Perry Township residents and trustees are voicing strong concerns about a potential chicken farm that could be built in the township.
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The Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) has released project agreements for the most recent annual round of infrastructure funding.
May 8, 2024, Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Ohio: TOLEDO - An Ohio man pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by dumping pollutants and hazardous substances into waterways that killed thousands of fish in the Scioto River. According to court documents, on April 17, 2021, Mark Shepherd, age 72, Kenton, Ohio, negligently, and without a permit or in violation of a permit, discharged into the Scioto River near Kenton, Ohio, approximately 7,000 gallons of a substance containing ammonia, a pollutant and hazardous substance. The substances originated from Shepherd’s facilities—Cessna Transport Inc. and A.G. Bradley Inc.—which he owned and operated in the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division.
May 2, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Water Development Authority: The Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) awarded $29 million through low interest loans to Ohio communities to improve wastewater and drinking water infrastructure and make water quality improvements for Ohioans. For the month of April, the Authority funded 8 projects that will provide improvements and replace aging infrastructure. The 8 awarded projects received an interest rate ranging from 1.53% to 3.26%.
The Ohio Department of Development and West Ohio Community Action Partnership continues to help income-eligible Ohioans with water and wastewater assistance through September 30, 2023. The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is a federally funded program that provides eligible Ohioans assistance with paying water and wastewater bills.
The State of Ohio helping communities across the state with water improvement projects.
The West Ohio Community Action Partnership and the Ohio Department of Development are now able to aid through the “Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program”. It provides eligible individuals, who are at or below 175-percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. They must have been disconnected or have a disconnection notice or either need to establish a new service or pay for a transfer of service. To apply contact the closest West Ohio CAP office at 419-227-2586.
A collaboration between academia and government is working to recruit and train a younger generation of workers to fill vacancies of retiring baby boomers. It's estimated that 30 to 50% of the water/wastewater workforce nationwide could retire in the next decade. Locally these positions are in high demand and that is why a pre-apprenticeship program has been developed. Rhodes State College, Ohio Means Jobs Allen County, the City of Lima and Allen County have partnered up to encourage people age 18 to 24 years old to think about taking this "boot camp" style program.