City of Gahanna Update Newsletter

CITY NEWS

City Sanitary Sewer Cleaning Project to Begin May 16, 2016

The CCTV and Sanitary Sewer Cleaning Project is set to begin this Monday, May 16, 2016 and will continue through September 1, 2016.

Crews will be performing manhole inspections and sewers will be cleaned in the following subdivisions:

College Park
Heritage
Goshen Lane
Lynne Court

As part of the process, video cameras will be used to thoroughly inspect the areas. Residents in the designed areas will be notified in advance of the project.

For additional questions contact Water Resources Engineer, Jeff Feltz at 614.342.4005.

Coffee with Council
May 26, 2016

Come meet your Council members and participate in an informal discussion about your city!

Thursday, May 26, 2016

6:30 p.m.
Donatos
1391 E. Johnstown Rd.

For more information, contact the Council Clerk's office at 614.342.4090. To view notes from previous meetings, click here .

Your Summer Fun Guide Has Arrived!

Looking for a Creekside Live concert schedule? How about Creekside paddleboat hours or do you want to register for one of our fun summer programs? It's all in the new edition of the Summer Fun Guide that covers activities happening now through July!

Click here to download your copy of the Summer Fun Guide!

Celebrate Five Years of the Friendship Park Story Trail

Join Gahanna Parks & Recreation as we cut the ribbon for the fifth new story on the trail at Friendship Park, 150 Oklahoma Ave., on Friday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m.

This year's story, Going on a Nature Walk, is a collaboration with the Columbus Metropolitan Library and Art Garden Studios. The story trail is part of the Gahanna Library's Summer Reading Program that encourages families to engage in the outdoors through reading.

Several Gahanna-Jefferson students were involved in the creation of the story, including artwork by Cera Hawkins, Gahanna Lincoln High School. Writers include Mikayla Barbe-Cox, Chapelfield Elementary; Katherine Clifford, Gahanna Lincoln High School; Natalie Fry, Chapelfield Elementary; Javier Gonzalez-Messmer, Gahanna Middle School East; Juli Lindenmeyer, Gahanna Lincoln High School; and Frankie Nuss, Jefferson Elementary. Instructors for this project are Kathy Halsey, Kathe Bumbaugh and Angie Sharkey.

The evening will include a ceremony and ribbon cutting, musical performance by Casey Redmond and Gahanna Parks & Recreation games and activities, along with the unveiling of the Gahanna Mobile Activities Center (GMAC).

For more information contact, Parks & Recreation at 614.342.4250.

Pool Memberships Still on Sale!

Pool memberships are still on sale at the Sneak Peek Rate through May 24. Purchase your membership now to enjoy season long savings and fun! Plus, make your purchase by June 19 to make 2 monthly payments instead of one lump payment. Your pool membership includes entry into Hunters Ridge Pool and Gahanna Swimming Pool and free or reduced entry fee for special events throughout the pool season.

Mark your Calendar-Pool Opening Days!

Hunters Ridge Pool Wed., May 25 at 11 a.m.

Gahanna Swimming Pool Sat., May 28 at 12 p.m.

Click here to purchase your pool membership today!

Support Gahanna Kiwanis Through Legacy of Play Contest

The Gahanna Kiwanis needs your help to win $25,000 in Landscape Structures playground equipment. If selected, the equipment will enhance Gahanna's new park at Hines and McCutcheon Roads and will be installed in conjunction with the club's 2017 Kiwanis Day plans.

Voting is currently underway and Gahanna residents can vote once a day through May 27, 2016. The 10 submissions with the highest number of votes will become finalists. A panel of judges will select the winning club.

The new park will be constructed with walkways and flat surfaces for ease of wheelchair and crutch access for disabled children. The park will also enhance the visitor experience by bringing exercise, music and nature together.

Click here to cast your vote and to learn more about the contest.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS

Gahanna Veterans Memorial Invites the Community to its 2016 Memorial Day Ceremony
May 30, 2016

The Gahanna Veterans Memorial will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony, on Monday, May 30th at 1p.m. "Thank Those Serving- Remember Those Lost" is the theme of this year's event and the ceremony will take place at Veteran's Memorial Park , located at the end of Old Johnstown Rd. and Big Walnut Creek.

Jerry Revish, news anchor for WBNS-10TV will serve as this year's Master Ceremonies and U.S. Air Force Veteran and ADA & Veterans Affair Coordinator for City of Columbus Rick Isbell will be the keynote speaker. Gahanna Lincoln High School student and Voice4 Columbus finalist Alexis Young will sing the National Anthem. The V.F.W. Post 4719 and American Legion Post 797 will give the 21-gun salute. Twenty-three new bricks will be placed in the park to honor those who served our country during the ceremony.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.GahannaVets.org.

Volunteer for Gahanna's Largest Signature Event
June 17 -19, 2016

It takes many hands to produce the BEST blues and jazz festival in Ohio! June 17-19 will mark the 18th anniversary of the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival--Gahanna's largest signature event, presented by the Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau.

CBJF volunteers assist in many areas including preparation and set-up, Family Fun Zone activities, Backstage Assistants, Info & Merchandise Booth, Recycling and more.

Volunteers are essential members of the festival family and will receive a festival t-shirt, admission wristband, water and snacks. In addition, volunteer hours at the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival count for community service hours!

Click here to register or to learn more about the 18th annual Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival.