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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Atrium YMCA sewer waiver won’t be re-considered
Although Councilman David Schiavone said he would ask to have a proposed sewer tap-in waiver request for the Atrium YMCA brought back for re-consideration after it failed by a 3-2-1 vote a few weeks ago, he has apparently changed his mind.
The Atrium YMCA received a 50 percent credit on the tap-in fee because of the projected jobs the facility will be creating.
While there were more “yes” votes, the city’s charter requires a minimum of four votes to pass any legislation before council because there are seven council members, according to city Law Director Les Landen.
Schiavone, who said he was a “yes” vote, was absent from that meeting tending to his new restaurant that recently opened. Mayor Lawrence P. Mulligan Jr. had to abstain because he is a member of the Great Miami Valley YMCA board.
After the council meeting on Tuesday, April 15, Schiavone said he won’t be asking to bring it back as a new ordinance.
However, Schiavone said he does want council to revisit the city’s policy on waiving utility tap-in fees.
While Middletown declined to waive the balance of the sewer tap-in fee, Warren County, who will be providing water service, did waive the entire amount of that tap-in fee.
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More on potholes
A second contractor is expected to join up with the pothole posse in patching the worst of the worst potholes around Middletown starting today.
Middletown City Council voted Tuesday, April 15, to appropriate up to $200,000 for the pothole patching. However, city officials say the won’t spent the entire amount unless it’s absolutely necessary.
Superior Blacktop will be joining the crew from Armrel Byrnes in patching potholes around the city, according to Public Works Director Ginger Smith.
Council was also updated that the number of pothole claims paid by the city’s insurance carrier is up to 24.
On a related matter, you might recognize someone on a pothole patching crew on Friday.
Middletown Mayor Lawrence P. Mulligan Jr. said Tuesday that he will spend a few hours on Friday helping city crews patch some potholes.
Mulligan said he was following the lead of Councilwoman Anita Scott Jones who spent a few hours on city snowplow during a heavy snowfall in early March.
Smith suggested Mulligan wear very old, old clothes on Friday.
And finally, we’re not sure how this will play at Middletown Municipal Court, but a Franklin man who was arrested for drunk driving on April 10 had an interesting reason for his driving. A city medic unit called for police after they saw this person driving all over South Sutphin Street and had struck the curb several times.
When the officer arrived and questioned the driver, the driver said he “always drove this way in order to be safe and avoid all the potholes.”
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