Highway Wrecking Crew, which sticks to interstates, and another bunch based out of Northland that tags primarily businesses.

“It’s like a virus,” NCC vice president Emmanuel V. Remy said shortly before the vote was taken. “It’s amazing how fast it will spread.”

“We’re losing daily,” Logan said. “I can’t keep up with all that reports. There’s a lot of it that’s falling by the wayside.

Matthew Ferris is a candidate for a seat on Columbus City Council.

GINTHER Continued from page A4 in their community rather than see services cut further and their quality of life diminished.

Columbus workers continue to make concessions, and the city has implemented changes that will save taxpayers at least $135 million through 2019. The mayor and council have made an unprecedented investment in regional economic development efforts through Columbus2020!, a public-private partnership that includes leaders from the Columbus Partnership, Columbus Chamber of Commerce, CompeteColumbus, TechColumbus, MODE, MORPC, Franklin County, The Ohio State University, Columbus Foundation and Battelle.

Unemployment is down, tax receipts have improved and there are signs of growth in the local economy.

Gov. Kasich’s proposed budget will further slash local government funding. Reducing the portion of state tax revenues committed to local governments breaks a promise made in 1935, when the Local Government Fund was established. Its purpose was to replace cuts in funding received through property taxes with a portion of the state sales tax. Now, state leaders who have reduced their commitment to local governments by 20 percent over the last decade are further shirking their responsibilities by proposing additional cuts of 25 percent in 2011 and 50 percent in 2012.

Gov. Kasich rationalizes these cuts by providing “tools” that will allow local governments to reduce costs, including the elimination of collective bargaining through the passage of Senate Bill 5. However, the new law will not have any meaningful impact on the proposed budget, as it cannot be applied retroactively. Contracts in place must be honored. Eliminating prevailing-wage requirements impacts capital projects, not the operating budget.

In reality, this is simply a way for the governor to weaken labor unions while reclaiming local tax dollars. Police officers, firefighters and school teachers are not our enemies and we cannot allow the governor to use them as scapegoats in his pursuit of a reckless agenda that will not balance the state budget.

Republicans and Democrats who have served as township trustees, school board members, council members or as mayors have for decades made difficult choices while leading their communities through challenging economic times.

I call on Gov. Kasich to start making difficult decisions, to be a leader and stop passing the buck.

Andrew Ginther is president of Columbus City Council.

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Egg hunts Civic groups combine to host Easter egg hunt The Clinton Estates Civic Association will put on an inaugural Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 16.

Planned as an annual event, it will be held at Trinity United Church of Christ, 1180 Shanley Drive, with registration beginning at 10 a.m.

This will be a joint venture with the neighboring Maize Road Civic Association.

Volunteers have signed up to assist with the hunt. Participants will be divided into three different age groups. The “Little Bunny Group” is for babies, toddlers and preschoolers up to 4 years of age.

The “Big Bunny Group” is for those ages 5 to 9. The “Little Rabbit Group” is for children 10 and older.

The hunt is set to start at 10:15 a.m.

For more information or to volunteer to help out, call Beth Yeprem at (614) 563-8125.

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Egg hunt set in Minerva Park The Minerva Park Civic Association will host an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, at Hawthorne School.

The event is for children age 1 and older.

Volunteers are needed to help with set up and putting on the hunt.

Those who can assist should call Glenda Morris at (614) 8822359.

DOG PARK Leonard outlines Franklin County treasurer’s duties Continued from page A1

the South Side, and 1.5-acre Wheeler Dog Park, 725 Thurber Drive in Harrison West, have come into being.

None of those conveniently serve the needs of dog owners in the North Linden-Northland area, Remy pointed out.

With the closing of Clinton Middle School at 3940 Karl Road, Howard said the park gets a good deal less use than in the past. The dog park proposal would still leave the existing playground, lighted tennis courts and some of the unlighted ball diamonds and soccer fields available, he said.

