FALL 2018 NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS MEETING OCTOBER 17, 2018
JOSH POLAND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER jpoland@dublin.oh.us 614-410-4509
VICE MAYOR CHRIS AMOROSE GROOMES CITY OF DUBLIN
DR. TODD HOADLEY DUBLIN CITY SCHOOLS
November 6 Ballot Issue Information
Why is the District on the ballot? In one word: GROWTH • 2,700 students added since 2007 • 3,000 additional students over the next 10 years • By 2022, 16 of 19 schools over capacity • Trailers in use at Dublin Jerome, Deer Run, and Pinney
What will voters decide upon? No new millage Bond Issue No new millage Permanent Improvement (PI) Levy Operating Levy (5.9-mills, new money) What will the issue cost our taxpayers? $207 per $100,000 of home value (represents operating cost)
What happens when the issue passes? Elementary 13 Elementary 14 Middle school 5 High school additions Maintenance and upgrades to existing schools Safety and security upgrades Technology Central Office conversion to preschool
Important Dates Voter registration deadline is Oct. 9 Vote by mail begins Oct. 10 Election Day is Nov. 6
Questions? www.dublinschools.net/november6.aspx
TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE BARB COX Engineering Manager
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE PROJECTS FOR 2018 • Frantz Rd Parking Lot • 2018 Street Maintenance Program • 2018 Parking Lot Maintenance Program • 2018 Shared-Use Path Maintenance Program • 2018 Pavement Repair Program • Emerald Pkwy Bridge Deck Overlay • Sewer Extensions - Areas 11 A/B & 13
HYLAND-CROY ROAD & RIVIERA CONNECTOR (CACCHIO LANE) • The addition of 2,000 feet of new roadway connecting Hyland-Croy Road and Cacchio Lane from the Riviera development • New waterline, storm, private utility relocation and turn lanes on Hyland- Croy • Construction has started • Construction Contract: $1,980,016 • Contractor: Strawser Paving Company, Inc.
HYLAND-CROY & POST ROADS TRAFFIC SIGNAL • Single mast arm (support pole) traffic signal installation until improvements are made to the US 33/SR 161/Post Rd interchange • Construction Cost: $201,672 (shared with Union County) • Contractor: Complete General Construction • Completion date has been delayed due to delay in delivery of the pole
2018 BRIDGE MAINTENANCE • Replacement of the Ashbaugh bridge north of Brand Road • Twin Conspan • Construction Cost: $423,983 • Contractor: The Righter Co., Inc. • Construction has started and will be completed in May 2019
2018 PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL MAINTENANCE • Replacement of the retaining walls of the tunnel located between Kilbirnie Ct. and Dunniker Park Dr. under Memorial Dr. • Construction Cost: $408,965 • Contractor: Sunesis Construction Co. • Conflicts with existing utilities are being resolved – work may extend into 2019
SEWER & WATER EXTENSIONS/BRIGHT RD. CUL-DE-SAC • Entry Feature at Project includes sanitary sewer and Bright Rd. & Emerald Pkwy. water construction along Bright Rd., Grandee Cliffs Dr. and Jenmar Ct.; the cul-de-sac of Bright Rd. at Riverside Dr.; bridge rehabilitation; and road maintenance of the impacted roads. • Design & Acquisition are underway • Construction in winter 2018 - 2019
WATERLINE REPLACEMENTS PHASE 4 • Replace existing 2” & 3” mains with 6” DIP • Six locations: Dunskeath Court, Springburn Drive, Macewen Court, Balloch Court, Havington Court and Ketchum Court • Construction Cost: $460,467 • Contractor: Danbert, Inc. • Construction has begun and is to be completed by end of November 2018
WATERLINE REPLACEMENTS PHASE 4
2018 Sidewalk Program 2018 Guardrail Maintenance
S.R. 161 / COSGRAY ROAD ROUNDABOUT • Design 90% complete • Acquisition and utility relocation underway • Construction in Spring 2019 • Budget estimate: $3.25 Million
BRIDGE STREET DISTRICT PROJECTS
HISTORIC DISTRICT LIBRARY STREET NETWORK New Traffic Signal at N. Rock Cress Pkwy. High St. and Is closed to create Rock Cress the intersection Pkwy. with N. Franklin St. Granite curb and new brick Project is progressing walkways have on schedule. been constructed Streets are expected on North St. to be complete in 2019.
