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Page 2 — February 14, 2013 — ROSSFORD RECORD JOURNAL<br />

Financing options for new<br />

school facilities discussed<br />

ÁContinued from page 1<br />

•House Bill 264, which<br />

provides state funds <strong>to</strong><br />

finance energy savings projects.<br />

•Bonds and Certificates<br />

of Participation.<br />

Funds that Need a Vote<br />

“If the district wants a<br />

large project, we’d have <strong>to</strong><br />

put a levy on the ballot in<br />

November,” Mrs. Gluckin<br />

said.<br />

Financing options requiring<br />

voters approval include:<br />

•Property Tax Levy.<br />

•Income Tax Levy,<br />

which Rossford does not<br />

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The Rossford Eagles will<br />

have karaoke Saturday, February<br />

16, from 7:30 <strong>to</strong> 11:30<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Township<br />

RECYCLING SITE<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Township Recycles at:<br />

Township Maintenance Building • 26609 Lime City Road<br />

OPEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16<br />

(Every Third Saturday of the Month)<br />

9 a.m. - Noon Only • EVERYONE WELCOME!!<br />

NO PLASTIC BAGS ACCEPTED<br />

Questions should be directed <strong>to</strong> the Wood County Solid<br />

Waste District at: (419) 354-9297<br />

WHAT YOU CAN RECYCLE:<br />

• Beverage Cans • Steel Cans •Cardboard<br />

• Plastic Bottles #1 & #2 • Glass Jars & Bottles<br />

• Newspaper & Telephone Books • Magazines<br />

Wood County Youth<br />

p.m, by Karaoke Steve.<br />

S<strong>to</strong>p in and sing a song or<br />

two. We have a great time.<br />

Tuesday, February 19,<br />

the club will have a taco<br />

night from 5 <strong>to</strong> 9 p.m. This<br />

is open <strong>to</strong> the public.<br />

On Thursday night, the<br />

Aerie officers will meet at 7<br />

p.m. The main meeting will<br />

follow at 8 p.m.<br />

The club would like <strong>to</strong><br />

thank Joe Montz for the<br />

nice job of the hot wings<br />

and fries for the Super Bowl<br />

game. A good time was had<br />

by all.<br />

In Eagle sports news, the<br />

<strong>to</strong>p scores in the Ma and Pa<br />

Eagle Bowling League<br />

were: men over average, all<br />

three games, Eric Pawlowski,<br />

+56, +54 and +44;<br />

women over, first game,<br />

Sharon Bohner, +44; second<br />

game, April Gadzialski,<br />

+36; third game, Pat Meek,<br />

+78; men actual, all three<br />

games, Eric Pawlowski,<br />

259, 257, 247, for a 703<br />

<strong>to</strong>tal—nice bowling.<br />

Women actual, first and second<br />

games, Joyce Theisen,<br />

187 and 185; third game,<br />

Tootie Steffen, 193. High<br />

game ever for Pat Meek<br />

(220). Mystery game winners<br />

were Bob Parisi, 15,<br />

and April Gadzialski, 146.<br />

The 50/50 winners was<br />

Dick Staffan.<br />

The Eagle quote of the<br />

week is, “For every guy<br />

who gets a trophy wife,<br />

there are a hundred women<br />

who get a consolation prize<br />

husband.” See you at the<br />

club.<br />

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John Pierce, MD<br />

Adrienne Sedlmeier, MD<br />

Patricia Vega, MD<br />

Elizabeth Mayer, PA-C<br />

NWOPCP, Inc.<br />

28555 Starbright Boulevard<br />

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<strong>Perrysburg</strong>, Ohio 43551<br />

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Wood County Youth<br />

Who are no longer in school and 16-21 yrs. old<br />

Income eligibility:150% of federal poverty guideline<br />

$12,255 for a household of 2; $ 23,050 for household of 4<br />

• GED assistance<br />

• Resumes<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Township<br />

• Job Training<br />

RECYCLING • Interviewing SITE Skills<br />

• Work Ethics<br />

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NO PLASTIC For BAGS information, ACCEPTED call 419-353-7407<br />

Questions should be directed or <strong>to</strong>ll the free Wood at 1-800-775-9767<br />

