The 2012 Ada Consumer Confidence Report, also known as CCR, is now available for the general public.
Making the report available is an annual requirement for compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act for community water systems throughout the country. According to the U.S. EPA, the report “lists the regulated contaminants found in the drinking water.....as well as health effects information.”
The Village passes this information along to its consumers not just to comply with the federal regulations, but also because the administration feels it is important for consumers to know where their drinking water comes from and what affects it.
Ask any student what was most important about May 24 this year, and the answer will probably come faster than lightning: “It was the first day of summer vacation!”
The rest of us know what that means – seeing kids out and about throughout the day.
There will be more children walking, biking and playing outside during daylight hours.
Some popular paths kids may use are to the library for summer reading club, the park for various summer activities and downtown for ice cream.
Eyes and ears will be the most important tools we all have over the next few months.
On Saturday, June 8th, participants in the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) Foundation Seminar will be performing community service throughout the village.
The participants are high school sophomores and juniors from around the state, and they are attending the HOBY seminar being hosted on the campus of ONU that week.
The students are able to assist residents and organizations on that Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To ensure that the day runs smoothly, residents are asked to contact the Village Office by May 31 to discuss project options and guidelines.
One way we strive to keep work sites safe and protected is by placing barricades around sites. There may be bright orange barrels surrounding or covering a site. Tripod barricades are also used, often around sidewalks being repaired.
Yellow security tape may be also strung across work sites, as a visible reminder for you to steer clear of that area.
When doing work to the street tree canopy or near the rights of way, Village employees may place barricades in street parking places. The barricades may be in place overnight, so our work crews can get to the project site first thing in the morning.
Village Brush Pick Up/Chipping Service Scheduled for Monday, May 6
The Village will conduct a monthly service of brush pick up/chipping and pick up on Monday, May 6.
One of the goals of brush chipping and pickup is to keep the tree lawn areas of the Village clear of debris, so that debris litter does not enter the storm sewer system. Brush or storm debris in the tree lawn area may be picked up by the Village, and residents may place additional brush for chipping in that area. Hired tree trimmers must clean up their own debris; the Village will not pick up brush left by commercial cutters.
The Village of Ada continues to apply for grant and loan funding for the reconstruction of the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Many of these grant applications require the Village to host public hearings.
These hearings allow citizens additional opportunities to learn more about the grant programs, the proposed projects, and ask questions. The Village has previously hosted public meetings on the WWTP project in September and November of 2012 and March of 2013.
The next public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. The hearing will take place in the Ada Historic Depot, located on Central Avenue.
