APRIL 2011 LICKING COUNTY COMMISSIONER TIM BUBB UPDATE

Information on positive things happening in Licking County…

Licking County Surplus on GovDeals…

Five years ago, in an effort to maximize returns on the sale of surplus items and make the process more available to larger numbers of customers, the Licking County Commissioners eliminated the annual on-site surplus auction and affiliated with the on-line service GovDeals.com. It has been a successful and productive relationship. This is a government surplus equivalent of the popular on-line sales services such as Ebay.

Each month, between the 1st and the 15th, any and all Licking County surplus items hit the on-line auction block with photos and descriptions. We sell everything from confiscated and surplus vehicles to excess office furniture, and from old tools and equipment to items obtained through law enforcement investigations. Just about anything that can be legally sold on-line is offered, from time to time, on GovDeals.com . It is interesting to note that in the five year history of this Licking County on-line surplus auction we have recorded total sales of over $385-thousand (gross sales), and this year in just three months nearly $18-thousand in sales have been recorded. The money from this on-going surplus sale goes back to fund current operations.

So starting May 1st feel free to check out the latest Licking County offerings. Visit www.GovDeals.com and search by item category, or go to advanced search and click on Ohio and then Licking County. Just like with Ebay the high bidder is notified after the auction deadline, and the transaction is handled quickly and efficiently by our staff. We have had hundreds of satisfied customers from around this area and around the nation over the past five years, so feel free to check it out.



Enviromental Notes…

On Thursday, May 12th at 6:00pm a fund raising dinner/event will be held to benefit the Hartford Fair Natural Resources Area. This ‘Locally Grown and Gathered Meal’ will be held at the Babcock Building on the Hartford Fairgrounds and will cost $15 per person. C-TEC Culinary Arts students and Chef Jessica Karr will prepare this interesting meal, and musicians from Johnstown High School will perform. The County Commissioners will be in attendance, and they urge you to consider supporting this event. To obtain tickets call 740-670-5330 or e-mail ldeeds@lcounty.com .

The annual Licking County Appliance and Tire Collection will be held Saturday, May 14th. The location will again be the Licking County Highway Garage at 771 East Main Street in Newark from 8:00am till 12 Noon. The cost to drop off tires is $5 per passenger or light truck tire, $10 for per large semi tires, $25 per for tractor/farm equipment tires, and an addition charge of $1 for each tire on a rim. The cost for appliances is $10 for a freon based unit, and $5 each for all others. *Note – NO computers or televisions accepted! Transactions are CASH ONLY.

The Regional CFLP Solid Waste District sponsored Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Day is held in Licking County only every other year due to the expense of the event, and this is our off year. However HHW events will be held in neighboring Fairfield and Perry Counties this year. The dates are August 20th in Lancaster and September 17th in new Lexington. If you would like details call the CFLP Solid Waste District Office at 740-349-6308.

Finally, the Licking County Recycling and Litter Prevention Department offers a handy brochure called “Your Guide To Recycling in Licking County”. To obtain a copy call the Litter and Recycling office at 740-670-5125 or visit them on the Licking County website www.lcounty.com .



Student Government Day a Success…

Last Thursday, April 21st the County Commissioners again sponsored ‘Licking County Student Government Day’. This special event is a unique experience for a group of local high school junior and senior students to shadow public officials for part of a day to learn in detail how County Government functions well to provide a wide variety of services critical to the local quality of life.

Here is the list of public officials and the students they hosted…County Commissioners Tim Bubb, Brad Feightner and Doug Smith, Human Resoucres Director Sue Wadley and Water/Wastewater Director Kevin Eby with Victoria Plehn and Justin Magana both of Licking Heights; Sheriff Randy Thorp with Stephen Burch of C-TEC and Michael Hawkins of Newark Catholic; Board of Elections Director Sue Penick with Alison Waters of C-TEC; Child Support Enforcement Agency Attorney John Whittington with Allison Colvin of Johnstown; EMA Director Jeff Walker with Matthew Chapman of Johnstown and Armando Jaimes of Southwest Licking; Records and Archives Director Katy Klettlinger with Danielle Chirdon of Lakewood; Cooperative Extension Service Director Howard Siegrist with Dylan Justis of Lakewood; Auditor Michael Smith with Bryant Haren of Licking Valley; Soil & Water District Administrator Jim Kiracofe with Jeremiah Moore of Licking Valley; Treasurer Scott Ryan with Anna O’Reilly of Newark Catholic; Clerk of Courts Gary Walters with Tia Dewault of Newark; Municipal Court Clerk Marcia Phelps with Amanda Huff of Newark; and Recorder Bryan Long with Brianna Nelson of North Fork.

