collins corner august 2010 final
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V| VxConnecting with the Constituents of District 2
Volume3,Issue2 August2010
D.MichaelCollinsCouncilman,District2
JennyGogol,LegislativeAide
Toledo
City
Council
OneGovernmentCenter,#2120
Toledo,Ohio43604
Phone419.245.1050
Fax419.245.1072
ClickHEREtoemailmeat
AMessagefromCouncilmanCollins
DearNeighbors,
WelcometomyquarterlyeditionofCollinsCorner. Itishardtobelievethat
wearenowattheendofsummer,wheredidthetimego? AsIreflectuponthe
last8monthsof2010,Iamtrulythankfulforthemanyopportunitiestotalkwith
constituents,listeningtothoughtsandconcernsandmostofall,representingyour
voiceon
City
Council.
Itake
great
pride
in
the
privilege
of
representing
the
residentsofDistrict2,andconsistentwithmymilitaryandpoliceservice,respect
thetrustandconfidencethatyouhaveplacedwithme.
Wewillsoonbeenteringanewbudgetcycle. InNovember,MayorBellwill
deliverhisproposed2011budgettoCouncil. Iamconcernedthatwewillbe
challenged;however,Iamconfidentthatwewillrisetothechallengeand
continuetomoveourgreatcityinapositivedirection.
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Thisweekmarksthereturntoschoolformanychildreninourcommunity.
Asyoumayknow,duetoseverebudgetconstraints,TPShaschanged
severalpolicieswhichareworthyofmentioninginthisnewsletterasa
reminder.
Firstofall,severalschoolshavenewstartingtimesanddismissaltimes.
Withtheclosingofsomeschools,therearenewschoolboundaries. Also,
thereisnolongertransportationprovidedforhighschoolstudentsor
studentslivinglessthantwomilesfromhis/herelementaryormiddle
school.
ThoughyoumaynothaveachildinschoolIfeelthisisimportant
informationforalltoknowasItrulybelievethatwe,asacommunity,need
tobemindfulwhendrivingontheroads. Therewillbeanincreased
numberofchildrenwhowillbewalkingtoandfromschool,andinalotof
cases,withoutcrossingguardstoassist.
Asyoudrive,Iaskthatyoualsoremembertoadheretopostedspeedlimit
signswhiletravelinginschoolzones. Also,ifyouencounteraschoolbus
stopped,withflashinglightsandthestopwarningsignextended,you
muststoptenfeetfromthefront/rearoftheschoolbusandshallnot
proceeduntilsuchschoolbusresumesmotion,oruntilsignaledbythebus
driver
to
proceed.
BacktoSchool
SafetyReminders
IntermodalToledosroleasafreightdistributionpointfortheMidwestsoonwillbe
strengthened. A$12.3MprojectattheNorfolkSouthernsAirlineYardwill
begininSeptember2010. WestwoodwillclosepermanentlyonAugust31st.
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UpdatedRefuse CollectionRules
Justareminder.refuseandrecycling
collectionwillLeapForwardoneday
afterLaborDay. TheSeptembercalendar
isbelowforaddedconvenience.
DontForgettoLeapForwardAftertheLabor Day
September2010 CityofToledo
Ref use& RecyclingCalendarSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1B1
2R1
3Y2
45 6
LaborDay
7G2
8O2
9B2
10R2
11
12 13Y1
14G1
15O1
16B1
17R1
1819 20
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G222
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30B1
BeginningAugust24,2010,residentsmaycallforbulkypickuponceper
quarter. Ifyourequireadditionalbulkypickup,theservicewillstillbe
available,
for
a
$50.00
fee.
Ifyouwishtopurchaseanadditionalrefuseorrecyclingcontainer,you
maydosoattheHoffmanLandfill,3962HoffmanRoad,(offof
ManhattanBlvd.)MF,between8:00am 2:00pm. Thereisafeeof$75.00
percontainerandonlycashorchecksareaccepted.
Formoredetails,pleasefeelfreetocontactmeat4192451050.
S.W.A.P.