County Solid<br />

Waste District at: e-mail: (419) 354-9297 info@wsos.org<br />

WHAT YOU CAN website: RECYCLE: www.wsos.org<br />

• Beverage Cans • Steel Cans •Cardboard<br />

• Plastic Bottles #1 & #2 • Glass Jars & Bottles<br />

• Newspaper & Telephone Books • Magazines<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Township<br />

RECYCLING SITE<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong> Township Recycles at:<br />

Township Maintenance Building • 26609 Lime City Road<br />

OPEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 15<br />

(Every Third Saturday of the Month)<br />

9 a.m. - Noon Only • EVERYONE WELCOME!!<br />

NO PLASTIC BAGS ACCEPTED<br />

Questions should be directed <strong>to</strong> the Wood County Solid<br />

Waste District at: (419) 354-9297<br />

WHAT YOU CAN RECYCLE:<br />

• Beverage Cans • Steel Cans •Cardboard<br />

• Plastic Bottles #1 & #2 • Glass Jars & Bottles<br />

• Newspaper & Telephone Books • Magazines<br />

Our caring board certified<br />

physicians, PA’s, and CPNP<br />

provide medical care in your<br />

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Gluckin noted that area<br />

school districts of Eastwood,<br />

<strong>Perrysburg</strong>, Elmwood<br />

and North Baltimore receive<br />

funding from school income<br />

tax levies.<br />

•Permanent Improvement<br />

Levy.<br />

The work ahead for the<br />

financial analysis subcommittee<br />

is <strong>to</strong> identify funding<br />

options and have a 10-year<br />

forecast created of district<br />

finances.<br />

The subcommittee also<br />

would like <strong>to</strong> gather information<br />

from the community,<br />

and “develop financing<br />

options <strong>to</strong> fit the community’s<br />

needs for facilities.”<br />

Mrs. Gluckin invited<br />

area residents <strong>to</strong> express<br />

their opinions on how <strong>to</strong><br />

finance school facilities and<br />

<strong>to</strong> attend the finance subcommittee<br />

meetings.<br />

“We can’t put <strong>to</strong>gether a<br />

financial package until the<br />

community tells us what it<br />

wants,” she said.<br />

A complete copy of the<br />

school financial records presented<br />

at the January 17<br />

meeting is available <strong>to</strong> the<br />

public for <strong>download</strong> at<br />

www.ross fordschools.org<br />

or in printed form at the<br />

BOE office.<br />

February meetings <strong>to</strong> be held <strong>to</strong> discuss<br />

planning for new school facilities<br />

Residents of Rossford School District<br />

are still invited <strong>to</strong> be involved in planning<br />

for new school facilities.<br />

A series of public input meetings in<br />

February continues <strong>to</strong> discuss the results of<br />

the recent needs and condition assessments<br />

of school facilities.<br />

“Most important will be <strong>to</strong> share your<br />

ideas about our schools and community,”<br />

said John Appt, chairman of the master<br />

plan steering committee.<br />

“It is in the best interest of the students<br />

and community <strong>to</strong> embrace the goal of<br />

enhancing and updating their academic<br />

programs and facilities,” he said.<br />

“The keys <strong>to</strong> success are continuing <strong>to</strong><br />

provide information <strong>to</strong> the community and<br />

having involved residents provide feedback.”<br />

Copies of the presentation can be<br />

viewed and <strong>download</strong>ed, along with complete<br />

versions of the needs and condition<br />

assessments and survey results at the Web<br />

site www.rossfordschools.org. Click on the<br />

“Master Plan Committee and Subcommittees”<br />

section. Printed copies are available<br />

at the board of education office.<br />

Meeting Schedule<br />

Rossford High<br />

School audi<strong>to</strong>rium–<br />

Saturday,<br />

February 16, 9:30<br />

<strong>to</strong> 11 a.m.<br />

Rossford High<br />

School audi<strong>to</strong>rium–<br />

Wednesday,<br />

February 20, 7 <strong>to</strong><br />

8:30 p.m.<br />

Rossford Eagles<br />

and Auxiliary<br />

Gary Gladieux, MD<br />

Erin Hill, CPNP<br />

Monclova Road Pediatrics<br />

5757 Monclova Road<br />

Suite 10<br />

Maumee, Ohio 43537<br />

419-887-0803<br />

Robert Schmidt, MD<br />