“I am trying to drum up support and find out what our neighbors feel,” Howard added.

NCC president Dave Paul asked council representatives to poll their members and come back to the May meeting to take a position on whether to endorse the dog park concept for a portion of Cooke Park. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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Continued from page A1 bills don’t fall into delinquency, as well.

“We’re not interested in pushing people into foreclosure,” he said.

People on the verge of foreclosure or who find it difficult to pay their property tax bills should call 211, the number for HandsOn Central Ohio, formerly known as FirstLink, Leonard advised. Helpline volunteers can connect people with housing counseling and other services designed to help them stay in their homes, he said.

This can lead to valuable information about ways to deal with lenders, Leonard added.

By offering these services through HandsOn Central Ohio, Leonard said, he hopes to keep worried property owners from falling victim to scam artists who will only make their problems worse.

The treasurer’s office also offers mediation services between borrowers and lenders, even in cases where properties are in foreclosure, he said.

The treasurer’s office also has a program that seeks to push properties into foreclosure, he said. This involves abandoned homes, buildings and land and is designed to get them “back into productive use,” according to Leonard.

He cited the example of properties in the Weinland Park area that were a combined $156,000 in arrears on tax bills. A creative method was devised whereby the county stripped the back taxes away and the sites were deeded to Campus Partners for redevelopment.

If there are any similar situations in the Northland area, Leonard said, employees at his office would be happy to work with local groups to undertake a similar project.

Ultimately, Leonard said he would like to create a county land bank to keep vacant properties from falling into the hands of speculators. kparks@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com

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As you consider this, it’s important to include financial resolutions on your list. Following are some tips to help you set financial goals and start off on the right foot: Set measurable goals and put them on paper. Instead of making a resolution to simply save more money, set an amount you’d like to save and chart your progress. Writing out your resolutions creates a contract with yourself that will increase your likelihood of success.

Have a plan. If you decide to save, break it up into more manageable pieces and write down your plan. Reaching $5,000 means saving roughly $420 per month. Then figure out how you can trim about $100 a week from your expenses (bringing lunch from home, skipping the lattes, etc.). By breaking it up, the big number will seem reachable.

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When you set your financial resolutions and develop your plan, include your entire family in the process. This is a great way to teach children how to manage money and develop good spending habits — a crucial life lesson and one that children should learn at an early age.

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Ebony Mundy of Northland soars on a long jump attempt during the Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays on April 9 at Big Walnut.

Mundy, who excels in the high jump and long jump, was a Division I regional qualifier in the long jump last year.

Winning City League titles and advancing deep into the track and field postseason almost have become routine for Northland High School senior Ebony Mundy.

It’s her schedule that’s anything but routine.

A student since her junior year at Fort Hays Career Center where she’s studying to be a dental assistant, Mundy drives each day from near the downtown area to Northland for track practice.

She also works two part-time jobs and is planning to major in pre-dental or biology at either Eastern Michigan or Kentucky

State next fall.

For good measure, in addition to excelling in the long jump and high jump, as she has throughout the early weeks of the spring season, Mundy recently ran the 3,200 meters at a meet to keep herself occupied.

“The thing with Ebony is that her ankle has been an issue because when she does the high jump, she puts so much pressure on her right foot,” coach Tom Fast said. “But you can’t just tell Ebony to go easy. She was bored at our track meet (April 5) and said that she wanted to do the two-mile. She goes so hard.”

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DeSales Roundup

Volleyball team looks to develop underclassmen

By JEREMY STEWART ThisWeek Community Newspapers

With only one player returning from last season, the DeSales High School boys volleyball team is starting fresh again.

But if things go right, the Stallions don’t expect to have to do the same thing next season.

“This is a year for us to develop,” third-year coach Andy Feltz said. “We’ve had some players in the past, but they’ve all been upperclassmen. This is the first chance to develop the underclassmen so that we have some longevity.”