HISTORIC DISTRICT LIBRARY STREET NETWORK Rock Cress Parkway North Street North Franklin Street
SR 161/RIVERSIDE DR. ROUNDABOUT Updated SR 161/Riverside Dr. Crash Statistics August 14, 2016 – August 12, 2018
S.R. 161/RIVERSIDE DR. ROUNDABOUT IMPROVEMENTS NEW CURRENT
QUESTIONS?
CRIME UPDATES LT. JUSTIN PAEZ Dublin Police Department
TRENDS – BURGLARY/B&E AND THEFTS FROM VEHICLES Between January 1, 2018 and September 30, 2018, the Dublin Police have seen the following: • Overall theft is down 31% • Thefts from vehicles are down 35%
HOLIDAY SEASON – THEFTS FROM VEHICLES With the upcoming holiday season, citizens are strongly encouraged NOT to leave valuables in their vehicles. The following items are the most targeted for thefts from vehicles in Dublin: • Purses & Wallets • Cash & Credit Cards • Laptop & Tablet Computers • Power & Hand Tools • Back Packs • Sunglasses
OPEN GARAGE DOOR BURGLARIES So far in 2018, Dublin Police have responded to ten (10) incidents of burglaries where the suspect(s) entered through an open garage door. Another 22 incidents involved an unlocked door/window or no visible force was used to gain entry. Items stolen have included, but were not limited to: purses, wallets, bicycles, power tools, etc.
QUESTIONS?
NATURE EDUCATION BARBARA RAY Nature Education Coordinator
NATURE EDUCATION Dublin Parks and Recreation Service’s Nature Education • Coordinator is here to help you! See the Parks and Recreation “Healthy” brochure for a • variety of nature programs offered each season! Contact Nature Education Coordinator Barbara Ray if you • have questions or concerns about wildlife or would like to learn about pollinator gardens or other nature activities in Dublin! 614.410.4730 or email at: bray@dublin.oh.us Our Nature Education page: DublinOhioUSA.gov/nature •
NATURE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Hikes, camps, gardens, stream clean-up, volunteer and corporate service - a lot is happening with nature education in Dublin!
INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS
NATURE INITIATIVES AND WILDLIFE SERVICES Dublin is in it’s 8 th year as a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat • New projects include beehives and pollinator meadow at Wallace Property • for STEAM programming Rain gardens and pollinator plantings are happening all throughout the city • Dublin helps residents with sick or injured wildlife and we pick up deceased • wildlife on city property We contract with SCRAM! Wildlife Control for goose management and • animal rescue
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT Dublin responds to calls to help sick or injured wildlife. When needed, wild • animals are rescued and taken to wildlife rehabilitation; Ohio Wildlife Center in Franklin County and Crows Hollow Wildlife Care in Union County Wildlife populations and conflicts with residents are monitored to prevent • future problems
WILDLIFE IN DUBLIN DATA January-September 2018 Skunks – 46 inquiries • Red Fox – 53 inquiries; 2 in progress; rest resolved or satisfied; 8 mange • foxes trapped and treated, 4 released Deer – 12 inquiries; 14 Vehicle Strikes • Coyote – 10 inquiries or sightings • Snakes – 8 inquiries; all resolved • Wildlife Rescues – 61 sick, injured or orphaned •
WHITE-TAILED DEER IN DUBLIN Dublin has a stable, fairly low deer population; on • grid survey, Dublin averages less than 7 deer per acre. City open space could support twice that. Vehicle Strikes – 21 Reported in 2017. This • number is down from 24 in 2016, 36 reported in 2015, 40 in 2014 and 56 in 2013 More education and well-placed deer crossing • signs and reminding drivers to SLOW DOWN during the rut has greatly reduced deer collisions
DISCOVERY IN BRANDON PARK During bio-surveys, it was discovered that Dublin is home to the blue-slaty dragonfly, a species common in Ohio but never before recorded in Franklin County. The sighting is recorded in the Ohio Biological Survey.
OUR NATIONAL BIRD AND MORE Dublin is a favored fishing grounds for both adult and juvenile Bald Eagles and the smaller, but no less charismatic Osprey or “fishing eagle.” These birds fish up and down the Scioto River and its tributaries throughout Dublin. They are commonly sighted at Kiwanis Park south of Bridge Street and at Scioto Park. Anywhere large, dead trees sit out over the water is a potential perch for these magnificent visitors!
QUESTIONS?
BLUE ZONES MOLLIE STEINER Recreation Services Administrator
LONGEVITY FACTORS Genetics 20 80 Lifestyle & Environment
WHAT ARE BLUE ZONES? Regions with longer than average life spans • Determined by 2004 National Geographic study •
BLUE ZONES POWER 9
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