Middlefield Post 12-28-22

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Community News from Middlefield, Parkman, Huntsburg and Surrounding Areas

Council Considers Hotel Feasibility Study Firms

and Newmark V&A’s Hospitality, Gaming and Leisure Group, both with offices in Cleveland.

In order to attract a hotel chain to build in the area, Middle field Village Council is con sidering contracting with one of two real estate advi sory services to prepare a feasibility study of the area.

Mayor Ben Garlich asked council Dec. 8 to consider proposals from H&LA Hotel and Leisure Advisors

Parkman Township Walder Explains Process to Lower Some Property Taxes

By Ann WishArt Ann@kArlovecmediA com

Geauga County Auditor Chuck Walder received a warm welcome from Parkman Township Trustees and residents Dec. 6 as he offered about 120 residents a review of their property valuations, which might result in a change in their taxes to offset costs from being forced to connect to a sewer.

Walder spoke at the trustees’ meeting, explaining how his office has the statuary authority to tax equalize a neigh borhood’s property values that directly affect owners’ annual tax bills. He said his intention is to cre ate a neighborhood including those homes.

He knows the two-pronged pro cess works because he and his staff were able to help the residents of Berkshire Heights in Chardon Township earlier this year, Walder said.

In both cases, the Ohio Environ mental Protection Agency required a wastewater treatment plant be built to handle sewage from homes in a specific area.

“Middlefield needs to be the first in Geauga County to have (a hotel),”

Council member Rick Seyer said a hotel would benefit the entire community and the project is worth the village soliciting some funding for a feasibility study.

However, he said he is concerned “consultants tell you what you want to hear.”

Garlich said neither of the companies is retained by hotel chains.

“Both are highly recommended in the industry. They’d know what would fit our market,” Garlich said.

By Ann WishArt Ann@kArlovecmedi See

The cover letters in both proposals were addressed in November to Shawn Neece of Renew Partners LLC in Montville Township and, based on the scope of work,

both will charge the village $12,000 for the study.

David Sangree, president of H&LA, said in the cover letter his company’s thorough analysis includes in-depth local, regional, state and market information.

“We will produce a detailed financial analysis for the project and estimate its probable operating performance for an 11-year holding project,” the proposal read. It out-

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Deck the Halls

Middlefield’s Festival of Trees Returns to Historical Society

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Middlefield Historical Society kicked the holiday season off with the return of its popular Festival of Trees, which was held the first two weekends in December. The festival featured 30 trees eligible for People’s Choice voting, each one of them unique and unlike any other. The winner is John’s Country Nursery. Besides flowers and seeds, the tree featured bees and honey-related items to highlight their annual Honey Bee Festival held each September.

Other featured businesses and organizations with trees were Cardinal Schools, Destination Geauga, East Geauga Kiwanis, Ferroni’s Allegro, Geauga County Maple Leaf/Middlefield Post, His Daughter, Middlefield Banking Company, Middlefield Chamber of Commerce, Middlefield Historical Society, Middlefield Library, Middlefield Senior Center, Shetler Printing & Office Supply, Siracki Realy and Snuggle Buns Rabbitry. Individuals who decorated one or more trees were Nancy Cook, Barb Youshak, Evelyn Darpel, Corey and Carolyn Wright and Diana

In addition to decorated trees, festival visitors were treated to festive holiday spirit with other displays, including nativities, angels, collections of snowmen and Santas, holiday lighting and much more. Poinsettias were donated by

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The tree decorated by John’s Country Nursery is the People’s Choice winner in Middlefield Chamber of Commerce’s Festival of Trees. The Bee-Lieve in the Magic of Christmas tree beat out 30 other submissions.

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A Glimpse of Yesteryear

By rick seyer

MIDDLEFIELD DAIRY was located on state Route 87 where the Sly Funeral Home is now located. It was owned by Thomas Mihokovich.

MIDDLEFIELD DAIRY provided home delivery of milk in real glass bottles in the 1940s and early 50s. It was later sold to Max Gooding, who operated it until he closed it a few years later. Mr. Gooding then developed Springdale Avenue on the former dairy farm property in 1953.

The little building directly west of the funeral home is the only building left from the dairy. It was actually used as the bottling house.

