THE CITY OF NORTHWOOD NEWS The City of Northwood Wood County, Ohio Established 1962 Volume 1 Issue 2 Fall/Winter 2017 In This Issue… On August 21st, 2017 the City of Northwood held its first What’s Happening page 1 Farmers Market, which will continue on Monday eve- Fall Brush Pickup, Leaf Pickup, nings from 4:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. until September 25th, Zoning Permits & Northwood Court page 2 2017 in Northwood Commons. The turnout was great for our first market with a lot of positive feedback. Our A Note from our Police Chief page 3 vendors did very well and we all remain hopeful that we can continue to keep building A Note from our Fire Chief page 4 throughout the rest of the Northwood Tax Office page 5 season and have something great that will continue into next General Election November 7, 2017 page 6 season for the community. Fall Festival by Northwood Com- Our Farmers Markets will take place on Monday munity Cares page 6 evenings from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., stop on our and Thanksgiving Feather Party page 6 support Northwood and our vendors! If you are an Winter Energy Savings & Around interested vendor, please reach out, we would love to the House page 7 have you! We are especially looking for more vegetable vendors! Holiday Safety Tips page 8 From The Northwestern Water & Sewer District Page 9 On June 13th, 2017 the Northwestern Water & Sewer District presented the Are you a Veteran living in Wood Bench Dedication in memory of Karl Hirzel at Central Park located on Oram County? Page 9 Road in Northwood. The OSU Extension Office Page 10 Wood County Committee on Aging Page 10 Calendar, Community and Con- tacts Info page 11 Fall & Winter Fire Safety Tips Page 12 http://www.ci.northwood.oh.us/ 1 The City of Northwood News Vol. 1 Issue 2 FALL BRUSH PICKUP Z O N I N G The City of Northwood Streets Department P E R M I T S will conduct a Are you planning a fall or winter project for your FALL BRUSH PICKUP home? Maybe adding an beginning on end of the season pool or perhaps your thinking of put- October 23, 2017. ting up a fence; maybe adding a shed in your back Brush pickup is for any routine yard maintenance yard? Many outside improvements require a zon- or tree trimmings done by the homeowner. ing permit through the Planning and Zoning Department. The program is NOT intended as a means for Please visit http://www.ci.northwood.oh.us/ and under homeowners to dispose of entire trees. Department you can access the Zoning page for more details and/or call Kimberly Vaculik at 419.693.9329. FALL LEAF PICKUP Northwood Court Leaf pickup begins October 30th, 2017 and 6000 Wales Road ~ Northwood, Ohio 43619 (419) 693-9325 ~ (419) 697-3296 (Fax) runs through December 1st, or until the first www.northwoodcourt.com substantial snowfall. Leaves should be loose, not bagged, and raked to the curb, but not C. Drew Griffith, Magistrate placed in the roadway. Laura Schroeder, Clerk of Court It is important to keep Rose Chambers, Deputy Clerk leaves away from Brian Ballenger, Prosecutor drains and catch basins because this can cause Northwood Court hears both criminal and traffic misdemeanor flooding. cases. Court sessions are held once per week on Thursdays, at 2:00 p.m. Pre-trials are scheduled twice per month with our For more information please contact the Prosecutor and heard along with the regular docket. Director of Public Services, Craig Meier at In the unfortunate event of receiving a citation, online payments 419-693-9327 or [email protected]. can be made on the courts website at: www.northwoodcourt.com. Please drive cautiously if you see our Maintenance Department crews picking up brush or leaves. Also, please be cautious when you are driving in any of the construction zones in our community. As the weather changes and the snow falls please also be aware of the workers plowing snow. The City of Northwood’s trucks are blue and our crews wear neon yellow reflective gear. Thanks for your cooperation in ensuring everyone gets home safe! http://www.ci.northwood.oh.us/ 2 The City of Northwood News Vol. 1 Issue 2 A Note from the Northwood Chief of Police, Thomas S. Cairl: Cider with Cops will take place on October 18th at the Fire Station. Check our Facebook page for more information! THE CITY OF NORTHWOOD WISHES TO REMIND MOTORISTS OF THE REGULATION PROHIBITING PARKING DURING PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. This regulation prohibits parking on ALL City streets whenever two inches of snow has fallen and there is a prospect of further snowfall. All vehicles parked on City streets prior to the time weather conditions prohibited parking must be removed by the owner or operators thereof. Any vehicles parked in violation of this prohibition may be removed at the order of the Chief of Police or his or her designee, and may subject the owner or operator to fines as well as any applicable towing charges. The Police Department shall use all available means of disseminating information as to the existence of weather conditions requiring removal of parked motor vehicles from City streets. Such notice shall be disseminated through the radio, newspaper and all available media to the extent feasible. However, the dissemination of this information shall not relieve owners or operators of motor vehicles from the responsibility of ascertaining the existence of weather conditions requiring the removal of parked motor vehicles from City streets. The Blue Warning Lights installed on Wales Road that indicate a blocked R/R crossing are finally operational. The city has installed three warning lights on Wales Road, one at Woodville Road, one at North Drouillard and one at East Broadway and when flashing they indicate the crossing on Wales Road at the LOF Dike tracks which is located between South Drouillard Road and East Broadway is blocked by a train. These warning lights will allow the public to take an alternate route instead of driving all the way down to the crossing to simply find a train blocking the road, thereby saving time as well as frustration over the blocked crossing. A note from the Detectives: People always say, “I leave my doors unlocked because I don’t want them to break my window.” Okay, understood, but answer this question: If you do not leave any valuables in your car (purse, wallet, tablet, phone, computer, prescriptions, money, change and so on), then why would they break the window? If you have to leave something in the car, keep it out of sight; put it in the trunk before you get to the destination. Hide your collected change, maybe leave a few pennies visible, so it looks like that is all you have, and it is not worth the risk. Determined thieves (especially during Christmas, at exercise facilities, and sometimes parks) will still break in. When I go shopping, or walking in the park, I leave nothing in the car and the pass-through seat open, to show my empty trunk. When you get out of the car, nonchalantly, look around and notice your surroundings. If something appears wrong, or suspicious, you can always leave, or call the police, or both. Although it seems like a pain, it can help prevent you from becoming a victim. http://www.ci.northwood.oh.us/ 3 The City of Northwood News Vol. 1 Issue 2 A Note from the Chief of the Northwood Fire Department, Joel Whitmore: In a fire, seconds count. Seconds can mean the difference between residents of our community escaping safely from a fire or having their lives end in tragedy. That’s why this year’s Fire Prevention Week theme: “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” is so important. It reinforces why everyone needs to have an escape plan. Here’s this year’s key campaign messages: Draw a map of your home and practice with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit. Make sure the map also lists the location of the meeting place. The meeting place is often overlooked, but is a very important part of any escape plan. It is also a good idea to make sure any guests that spend the night at your house also know how to get out of the house and know where the meeting place is. Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out. Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them. Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire department to find. Close doors behind you as you leave– this may slow the spread of smoke, heat, and fire. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK But if a cow wasn’t to blame for the huge fire, what was? Over the years, journalists and historians have offered plenty of theories. Some President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention blamed the blaze on a couple of neighborhood boys who were near the Week on October 4th—October 10th, 1925, beginning a tradition of the barn sneaking cigarettes. Others believed that a neighbor of the President of the United States signing a proclamation recognizing the O’Leary’s may have started the fire. Some people have speculated that occasion.