Irshad Hasan, MD<br />

Maureen Anderson, PA-C<br />

Rossford Family Practice<br />

930 Dixie Highway<br />

Rossford, Ohio 43460<br />

419-666-6682<br />

New restrooms, rec building<br />

postponed for Veterans Park<br />

ÁContinued from page 1<br />

“So we can’t do hot dogs<br />

and hamburgers because<br />

we’re not meeting current<br />

health code regulations for<br />

those,” he said.<br />

Concessions are limited <strong>to</strong><br />

prepackaged goods, such as<br />

chips, candy, pop, water.<br />

Microwaves are used for coffee<br />

and popcorn.<br />

Better concessions would<br />

serve baseball, softball, flag<br />

football and soccer games, as<br />

well as the marina, he said.<br />

He proposed a new building<br />

for the park featuring<br />

ADA unisex restrooms; a<br />

concession stand with an<br />

attached kitchen; a room <strong>to</strong><br />

seat 50 people or <strong>to</strong> house a<br />

summer day camp program<br />

for children, arts and crafts<br />

classes, or yoga or other exercise<br />

classes without equipment;<br />

and exterior s<strong>to</strong>rage for<br />

ball field equipment.<br />

The multi-purpose room<br />

could be similar <strong>to</strong> the senior<br />

center room at the Rossford<br />

Community Recreation Center<br />

that holds about 50 people.<br />

“We can use it for rentals<br />

for birthday parties, showers,<br />

wedding receptions, Scout<br />

events, marina events, senior<br />

activities and fitness classes<br />

that don’t require equipment,”<br />

he said.<br />

Also if one side of the<br />

building is plain, it could<br />

serve as a screen for outdoor<br />

movies in the park.<br />

“The park does get a<br />

decent amount of utilization<br />

throughout the year,” he<br />

added.<br />

Mr. Kovacevic also<br />

described the current park<br />

restrooms, which were built<br />

before the Americans with<br />

Disabilities Act.<br />

“And they’re on <strong>to</strong>p of the<br />

hill and not convenient for<br />

everything going on,” he<br />

added.<br />

Councilman Greg Marquette<br />

questioned whether the<br />

current restrooms in ADA<br />

violation risk the city being<br />

sued.<br />

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the public and are not compliant.”<br />

Councilman Duricek<br />

recalled that “the restrooms<br />

up there were bad when I was<br />

a kid.”<br />

He suggested a temporary<br />

option of a portable restroom<br />

trailer that could be connected<br />

<strong>to</strong> city water and sewer lines.<br />

“It’s a way <strong>to</strong> move forward<br />

that’s actually decent,”<br />

he said.<br />

Mr. Marquette noted that<br />

long-term plans for the park<br />

could include more than one<br />

restroom, perhaps by the<br />

marina and by the playground.<br />

Council member Eckel<br />

said she envisions new buildings<br />

in the park with a boathouse<br />

design “<strong>to</strong> fit with the<br />

marina and waterfront park<br />

façade.”<br />

Mrs. Eckel reviewed the<br />

FEMA floodplain maps and<br />

determined that the flood line<br />

reaches in<strong>to</strong> the ballfield.<br />

“A future building would<br />

have <strong>to</strong> go by the tennis<br />

courts,” she said.<br />

She provided council with<br />

some cost estimates, but<br />

noted “a lot of variables fac<strong>to</strong>r<br />

in<strong>to</strong> the cost of the building.”<br />

She estimated the cost<br />

would be about $100 <strong>to</strong> $120<br />

per square foot, but could<br />

increase <strong>to</strong> $140 <strong>to</strong> $160 per<br />

square foot.<br />

For instance, the City of<br />

Oregon built a 1,500-squarefoot<br />

concession stand that<br />

cost $155 per foot, plus<br />

design work.<br />

So the final costs could be<br />

$176,000 for an economical<br />

building <strong>to</strong> $240,000 for an<br />

“upscale version,” Mrs. Eckel<br />

said.<br />

“Partnering with NWSD,<br />

a lot of the those costs would<br />

be shared,” she added.<br />

She believes many people<br />

in the community would benefit<br />

from a new park facility.<br />

“I think this project would<br />

encompass lots of different<br />

facets,” she said. “Rec would<br />

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the extra space that has been<br />

