OFFICE LOCATION The MCDO office is located within the former Gast Building on Franklin Street (State Route 274) east of the Post Office in Chickasaw. MCDO meetings are normally held the third Wednesday of each month at 8:00 p.m. at the Marion Township building at 2031 Clune Stucke Road north of State Route 119 in St. Rose. Reminders are printed in the church bulletins and town news.

    Several projects are in the works including getting the ball diamonds ready for use in the Spring of 2002. The Park Board, with the assistance of Ron Puthoff, has applied for a grant to help fund a concession/restroom facility. This is a matching type grant, meaning we as a community, need to raise some of the monies to help fund this project. Needless to say, this is a huge undertaking.
    The sidewalks along St. Johns Road are installed. The Board would like to continue the sidewalk to the woods when funds are available. A storage building donated by Dynamic Weld, Osgood, has been dismantled and will be rebuilt at the park in the near future.
    Any questions or concerns can be directed to any of the Park Board Members.

    This is my last report as mayor as I will be retiring from the Mayor's position effective June 30, 2001. Steve Winner will be taking over the Mayor's responsibility very soon.

• The village is continuing the planning of the reconstruction of South North Street.

• The contract has been awarded to PAB Construction for the installation of curbs along South Roosevelt Street (State Route 716) south of State Route 274. Construction should start very soon.
• A leaf vac was recently purchased to be used this fall. This should help with the leaf burning concerns many residents have in the fall months. We have also added yard waste bags that can be purchased for disposal of grass clippings, leaves, plant trimmings, etc. These will be picked up at the curb just as the trash bags and recycle bags. The village discourages open burning because of safety and health concerns. We are attempting to provide these and other alternatives to open burning. Also, remember we have as one of our local businesses, Ohio Recycling, that accepts many of the items residents are currently burning such as newspaper, junk mail, magazines and plastic bottles. We would like everyone to work together to help keep Chickasaw a neat, clean and safe place to live.
• The village is continuing to work on the central sewer for the village and is currently looking for land.

    While we all try to do things to keep our properties neat and clean, occasionally some things do not get the attention they deserve. A couple of items that need a little more attention are the unlicensed vehicles that are setting at a few properties around the township. These vehicles create an appearance of clutter.
    There are a few places where people have burn piles in the roadway side ditches. The burn piles are very unsightly and also create potential water pollution concerns as they are setting in areas that drain to our streams. These are also against the law as this property is public and placing trash in a public right of way is considered littering. Let's all try a little harder to keep the Township a neat, clean and healthy place to live.

• Township roads that will be paved this year are Stelzer Road between SR 274 and SR 119 and Harting Road. There will be a sealer applied to Kramer Road from SR 119 to Huwer Road. Olding Road already had a sealer applied to it earlier this year.
• The County will be paving Clune Stucke Road from SR 119 to the Darke County Line this year.

    The construction project at the school is progressing very nicely. All contractors are, however, very concerned about the presence of students in the schools. When your child is here for open gyms, camps, etc., please make them aware of the possible dangers and encourage them to only be in the area of the grounds and buildings that are necessary.
    The additions at the elementary school are 90% complete. Flooring and ceiling tile will be installed in mid July. The addition at the high school is on schedule but will not be complete until December. The south gym wall has been removed and the work in the high school gym itself should be complete by mid August.
    Other items of note are the high school will be re-roofed very soon, the new boilers are in place at the high school, the windows at the high school are scheduled for replacement in the next month, and the exterior masonry work is quickly nearing completion. The high school restrooms and the high school office will be remodeled by the opening of school.
    The remainder of the project is the upgrading of the mechanical and electrical systems. At this time, the contractors have trenched between the two buildings and have run their mains down the hallways and tapped into several classrooms.