Message from Mayor Kapszukiewicz
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One of my favorite weeks of the year is rapidly approaching - Rocket Week!
We support and celebrate the University of Toledo's great academic and athletic successes year-round but we dedicate the week leading up to the home-opening football game as Rocket Week.
Join me Sept. 8-14 by flying your UT Rocket flag in front of your home and wear your Rocket gear every Thursday in September for "Rocket Thursdays!"
UT President Sharon Gaber and I will kick off the start of the second annual Rocket Week with an official proclamation and ceremonial raising of The University of Toledo Athletics flag at a news conference at One Government Center on Friday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. In addition to the location at One Government Center, Rocket flags will be in place at other city buildings and parks. I am also asking businesses to fly the Rocket flag during the week leading up to the home opener and all season long.
Rocket Week also includes a series of special events leading up to the home-opening game when the Rockets host Murray State at the Glass Bowl on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. As part of Rocket Week, UT and the city will recognize city employees during the game and pregame festivities.
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The Ohio Mayors Alliance recognized Toledo with a $30,000 grant for its efforts to raise the completion rates in Toledo Public Schools and Washington Local Public Schools for the all-important financial aid document known as the FAFSA.
The Alliance is awarding more than $200,000 to seven cities, with Toledo included, that are supporting Ohio's
Complete to Compete
challenge. The program is designed to help meet the state’s goal that 65 percent of working-age Ohioans will have a two-year or four-year college degree, or a trade quality credential, by 2025.
Councilwoman Dr. Cecelia Adams and Bob Savage, Jr. accepted the check.
The Mayors Alliance, in partnership with Learn to Earn Dayton, and with generous support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the AT&T Foundation, created the Mayors Education Advocacy Grant program to engage mayors and leverage their voice to help promote Ohio’s educational attainment goal.
“Virtually all students and their families need help paying for college today,” Mayor Kapszukiewicz said. “Completing the FAFSA is a requirement for getting financial aid and makes college affordable. We have to let all young people know that they can realize their educational goals and dreams.”
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The next Engage Toledo Ambassador Academy will start on Sept. 17 and conclude with a graduation ceremony on Nov. 12.
There will be seven classes scheduled, and participants who complete six of the seven classes will graduate and be designated “Engage Toledo Ambassadors.” All classes will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The locations may vary according to subject matter. Classroom size is limited, and participants must be a Toledo resident and at least eighteen years old to attend. Accepted applications are on a first come, first served basis; however, exceptions may be made in order to ensure broad representation across the city. Applications will be received through Sept. 4.
The city of Toledo supports the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability to fully participate in any city program or event, please contact Joan Easler, city of Toledo ADA Administrator, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, at 419-245-1059.
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Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity
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Great thanks from the city of Toledo to
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity
for taking apart and collecting the lumber used to build the stands for the Willard-Dempsey event at Detwiler Park in July.
Volunteers took apart the stands that
Carpenters Local Union #351
skillfully built with volunteers. This lumber, valued at $3,000, will be used at MVHFH for the next home build Thank you for your efforts!
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Ottawa Park Summer Concert
Join us for an another exciting concert
THIS SATURDAY
at the Ottawa Park Amphitheater, 2205 Kenwood Blvd, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
East River Drive performs on Aug. 31!
More dates have been added - Sept 14 and 21!
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Toledo Regional Water Contract Public Meeting
The public is invited to learn more about the Toledo Regional Water Contract during a public meeting at One Government Center, first floor, Council Chambers. The document can be found at
this link
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By The Numbers
(year to date)
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142,404
potholes filled
1,853
illegal signs removed
188
water main breaks repaired
1,179,944
feet of sanitary sewers cleaned
39,852
feet of storm sewers cleaned
2,075,170
pounds of debris cleared from streets with street sweepers
4,781,226
pounds of debris cleared from alleys
934
trees trimmed
6,474
building inspections
1,849
contractor licences
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Immigrant community members who live in Toledo and Lucas County have partially offset local population loss, according to new research by New American Economy. The report, which was published in partnership with Welcome Toledo-Lucas County, a local cross-sector initiative housed in Lucas County, and the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, highlights the more than $200 million impact that Toledo immigrants make in the community and their contributions in 2017 of more $30 million in federal taxes and more than $19 million in state and local taxes.
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