Village buys Historical Society's present
Helping is a good thing.
That was the logic behind the Cridersville Historical Society’s recent $4,600 purchase of the property at 307 E. High Street, as village council members then agreed to buy the property from the historical society. Village members want to install a future splash pad at the site.
Speaking of helping, council members are looking for help following Rick Allen’s decision not to seek reelection. The village will advertise the position Nov. 10-17, and council members set a Nov. 26 deadline for anyone interested in applying for the seat. Candidate interviews will be Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. at the village hall.
Council members agreed to have a finance meeting on Nov. 11 at noon following a pay issue with a police officer.
“We had an issue with one of our officers and entire dates coming and going,” Paul Robbins, police chief for the village, said. “Because of where it was in the year he’s going to be awarded prorated vacation time.”
The property at 217 W. Main, originally scheduled to be demolished Nov. 8, is now scheduled to be removed in mid-december.
Fire Chief Rick Miller said there was good turnout for the Fall Festival despite the bad weather. They managed to raise almost $200 in donations from the chili and soup served, and there were almost 200 people attending.
The department is currently accepting donations for non-perishable food for their Helping Hand at Christmas program. Members of the department will deliver food Dec. 18.
The fire department will have a pancake breakfast during the Cridersville’s Christmas on Main Street on Dec. 11 at 8 a.m. All proceeds will go towards the Right to Read program at Cridersville Elementary School, with Santa being paraded
around town starting at 11 a.m.
He said starting at the beginning of the year the fire department would be undergoing building renovations, including changing out the floor, adding lights, power washing and painting the engine bay and installing a diesel-exhaust extraction system.
“We’re going to be under construction for probably the next six months,” he said.
In committee reports, Joe Bailey of utilities and surface water announced the fire hydrant flushing project was completed.
Mayor Rick Walls, speaking on behalf of the planning committee, said the lift station for the Crossroads project will be arriving within the next few weeks. Once the lift station is installed, that will mark the end of phase one of the development project.
Dorance Thompson, speaking on behalf of the streets committee, said the repaving project on North Gay and West Sugar Streets is finished.
In Properties, Dylan Lauck said the village’s annual leaf pickup is underway, and residents can place bagged leaves on the edge of roadways for daily pickup. The pickup will run through Nov. 30.
Ordinance 1701 was read for the second time. If it passes a third reading, the ordinance would allow the village to pay city employees for the 2022 calendar year.