DELPHOS
— Delphos City Council heard from citizens Monday evening concerned
with the proposed Pike Run addition of 44 units of affordable housing to
its existing property off Elida Road behind Superior Credit Union.
According
to letter received by the city in February from Pike Run, the
apartments will be designed to meet the needs of families and can be
easily modified to accommodate individuals with physical limitations.
Current
residents of the Senior Villas, the existing Pike Run community, and
some of their family members raised concerns in two separate letters
with numerous signatures of having young families, including children,
disrupting and endangering the seniors at Senior Villas and also
concerns about increased traffic in the Villas.
An issue with
zoning has arisen and Delphos City Law Director Andy Knueve is
researching zoning laws and how they apply to the proposed build. The
property Pike Run will build on is currently zoned as R-1.Pike Run
representatives have stated that those wait-listed for the Senior Villas
will have the first opportunity to fill apartments at the new complex.
A
public hearing on another zoning issue in the city will be held at 6:30
p.m. on Oct. 19. Property owners Armelda Menke and Barb Mesker on West
Fifth Street at SR 66 and Donald Wallen at the dead end of West Sixth
Street are seeking a rezoning from R to B2. The combined properties are
the tentative site of a new Dollar General Store.
A public hearing
was held Monday for the rezoning of the property at 425 E. Second St.,
owned by Randy D. Meyers, Westwood 1176 LLC. Myers. The property, the
current location of Leland Smith Insurance, will be rezoned from R-1 to
B-1-A upon the ordinance being passed by council.
Mayor Doug
Mullenhour announced Jamie Mehaffie as the new safety service director.
Mehaffie will take his new position on Sept. 28.
Nicole Kroeger
will serve as the city’s newest code enforcement officer/police records
clerk. Kroeger will perform her clerk duties from 8 a.m. to noon and
code enforcement work from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. To
report code infractions, call 419-303-4145 or email
code-enforcement@cityofdelphos.com.
Hohenbrink Excavating LLC is
the successful bidder for the 5th Street Water Line Project. The cost of
the project is $777,296.85.
The city will seek Ohio Public Works
Commission financial assistance and possibly a zero-percent loan for a
First Street Water Line Project. The line has had numerous repairs, the
most recent break in July. The line replacement is estimated at
$200,000.
The safety service director and/or mayor was also
authorized to enter into a water supply revolving loan fund agreement
for the construction of an elevated water tank by Leisure Park on Ridge
Road.
Residents and visitors may want to make sure they are
parking correctly within the city. Delphos has begun a new parking
initiative. Infractions and fines include: prohibited standing/parking
area - $25; manner of parallel parking - $25; handicap parking - $250;
manner of angle parking - $25; selling, washing or repairing vehicle in
roadway - $25; other parking violations pursuant to sections 351.08
through 351.14 - $25. Fines are subject to doubling after 10 days of
issuance. Bond may be paid at the Municipal Building on North Canal
Street during normal business hours or mailed using the attached
envelope to: 608 N. Canal St., Delphos OH 45833.
The next council meeting begins at 7 p.m. on Monday. A Utilities Committee meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m.