WPTW News Briefs - Tuesday, July 7th
Tipp City Schools Planning for Upcoming Semester
TIPP CITY SCHOOLS IS SEEKING INPUT FROM PARENTS, STUDENTS AND STAFF
ON PLANS FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR WITH QUESTIONS, INCLUDING
LEARNING MODELS, USE OF MASKS AND OTHER ISSUES RAISED BY COVID-19. A
DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAYS IT’S HOPED THE SURVEY WILL HELP GUIDE
DECISIONS IN DESIGNING SAFE AND PRACTICAL BACK TO SCHOOL RETURN
OPTIONS. THE SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 15 ON THE DISTRICT
WEBSITE.
Greenville Fire Under Investigation
THE CAUSE OF A FIRE NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE BLAZE WAS IN A COMBINATION
GARAGE AND WORKSHOP ALONG STATE ROUTE 49 AND STORED A VARIETY OF
VINTAGE COLLECTABLES, INCLUDING A 1968 AUTOMOBILE. FIRST CREWS TO
ARRIVE FOUND HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE ROOF
AREA...THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Brukner Offers New Program
BRUKNER NATURE CENTER IS OFFERING A PROGRAM CALLED WHERE THE
WILD THINGS ARE FOR CHILDREN ENTERING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE
FIVE ON JULY 24 FROM 7-10 P.M. THE PROGRAM WILL LOOK AT OHIO WILDLIFE
ACTIVITY DURING TWILIGHT, DAWN AND DUSK. A FIREFLY COUNT FOR A
CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT ALSO IS PLANNED. THE COST IS $20 FOR BRUKNER
NATURE CENTER MEMBERS AND $30 FOR NON-MEMBERS. TO REGISTER, EMAIL
INFO@BRUKNERNATURECENTER.COM
Miami County Succeeding Post-COVID
ACCORDING TO MIAMI COUNTY AUDITOR, MATT GEARHADT, SO FAR THE
COUNTY’S FINANCES ARE WEATHERING THINGS WELL DURING THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC. THAT’S WHAT MIAMI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD
RECENTLY DURING THE ANNUAL COUNTY TAX BUDGET HEARING. COMMISSION
PRESIDENT JACK EVANS EXPLAINED THE TAX BUDGET IS THE FIRST STEP IN THE
ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED LATER IN THE YEAR BY
ADDED BUDGET DISCUSSIONS BEFORE COMMISSIONERS APPROVE SPENDING
FOR 2021.
Parking Program Underway
A TWO-PART PILOT PARKING PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY IN TROY. BEING
TESTED IS REVERSE-ANGLE-PARKING. REVERSE-ANGLE PARKING REQUIRES THE
DRIVER TO BACK IN TOWARD THE CURB. THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SAYS IT PROMOTES BETTER VISIBILITY FOR MOTORISTS AND
REMOVES THE DIFFICULTY OF BACKING INTO MOVING TRAFFIC. THE FIRST TEST
AREA, NOW UNDERWAY, IS ALONG NORTH SHORT STREET. A SECOND TEST SITE
WILL BE LOCATED ALONG EAST MAIN STREET FROM THE PUBLIC SQUARE TO
MULBERRY STREET BEGINNING JULY 27. THE PARKING AREAS WILL BE IN PLACE
FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS THEN PUBLIC FEEDBACK WILL BE
REVIEWED BY CITY.
Pitsenbarger Inducted into Walk of Fame
PIQUA NATIVE AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT, WILLIAM PITSENBARGER,
WILL BE INDUCTED POSTUMOUSLY INTO THE DAYTON REGION’S WALK OF
FAME THIS YEAR. PITSENBARGER LOST HIS LIFE DURING HERIOIC EFFORTS
DURING A BATTLE IN THE VIETNAM WAR IN 1966. A MOVIE ABOUT
PITSENBARGER WAS RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR. BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19
PANDEMIC, THE INDUCTION CEREMONY ALONG WEST THIRD STREET IN
DAYTON HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER.
Troy Enacts Property Sale Guidelines
THE TROY CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED POLICY GUIDELINES FOR THE SALE OF
SURPLUS PROPERTY FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION REQUESTED BY THE
MAYOR INTO HOW A BACKYARD BASKETBALL COURT ENDED UP BEING BUILT
ON ARCHER PARK LAND. A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER ASKED TO BUY THE
LAND WHERE THE COURT IS LOCATED AND COUNCIL EVENTUALLY APPROVED
THE SALE. TWO PARKS EMPLOYEES WERE DISCIPLINED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN
THE COURT BEING BUILT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. ACCORDING TO PERSONNEL
FILES, ONE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A ONE DAY SUSPENSION WHILE THE OTHER
RECEIVED A WARNING.
New Restaurant Opening in Piqua
THE GRAND OPENING OF PIQUA NEWEST RESTAURANT IS TOMORROW (JULY
8) AT THE MIAMI VALLEY CENTRE MALL. HANNAH’S SOUTHERN BISTRO, IS
OWNED AND OPERATED BY PIQUA NATIVE TOMMY McCOY. APPROXIMATELY
400 PEOPLE VISITED THE RESTAURANT DURING A SOFT-OPENING HELD LAST
WEEK.