Feltz has been the Stallions’ coach since the program’s inception in 2009. He led DeSales to a 10-9 record last year, including 6-4 in the Central Ohio Volleyball League. Senior Robert Wanner is the lone returnee from last year’s team, which lost to Dublin Scioto 25-12, 21-25, 2523, 25-13 in the first round of the Division I East Region tournament.

“We didn’t even know who would be coming out (for the team),” said Wanner, who was honorable mention all-East Region last season. “But I think we can have a pretty good team with all the football players that came out. We’re playing a little bit more together than we were last year.”

The Stallions have several underclassmen who are first-year varsity players, but the freshmen enter the program with middle school and club volleyball experience.

Like last year’s team, the Stallions have football and basketball players competing in the sport for the first time. This year’s team includes seniors Nick Gentile and Sam Borghese and junior Charles Chandler. Gentile was the starting quarterback for the football team last fall, while Borghese and Chandler played major roles for both the football and basketball teams this school year.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” said Gentile, who led DeSales with nine kills in a 28-26, 15-25, 27-

29, 25-19, 15-13 loss to Whetstone on April 5. “I think the hardest part has been learning the rules. People know bump, set and spike, but there’s a lot of little things that you don’t even know about.”

A lot of the experience is coming from freshmen Keegan Crawford and Ansel Firmalan. Crawford is the setter and Firmalan is the libero. Crawford is playing the position vacated by Maciej Stolarski, a Polish exchange student who was named first-team all-East Region last season.

The team also includes seniors Adrian Fisch, Chad Hobbs, Dan Kelley and Nick Vitullo, juniors Andrew Carpenter and Eric Neihaus, sophomores Cody Sarisky and Mitchell Mayer and freshman David Fries.

For the first time, there are enough players in the program to field both varsity and junior varsity teams.

•The boys tennis team hopes See DESALES, page A8

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DeSales catcher Mary Wickert (10) congratulates teammates Aly McGinnis (4) and Kelsey Seeds after they both scored runs during the Stallions’ 13-3 victory over host Hilliard Darby on April 9.

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Continued from page A7 a balanced roster becomes a formula for success.

“The last few years we’ve been kind of top heavy,” sixth-year coach Matt Rutherford said. “We don’t have any superstars, but we have a nice, even team. In practice anyone can hit with anyone, which is good. Our first doubles and second doubles (teams) should be able to come up with wins that they weren’t always able to (get) in the past.”

Leading the group of returnees is senior John Acomb, a district qualifier last year. He’s playing first singles with senior Michael Rosile and junior Gian Carlo DiMichaelangelo rounding out the singles lineup.

Spots on the doubles teams have been up for grabs. With 10 players getting varsity time this season, Rutherford said he expects to do a lot of mixing and matching.

That group includes senior Paul Rosile and juniors Jesse Faulkner, David Keller, James Walsh and Kevin Walsh. Freshmen Mack Beidler and Sonny DiMichaelangelo also are expected to get a chance.

•Bob McGee is returning to coach the girls soccer team. He’s taking over for Joshua Brader, who resigned Feb. 22 to accept the same position at Dublin Jerome.

McGee, a 1980 DeSales graduate, coached the Stallions from 1993-96, leading them to the Division II state championship in 1995.

After coaching two of his daughters at Fisher Catholic last season, McGee decided it was time to return to his alma mater.

“First of all, it’s a place that you always miss,” McGee said.

“I had a chance to kind of leave there (after the 1996 season) and venture out on my own, but it’s one of those places that you always keep with you.”

After coaching the Hamilton Township boys team in 1997, McGee spent 1998-2008 coaching the Upper Arlington girls team, guiding it to a Division I state semifinal his final year there.

McGee’s next victory will be the 250th of his career.

“Someone that comes in with that type of experience and taking Upper Arlington to the final four, there was nothing you could pass up,” athletics director Tom Neubert said.

