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School board will act on accepting resignation of Tara Griffith

Anticipates purchase of $86,210 bus
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, July 27, 2017

The Ada school board, meeting tonight (July 27) will act to accept the resignation of Tara Griffith, board president, effective July 28. She has served on the school board for 8 ½ years.

Several additional board actions are anticipated. Viewers may see the entire board agenda, attached at the bottom of this story.

The board will act on accepting a bid of $86,210 for a new school bus from Cardinal Bus Sales and Service, to be delivered in September. The trade-in value from Bus 4 is $3,500.

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Ada Village Council meeting notes

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, January 18, 2017

A proposed cell tower, dog park planning, and the football drop schedule were discussed at Ada Village council meeting on Tuesday night in the city building.
Verizon is interested in constructing a cell tower on village property and may pay the Village about $10,000 a year to do so.
Council agreed to pursue the idea further. It will probably be discussed for a long time before contracts are signed. The location has not been decided, among other issues.

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School board special session on Wednesday

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Ada school board will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 21. The purpose of the meeting to discuss employment and compensation of public employees.

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$347,000 low bid on Ream Street, $260,000 low bid on Eric Wolber project

Council will act on bid acceptance soon
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 13, 2016

By Monty Siekerman
Village officials recently opened bids for the Ream Street sewer project and improvement of part of Eric Wolber Avenue in Grass Run Industrial Park.

Zee Contractor's bid of $347,000 was the lowest of three bids for the sewer project. Zee is from Ottawa.

Hohenbrink Excavating's bid of $260,000 was the lowest of 10 bids submitted for the Eric Wolber project. Hohenbrink is from Holland, Ohio.

Eighty percent of the cost of the sewer project and 88 percent of the cost of the street project will be paid for by state grants.

Council has not met to decide the winning bidders.

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School board sets Dec. 2 meeting; policy committee meets Dec. 6

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 1, 2016

The Ada school board will hold a special meeting at 3:45 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, in the board room.

The meeting will be in executive session to disucss employment and compensation of public employees.

The board policy committee will meet at 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, 6.

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Village begins approval of tougher dog law

Legislation's first reading passes on Tuesday
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, November 16, 2016

By Amy Eddings
Tougher penalties against vicious and loose dogs, as well as new restrictions aimed at owners who keep their dogs tied up all day, were introduced at the regular meeting of Ada’s village council on Tuesday night. Council members unanimously voted in favor of them during the first of three readings of the legislation.

The legislation was inspired by a pit bull attack last July in which a pit bull that had escaped from its pen charged and attacked one of two dogs owned by Jim and Jackie Meyer of Ada. Jim Meyer is the former village administrator of Ada.

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