MORE WEST UNITY AREA NEWS

MORE STRYKER AREA NEWS

Work Continues On West

Unitys Water Tower

Stryker Couple Celebrates Anniversary

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MANY YEARS OF MARRIAGE ... Gary and Bonnie (Bruns) Replogle of Stryker were
honored on June 22nd at the Stryker United Brethren Church with a gathering of
family and friends in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple were united
in marriage on June 20, 1964 by Rev. Walter Linebrink at the Stryker United Brethren
Church. They are the parents of Teresa (Marc) Minneman of Centerville, OH and Todd
(Jamie) Replogle of Stryker, OH and they have six grandchildren.

Stryker Students Complete Project By Donating

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WORK ON TOWER TAKES PLACE ... Workers on West Unitys old water tower on
Church Street climb all the way to the top to perform needed maintenance.
By: Chelsie Firestone

THE VILLAGE REPORTER

West Unity Village

Administrator Ric Beals
informed members of
council
during
their
regular July 24 meeting
that work on the old water
tower on Church Street
are going well. The work,
however, will be a bit more
costly than originally
anticipated.
Kessler
Tank, the company slated
to re-coat the inside of
the water tower with wax,
is requesting that an
interior ladder be added
to the tower and that an
existing narrow man-way
of 14 inches be expanded
for safety reasons. The
added work will cost the
Village
approximately
an
additional
$9900.
However, as the work
is also necessary to
bring the tower up to
code and because the
Village
has
already
spent
approximately
$11,300 on the tower,
moving forward with the
additional repairs gained
unanimous approval from
council.
Beals also informed
council that he has spoken
with both the County and
Springfield
Township
regarding the use of a
durapatcher. While it
seemed unlikely that the
Countys
durapatcher
would be available for use
by the Village, the use of
Springfield
Townships
durapatcher
appeared
much more likely. Beals
is going to continue to
work with the township to
hopefully set up a system
where the Village could
use the durapatcher on
a regular rotation along
with the township and
the Village of Stryker.
However, Beals is also
looking into a tar kettle
that may be available
through auction. The tar
kettle would serve as a
back up plan should a
rotation be set up to use
Springfield
Townships
durapatcher.
Also
included
in
Bealss report was that:
~A wash out has
occurred
under
the
pavement on the east
side of South Madison
Street near the Scherer
Construction building. It
appears that some of the
storm tile has collapsed.
As the Villages backhoe
wont quite reach the
tile, Council approved
the request to contact
an excavator with larger
equipment to assist the
Village with repairs.
~In regard to the
50X50 lot behind the
Village Office, County
Engineer Todd Roth does
not believe that there is
enough room for semi
trucks to exit onto North

Street. He also noted that

there was little room for
trucks to turn onto other
streets as well and noted
that the large drop off
onto North Street could
also be costly for the
Village to deal with. The
original thought was that
perhaps the lot could be
used as an exit for trucks
from the alley. However,
with these considerations
being
accounted
for,
Council
approved
a
motion to allow Village
Solicitor Ryan Thompson
to prepare an ordinance
that will allow the Village
to put the land up for bid.
~The Villages backhoe
is at Buck and Knobby for
hydraulic repairs.
~The big dump truck is
at Archbold Truck Service
for brakes.
~Several
sidewalk
repairs
have
been
occurring throughout the
village.
~With the 127 Garage
Sales close at hand, the
Village has been working
at sprucing up around
town, have done work at
Memorial Park, and will
be moving on to curb
sweeping and clean up at
Friendship Park.
Police Chief J.R. Jones
informed Council during
the meeting that Mitchell
Martin has moved into
a full time position with
the department to replace
departing Brian Fether.
Jones commented that he
may be looking into hiring
another part time officer.
In her report, Mayor
Peg Bernath commended
Kamco Industries on the
recent receipt of their
award from Honda (see
related article).
Village Solicitor Ryan
Thompson also updated
council on the pending
Rails to Trails purchase.
Because the current land
description is not clear
and encompasses land
that falls outside of the
village, it will be necessary
to have a new survey of
the land done. Council
approved
Thompson
working with the Engineer
to have this completed
with a 4-1 vote. Councilor
Ron Hausch, who voted
against the measure, has
been opposed to the land
purchase from early on.
At the end of the
meeting, Councilor Leu
inquired as to where
the development of the
EverBridge
System
stands. Beals responded
that the company is
working on the website
now, which will be called
Alert 86 and handle only
the local system.
The
county wide alert system
should be up and running
in a couple of weeks.
No legislative matters
were
brought
before

council.
The next meeting of
the West Unity Village
Council will be held at
7:30 PM on Thursday,
August 14 in council
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chambers.
DOING GOOD ... Stryker sixth grade students completed a service learning project
Chelsie Firestone can be
reached at
chelsie@thevillagereporter.com

where they raised money and collected non-perishable food items to donate to their local
food pantry. Students led the project be brainstorming ideas, creating posters, talking
to local businesses, and managing the finances.

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Plowing starts at 11 am
Tractors requested to be
40 years old and older
Questions? Call 419-553-9523

Car
Show

Registration at 10 am at Fire Station

Kickstands up at 11 am
Behind United Brethren Church
Last bike in at 3 pm
Registration starts at 10 am
$15 single plus $5 for rider
Judging begins at 11:30 am
Entertainment/Patio Party at 2 pm
Cash Prizes - Door Prizes
Proceeds go to Legion Riders
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of Northwest Ohio
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 2014