Last season, DeSales finished 11-5-2 overall and tied Watter-

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the DeSales baseball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, softball, boys tennis, track & field and boys volleyball teams: BASEBALL *April 5 — Defeated Watterson 11-6 in CCL opener *April 6 — Def. Ready 7-2 *April 8 — Lost to Hartley 8-0 April 9 — Lost to Thomas Worthington 2-1 April 11 — Game vs. London canceled *April 13 — Played St. Charles *April 15 — Home vs. Watterson April 16 — Home vs. Franklin Heights and Whetstone *April 18 — At Ready *April 20 — Home vs. Hartley Of note: The Stallions were 2-5 overall and 2-1 in the CCL before April 13.

BOYS LACROSSE April 5 — Def. Olentangy Orange 143. J.T. Blubaugh scored five goals.

April 6 — Def. Bexley 19-6 April 9 — Def. Dublin Scioto 14-9 April 11 — Def. New Albany 17-7.

Blubaugh had seven goals.

April 13 — Played Hilliard Darby April 15 — Home vs. Gahanna Of note: The Stallions were 7-0 overall before April 13.

GIRLS LACROSSE April 5 — Lost to Watterson 8-2 in opener April 7 — Def. Granville 14-1 April 9 — Def. Westerville Central 13-0 April 12 — Played Columbus School for Girls April 14 — Played Hilliard Darby April 16 — Beachwood and Libertyville (Ill.) in Hannigan-Galipault Tournament at Thomas Worthington Of note: The Stallions were 3-0 overall before April 12.

SOFTBALL April 5 — Def. Upper Arlington 6-4 April 6 — Def. Jonathan Alder 15-6 April 7 — Game vs. Teays Valley canceled April 9 — Def. Hilliard Darby 13-3; def.

Marysville 3-0 *April 11 — Game at Watterson postponed *April 13 — Played Ready in CCL opener April 15 — Home vs. Dresden Tri-Valley and Licking Valley April 18 — Home vs. Hartley Of note: The Stallions were 9-0 overall before April 13.

BOYS TENNIS April 5 — Def. Wellington 4-1 April 9 — Def. Canton Central Catholic 3-2; lost to Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 4-1 April 11 — Match vs. Village Academy canceled April 12 — Played Worthington Christian *April 19 — Home vs. St. Charles in CCL opener

son for first in the CCL at 3-0-1.

The season ended with a 2-1 loss to Pickerington Central in overtime in the second round of the Division I district tournament.

•The athletics department announced April 6 that it is looking for a new coach for the boys

Of note: The Stallions were 2-2 overall before April 12. *CCL contest TRACK & FIELD April 9 — Boys: Finished third (69.5) in 15-team Granville Invitational behind Granville (127.5) and Caledonia River Valley (80.5); Girls: Finished 10th (41) at 16-team Granville Invitational behind champion Heath (86) April 12 — Competed against Teays Valley April 16 — Stallion Invitational at home April 19 — At Heath with Granville BOYS VOLLEYBALL *March 28 — Lost to Watterson 2512, 25-22, 25-20 *April 4 — Def. Licking Heights 2517, 25-16, 24-26, 25-18 *April 5 — Lost to Whetstone 28-26, 15-25, 27-29, 25-19, 15-13 April 6 — Lost to Dublin Scioto 25-16, 20-25, 25-20, 25-21 April 9 — Def. Stow-Munroe Falls 2426, 29-27, 25-13; def. Westerville South 26-24, 20-25, 25-20; lost to Cincinnati Sycamore 25-9, 25-16 April 11 — Def. Pickerington Central 25-7, 20-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-6 *April 12 — Played Gahanna Christian *April 13 — Played St. Charles April 16 — Home vs. Gahanna and Westerville North *April 18 — Home vs. Whetstone Of note: The Stallions were 4-6 overall and 1-2 in the COVL before April 12. *COVL match

