The 152nd annual Hartford Fair is just three weeks away and this year will feature one of the nation’s most popular attractions. The Budweiser Clydesdales will be at the Fairgrounds in Croton most of the Fair week, and will be featured on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; August 11th thru the 14th.
The traveling team of a dozen Clydesdales, with their ornate wagon, will arrive on Monday of Fair week. On the four performance days the public can view the hitching process from 4:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon, and the big horses and their rig will be on parade around the Fairgrounds from 5:30 to 7:30 each of the four evenings. The visit is in cooperation with local beer and wine distributor the Matesich Company.
For details on the many other highlights of the upcoming Hartford Fair I suggest you visit their website at Hartfordfair.com.
A pair of bridge replacements will take place this summer in southern Licking County. The Licking County Engineer says that Ohio Public Works money has been secured for the replacement of the bridges on White Chapel and Myrtle Roads. The bridges are near each other, and the total cost for replacement is $622,676. Individually the White Chapel project is $360,400 and Myrtle Road is $262,276. The work will be accomplished by the U.S. Bridge Corporation out of Cambridge. Traffic will be rerouted during construction.
A new use will begin shortly for the old Licking County Jail on South Third Street in downtown Newark. As a part of the County’s excellent new Records Program, it is necessary to properly destroyed old records that are not needed, out of date, and no longer required to be stored. In creating the Records Program we discovered mountains of such records stored in the attic of the Courthouse, in the old jail, and taking up space in a number of other buildings.
To save money several county departments went together to purchase a heavy duty industrial grade paper shredder, as opposed to sending the old records out to a vendor at a much greater cost. And to further save money the shredding or records destruction operation will be located in the old jail which has been unused for over a decade, and is the perfect location for a job that is a bit noisy and dusty. I hope you appreciate the reuse of an existing resource to save money, and at the same time begin making a dent in what has been a long ignored old records issue. The grinding will begin shortly!
The recent (July 11th) ‘Summertime Sundays’ kickoff event at Licking County Animal was a major success. A special thanks to Paula Evans, John Silva and Jon Luzio, along with Tri County Chrysler Dodge Jeep, the Animal Control staff and dozens of great volunteers for an outstanding open house type event. In addition to making better the already fine reputation of County Animal Control, the event also resulted in the adoption of 13 dogs and three cats that day. What a great day for all concerned! These new public hours at the Animal Shelter on Dogleg Road in Heath will continue throughout the summer on Sunday afternoons from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, with the hope they can continue.
Finally, just a quick reminder. An environmental event is planned for August 21st. In conjunction with the CFLP Solid Waste District, Licking County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection will be held on that Saturday from 8:00 am till Noon. The location will be the Newark Campus of OSU and COTC.
* As you clean our garages and sheds this summer be looking for these items that will be accepted…acids, antifreeze, batteries, brake fluid, carpet cleaner, chlorine, contact cement, creosote, diesel fuel, drain cleaners, engine degreaser, fertilizer, floor adhesive, fuel oil, fungicides, floor stripper, furniture wax, gas cylinders, gasoline (old), glass cleaners, herbicides, insecticides, kerosene, lighter fluid, linseed oil, mercury, metal primers, mineral spirits, oil sprays, oven cleaners, paint thinner, pesticides, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, rat poison, rubber adhesives, rubbing alcohol, solvents, spot removers, tile adhesive, transmission fluid, turpentine, upholstery cleaner, varnish, waste oils, wood preservers, and wood sealers.
* Note – paint, tires and appliances will not be accepted at this August 21st event.
Thanks for taking time to read this July 20, 2010 Commissioner Update. Feel free to forward in any direction you would like.
Also, feel free to visit my website … TimBubb.com, where I post updates on my personal blog. I will also post them on my Facebook Fan Page, so if you are on Facebook please visit Tim Bubb, Licking County Commissioner.
I can also be e-mailed at tbubb@lcounty.com, and my desk phone number at the Commissioner’s Office is 740-670-5118.
Best Regards…Tim Bubb
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