Thanks to the Newark and Newark-Heath Rotary Clubs for providing lunch for the students and their hosts



A Few Other Notes…

Thanks to Great Licking County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Executive Director Susan Fryer for her work on an excellent regional sporting event that will bring thousands of dollars into our community this weekend. The 3rd annual Buckeye Cup Soccer Tournament will be held at the NASA Soccer Facility in north Newark. It is expected to bring some 685 participants from a five state region. And the best news is all local hotels are sold out this weekend and our restaurants will be busy as well. Please join the Commissioners in welcoming these families to Licking County as you see them around town this weekend – we want them to return again and again to Licking County.

Next month Licking County Water/Wastewater Director Kevin Eby and the Licking County Commissions will receive, on behalf of the people of Licking County, the 2011 Public Officials Award for OWDA for Southeastern Ohio. This is in recognition for both the planning work underway to bring sanitary sewer service to the community of Jacksontown, and the successful effort to finalize a regional contract to allow for the provision of water and sewer services along the busy and developing State Route 161 corridor.

This Saturday (4/30) is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10:00am to 2:00pm and drop off sites have been established throughout Central Ohio This is a great time to clean out you medicine cabinet of unused and out dated prescription drugs, and over the counter medications. The drop-off locations in Licking County are the Newark Walmart at 1315 North 21st Street and the Pataskala Police Department at 430 South Main Street in Pataskala.

Dawes Arboretum (Route 13 south of Newark/heath) will celebrate Arbor Day this Saturday, April 30th, always a great family event! For details call 800-443-2937 or visit www.dawesarb.org .

On Wednesday, May 4th Licking County will be part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the National Road. According to Commissioner Doug Smith this “Caravan of Bells’ will be a parade of vehicles, including many vintage cars and trucks, that will travel through Ohio on Wednesday. They will be carrying special bells commemorating this 150th celebration from each of the states that host the National Road. On May 4th the Caravan will be bringing the bells from Illinois and Indiana, and will be joined by the Ohio bell. The public is encouraged to watch the Caravan, which will enter Licking County around 2:00pm, traveling from west to east. The parade will stop at National Trail Raceway (between Kirkersville and Luray), and the public is invited to meet the participants there shortly after 2:00pm. Local supporters are welcome to join the Caravan in their drive across Licking County. They will leave the Raceway shortly after 2:30pm, and will be passing through Hebron, Jacksontown, Brownsville and other areas headed east. The group will leave Licking County around 3:00pm enroute to a photo op event on the Y-Bridge in Zanesville. The following day the caravan will travel into West Virginia and arrive at the Route 40 starting point in Cumberland Maryland on Saturday, where a major celebration is planned. Commissioner Smith will be in the caravan in his 50’s historic GMC Truck, and invites local residents to view and/or take part in the Caravan, and help celebrate Licking County’s part in the history of U.S. Route 40.

On Thursday, May 5th at midday there will be events in downtown Newark as part of the National Day of Prayer. Citizens who would like to participate are welcome to attend on the service on the steps of Newark City Hall (40 West Main Street). Then at 1:00pm the Commissioners will be at the Gazebo on the public square in downtown Newark for the annual “Prayer Around The Square” event.

On Saturday May 7th the Buckeye Vintage Haulers Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society will sponsor the 16th Annual BVH Truck Show at Coughlin Automotive in north Newark at 21st Street and Mt. Vernon Road. Registration is from 8:00am to 10:00am, and the show is from 9:00am to 4:00 featuring Classic Trucks, Antique Trucks, Restored Trucks, Antique Tractors, Historical Trucks and more.



Thanks for taking time to read this April 2011 Commissioner Update and for the sake of the farmers let’s hope for a dryer month of May!

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Best Regards…Tim Bubb