SCHEDULES BOYS TENNIS March 28 — vs. Upper Arlington B March 30 — vs. Dublin Coffman March 31 — at Bexley April 4 — vs. New Albany April 9 — at Canton Central Catholic April 12 — at Worthington Christian *April 19 — vs. St. Charles April 20 — vs. Dublin Jerome April 28 — vs. Pickerington Central April 29 — at Upper Arlington B *May 3 — vs. Hartley May 4 — vs. Worthington Kilbourne *May 5 — at Watterson May 9 — vs. Chillicothe *May 10 — at Ready May 11 — at Hilliard Davidson *CCL match BOYS VOLLEYBALL March 26 — vs. Clayton Northmont and Pickerington Central *March 28 — vs. Watterson *April 4 — vs. Licking Heights *April 5 — at Whetstone April 6 — at Dublin Scioto April 9 — at Westerville South April 11 — vs. Pickerington Central *April 12 — at Gahanna Christian *April 13 — at St. Charles *April 14 — at Watterson April 16 — at Gahanna with Westerville North *April 18 — vs. Whetstone May 2 — at Westerville Central *May 3 — vs. Gahanna Christian *May 5 — vs. St. Charles May 6 — vs. Westerville South *May 11 — at Licking Heights *COVL match

and girls swimming and diving teams. According to Neubert, J.R. Fourqurean notified his team of his resignation following the season. Fourqurean was the Stallions’ coach for a year. www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Sports briefs Bengals receiver to hold camp Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jordan Shipley’s inaugural football camp is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 21-22 at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati.

Shipley will direct camp activities and provide instruction, along with prep and collegiate coaches from the Cincinnati area. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7-14.

For more information and to register, visit www.CampShipley.com or call (888) 389-2267.

Griffin to speak at charity camp Former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin will be the featured speaker at the annual Lauren’s First and Goal Football Camp on June 26 at Otterbein University.

The camp is a fundraiser for Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation, which provides financial

support for brain tumor research and families living with pediatric cancer.

The one-day camp is open to student-athletes entering grades 9-12 this fall. Athletes will be divided into small groups to receive instruction in offensive and defensive skills from volunteer coaches.

To register for the camp, visit www.LaurensFirstandGoal.org.

Girls lacrosse club registering players Midwestern Force Lacrosse, a girls travel club, is registering players for its summer season that begins June 1. Players are divided into three age groups: elementary (grades 1-5), middle school (grades 5-7) and high school (grades 8-11). For registration information, visit www.MidwesternForceLacrosse.com. Informational meetings also will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, in Columbus. Email midwesternlax@yahoo.com for details.

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Continued from page A7 Mundy began experiencing significant track success as a sophomore. That season, she won the City long-jump title by going 15 feet, 11 1/2 inches. She also was the conference runner-up in the high jump (4-10) and was a Division I regional qualifier in the long jump.

Then last season, Mundy won both the high jump (4-10) and long jump (16-1 1/2) at the league meet before finishing fourth at district in the long jump (16-3).

She was fifth at the regional in the long jump (16-9 1/2) to miss advancing to state by one spot.

Mundy jumped a school-record 17-7 in the long jump as a sophomore, but she hasn’t eclipsed that since. Her best last year was 16-11, but she already has gone 17-0 in a meet this year.

Mundy also has cleared 5-0 in the high jump this season.

Her ankle, meanwhile, could be an issue the rest of the season, although the pain is “not as bad as it was last year,” she said.

“I think running cross country (the last two years) has been a big part of me doing so well because it keeps me in shape,” Mundy said. “As long as I keep treating (my ankle), it should be OK. I want to go 18 feet this year (in the long jump).”

•The Northland boys tennis team could be a contender to win the City championship this spring.

After placing fourth at 8-3 in the City last year behind Centennial (11-0), Columbus West (10-1) and Briggs (9-2), the Vikings got off to a 4-0 start this season. Whetstone was fifth (74) last year, and Brookhaven (65), Eastmoor (5-6) and Beechcroft (3-8) rounded out the top eight in the 12-team league.