Below is a great inside view of the former GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY grocery store whose corporate name was later shortened to just the A & P grocery store. It was located on the south side of East Elm Street in the area where Middlefield Bank’s parking lot is currently. MILTON FOUST, pictured in the center, was the manager.

In this area there were three grocery stores existing side by side in the 1940s. One was an IGA store, then the A & P store and next to that was a Kroger’s store. Across the street was the Patchin grocery store.

Hard to believe that four grocery stores in such close proximity could operate successfully in this era.

C. Shofar, News Editor

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Faith Matters Prayerful Possibilities in the New Year

As we get ready to launch into the New Year, it is a good opportunity for us to think about any changes we want to make or new priorities we intend to pursue.

To move in a new or different direction in our lives begins with the determination to do so. We must think it — and desire it. Along with that, we need to establish some kind of discipline or habit in order to see it implemented.

An ongoing neck problem for me causes a fair bit of discomfort. Instead of just popping anti-inflammatory and pain pills, I decided I needed to start a daily 10-15 minute physical therapy regimen. Three weeks ago I began doing some simple exercises and stretches I gleaned from a book and the internet. The results are encouraging. Improvement is being made. I am confident I will continue my new routine and perhaps even add 2-3 stretches.

Prayer connects us to the God who created us. It brings us into relationship with the Lord, who loves us and desires to bless us. Prayer enables us to discover God’s help, wisdom and guidance. We need God. We were designed to live our best life as we stay connected to Jesus.

By Roger Kruse

I do hope your Christmas was a joyful celebration of the Savior’s birth. I know there are a lot of problems and trials that come our way. My brother Don died this past week. He was a very close friend and fellow traveler in life. He and his wife have lived on a 40-acre farm in Iowa the past 14 years, after raising three boys in Northeast Ohio. In recent years, as he battled Parkinson’s Disease, he pursued a personal faith that took him over the finish line into God’s presence.

Another priority I need to focus on is prayer. Prayer is not really that complicated. It involves talking and listening to God. However, prayer forces us to acknowledge our dependence on the Lord. So often we prefer to keep working things out for ourselves.

Also, we like to stay busy, filling our days with work activities, going places in the car, eating, completing household tasks, reading or just chilling with our cell phone and watching television.

So why is prayer so important anyway?

Our needs are often the fuel that bring us to God. In that sense, trials can produce good results. Most of my best growth as a person, and as a follower of Christ, has come as a result of difficulties and hardships. God is working in every circumstance to grow our faith stronger and draw us closer to Him. However, it involves our cooperation and maintaining a faith that is real and active.

Prayer is the roadway that allows us to travel with God. It opens us up to new possibilities as we tap into God’s resources for living. When we pray, the Holy Spirit meets us and empowers us with a divine energy we need. As we pray for others, we pave the way for His grace to touch them as well.

It all begins with our transparency and willingness. God will meet us where we are at. His love in Jesus allows us to find forgiveness for our failures, as well as the strength and peace we need to move forward.

The possibilities for your life need not be negative or gloomy. Jesus tells us that, “Nothing is impossible with God.” Even your small steps of faith, taken together with prayer, can result in personal miracles that will surprise you.

May God’s favor and smile shine upon you in 2023, as you discover what the Lord can do.

Roger Kruse is daily reminded of the reality of God’s love in Jesus, and just how much he needs God’s power to work in answer to prayer.

Trees

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Middlefield Village Mayor Ben Garlich and council members.

Also popular was the raffle table with prizes donated by Ferroni’s Allegro, His Daughter, Josh’s Twisted Jelly, Evelyn Darpel, Rachael Hartman, Carolyn and Corey Wright, and Diana Cathan/Tai Pan. Dave and Sue Maddox decorated The Depot and opened up to hand out free peppermint ice cream cones.

Middlefield Historical Society thanks everyone who participated in the special event, including visitors, donors, hosts, those who brought toys for Merry Middlefield’s Grinch and all who set up trees.

Festival of Trees will return in December 2024. In the meantime, Middlefield Historical Society will reinstate its Holiday Home Tour and Christmas Cookie Sale in December 2023.

Cardinal Schools

Science With Mr. Z

Claire Zurbuch (aka Mr. Z) recently had first-graders at Jordak Elementary School do a science experiment where they had to find the difference between a solid, a liquid and a gas. They had nine different items and they measured weight, the volume or the shape of each item, which showed them whether the item was a solid, a liquid or a gas. The students loved doing the experiment.

