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Jennings ordinances codified
FORT JENNINGS — Kelly Ward of the Putnam County District Library told Fort Jennings Village Council Tuesday she hopes the district’s new main location in Ottawa will be completed by Christmas 2010.
Ward reported on the financial state of the library as well, noting the library has received nearly 17.29 percent less funding so far this year and by December, estimates that figure to be 20 percent.
She also reported that more than 50,000 books are still in storage from the flood.
She added that the district library was pleased with the new location of the Fort Jennings branch and the board would like to hold its next meeting there. The Jennings branch is also the keeper of the county’s history collection since the flood and people from all over the world have called for assistance in finding information.
Mayor Jim Smith said the board was welcome to use the library at 4:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of November.
Three ordinances were read with the first being passed on emergency measure. Ordinance 2009-004 allows the village’s newly-codified ordinances to be approved by council. The ordinances are up-to-date and in line with the Ohio Revised Code. The village paid Walter Drane Co. nearly $8,000 to compile the ordinance and make sure they were all still viable. The ordinances will be available online through the company in the near future and a hard copy is also available.
Ordinance 2009-005 deals with regulation of animals. Mayor Smith said that over the summer, he had received more calls about dogs doing their business in other people’s yards than any other complaint. The ordinances allows for a warning for the first offense and a $100 fine for the second offense.
Ordinance 2009-006 concerns snowmobiles and other off-highway vehicles and amends a former ordinance to include language to allow the Ohio Revised Code to override any village ordinance concerning operation and safety rules of the vehicles.
Maintenance Superviser Paul Kramer will attend a seminar called “How to Troubleshoot Wastewater Lagoon Systems” in December in Bowling Green. The cost of the class is $99, which includes a manual. Kramer will also receive 6 CEUs to maintain his license at the village’s lagoon.
Kramer is also preparing a list of all the locations in the village that need trees. Nine residents have expressed a desire for new or replacement trees and a representative from Ohio Forestry will walk through the park with Kramer to identify tress and give suggestions about trees that would do well in various locations throughout the village. Council hopes to plant more trees yet this fall.
Councilwoman Penny Gerdeman has been gathering information on improving and replacing the village’s Christmas decorations. Gerdeman brought pricing for restringing lights on decorations, just replacing the bulbs with new and more efficient LED ones and also stringing the bells, stars and candles with vinyl garland.
Council appropriated $2,200 for the project and will present it to the Lions Club to see if they would like to help.
Gerdeman has also been working on banners for the downtown area. They are custom-designed with a black background and white and orange lettering that says, “Welcome to the Village of Fort Jennings - Home of the Musketeers.” The banners include a Musketeer head. A banner and bracket is $100 and a banner alone is $50. Individuals, families and businesses are urged to sponsor a banner and bracket or banner or just give a donation by calling Gerdeman at 419-286-2337.
The next meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17.