Festivities, concert and fireworks set for Thursday, July 3

The Fourth of July fireworks display and Star Spangled Banner Celebration will be held on Thursday, July 3, at Fort Meigs State Memorial Park in Perrysburg.
The 28th annual River Cities gala fireworks display will take place as darkness falls Thursday evening. There is no admission for the fireworks.
The firing site for the display will be on the Perrysburg/Maumee bridge. The fireworks will be preloaded on flatbed semi-trailers which will be driven onto the bridge at approximately 8 p.m. and removed by 11 p.m. The bridge will be closed to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic between those hours.
Spectators can view the fireworks display from inside or outside the fort.

In the event of inclement weather, the fireworks display will be held on Saturday, July 5.

Administrators and council voice concern on P3 comprehensivie plan final draft
Planning the future of Perrysburg through the comprehensive plan update–P3 People, Planning, Perryburg –steering committee co-chairpersons Mike Liebenthal and Kate MacPherson recently presented the final draft at a public hearing after more than 20 months of research, study and compilation.
“Thirty-four steering committee members, 20 months, one consultant, seven public meetings and, I believe, 17 drafts, and here we are today for our public process,” Mr. Liebenthal said to members of city council, administrators and those attending the hearing on June 17. “What you see before you is the executive summery as well as the plan itself with a series of goals and strategies for a comprehensive plan not just a land use plan.”
It was noted in the executive summary that the final draft of the 2008 comprehensive plan update was distributed to members of the planning commission, city council and administration on March 27. On April 10, a joint session of the planning commission and city council was held to brief the members by the steering committee on various provisions of the proposed update. On April 24, the planning commission approved and recommended to city council adoption of the 2008 plan update.
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Board to place 7.32-mill operating levy on November ballot
At its June meeting, the Perrysburg Board of Education took the first step in placing a 7.32-mill incremental operating levy on the November 4 ballot.
The board approved a resolution to submit the levy request to the Wood County auditor for the millage to be set. This levy will replace the current operating levy which expires on December 31.
The new incremental levy will be 1.52 mills more than the current levy during its first year, adding 0.75 mills each year through 2012.  If passed in November, the levy will raise $5,787,158 in the first year and an additional $593,184 in each of the following three years.
The levy would raise taxes on a $200,000 home by an average of $57.73 each year.
The operating levy supports day-to-day expenses of the school district including salaries, benefits, utilities, textbooks and supplies.

Ohio Supreme Court declines to hear case
The chance for Perrysburg Township to recoup $5 million invested in the failed Rossford arena/amphitheater ended June 20 when the Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear the trustees’ case.
Seven years have passed since the township trustees filed a lawsuit against the Rossford Arena Amphitheater Authority and City of Rossford to recover their investment in the project.
“In essence, the case is over,” City Administrator Ed Ciecka announced at the June 23 Rossford City Council meeting.
“It’s sort of anticlimactic,” Law Director Kevin Heban acknowledged after the meeting.
Rossford Mayor Bill Verbosky described the announcement as “a bittersweet piece of news.”
“It’s the end of a long situation. We hope to put that behind us,” the mayor said. “A lot of positive development has taken place, the area is being developed, and we can look forward to working on a number of items with the township.”
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City Compost Site
Beginning Monday, July 7, Green Lane access to the City Compost Site will be closed.
 The City Compost Site will remain open during construction.  Access will be available via the Orleans Park entrance off Maumee Western Reserve Road.
 Mulch will still be available.
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