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Water district weighing supply options In conjunction with the cities of Perrysburg and Maumee, the Northwestern Water and Sewer District is exploring several options for supplying water to residential and commercial users, Jerry Greiner, district president, said. He said more discussions with the City of Bowling Green are planned as well as talks with Artesian of Pioneer, Inc. to possibly secure a groundwater source. A review of using Ottawa County as a water source is also on the table. Greiner issued an update June 21 on the district’s plans after the proposed creation of the Toledo Area Water Authority (TAWA) as an independent provider of drinking water to the region stalled. Representatives from the cities of Toledo, Sylvania, Maumee, and Perrysburg; the counties of Lucas, Fulton and Monroe; the Village of Whitehouse and the water and sewer district had been meeting to establish a framework for regional collaboration on water. However, a proposal for Toledo to, in effect, share ownership of its water plant, hasn’t received support from city council. “The district continues to participate in TAWA discussions, but at this point it
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does not see it moving forward,” Greiner said in his update. In May, Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz proposed a regional water commission which would sell water to entities like the district at a wholesale rate and the district, in turn, would have representation on the commission’s board that would oversee rates. Toledo would retain ownership and have the authority to set final rates. “I think our board of trustees may support this concept as it meets our long-term goal; reasonable, uniform, fair water rates,” Greiner said. “While it keeps all suburban
parties at the table, until Toledo council weighs in on this idea, it’s just more talk.” Study planned The district and Perrysburg and Maumee recently agreed to fund a feasibility study to determine if Bowling Green is a viable alternative water source. And about 10 years ago, some members of the district’s board and Greiner toured water facilities in Ottawa County. The district’s distribution lines extend as far east as Fostoria Road, which runs along the border of Wood and Ottawa counties. Greiner last week said he and the board have kept in contact with Ottawa County commissioners since then, including a meeting with them this past April. He said the district intends to have more details by the end of the year about the options under consideration. “Once we have them, we plan on hosting a public meeting and sharing our preferred alternative,” he said. The district currently contracts with the City of Toledo to purchase water for users in Rossford, Perrysburg, Perrysburg Township, a portion of Northwood, Walbridge, Lake Township and Troy Township. It also contracts with the City of Oregon to provide water for the eastern portion of Northwood, portions of Lake Township and Millbury.
The Woodmore school board has approved agreements with the police departments in the villages of Woodville and Elmore to establish a School Resource Officer program in the school system’s buildings. Under the agreements approved Wednesday, the officers will be on duty daily at the PreK-8 building in Woodville and the high school in Elmore. Tim Rettig, Woodmore superintendent, said the district and police departments plan to have officers in place for the coming school year. Memoranda of understanding between the police departments and school district state the goals of the program are: -To ensure a safe learning environment for all children and adults who enter the building. -To prevent and reduce potential harm related to incidents of school violence. -To foster a positive school climate based on respect for all children and adults in the school. -To create partnerships with behavioral health and other care providers in the community for student and family referral. The memoranda stipulate the SROs will be “…responsible for the majority of law enforcement activities at the school during school hours but not general student discipline. A determination of whether an activity raises to the level of a law enforcement activity shall be made in consultation with a school administrator.” School personnel, students and parents should take complaints about student misbehavior to the building principal, the memoranda say. Rettig said the district is allocating about $70,000 from the general fund to pay for the positions, which will be evaluated after the first year. He said the district may Continued on page 2
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