EPHIA Newsletter
August/September 2008
Latest Scoop on the Elberon Barrier Wall Project
DOTE has received partial funding from the Ohio Public Works Commission for the construction of a rock fall barrier on Elberon Avenue. The project is located between Mt. Hope and Purcell Avenues. Design of the wall is scheduled to be completed in December of 2008. Construction is expected to begin in March of 2009 with a completion date of June 1, 2009.
The project involves the construction of a barrier at the base of the outbound lane to prevent rocks and rapid earth flows from falling into the travel lane. The center line of the roadway will be moved further into the inbound lane which will allow for the stripping of a clear zone between the proposed wall and the two outbound lanes. The barrier wall will have a length of 730 feet. Pavement stripping will occur over a length of one-half mile.
Rich Pohana, Geotechnical Engineer, is the Project Manager and can be reached at 352-5278.
Upcoming Elections
The nominating committee will be contacting members to find candidates for the November ballot. Please consider taking an office and helping your neighborhood grow and prosper! The committee members are: Rosalie Pietras; Bob Pessler; Sean Hafer; Brenda Swisshelm (member volunteers), Ted Bird, Jr., Steve Klatte, and Mary Croft (appointed from the board).
Special Board Meeting Held
A special meeting was held to address the proposed changes being made by Kroger people to the façade. Apparently these changes were not in the approved plans. The Board decided to send an appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Apparently the changes in question have to do with the Pharmacy portico and the vertical applications along the back of the building. They (Kroger) are eliminating the perimeter lighting, also,
Check photos from our summer activities!
UPCOMING EVENTS
EPHIA meeting at Elberon Methodist Church September 15th @7:30pm
Free Community Seminars
September 17 Met District One
Overall Organizational Structure of the PD and Problem Solving: The Neighborhood Project
October 1 District Two
Racial Profiling and Personal Safety
October 6 District Three
How to Access CPD and How Police and Community Can Work Better Together