Message from Mayor Kapszukiewicz
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A lot of work has gone into creating a regional water system and there is still much work to be done. We have studied this for more than a decade and we are not at the end but we are at the end of the beginning.
For a long time, our suburban neighbors have helped Toledo keep its water rates low. But our water rates have still gone up 40 percent over the past three years even with that help. Now, our customers are leaving and if we do nothing, our rates will continue to go up. History teaches us working together is better than doing it alone, so we must work together to develop a partnership that will protect our rates and our water supply long term.
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I believe a regional water authority is the smart thing to do and the right thing to do. I signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday along with leaders from Lucas County, Maumee, Perrysburg, Sylvania, Whitehouse, Fulton County, Monroe County, and the Northwestern Water and Sewer District. I want everyone – the legislative representatives of every community, residents, and business owners to look at the
MOU
and ask questions. We have more information on the city
website
. I am working with the six district council representatives to schedule public meetings on regional water in each district.
You have my commitment that my leadership team and I will do all we can to keep communication open. This is our challenge together and we need to work on it together.
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Toledo Police
New Police Officers
Congratulations to the new Toledo Police officers who graduate Friday night from the police academy. The officers begin their four-month field training Monday morning. Thank you for becoming one of Toledo's Finest and welcome to one of the best police departments in the nation.
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Not In My House
Mayor Kapszukiewicz and Toledo Police this week announced that the grassroots “Not In My House” program will begin in February and the department will continue to use a number of violence reduction strategies
“Not In My House -
Taking Back One House, One Block, One Street, One Neighborhood At a Time
” - allows Toledoans to surrender weapons or drugs with no penalty and no questions asked. Officers will come to your home to collect drugs or weapons. Police will later run tests on any firearms to determine if they have been used in a crime, but the person handing in the weapon will not be charged. Once a month, flyers and stickers will be distributed to homes in a targeted neighborhood. We will also have a curriculum designed for our school resource officers to speak about this in Toledo schools.
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Toledo needs to recycle better. More than 40 percent of the city's recyclables are contaminated with trash and sent to a landfill.
Toledo City Council approved the Lucas County Solid Waste Management District’s Solid Waste Management Plan Tuesday. It also authorized the mayor's request for an agreement with the Lucas County Commissioners and the Lucas County Solid Waste Management District to commit all of the city’s recyclables from the curbside recycling program to the district. The goal is to create a local materials recovery facility that will reduce our costs by eliminating the need for transportation and let us control how and where our recyclables are processed.
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By The Numbers
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year-to-date
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46,566 cubic yards of leaves collected
3,738 potholes filled
94,605 feet of sanitary sewers cleaned
126 water main breaks repaired
1,179 contractor licenses issued
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President Matt Cherry
I was fortunate to have the support of my fellow colleagues on council as they voted to elect me president of Toledo City Council on January 2
nd
. I am honored and humbled by their support. My goal is to work with each council member to accomplish their goals and make Toledo an even better city than it is already. I look forward to working with the new mayor and his administration as we tackle some of the hurdles Toledo has faced. The first order of business for council this year was to restructure our committees and place council members in roles they could succeed. Council confirmed these appointments unanimously on January 30
th
and we hit the ground running. Council member Nick Komives, chairman of the Water and Sustainability committee, held a hearing the very next day on one of the biggest challenges facing our region – the creation of a regional water authority. I personally feel our community needs to get to this end goal in some fashion but we also need to do what is best for the citizens of the Toledo. I look forward to the community regional water meetings that will take place in each of the six council districts. I want to hear the concerns and questions from the citizens of this community. We have many challenges to tackle during the upcoming months and I am excited to take on those tasks with city council members and the new administration. Toledo has a very bright future and I am proud to be part of it. You Will Do Better In Toledo!
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Toledo In The News
Area leadership backs regional water agreement
Leaders from Toledo, Lucas County, Maumee, Perrysburg, Sylvania, Whitehouse, Fulton County, Monroe County, and the Northwestern Water and Sewer District signed a regional water memorandum of understanding Thursday.
TFD does more than fight fires
Even though the name of the Toledo Fire and Rescue Department implies battling fires, about 90 percent of the actual runs members of TFD go on are emergency medical and not fire related.
Last year, Toledo Fire and Rescue went on more than 60,000 runs. Of those, more 53,000 were medical emergencies.
Neighbors get hands-on experience with policing
It's back to class for several Toledoans as they learn what it takes to be TPD. They will spend the next ten weeks enduring the citizen police academy. It will prepare them to help keep our city safe.
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