Coffee Break with Sue

By susAn yoder

A friendly hello to all who read. What a week! We attended Christmas programs at the grandchildren’s schools enjoying them all immensely! I also attended where niece Radel teaches along with my mom (Amato Creek). Thanks to all the teacher and students for all the hard work, surely appreciated!

Meanwhile thoughts go out to those dealing with end of life issues, patients and caregivers also those going through the holidays with missing loved ones for the first time not an easy time but we have someone who will all our burdens share, born in a stable, growing up to becomes our crucified, risen savior!

Nelson and Barb Miller visited a little at Dad and Moms on their way up to visit (Levi) Saloma and Shteff! Uncle David J.S and Mary Ann also stopped in a little bit on their way to appointments. Mary Ann was dealing with sciatica, hopefully that’s better. Davids host-

ed the Miller bros and sisters last Sunday for their Christmas. My uncles and aunts are all 70+ except Aunt Betty! All living too except Joe Alma who tragically passed in an accident back in 2013. Joe has since remarried to Tillie, widow of Albert J.P Miller.

Henry Frey has been dealing with some health issues of late. Why not send him some cheer to brighten his long winter days. His address is 16410 Madison Rd, Middlefield OH 44062. We visited him last Sunday at his son Al’s who live there with him. Henry had been over to Al’s for a late breakfast.

On the 8th of Dec. a friend took us down to Norm’s folks in Mt Hope to visit with or sick bro-in-law David. Brian tumor patient. He spends most days in bed, having occasional seizures. Please pry for them, it’s a very stressful time for them all.

‘Til next time…Remember no one person can help everybody, but everybody can help somebody…New Years blessings to all…

PHOTO CREDIT: CLAIRE ZURBUCH

Jordak Elementary School first-graders Violet and Layla are all smiles performing a science experiment in class.

Commissioners Add Elected Officials to Performance Policy

By BriAn doering BriAn@kArlovecmediA com

Geauga County Commissioners approved a request to add some newly-elected or re-elected officials to the county’s dishonesty and faithful performance policy on Dec. 13.

The change comes as a result of a resolution commissioners passed in August of 2020 for newly-elected and re-elected terms, including Geauga County Auditor Chuck Walder, Commissioner Jim Dvorak and county Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Paschke.

“Several years back, the state changed the requirements for elected officials to obtain bonds for their elected positions prior to being sworn into their term of office to cover their term in the event they did something wrong,” said County Administrator Gerry Morgan. “The county could then go after the

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lined fieldwork and data collection, analysis of trends, demographics, the proposed project site and more, as well as a prospective financial analysis wrapped up in a narrative report.

“Our clients can utilize our reports in the process of obtaining financing or investors and as a tool to help determine whether to move forward with development,” it read.

Newmark’s Laurel Keller and John Kelley submitted a proposal to study the potential for a boutique hotel, such as they have done for communities across Ohio.

“We are confident that our team of qualified consultants will conduct a feasibility study that provides objective, credible, data-based guidance,” they wrote.

Newmark’s analysis and market demand data will identify potential users of a hotel in Middlefield.

“These research techniques may include in-person meetings, virtual meetings, phone interviews, online surveys and other methods as appropriate,” the scope of work read.

Newmark also offered to provide a full narrative market study report.

bond to pay for any losses of tax dollars that may have occurred.”

With the change, elected officials will no longer need to obtain bonds if the county has such a policy for wrongdoing that could potentially result in the loss of taxpayer dollars.

Morgan said because the county already had an insurance policy covering elected officials under a faithful performance and dishonesty clause and the county paid for the bonds, the commissioners at the time chose to pass a resolution to allow elected officials to utilize the policy in lieu of a bond.

“When that resolution was put into place, it was prior to all county officials being elected/re-elected to their positions,” said Morgan.

“The actual utilization of the policy in-lieu of a bond could not occur until each elected

Under references, Newmark listed studies for Panzica Real Estate Development Co. for a potential hotel outside Cleveland and Spark Hotels for possible hotels in Solon, Beachwood and Strongsville.

Council also discussed the proposed contract with the Geauga County Department on Aging regarding the lease of the senior center in the village.

The current lease is for $8,700 per year and the building needs some upgrades and maintenance, in addition to inflation causing an increase in utility bills the village pays.

