March 28th, 2005 

Village Council March Meeting

 Many issues, including a new addition to the Sherwood Crossing project, were discussed during the Sherwood Village Council meeting on Monday night, March 17th  in downtown Sherwood.

  Village Clerk-treasurer Dawn Buskirk reported this morning that council members were told that developers of the Sherwood Crossing project are waiting for money to be placed in an escrow account before starting work on the new addition. Plans call for eight more apartment Condo's to be built in the addition, located off Ohio 18. The Sherwood Crossing project, when completed, will include several apartments and condo's, stick-built homes and more.

  Along with hearing about the additional apartments, officials asked if the village can treat enough water to supply the new addition. Acting Mayor Glen Vance said he talked with Rick Weaver of Poggemeyer Design Group about the issue and was told there was enough water in the village at this time for the addition. He also added that plans for the new apartments had been sent to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and if there was a problem, the EPA would have stopped the project.

  Council also discussed a survey of income needs to be done to determine the median income of residents. Once the survey is completed, it is believed the median income will be lower than what is currently reported. Buskirk said if that happens then the village would be able to apply for more grants for various projects.

  Council discussed a possible ordinance involving renters. The ordinance would state that when renters leave town without paying utility bills, the landlord will be responsible to pay those bills.

  Fire Chief Steve Fitzwater also told village council that the weather siren is out of service. On Wednesday, a crew will work on the motor and hopefully fix the problem. Council also accepted applications for firefighters and EMS personnel. One individual was approved for both the EMS and fire department. There were three EMS applications and two firefighting.

In other business, council:

- heard that mayor's court is back in session.

- was advised that spring cleanup day will be May 14.

 - heard U.S. 127 will be closed on June 25 for the Sherwood Homecoming.

 - approved widening and resurfacing the west side of Wilmont Street this summer.

 - talked about replacing storm sewers on Harrison Street south of Ohio 18 this spring.

 - heard the infrastructure committee will meet with Central Local Schools officials at a later date to discuss a problem with too much water being utilized by the school system.

- discussed how to get people to remove trash from their property.

- talked about how some money can be obtained to revitalize old homes.