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Middle School incentive goes where the snow is

We've got rain and fog here, so the Ada Middle School incentive program found snow elsewhere! Check out a Snow Trails video on Ada Bulldogs Facebook HERE.

Summary of January 20 village council meeting

By Paula Scott

Ceremonial swearing-in of Chief Alec Cooper
New planning commissioners appointed
Fowler appointed as Detective
Neighborhood Revitalization meeting reminder for January 14

The January 10 regular meeting of the Ada Council began with the ceremonial swearing in of new Chief of Police Alec Cooper with his family and former colleagues from the Delphos Police Department present. (Meeting packet.)

A closed door organizational meeting for 2023 lasted just a few minutes.

Council elected Jeff Oestreich to continue as council president and voted to continue meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers. They further agreed to govern as a committee of the whole. Committee chairs will not change.

Mayor Retterer, who conducts council meetings, noted that there has not been a planning commission meeting for an extended period and that the terms of all commission members had expired. He therefore appointed Jeff Oestrich (as council representative), Fred Rush (Hardin County Commissioner) and Dennis (Junior) Mason to serve with him on the board.

The mayor also presented his annual state of the village address, which is presented in full HERE.

COMMITTEES

Personnel - Council approved an unpaid leave vacation request for Tim Parr.

Council approved a motion to appoint Ptl. Courtney Fowler as Detective. This is an assignment not a promotion. Mike Harnishfeger noted that Fowler has taken some 5 courses and is on track to become a Master Investigator.

Streets - Administrator Jamie Hall made a Grandview Blvd. project update. Work could begin as early as mid-Februray. He has begun preparing legislation involving assessments (in attached packet); an ordinance could be passed by early March.

Utilities - Sean Beck presented to new applications for water bill relief due to leaks. Both were approved.

Public hearing announced by Ada Planning Commission

UPDATED 12:40 P.M. A third parcel has been added to this hearing.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, the Ada Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the matter of changing three parcels, formerly known as 218, 220 and 226 N. Liberty from Residential II (R2) to Industrial II (I2).

This change is being requested by Wilson Sporting Goods.

The hearing will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Ada Village Council Chambers located at 115 W. Buckeye, Ada, Ohio.

Having a Voice

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

The power of having a voice is important so one can be active and have a participatory role in making or influencing a decision.  At times we can think of this as it relates to politics and our role in making our voice heard.  The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum offers a course for 3rd to 6th graders titled Making Your Voice Heard.  The course teaches about civic engagement and making a difference by writing letters.  The goal is to use the written word to effect change in communities and government.  

Besides the written word, we can use verbal communication to inspire, create, and innovate.  We can use our voice to create movies, television shows, art, theater, music, and poetry.  When I hear the voice in conversation, I often think of the television show The Voice. An interesting concept of judges blindly listening to someone’s voice without any other visual clues.  

The music competition first aired on April 26, 2011.  The show completed season 22 on December 13, 2022.  For those who watch, country music’s Blake Shelton is the only original coach on The Voice and he plans to finish out season 23 and walk away from coaching.  

How does one’s voice correlate to one’s health?

State of the Village of Ada annual presentation

The following presentation was made to the Village of Ada council on Tuesday, January 10. Mayor David Retterer noted that an annual state of the village report is required by the State of Ohio.

Village of Ada, Ohio 
State of the Village 
Mayor David A. Retterer

January 10, 2023

The state of any organization is in large part defined by the employees of the organization and others who our village depends on to get things done.

The administrative team of the village lies in folks in a wide variety of areas: Safety (police and office workers), Utilities (water and sewer), planning (Village Administrator), Finance (Fiscal Officer), Public Works (streets, etc.), the Ada Pool, and although the Village Councilors are not actually employees of the village they play an important role in all of this.

January 12 remote learning day for K-12

Ada Exempted Village Schools have announced a remote learning day on Thursday, January 12 due to dense fog.

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