Village Administrator Leslie McCoy said the county is willing to pay $13,000 per year for five years.

Garlich said he would like a 10% escalator clause in the contract after two years.

Council voted to offer the proposal to the county.

In other business, village Fiscal Officer Nick Giardina recommended upgrading the village’s finance systems.

He said the budgeting program is archaic, relying primarily on Excel spreadsheets that are hard for residents to read and prone to broken formulas.

“One little keystroke can delete a formula,” he said.

If the village starts using a more secure and readable system, it will benefit future fiscal officers and, if placed on the village website, make it easy for people to understand and provide reliable historical data in years to come, he said.

Garlich said it would be good to have something in place that would help track capital programs and asked Giardina to come back with firm prices and demonstrations.

Commissioners Take Final Step for Home Care Services

By BriAn doering BriAn@kArlovecmediA com

Commissioners voted in favor of the Geauga County Department on Aging’s requests for contract agreements through the Assistance with Daily Living Program for the period Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2024, for a total amount of $743,760.

“We’re doing the contract execution,” said GCDOA Director Jessica Boalt. “This is just the final step in what we’ve been doing since the early fall.”

Contract agreements for the program include Ohman Family Living at Home for 4,160 units of service at $124,800, Home Instead Senior Care Services, Inc., for 5,768 units of service at $173,040 and Cherished Companions Home Care, LLC, for 14,864 units at $445,920.

The purpose of the program is for Geauga seniors to be able to afford the opportunity to stay at home and prevent early admittance to an assisted living or nursing home facility.

Personal care services, such as assistance with bathing, dressing and grooming are included in the program.

“There’s been no changes. The award,

rently still discussing language of the performance bond,” said Boalt. “Once that is correct, we will have that to you, as well.”

In other business, commissioners approved:

• The issuance of a request for proposals to Independence Construction, Panzica Construction and Infinity Construction for the Phase 2 Courthouse Project. The deadline for proposals to be submitted will be 4 p.m. Jan. 27 and interviews will be held on Jan. 31;

• A Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging contract with the department on aging for the Older Americans Act/Senior Community Services for the period Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 in the amount of $348,000;

• An agreement for services between the commissioners, department on aging and the Village of Middlefield for the use of the Middlefield Village Community Center to provide senior programs and services for the period Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 at an annual amount of $13,000 (paid quarterly).

Water, Wastewater Assistance Available for Eligible Ohioans

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The Ohio Department of Development and Geauga County Job and Family Services will help income-eligible Ohioans with water and wastewater assistance.

The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program provides eligible Ohio residents who are threatened with disconnection or in a past-due status with assistance paying water and wastewater bills, according to a Dec. 15 release. Other types of assistance with residential water service also are available.

The program is available until Sept. 30, 2023.

Geauga County residents should contact Geauga County Job and Family Services to

apply for the program, the release stated. A phone interview is required.

Applicants will need to provide copies of the following, along with completing the interview:

• Copies of their most recent water/ wastewater bills,

• A list of all household members and proof of income for the last 30 days or 12 months for each member, and

• Proof of United States citizenship or legal residency for all household members.

For more information, contact Geauga County JFS at (440) 285-9141. Additional information can also be obtained by visiting www.energyhelp.ohio.gov or by calling (800) 282-0880.

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Red Cross Blood Drives

American Red Cross is asking blood and platelet donors to give soon to keep the blood supply from dropping during the busy holiday season. Those who come to give through Jan. 2 will get a long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt, while supplies last.

Dec. 28, Middlefield Library, 16167 East High St., Middlefield, 12-6 p.m. Dec. 29, Parkman Community House, 16295 Main Market Road, Parkman Township, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800733-2767 to make an appointment.

Genealogical Society Meets

Jan. 10, 7 p.m.

Deborah Abbott will present “You Only have a Death Announcement, Now What?” via Zoom at the next meeting of the Geauga County Genealogical Society. The program will begin after the short business meeting.

Registration is requested; visit gcgsoh. org and click on Programs and Links to receive a confirmation email and instructions from LibCal.

Matter of Balance Classes

Geauga Department on Aging and University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center are sponsoring Matter of Balance classes to Geauga seniors 60 and older interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength and in preventing falls. Class will be held every Tuesday and Friday from Jan. 10 through Feb. 3 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Chardon Senior Center, 470 Center St., Building 8 in Chardon.

