The H2Ohio Rivers Program is an expansion of Governor DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative. Part of the program is to reduce excessive road salt usage and encourage communities and jurisdictions responsible for winter road and surface maintenance to adopt salt best management practices. Applicants for these grants were able to apply for funding for either new salt equipment or storage facility construction to help alleviate costs to local governments across Ohio. In May 2024, Ohio EPA announced 31 communities received $1.6 million in funding during the first round, which had over 260 applicants. Recent water quality testing has shown that Ohio’s waterways are seeing an increase in salt concentrations, primarily due to the use of road salt. Salt can also cause nutrients and metals to detach from sediment, decreasing water quality. There are many drinking water facilities across the state that utilize river water for their source of drinking water. Water that is contaminated with road salt requires additional treatment. Additionally, road salt can cause issues with corrosion in pipes, valves, and other drinking water equipment. Road salt also corrodes infrastructure like bridges and shortens the life of paved surfaces. Ohio EPA is excited about Goshen Township’s commitment to reducing salt in their community and protecting Ohio’s waterways.
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The Ohio Development Services Agency is now distributing $100 million in federal funding to help low-income Ohioans who do not own their own home: pay their rent, water, sewer, wastewater, electric, gas, oil and/or trash removal bills.
The state of Ohio, working with local Community Action Agencies, will help eligible Ohioans on rent, mortgage, and water and/or sewer utility bills catch up on past payments back to March 13, 2020, and provide additional assistance through December 31, 2021. Eligible Ohio households must:
For more information and to find contact information for your local Community Action Agency visit: https://businesshelp.ohio.gov/home-relief-grant.html ORWA recommends that all Water & Wastewater Utilities notify their customers with mounting bills of this opportunity to get caught up. The Village of Mechanicsburg is monitoring updates from the Champaign County Health District to help minimize the community spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). For factual information please refer to the Champaign County Health District website: http://www.champaignhd.com/, Facebook, and Twitter. Their site and social media are updated throughout the day. As of yesterday there were no known cases in our area.
For now the best practices are wash your hands, stay home if you are sick, cover your cough, social distancing, and avoid large crowds. Be safe out there. We will update you with any future cancellations as they happen.
Firefighter/EMT pay scale is set at $13.00/hour. Firefighter/EMT-I is set at $13.50/hour. Firefighter/Paramedic pay scale is set at $14.00/ hour.
Applications may be obtained at the Mechanicsburg Fire Department located at 18 N. Main St. in Mechanicsburg. For additional information please contact: Fire Chief Robert Keene – 937-244-8038 Assistant Fire Chief Steve Castle – 937-207-0231 The Village of Mechanicsburg is accepting applications for a full time Maintenance position for Street, Water and Sewer Departments. Must have a high school diploma or equivalent; valid Ohio driver’s license; be able to perform a variety of skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled and manual labor tasks to maintain village facilities, streets, curbs, gutters, waterlines, catch basins, sewers, etc.; operates heavy equipment, hand and light power tools to perform construction, maintenance, and repair activities; performs repairs and adjustments on equipment operated.
Pay range is Minimum wage to $18.00 per hour Plus benefits. A complete job description and application for employment are available at the Mechanicsburg Municipal Building, 18 N Main St Mechanicsburg OH. Applications will be accepted until 5pm December 20, 2019. Mechanicsburg is an EOE. The 2019 Village of Mechanicsburg Community Yard Sale dates will be June 7-8 from 8am-5pm.
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