9/13/2012 - West Side Leader
     

Peninsula Village will be featured as a Best Hometown winner in the November issue of Ohio Magazine.

Peninsula Mayor Doug Mayer told village Council at the Sept. 10 meeting the village was selected based on an application submitted by the Peninsula Valley Historic and Education Foundation.

According to Ohio Magazine’s website, the magazine annually selects one hometown in each of five regions to be featured in its November issue. Honorees are judged on community spirit, education, entertainment, health and safety, business environment and culture and heritage, according to the site.

In other business, after much discussion, Council agreed to sell two obsolete trucks using the website www.govdeals.com. The two trucks were the only items on a list of proposed auction items approved for sale at this time. Other items, including the first traffic signal installed in the village and 100-year-old windows removed from village hall in a recent replacement project, will be sold at a live auction in the township, Council said. The date is to be determined.

Village residents will be able to get rid of large unwanted items during the Oct. 10 trash pickup. The special trash pickup is part of the current solid waste collection contract.

Council discussed setting informational meetings for citizens who have questions about the proposed income tax increase issue on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot. Council decided to host two meetings in October at the Peninsula Library on dates to be determined.

In other business, Council:

• established village trick-or-treat night will take place Oct. 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.;

• approved an increase in the police cruiser fee charged groups who contract for services such as traffic management. The fee will be increased from $10 an hour to $20 an hour, which puts the village more in line with other departments, Council said;

• approved a contract to purchase road salt from Boston Township with no increase from last year. The contract now must be approved by township trustees;

• approved renewing a contract with the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad for rail car storage in the village;

• had second reading of a zoning ordinance to remove language referring to the Summit County Department of Building Standards; and

• opened nominations for the village Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations will be accepted at the October meeting from Council members and community members.

Council’s next regular meeting will take place Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the second-floor Council room of Peninsula Village Hall, at the corner of state Route 303 and Akron-Peninsula Road.

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