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JUNE 2012 Vol. 18 No. 6
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State of the Village From an address earlier this year by Mayor Jacqueline A. Bird Village of Marblehead
On Jan. 2, 1891, the Village of Marblehead IT: Viruses was incorporated by our Waning, Malware fore-fathers who had a Gaining................. 9 dream to establish a municipality as an enduring place to live, Insurance: Driving raise families and work. Personal Cars?.....11 For 121 years this dream has held strong and has grown Utilizing the Historic over generations to sustain the Village of as a prominent Tax Credit...........12 Marblehead commonwealth in the State of Ohio. Though the year 2011 placed most in Well-Booked hard economic times, the village saw Business..............18 growth under the leadership of a strong village administration and dedicated village employees. Converting Savings Our sole utility in the village remains to Retirement our Water Department. Under the fine Income................21 leadership of our Board of Public Affairs, the Water Department completed two waterline replacement projects that Human Resources – covered an area from Clemons Cemetery Staffing................23 to the Cottage Cove area. It is noted these waterline replacement projects were completed on time and under budget. Sales: Additionally, the Water Department is Perspective..........24 implementing a water meter up grade program, which is a touch read system Legal: “I don’t need that will improve efficiency during cycles. to plan”...............26 reading As in the past, our busiest day for the plant was July 3rd with 353,900 gallons produced. It is also noted the busiest month was July with nearly 8 www.ncbj.net production million gallons of water produced. This is
an exceptional amount based on our size and number of employees. The goal of the Water Department remains to provide the customer with the best water available in the county. Our Police Department saw a slight increase of calls for service this past year at 697. In 2011, our Police Department had 188 traffic stops total. Of that number, 53 citations were issued with 135 warnings. Examples of the citations include 23 for speed and 2 operating a vehicle under the influence. During this period, the department also had a total member of 50 criminal arrests. Sadly, I report the majority of the criminal arrests were drug related. In 2011, the administration focused on a department restructuring to aid in several areas. The goal was to reduce our turnover rate of officers, provide 24/7 coverage and reduce budget costs. To assist in meeting the goal, the department retained 2 full time officers and hired 3 part time officers. Additionally, we contracted with the Danbury Township Police for 16 hours week, of which we thank them for their assistance in this area. Overall, a budget reduction was achieved. In early 2012, we will be re-evaluating the restructuring to determine efficiency and ways to improve out current police services available to the public. Our Fire Department continues to provide excellent Fire and EMS services to our community. In 2011, there were 83 fire runs and 332 EMS runs. Additionally, the department is proud to announce that 3 new EMTS Certifications were achieved and 1 Paramedic Certification will be received in 2012. The department logged
391.5 hours of fire training and 66 hours of EMS training. The need for training and updated equipment is ongoing. The goal in 2012 is to purchase a new ambulance and increase membership. In 2011, long time member John Englebeck celebrated 40 years with the department. I commend all members for their ongoing dedication to the public. In the area of Streets and Maintenance, our small department continues to provide excellent coverage for the entire village. Besides the daily routine, this department assisted in the renovation of a police office, put electric in the Radar Park building, expanded the playground area of James Park along with mulching, and the ongoing effort to maintain village streets. This department along with the Street Committee updated our Street
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We’re a proud member of the following: Bellevue Area Chamber of Commerce
Elmore Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Erie County Chamber of Sandusky County of Commerce
Fostoria Area Chamber of Commerce
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Marblehead Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Genoa Chamber of Commerce
Huron County Chamber of Commerce
Milan Chamber of Commerce
Oak Harbor Area Put-in-Bay Chamber Chamber of Commerce of Commerce Port Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce
Seneca Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Vermilion Chamber of Commerce Willard Area Chamber of Commerce