Included among Northland’s first four victories this season were wins over Briggs 5-0 on April 6 and Whetstone 3-2 on April 5. The Braves are expected to contend for a spot in the City championship as well over the next few weeks. “(Winning the City) is our goal,” Vikings coach Allen Jarrett said. “The last time we got to the City final was (2008).

We’ve still got to beat West and Centennial, so we’re just going to take it a (match) at a time.”

Junior Alejandro Nunez is back at first singles and senior Daniel Smith again is playing second singles. Both Nunez and Smith lost only three matches last season. Smith won one sectional singles match last season.

Senior Austin Miller is playing third singles, with senior Eric Crabtree and sophomore Viet Nguyen teaming at first doubles.

Seniors Sam Asamoah and Vinny Chanthavong, junior Chris Buyno and sophomore Mike Allen are competing at second doubles.

•After winning just two matches in 2009, the Brookhaven boys tennis team showed significant improvement last season under first-year coach Malik

Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Beechcroft, Brookhaven and Northland baseball, softball, boys tennis and track & field teams:

BEECHCROFT BASEBALL *April 5 — Defeated Columbus East 19-1 *April 6 — Game vs. Brookhaven suspended after six innings tied at 12.

The game will be completed May 4. *April 7 — Def. Mifflin 9-1 *April 8 — Def. Linden-McKinley 10-4 *April 13 — Played Northland *April 14 — At Whetstone April 16 — Home vs. Independence and Columbus West in Northside Classic April 19 — Home vs. Eastmoor Academy April 20 — Home vs. Columbus South Of note: The Cougars were 3-1 overall and in the City-North before April 13.

SOFTBALL *April 6 — Lost to Brookhaven 1110 *April 7 — Def. Mifflin 14-4 *April 8 — Def. Linden 10-0 *April 13 — Played Northland *April 14 — At Whetstone April 19 — Home vs. Eastmoor (DH) April 20 — Home vs. West and at Wellington Of note: The Cougars were 2-2 overall and in the City-North before April 13.

BOYS TENNIS April 5 — Def. Whitehall 4-1 *April 6 — Lost to Eastmoor 4-1 *April 7 — Lost to Briggs 3-2 *April 11 — Match vs. West was postponed. No makeup has been announced.

Of note: The Cougars are 1-4 overall and 0-4 in the City.

TRACK & FIELD April 9 — Boys: Finished eighth (40) in 15-team Granville Invitational; Girls: Finished 11th (29) in 16-team Granville Invitational April 16 — Boys, girls: Stallion Invitational at DeSales

BROOKHAVEN BASEBALL *April 6 — Game vs. Beechcroft suspended after six innings tied at 12.

The game will be completed May 4.

April 7 — Lost to Westland 10-0 *April 8 — Def. East 15-12 *April 13 — Played Mifflin *April 14 — At Centennial Of note: The Bearcats were 2-4 overall and 2-1 in the City-North before April 13.

SOFTBALL *April 6 — Def. Beechcroft 11-10 *April 8 — Def. East 14-2

McWhorter.

This season, McWhorter’s team features freshman Jaylin Bayo at first singles. Junior Clement Osei-Bonsu is at second singles after playing third singles last year, and junior Thomas Vomboi is playing third singles.

Among those competing at doubles are senior Tho Nguyen, juniors Edward Donkor and Andrew Osei-Bonsu, sophomore Emmanuel Achirem and freshman Netronne Backus.

“We’re trying to just win as many matches as we possibly can and have fun,” McWhorter said.

•The Beechcroft boys tennis team won its first match April 5 when it defeated Whitehall 4-1.

The Cougars have junior Joseph Pleasant playing first singles after competing at second doubles last year, while junior

*April 12 — Played Linden *April 13 — Played Mifflin April 14 — At Centennial April 16 — At Harvest Prep (DH) April 20 — Home vs. South (DH) Of note: The Bearcats were 5-2 overall and 4-1 in the City-North before April 12.

