The August 21 meeting of the Ada Board of Education began with an introduction to a large “freshman class” of teachers and staff. In a pre-meeting reception, board members were introduced to 13 individuals who are new to the district.
The Tuesday, August 20 meeting of the Village of Ada Council included two extended discussions: one indicates that meetings with residents of N. Gilbert St. have resulted in an agreement on a 25-foot no-parking area opposite the EMS garage; the other resulted from comments by resident Kevin Wagner on his efforts to change a Village water billing ordinance and a zoning ordinance regarding establishments serving alcohol near churches and schools.
The Village of Ada has announced a public meeting on Tuesday, August 12 at 6:30 p.m. A Streets Committee meeting will be held in Council Chambers to discuss Gilbert Street parking.
Ada Municipal Building
115 W. Buckeye Ave., 2nd floor
Elevator service is available
Ada council met on August 5 on the second floor of the Ada Municipal Building, 114 W. Buckeye, with live viewing available online via Zoom. (Next meeting link) The meeting was conducted by Mayor David Retterer. Opening businesses included the paying of bills listed in the meeting packet.
NEW BUSINESS
With Streets committee chair Linda Mason and Village Administrator Amanda Sears absent, Jeff Oestreich presented information from a recent memo from Sears that provides new ideas to address the issue of on-street parking near the N. Gilbert St. ambulance bay. There is not enough room for ambulances to back into the garage when cars are parked opposite the building.
JULY 21 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS__The Liberty Township Trustees met in regular session on July 21, 2025. Present: Jeff Acheson, Brad Hays, Jason Weihrauch, Fish White, Gary Hall, Jay Epley and Patty Griffin.
A motion by Jeff Acheson with a second by Brad Hays to approve the minutes of the meeting held on July 7, 2025. All voted yes.
Patty – Working on the cemetery grant. available up to $2,500. Also gathering the information for the gas rebate.
Jay – Trying to get the new compressor to work correctly.
The Ada Schools Board of Education has announced a special board meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29. An executive session will be held for the purpose of discussion employment, promotion and compensation of an employee or official.
