Message from Mayor Kapszukiewicz
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City employees and utility crews hustled after the ice storm that hit us this week to clear downed trees and restore power. I was impressed with how quickly our forestry division employees moved from location to location to get tree limbs off roadways. We know many people were without electricity after the storm and that Toledo Edison worked to restore power as quickly as possible.
Trash collection was also suspended a single day - pushing everyone's service up a day. With the number of low-hanging, ice-covered electrical wires in the city, and tree limbs that were knocked down, I think that was the right move. We know it's an inconvenience whenever a city service is disrupted by Mother Nature or anything else.
Engage Toledo
handled 915 customer calls on Tuesday - mostly about storm damage. It was the busiest day on record for the call center. There was a small unit of ten employees, working 24-hours over three shifts, who did an amazing job. They are always there for you!
I also want everyone to know that city crews are out filling potholes as quickly and effectively as possible. Eleven crews spent the day working on streets today and they will also be out there this weekend. Lanes on the Anthony Wayne Trail, for example, will be closed tomorrow between Copeland and Glendale so we can address the pothole problem.
Cities across the state have struggled to fix roads for years because of major reductions in state allocations. During the past 10 years, the city of Toledo has lost nearly $100 million from the state of Ohio. To put that in perspective, that is roughly the size of our budget for the entire police department and the municipal court system. This has become a crisis for cities all across Ohio and I am glad
Gov. Mike DeWine's
special advisory committee on roads agrees
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Northwest Ohio Litter Summit
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Toledo Police, Code Enforcement, and the city law department are participating in an event and panel discussion on illegal dumping and litter.
ODOT will host the
Northwest Ohio Litter Summit
from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 6
at The University of Toledo's Nitschke Hall, 2801 West Bancroft Street.
The Summit is a joint effort of The Ohio Department of Transportation, Keep Ohio Beautiful, Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, Lucas County Solid Waste District, the city of Toledo, and Owens-Illinois
Litter is a persistent and preventable problem that knows no boundaries. It affects neighborhoods, communities, local roads, and highway corridors.
Since 2007, ODOT has collected 3.7 million bags of trash statewide along state, US, and interstate highways costing taxpayers $37 million. Unfortunately, litter is back as soon as it is picked up.
ODOT recognizes communities, citizens, law enforcement, businesses, and leaders are frustrated with Ohio’s litter problem and are working with its litter partners to find a solution.
The summit will bring together stakeholders to identify litter pickup and prevention programs, available resources, and litter hot spots; learn about national litter research; hear case studies and best management practices; and leave with educational resources and action items. Following the Summit, ODOT will develop a “Findings and Recommendations” document to give to participants.
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Toledo Firefighter DeAndre Ware
captured three vacant super middleweight regional titles by scoring a majority decision against previously unbeaten Ronald Ellis.
He earned the North American Boxing Association, United States Boxing Organization, and the World Boxing Council Continental Americas 168-pound titles by winning a 10-round bout Feb. 1 that was broadcast on Showtime.
DeAndre won his match on a Friday and was back to work on Monday protecting the people of Toledo. We are all very proud of this champion!
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Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz will deliver the 2019 State of the City Address at Waite High School, 301 Morrison Dr., at
5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28
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The annual State of the City brings community, business, faith, non-profit, and government leaders together to hear the state of the city. The event is free and open to the public.
Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and the speech begins at 5 p.m.
Parking will be available in three areas. The most convenient handicapped parking is in the parking lot along East Broadway Street, just east of Mott Ave. There is a ramp at the front of the building, which faces east. An elevator will be marked and available to take those in need of special seating to the third floor of the school, which is the second level of the auditorium where handicapped seating is available. Parking is also available in the parking lot along Essex Street. That parking lot leads to an entrance facing north, which is also handicapped accessible. A third parking lot is off of Morrison Drive and 2
nd
Street. There is limited street parking on the south side of Morrison Drive.
The speech will air live in its entirety on BCAN (Buckeye Community Arts Network). You can watch the live broadcast on Buckeye Cable Channel 109/609HD or feel free to tune in on Facebook by following BCAN Arts,
https://www.facebook.com/BCANarts
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T
he city of Toledo supports the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Joan Easler, ADA coordinator, at 419-245-1059.
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Support the Toledo Police and Fire departments in the first annual Battle of the Badges basketball game at Savage Arena! The Police vs. Fire basketball game will be played
2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23.
Following the game, come out to the Rocket basketball game at 6 p.m. for their nationally televised match-up against the Northern Illinois Huskies. Tickets are available for $10 and are good for both games!
Purchase $10 tickets for Toledo Police with promo code: "POLICE"
$5 from every ticket sale with that promo code will be donated back to the Toledo Police Patrolman's Association.
Purchase $10 tickets for Toledo Fire with promo code: "FIRE"
$5 from every ticket sale with that promo code will be donated back to the Toledo Firefighters' Local 92 Charity.
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Come see Brahms’s First at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle on
Feb. 22 and 23
. The pre-concert lecture is at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m.
Bold, majestic, and romantic—witness the symphony Brahms took decades to perfect. Guest conductor Lio Kuokman leads the TSO in this audience favorite, Brahms’s Symphony No. 1. Also, discover a hidden gem by Brahms’s muse, Clara Schumann. Pianist Sara Davis Buechner’s “rare combo of power, grace” is on full display with Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Join us for a dazzling program of power and passion! Please contact the Box Office at 419-246-8000 for information on child/student ticket pricing. More info
here
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By The Numbers
(year to date)
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4,817
potholes filled
82
water main breaks repaired
187,175
feet of sanitary sewers cleaned
2,070
feet of storm sewers cleaned
1,129
vehicles towed
883
fire runs
6,401
EMS runs
14,933
tons of salt used for 2018-19 season
56,772
cubic yards of leaves collected during 2018-19 program
198
trees trimmed
494
illegal signs removed
983
building inspections
1,160
contractor licences
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Toledo In The News
You've got to have HOPE
Pete Kadens has
an ambitious plan
to remake Toledo’s public schools. That is both a pro and a con as Mr. Kadens — along with Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz — attempts to raise $30 million in the next month and a half to launch Toledo HOPE (Helping Our Population Educate.)
The plan includes multiple facets, including free, universal pre-kindergarten, and a Kalamazoo Promise-style program that would pay for college for TPS graduates.
UT Scientists advance new technology to protect drinking water from Lake Erie algal toxins
Before the 2014 Toledo Water Crisis left half a million residents without safe drinking water for three days, Dr. Jason Huntley’s research at The University of Toledo focused on bacteria that cause pneumonia. After the harmful algal bloom prompted the city of Toledo’s “Do Not Drink” advisory, the microbiologist expanded his research projects to target microcystin.
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