To register, call Melissa Wheeler at 440279-2167. Class is free for registered seniors, but space is limited. Lunch is available for registered seniors at noon.

Life Recovery 12 Step Meeting

Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

The open group for men and women meets weekly at Horizons Christian Assembly, 14920 White Road in Middlefield and welcomes anyone struggling with grief, alcoholism, addiction, depression, co-dependency or any other habit that lessens the quality of life. The group offers support, encouragement, fellowship and discipleship. Learn more at www.Horizons4you.com/LifeRecovery.

Hollow Trees

By tAmi gingrich

I can’t seem to pass a hollow tree without stopping to snoop. If there is a cavity within reach, an investigation is in order. Wear and tear around a hole, evidence of food items on the ground or simply sounds from within tattle on the tenants inside.

I suppose when it comes to dead trees, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I often catch my breath when I see the striking silhouette of an expired giant.

For many, however, once they pass, trees become an eyesore, and I have argued repetitively on the benefits of leaving such trees alone. Certainly, if the tree poses a hazard, it should be removed. But allowing a dead tree to remain, to give it a chance to finish out its natural cycle, is where the real reward ensues — at least for wildlife.

Some species of trees, like sycamore and beech, have cavities that form naturally such as hollow trunks or knotholes. These abodes are quickly snatched up by bats, barred owls, honey bees and wood ducks. But the real excavations begin after a tree dies, and wildlife species decide to utilize it for potential nest sites.

Primary cavity nesters, such as woodpeckers and nuthatches, work tirelessly to excavate cozy caverns in the punky wood in which to raise a family. In turn, their holes, which occupy varying heights and come in a variety of sizes, are snatched up by the plethora of secondary nesters that utilize them when they become vacant. Thus, the entire tree can be likened to that of an apartment building, with a different tenant on each floor.

American kestrels, black-capped chickadees, eastern bluebirds, screech owls and great-crested flycatchers, to name a few, are among the species of birds that rely on pre-existing cavities.

Several species of squirrels find arboreal excavations convenient for rearing their young. The impressive black rat snake is a regular visitor to hollow trees, either waiting patiently in the shadows for an unsuspecting rodent to enter, or to feed on eggs and youngsters it has so efficiently “sniffed” out.

At the onset of autumn, cavity nesters have completed their family duties, freeing up space for a new cast of wildlife species to stake their claim for the winter months. Flying squirrels busy themselves adding layers of leaves to their nests, while raccoons snatch up the larger cavities. White-footed mice make themselves comfortable in the tiniest of holes while groundhogs burrow beneath the decaying roots where hibernation takes over until spring.

When a hollow tree eventually falls to the earth, its horizontal remains continue to provide shelter for reptiles, amphibians, skunks, foxes and other animals that are not as adept at climbing.

From the time a tree germinates from a tiny seed, to the moment that it returns to the soil to aid in the growth of another, it is benefitting living things. A live tree has much to offer and its advantages are many.

But to say that its time is up when it finally passes is a sore misjudgment. The skeleton of a dead tree silently standing in the forest, littered with holes, may seem like a sorry sight to some. Yet, anytime of the year,

any minute of the day, it is teeming with life. Without hollow trees, wildlife would certainly suffer. Suffice it to say, the number of animals a tree benefits after it dies might just be greater than what it did when alive. Profoundly, a tree might just be more alive in

death, than it was in life.

Tami Gingrich is a lifelong resident of Geauga County. She recently retired from a 31year career as a Field Naturalist for Geauga Park District. She and her husband reside on a small farm in Parkman Township.

About $3 million of the $5 million cost of the Berkshire Heights facility, built in the last two years, was split up among more than 100 residents. Those assessments will come off the tax roles in 30 years because the loan used to build the plant will be paid off, Walder said.

“Those people literally bought that plant,” he said, noting each property was assessed by the county about $1,200 per year and residents had to pay tap-in fees, which were later partly covered by American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Construction and operation of the sewage plant west of Parkman center, built almost a decade ago, is covered by fees, not assessments, so each resident is paying more than $80 per month with no end in sight, he said.

“You are being charged as a utility,” he said.

The process to receive tax relief will be the same, Walder said.