TheSolidWaste
AssistanceProgram
(S.W.A.P.)isnow
availabletoindividuals
who,due
to
amedical
condition,areunableto
taketheirrefuse
containerstothecurb.
Theprogramrequires
medicaldocumentation
fromaphysicianto
qualify.
Ifyouareinterestedin
learningmoreaboutthis
program,pleasecontact
myofficeat4192451050.
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UpcomingCityCouncilMeetings
August31,2010I September14,2010 I September28,2010
AllCityCouncilMeetingsarebroadcastliveonBuckeye
CableChannel69,beginningat4:00PM.
ProposedDogOrdinance
Asmanypeopleknow,theLucasCountyDogWardenAdvisory
Committeehasbeenworkingextremelyhardtocreatelegislationthat
wouldreplace
current
laws
on
the
books.
The
Bell
Administration
has
formallyproposedthislegislationtoCouncil,andIreferredittothe
PublicSafety,Law&CriminalJusticeCommittee(whichIchair.) Wehad
aproductivecommitteemeetingearlierthismonthandwilldiscussthis
againatthenextPublicSafety,Law&CriminalJusticemeetingon
September13that1:30pm.
StreetProject
Updates
ThereareseveralstreetprojectsgoingoninDistrict2. WhileIrealizethat
constructionandorangebarrelscanbeahugeinconvenience,thelongterm
resultoftheimprovements,Ibelieve,iswellworthit.
TheGlendaleprojecthasbeencompleted. Cheyenne,Brownstone,Townley,
Burroughs,DarleneandLynbrookwillallbecompletelyrebuilt.
Ifully
realize
that
there
are
many
more
streets
within
District
2that
are
in
dire
needofresurfacingorrebuilding. Theunfortunatecircumstanceisthatwe
havealimitedamountofmoneyinourCapitalImprovementPlanbudget.
IwillcontinuemyeffortstoensurethatDistrict2isappropriatelyfundedin
2011. Yoursuggestionsarealwayswelcome.
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District2isveryfortunatetohavemanyactiveneighborhoodgroups
whichplayaveryimportantroleinsupportingcommunityactivism. In
theRagan
Woods
area
Dave
Lemon
is
doing
aphenomenal
job
leading
his
neighborhoodblockwatch. Daveandhisneighborssawaneedfor
beautificationeffortsandbandedtogetherandraisedfundsthrough
privateandbusinessdonationstohireaprivatelandscapingcompanyto
addresstheissuesneededandbeautifythearea.
TheneighborsofWalbridgePark,PickfordParkandCrossgatesParkhave
allsteppedupandtakenprideandownershipintheirparks. They
continuallysponsor
park
clean
ups
and
community
events,
in
addition
to
workingcloselywithmyofficeandrepresentativesfromtheParks,
Forestry&RecreationDepartmentsforparkimprovements.
TheReynoldsCornersareaiswellrepresentedbyRocleen&DanReihing,
wholeadtheneighborhoodorganizationintheirarea. Asahusbandwife
team,theyhavevolunteeredcountlesshoursdealingwithissuesfrom
zoning,commercialdevelopmentandnuisanceabatement.
OntheborderwhichcomprisesneighborsofDistrict2&3,CarolScheiber
andherteamofvolunteersworktirelesslyastheHighlandHeights
NeighborhoodAssociation,tomaintaintheintegrityofHighlandParkas
wellastheirbeautificationprojectatthetriangleofAirportandSouth.
TheBurroughsNeighborhoodAssociation,ledbyRamonPerez,isanother
neighborhoodgroupwhoremainsdedicatedtostabilizationandqualityof
life
issues.
SueShanahan,JanetBurtch,JudithEhrsam,CherylDilbone,JeffJohnston,
SallyPrentis,BarbKornacki,SherryandJayGilchrist,BobBlodgettand
TriciaDzierwaarealsotobecommendedfortheirvolunteerleadership
efforts. Iwouldbelostwithoutthesupportandassistanceofallofthe
abovementionedindividualsandIthankyouALLverymuchforstepping
uptotheplate!
District2NeighborsStepUptothePlate