Hometown Guide Summer 2021
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SUMMER 2021 HOMETOWN GUIDE INDEPENDENCE WEEKEND DETAILS Help us kick off the celebrations with a bang! Details page 22. Electric Vehicle Recognizing Crafts & SharonFest 6 Charging Stations 12 Graduates 19 Outdoor Fun 23 DEPARTMENT CONTACTS Community Development 563-0033 City Hall 563-1144 Convention Center 771-7744 Clerk of Courts 563-1146 Mayor Council Ward 1 President of Council Fire Station #86 (Chester Road) 563-0252 Kevin M. Hardman Shayok Dutta Vicki Hoppe Fire Station #87 (Reading Road) 671-2595 513.703.2229 513.693.7587 513.478.2891 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fire Station #88 (Fields Ertel) 489-7949 Health Department 946-7800 Police Department 563-1147 Public Works 563-1177 Parks & Recreation 563-2895 Tax 563-1169 Police, Fire, EMS 911 OMMUNITY ONTACTS Auditor Council Ward 2 Council at Large C C Ed Cunningham David Koch Sue Knight Butler Co. Environ. Services 887-3061 513.404.7875 513.247.0146 513.708.5109 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Butler Co. BOE 887-3700 Butler Co. Marriage License 887-3300 Duke Energy Issues 1-800-544-6900 Cable Reg. Comm. (ICRC) 772-4272 Cincinnati Bell Telephone 611 Cincinnati Water Works 591-7700 Drivers License Bureau 563-1420 Drivers License Testing 769-3047 Hamilton Co. BOE 632-7000 Law Director Council Ward 3 Council at Large Hamilton Co. Public Health 946-7800 Mark Piepmeier Paul Schmidt Charles Lippert 513.733.8276 513.563.4361 513.379.1318 Hamilton Co. Marriage License 946-3589 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Heritage Village Museum 563-9484 (MSD) Sanitary Sewers 352-4900 Rumpke 851-0122 Sharon Woods Visitor Center 563-4513 Sharon Woods Ranger HQ 521-3980 Sharonville Post Office 563-0760 Sharonville Public Library 369-6049 Sharonville SPCA 489-7387 Treasurer Council Ward 4 Council at Large Kurt Irey Rob Tankersley Mike Wilson 513.300.3988 513.383.6580 513.623.9482 Local Schools [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Evendale Elementary 864-1200 IN THIS ISSUE: Heritage Hill Elementary 864-1400 3 Message from the Mayor Moeller High School 791-1680 4 Fire Department Mt. Notre Dame 821-3044 5 Police Department Princeton Board of Education 864-1000 6 Community Development Princeton High School 864-1500 7 Sharonville Youth Org. Princeton Community Middle 864-2000 8 Public Works 9 Tax Department Scarlet Oaks School 771-8810 10 Convention Center Sharonville Elementary 864-2600 11 Cultural Arts St. Michael Elementary 554-3555 14 Community Center Stewart Elementary 864-2800 16 Aquatics Ursuline Academy 791-5791 2 www.CityofSharonville.com Message from the Mayor From Covid to Comeback – Summer 2021 is upon us and it is going to be spectacular here in Sharonville. After a long fifteen months of health and safety protocols, I was thrilled by the recent announcements from the Centers for Disease Control and the Ohio Department of Health. They could not have come at a better time. We were already prepping for another summer of mask mandates, pool reservations and curtailed celebrations. Your efforts in combatting this horrible virus are making those precautions less necessary. Vaccinations have been the key to returning our lives to normal – and getting a shot has never been easier here in Sharonville. Our partners at Hamilton County Public Health, Princeton City School District, and The Healthcare Connection brought mass vaccination clinics into our community at the Sharonville Convention Center for the entire public and Princeton’s Viking Village for our 12-17 year olds. Mayor’s Assistant Anna Ehlerding and Resident Assistance Intervention Nurse Jennifer Moore worked to bring mobile vaccination clinics to neighborhoods throughout the City – including at our community center parking lot for opening day of swim season. We are going to kick off this Comeback Summer with a return of our Fourth of July Weekend Celebration and FIREWORKS to Sharonville! I hope that you will plan to join us in the Northern Lights District on Saturday, July 3rd, for Stars and Stripes Beneath the Lights. In collaboration with our friends at Princeton Schools, we have an evening of fun planned that includes a parade, food trucks, game booths and culminates in those fireworks lighting up the night sky. And never fear, you will have the opportunity to declare your Sharonville pride at this year’s event as we will again be making available “I ❤ Sharonville” tees for residents. Sharonville is coming back from the difficulties of the Coronavirus stronger and better than ever! Our City employees are proud to have been a part of helping you through this troubling time but thrilled to bring you new opportunities for joy and prosperity in the coming months. Sharonville is THE place to live, work, and