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April 13, 2006

Mariemont Village council briefs for April 10

The council of the village of Mariemont convened at 7:30 p.m. April 10, at the administration building. Here are the highlights of that meeting.

A small spill and no one hurt
From Fire Chief Phifer: March 2006 Monthly Report. Councilmember Bill Ebelhar asked Fire Chief Jack Phifer about the details of what happened at Kellogg. According to Phifer, a Kellogg’s maintenance worker was cleaning a pipe and knocked off a valve and 100 pounds of anhydrous ammonia they use for refrigeration spilled on the floor.

“It evaporates very fast so it did not create a very large problem,” Phifer said.

He added that Kellogg has a good safety team that the Mariemont Fire Department helped assemble. After the accident all the employees were evacuated everyone from the building. Phifer said there were no serious reports of people getting sick due to the spillage. The fire department treated ten people, ventilated the building and checked it for ammonia pockets in the “hot zone” around where the accident occurred. In the end there was no serious threat to the people around the facility or the village.

New radios for MFD
The fire department has also requested funds for new radios. Clerk Stan Bahler said the department wants to increase their allotment for radios by $295. Council had already allotted $10,000 at the beginning of the year, which was actually a carry-over from last year. The agreement at that time was they could get two radios and a charger for $10,000.

“Now they can get four radios for just $295 more with this deal,” Bahler said, adding he recommends allowing the department the allotment. Adams seconded Bahler’s recommendation and council unanimously agreed to the allotment.

Feel free to swim
Council unanimously accepted the recommendation of the Health and Recreation Committee to not make any significant changes in the village’s pool situation.

The Health and Recreation Committee met March 27 to discuss whether people who attend Mariemont schools but are not village residents should be allowed Swim Pool memberships. The committee received input from many citizens and also considered the financial status of the Swim Pool. The Committee recommended no change be made to the current membership classifications.

Fun stuff going on
There will be a village-wide safety meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. May 18 in the auditorium of Mariemont Elementary

The Taste of Mariemont will be held 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Sunday, May 21

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