Jeannine Jordan was sworn in as Lima's 4th ward councilwoman by Council President Jamie Dixon to fill the vacant 4th ward seat following Peggy Ehora's retirement.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) -Â The 4th ward council seat on Lima City Council has been filled Monday evening.
Jeannine Jordan was sworn in as Lima's 4th ward councilwoman by Council President Jamie Dixon to fill the vacant 4th ward seat following Peggy Ehora's retirement. Jordan is a Lima native and has taught for 35 years at Lima City Schools, including high school English and technology instruction for staff. We asked Jordan what inspired her to pursue city government and what she would like to see for Lima.
Jordan is a Lima native and has taught for 35 years at Lima City Schools, including high school English and technology instruction for staff.
"I've always been very interested in civic affairs, and I've always believed very strongly in the 'think globally, act locally,' and this seemed like an opportunity to do it. I would really like it if the basic image of Lima could be improved. Tonight, they [the city of Lima] reported that crime rates are much lower than they had been, but yet, we all have this vision of Lima as being dangerous and Lima being a place that's dying. It would be very nice if we could totally put that to rest with actual work and with actual action," says Jeannine Jordan, 4th Ward Councilor, Lima City Council.
In other council business, councilors unanimously passed a resolution to show their appreciation to Andy Heffner for his service as Fire Chief and 29 years with the Lima Fire Department.
In other council business, councilors unanimously passed a resolution to show their appreciation to Andy Heffner for his service as Fire Chief and 29 years with the Lima Fire Department. A second resolution was passed by council to express appreciation to all teachers in the City of Lima. Councilors also unanimously voted to allow Mayor Sharetta Smith to enter a pre-annexation agreement with Health Partners of Western Ohio. The nearly 10-acre potential annexation would bring property on the west side of the 2200 block of North Cole Street from American Township into the City of Lima.