talked about. Summer day<br />

camp kids would be down at<br />

the park.<br />

“It would benefit parkgoers<br />

<strong>to</strong> have clean nice restrooms,<br />

and marina boaters<br />

have been asking for something<br />

other than a porta-potty<br />

for a long time. I think the<br />

opportunities are endless.”<br />

While serving on the marina<br />

committee, Councilman<br />

Mike Scott said he has been<br />

interested in improving “the<br />

desirability and look of that<br />

area.”<br />

The new guard shack and<br />

finger docks have improved<br />

the marina, he said, but “this<br />

is a bit of an underutilized<br />

jewel down here, and we<br />

have an opportunity now.”<br />

He noted that community<br />

wide events such as the living<br />

his<strong>to</strong>ry Chautauqua events<br />

would benefit from better<br />

facilities.<br />

“This could lend itself<br />

really well <strong>to</strong> bringing people<br />

in<strong>to</strong> Rossford,” he said.<br />

Councilman Robert Ruse<br />

cautioned that a long-term<br />

plan for the park should be<br />

established before any buildings<br />

are constructed.<br />

“I wholeheartedly support<br />

the parks, but I think we need<br />

<strong>to</strong> go in<strong>to</strong> this with a plan,” he<br />

said.<br />

Mr. Ruse also suggested<br />

contracting the concessions <strong>to</strong><br />

a private vendor instead of<br />

keeping it as a city responsibility.<br />

Council President Oberdorf<br />

believes the most immediate<br />

need is <strong>to</strong> move the<br />

pump station in<strong>to</strong> the park,<br />

and at a minimal cost.<br />

“We certainly need some<br />

type of building down there,”<br />

he said. suggesting further<br />

planning and ascertaining<br />

costs.<br />

“That’s going <strong>to</strong> take some<br />

time, but I’m in favor of a<br />

building down there,” he<br />

said.<br />

The weekly deadline for Letters <strong>to</strong> the Edi<strong>to</strong>r is noon on Monday. Letters should be limited<br />

<strong>to</strong> 300 words. Letters from the same writer will be accepted no more frequently than<br />

every 30 days. Due <strong>to</strong> limited space, coverage of community news and production costs,<br />

only two letters regarding a certain issue will be printed each week. All other letters will be<br />

posted on the newspaper’s Web site, www.rossford.com. The newspaper reserves the right<br />

<strong>to</strong> accept or reject letters, and <strong>to</strong> edit them for clarity and length. Letters should be submitted<br />

with the author’s name, signature and daytime telephone number.<br />

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2012 was the deadliest<br />

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1982 when records began<br />

<strong>to</strong> be kept. Seven mass<br />

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dead and 68 others<br />

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When Adam Lanza<br />

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and six school officials,<br />

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As a result, I have felt a<br />

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indeed, all of us.<br />

We will begin Wednesday,<br />

February 20, at 7 p.m.<br />

The meetings are open <strong>to</strong><br />

anyone who would like <strong>to</strong><br />

explore these issues.<br />

I hope and pray that we<br />

will not let the children of<br />

Sandy Hook die in vain<br />

but commit ourselves <strong>to</strong><br />

making our communities,<br />

nation and world a safer,<br />

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our children and grandchildren<br />

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betterment of our world.<br />

Please come <strong>to</strong> Rossford<br />

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Dear Rossford Board of<br />

Zoning Appeals:<br />

Recently the owner of<br />

the Bulldog Diner appeared<br />

before city council <strong>to</strong><br />

express his concern about<br />

parking near his establishment,<br />

particularly on high<br />

volume nights at the casino.<br />

His true complaint<br />

should have been directed at<br />

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the street, thus permanently<br />

eliminating three very<br />

important spots, very critical<br />

<strong>to</strong> the existence of the<br />

businesses in that area.<br />

Why have signs not been<br />

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