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Round and round she goes Addison McNutt, age 7, Whitehouse, enjoys the carousel ride at Woodville's 74th annual 4th of July Celebration. The festival included a parade, live music, a 5K race, and of course, fireworks. (Photo by Maggi Dandar)
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Curfew to go to council — again A proposed curfew for minors, which was defeated by Oregon City Council earlier this year, will go before council for reconsideration. If council rejects it again, voters will decide the matter in the November General Election. “Our charter now requires that it be referred to a committee,” City Administrator Mike Beazley said at a recent council meeting. “At that point, we would have a committee hearing. In terms of a timeline, it would come up at our Committee of the Whole meeting on July18, with the expectation for final action on July 25.” Before city council voted 5-2 against the curfew on March 21, members of block watch groups had presented reasons why they believed it was needed at two Safety Committee meetings. Undeterred, block watch members circulated petitions to get the initiative on the fall ballot. The minimum number of signatures was obtained, and the petitions were recently certified by the Lucas County Board of Elections, clearing the way for voters to decide.
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Beazley said council has “no say” in whether the curfew goes before voters. “It goes to the ballot by the action of the petitioners. That’s already been accomplished,” he said. “The other method for dealing with it is if council were to say, `Boy, we like this petition, but would like one change made.’ Council could propose that to the committee, but it’s really the committee of petitioners that owns the ordinance at this stage. Council has no authority to amend this, to change it, or do anything else absent of what the petitioners want. If council
wants to enact it, council has that right,” said Beazley. Council read the ordinance by title at the meeting, then referred it to the Committee of the Whole for discussion. Restrictions
The curfew would restrict youths 18 years old and younger from being out between midnight and 6 a.m. Proponents hope the curfew will deter such crimes as loitering; ransacking vehicles; theft; fighting; vandalism; trespassing; littering; congregating on street corners, parks and yards; egging vehicles and houses, and toilet papering. Areas that are having issues, according to block watch members, include neighborhoods off Starr, Navarre, Woodville, Wheeling, Pickle and Coy. Council President Dennis Walendzak, who voted against the curfew in March, indicated he was unlikely to change his vote. “At this point in time, I feel it would be just the will of the people,” he said. Block watch members, he added, “did a great job, and accomplished what you wanted. I commend you making that effort and getting it on the ballot. We are not here to try and
Envirosafe Services of Ohio Inc., a hazardous waste landfill at 876 Otter Creek Rd. in Oregon, has requested a renewal of its operating permit. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public information session and hearing at 6 p.m. July 14 at the Lake Erie Center, Room 155, 6200 Bayshore Rd., to accept public comments about a draft permit for continuing daily operations at the facility. During the session, Ohio EPA representatives will present information about the draft permit and answer questions. During the hearing, which will follow, the public can submit comments for the record regarding the permit. Envirosafe accepts hazardous waste from off-site sources for storage, treatment or disposal in the hazardous waste landfill. If approved, the permit would be valid for 10 years. Heather Lauer, a spokesman for the Ohio EPA, told The Press last week that the permit is a “site-wide operating permit,” that also covers portions of the site that are in post closure care. “It’s a standard 10 year renewal,” she said. The Ohio EPA previously extended the company’s operating permit for 10 years in 2006. Envirosafe is the only commercially licensed facility in Ohio that has a permit to deposit hazardous waste in a landfill. Close to Lake Erie The controversial facility has been a
concern of environmentalists since it was constructed in the early 90s because it is two miles from Lake Erie, and Toledo’s water lines run through the property. In 2005, the Ohio EPA approved a permit modification request from Envirosafe to expand Cell M, the landfill’s only active waste cell, increasing its height from 45 feet to 125 feet. Had the permit modification request been rejected, Cell M would have been filled by 2007-08. The draft permit can be viewed at the Oregon branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Continued on page 2
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