play – so join me in doing just that this Summer and beyond! Kevin M. Hardman THE DOGS ON THE COVER ARE CUTE, BUT I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING DOGS. WHAT DO THESE DOGS DO FOR THE CITY OF SHARONVILLE? Jack is a Belgian Malonois working as a K9 with our Sharonville Police Department and his handler, Officer Lee. He joined our staff in the spring of 2019. Jack is active with both detection and patrol deployments. Though Jack primarily works within Sharonville, he has been deployed to neighboring communities as requested. He has recovered various drugs including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana resulting in finding 10 suspects with 10 arrests in 2020. Well done, Jack! Sonnet is a Labrador working with our Sharonville Fire Department as an arson dog with her handler, Battalion Chief Ellis. After a six week training program near the end of 2020, she was officially welcomed to our staff in December 2020. Her first request for a scene search was four days later! Canine Sonnet can be utilized to assist investigators with determining if any accelerants were utilized to start a fire. Because she is a federal resource, she is available to any surrounding agencies to assist with locating ignitable liquids in fire scenes. She has been deployed to 19 fire scenes so far. Of those, 10 were determined to be intentionally set. A suspect has been arrested and charged in eight of them. Keep up the good work, Sonnet! Summer 2021 Hometown Guide 3 FIRE DEPARTMENT TIPS FOR OPEN BURNS ROBERT J. YEAGER SCHOLARSHIP 2021 Scholarship Award Winners Now that we are finally enjoying the warmer weather, here are a few reminders. The City of Sharonville does not allow the burning of yard The Robert J. Yeager Scholarship Fund waste such as leaves, sticks, or any other yard debris. was created in 1983 to assist graduates in furthering their education after high Fire Pits school. Named for Chief Robert Yeager, Fire pits are allowed as long as they this scholarship is open to children are UL approved. These fire pits are of current and past members of the Sharonville Fire Department not allowed to be within 15 feet and residents of Sharonville. Two high school graduates were each of any structure or combustible awarded a $2,500 scholarship. material. A stone fire pit is allowed, but it cannot be larger than three Alexis Walters, daughter of Jennifer Baker and Ronald Walters, is a feet in diameter and no higher 2021 graduate of Princeton High School. Alexis will attend Nova than two feet. It must be kept at Southeastern University to major in Secondary Math Education. least 25 feet from any structure or combustible material. Yard Evan Webb, son of Lori and John Webb, is a 2021 graduate of Roger waste is not to be burned in either one; only seasoned wood may be Bacon High School. Evan will attend Mount Saint Joseph University to burned. Fire pits are allowed to be used as long as it does not become major in Computer Science. a nuisance. If a complaint is received, we will investigate and may require the fire to be extinguished. Congratulations to both winners! Charcoal Grills FIRE PROMOTIONS It is grilling season! If you use a charcoal grill, make sure that the coals are out before discarding them. Even if you let them sit overnight, there still may be hot embers embedded in the ashes that you may not see. Always wet the ashes down before discarding them in a trash can. There have been many residential house fires caused by ashes being put into plastic/rubber trash cans. This same advice goes for the ashes from a fireplace. It is always better to take a few extra minutes to make sure everything is out and avoid the chance of having a fire. Lillian Hoffman was promoted from part-time Firefighter/Paramedic to full-time, Tony Smith was promoted from Acting Officer to Lieutenant, and Chris Ellis was promoted from Lieutenant to Battalion Chief. Congratulations! 4 www.CityofSharonville.com POLICE DEPARTMENT VACATIONING? REMEMBER THESE TIPS WHEN YOU LEAVE HOME POLICE PROMOTIONS This summer will be a time for many to finally take long-awaited Former Community vacations. Consider these home security tips prior to your departure Resource Officer Dana in order to insure that you arrive home relaxed and refreshed AND to a Taggart has been secure residence. promoted to Sergeant. In 2004 she began her Before Leaving: career as a part-time • Close and lock doors and windows. dispatcher for the • Make sure your residence looks lived in, not empty. City of Trenton. She • Leave shades and blinds in a normal position. graduated from Butler • Ask a neighbor to watch your residence while you are away. Tech Police Academy Leave your vacation address and telephone number with a in 2010. Officer Taggart neighbor so you can be reached in case of an emergency.