Those 100-plus Parkman residents around the intersection of U.S. Route 422 and state Route 528 who were forced to tap into the sewage lines will have their properties assessed by an independent contractor and appraiser, sent and paid for by the auditor.

The auditor can then reduce the values of those homes across the board depending on their report.

“You are paying too much (in taxes) because your values aren’t right,” Walder said, noting their property values don’t take into account the sewer plant effect on their values. “I get it – you want this solved,” he said. “We can help a little bit.”

Following that appraisal, property owners can apply to the auditor’s board of revision and it has the authority to re-evaluate the properties’ values, which may result in even lower tax bills, Walder said.

Most of Berkshire Heights residents received an average valuation of about 29% lower when they applied to the board of review — an average of 14% from the board of revision and 15% from the appraisals, Walder said.

As a result, their tax bills went down by varying amounts and the devaluation is good for five years, after which the values will be re-examined and could increase, he said.

The board of revision will listen to each property owner’s explanation as to why they

“The homeowner does have to give in put,” he said, as well as evidence, such as estimates or photographs.

The concept of speaking in front of the board can be daunting to some residents.

“If you’ve never been through the process, you look like a deer in the headlights,” he said.

However, the Berkshire Heights homeowners’ interviews were recorded and can be viewed online, so Parkman residents who apply can see how the hearings go, and he and his staff will explain it thoroughly to them, Walder said.

The Berkshire Heights project was difficult because of the tight timeline, but the application for board of revision hearings is March 3, 2023, for the 2022 tax year, so the process has more time to play out, he said.

The auditor’s office can’t affect the sewer rates set by the Geauga County Department of Water Resources and approved by the Geauga County Commissioners, Walder said, adding the system is unbalanced and unfair.

“Trust me — they are not using math,” he said. “Sometimes, government doesn’t do the right thing unless forced to. Berkshire Heights was given a raw deal. Government should do no harm.”

Not only was Berkshire Heights a victim of the system, but the county also contracted

Chardon Township can’t afford to repave all the roads in Berkshire Heights, so the entire neighborhood has been devalued, not to mention the trees that will die from the lines running from the mains to the homes, ruined landscaping and “assessments out the ying yang,” he said.

Communication regarding the property evaluations of the 123 homes affected by Parkman’s wastewater treatment plant is essential, Walder said.

Trustee Henry Duchscherer said he has a list of all 123 addresses and will send letters out asking residents for their email addresses so everyone can be informed about hearings and progress.

He is one of the 123 homeowners forced to hook up to the wastewater treatment plant, Duchscherer said.

“I didn’t need a new system. I was forced to tap in,” he said. “Our downtown stank. It smelled like sewage (because) a couple of septic systems had run their course.”

The overflow from a few septic tanks triggered the OEPA to require a sewage plant and, because putting the lines underground would require blasting a lot of rock, the county put in a vacuum system that was very expensive to build and maintain, Duchscherer said.

“It was ill-conceived,” he said.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Four wonderful cats need indoor homes. Nine & 10 years old, abandoned by owner. They’re fixed & vaxxed. Call Rebecca 440-321-2485

REAL ESTATE

We buy Houses and Land. Any condition or situation. Fast, friendly, local. Westwind Property Solutions. Text/call Wayne today at 330-269-9595.

SERVICES

Joe Eicher doing roofing, siding, remodeling, cleanout houses, we do most anything. Call between 8a-4p, 440-813-4272. No answer, leave message.

Offering special discounts for interior and exterior painting and staining this season. 20+ years experience. Professional and insured. Call Dan 440-342-4552.

John’s Plumbing: Affordable and reliable. Water heaters, toilets, faucets, drain cleaning, gas lines, sump pumps, well tanks. 440-285-0800.

WANTED TO BUY

4-wheelers, 3-wheelers, dirt bikes, minibikes, go-carts, golf carts, gators, farm tractors/equipment, trailers, riding mowers, snowplows. Paying cash. 440413-3119.

Will pay cash for sports cards & collectibles. Entire collections or individual cards. Organized or unorganized. Call or text Rich at 440-552-0691.

Old fishing tackle wanted: fishing lures (wood or plastic), mouse to bear traps, wooden duck decoys. Call Lee 440-3138331.

Buying all Stanley Bailey planes and machinist tools. Call Karl at 440-812-3392.