BOYS TENNIS *April 6 — Lost to Centennial 5-0 *April 7 — Lost to Eastmoor 4-1 *April 8 — Lost to West 5-0 *April 13 — Played Walnut Ridge Of note: The Bearcats were 1-4 overall and in the City before April 13.

TRACK & FIELD April 9 — Boys: Finished fourth (73) in 11-team Eastmoor Invitational; Girls: Finished 10th (20) in 12-team Eastmoor Invitational April 12 — Boys, girls: Competed at Canal Winchester April 16 — Boys, girls: Stallion Invitational at DeSales

NORTHLAND BASEBALL *April 6 — Lost to Whetstone 16-1 *April 7 — Def. East 14-2 *April 8 — Lost to Centennial 7-1 *April 13 — Played Beechcroft *April 14 — At Mifflin April 16 — Home vs. West (11 a.m.) and Independence (2 p.m.) in Northside Classic April 19 — At Whitehall (DH) Of note: The Vikings were 2-5 overall and 2-4 in the City-North before April 13.

SOFTBALL *April 6 — Lost to Whetstone 16-2 *April 8 — Lost to Centennial 11-1 *April 13 — Played Beechcroft *April 14 — At Mifflin April 19 — At Whitehall (DH) Of note: The Vikings were 1-5 overall and 1-3 in the City-North before April 13.

BOYS TENNIS *April 5 — Def. Whetstone 3-2 *April 6 — Def. Briggs 5-0 *April 7 — Def. South 4-0 *April 11 — Match vs. Marion-Franklin postponed. No makeup has been announced. *April 13 — Played Eastmoor Of note: The Vikings were 4-0 overall and in the City before April 13.

TRACK & FIELD April 5 — Boys: Finished second (46) behind Whetstone (68) and ahead of Walnut Ridge (42); Girls: Finished first (96) ahead of Walnut Ridge (40) and Whetstone (27) April 9 — Boys: Finished eighth (35) in 10-team Red Edwards Golden Eagle Relays at Big Walnut; Girls: Finished sixth (54) in 10-team Golden Eagle Relays April 12 — Boys, girls: Competed at Gahanna April 16 — Boys, girls: Stallion Invitational at DeSales *City contest

David Beyene is at second singles after playing third singles a year ago. Junior Mike Parker has moved up from first doubles to third singles.

Senior Eric Taylor and junior Josh Pleasant are at first doubles.

Senior Jon Slaughter, juniors Devon Jennings and Andre Partee, sophomore Michael Odogwu and freshman Jason Rojas are others playing doubles.

The Cougars lost D’Angelo Brown and Marquise Lovejoy, their top two singles players last year, to graduation.

“We lost D’Angelo from last year, which is a big loss, so this year we’re building things a little bit,” coach Daphne Hess said.

“They all love the game of tennis, and it’s a very close-knit group.” julrey@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com

Schools announce coaching vacancies The following schools are seeking coaches: Bexley — Girls soccer. Send letter of interest and résumé by Friday, April 15, to Molly Feesler, athletics director, 326 S. Cassingham Road, Bexley, Ohio 43209, or email molly.feesler@bexleyschools.org.

DeSales — Boys and girls

swimming. Send résumé to athletics director Tom Neubert at tneubert@cdeducation.org.

New Albany — Girls tennis.

Send résumé by Friday, April 15, to athletics director Kevin Reed at kreed@napls.us.

Westerville Central — Track and field specializing in pole vault.

Contact athletics director Andy

Ey at (614) 797-6827 or eya@wcsoh.org.

Worthington Kilbourne — Wrestling. Send résumé to Jeff Todd, athletics director, 1499 Hard Road, Columbus, Ohio 43235, or email jtodd@worthington.k12.oh.us.

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