2014 Construction Season Update

Spirit
2014
From the Office of the City Manager
2014 Construction Season Update
The 2014 Sidewalk ADA Compliance Program will be underway shortly with construction completion prior to the beginning of the
2014 Street Resurfacing Program. The project will consist of the installation of ADA compliant handicap ramps at the intersections
located within the 2014 Street Resurfacing Program.
The 2014 Street Resurfacing Program will begin later this summer. The project will consist of the planing of asphalt, adjustment
of manholes and water valves, and the placement of an asphalt surface course and pavement markings. The tentative list of streets
included in the 2014 Street Resurfacing Program are as follows:
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High St. between Downing St. and Washington Ave.
Ash St. between Franklin St. and Broadway
Greene St. between Franklin St. and Broadway
North St. between Franklin St. and Broadway
Broadway between High St. and Ash St.
Franklin St. between Ash St. and Water St.
Franklin St. between Greene St. and North St.
Broadway between Park Ave. and Robinson Ave.
Scudder St. between Robinson Ave. and Gill St.
Gill St. between Nicklin Ave. and Broadway
Scott St. between Nicklin Ave. and Broadway
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Robinson Ave. between Nicklin Ave. and Broadway
Water St. between Sherman St. and Jackson St.
Jackson St. between Water St. and High St.
Fisk St. between Clark Ave. and Summit St.
Leonard St. between Clark Ave. and Summit St.
Willard St. between Clark Ave. and Summit St.
Y St. between Roosevelt Ave. and Fisk St.
Blaine Ave. between South St. and Young St.
Summit St. between Roosevelt Ave. and Gordon St.
Wilson Ave. between South St. and Grant St.
Work on the County Road 25-A Phase II Reconstruction Project is coming to an end. This project was awarded last summer to Eagle Bridge of Sidney, Ohio. When completed, the project will consist of the reconstruction of CR 25-A from Country Club Road to Looney Road and will include the widening of
the roadway, utility upgrades, new curb &
gutter and new sidewalks. The project is
The musical talents of some of the areas hottest young
scheduled for completion in July of 2014.
performers filled the night sky this summer in downtown
The N. Main Street (CR 25A) ResurPiqua. Over seven-thousand residents and visitors of all
ages filled Lock Nine Park during the three separate dates
facing Project will also kick off this sumto enjoy musical entertainment along the beautiful Great
mer. The City received a grant from the
Miami River. With a professional audio and lighting proMiami Valley Regional Planning Commisduction crew supporting the show, the Rock Piqua! experision (MVRPC) for a portion of this projence was absolutely spectacular!
ect. The project will consist of the planing
With a goal of attracting the community to the riverfront area to raise awareness surof asphalt, adjustment of manholes and
rounding the natural beauty and recreational opportunities the river corridor and recreational
water valves, the replacement of catch
trail system offer, Lock Nine Park provided the perfect venue for the Rock Piqua! Riverfront
Concert Series. The summer concert series kicked off June 14th with Satellite Flight rockin’
basins, the installation of ADA complithe stage as the opener for local blues rocker Eric Jerardi. On June 28th it was Mark Cantwil
ant handicap ramps, and the placement
warming up the crowd before headliner Clark Manson rocked the house, and on July 26th
of an asphalt surface course and paveMe vs Gravity revved things up and Nashville Crush playing into the night. Although the
ment markings. The project limits are N.
2014 summer concert season has come and gone, gauging by the overwhelmingly positive
Main Street between Riverside Drive to
response from the community, it is safe to say the Rock Piqua! Riverfront Concert Series is
approx. 500’ south of Statler Ave.
here to stay!
Please make every effort to proceed
Congratulations to the event organizers and supporters of Piqua Arts Council and Mainwith caution through all construction
street Piqua for hosting the concerts series this summer, and to the City of Piqua employees
and Positively Promoting Piqua volunteers for their work in preparing the park area and
zones. By slowing down and watching
providing support to the event. Many thanks to the event sponsors and the numerous comout for road crews and equipment, we
munity volunteers whose contributions and support made the event a huge success! Another
can all do our part to help prevent accioutstanding collaborative effort by the many civic-minded persons and organizations in the
dents and save lives.
great city of Piqua!
“Outage Texting, Coming Soon!”
RT Industries’ Students Gain Work Skills
by Sprucing up City of Piqua
Students participating in the 2014 Summer Youth Work Experience through
RT Industries worked very hard this summer assisting the City with projects in the
parks and downtown area. The students spent over 25 hours picking up trash,
pulling weeds in landscape beds, and improving the overall appearance of our
parks and downtown area.
The goal of RT Industries’ Summer Youth Work
Experience program is
to provide students with
developmental disabilities
an opportunity to experience the world of work,
including lessons in timeliness, working with others,
focused attention, working
hard and earning a paycheck. Students participated in one week of classroom learning for soft skills
that support workplace success before heading out for four weeks of paid work
experience. Like other local businesses, the City of Piqua served as a worksite
with primary supervision provided by RT Industries’ staff. Because the program is
funded by Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency, these services are
provided to local employers free of charge, creating a win-win situation for all.
Six RT Industries staff and more than a dozen students helped clean up our
downtown and Pitsenbarger and Fountain Parks. The efforts put forth by the
students were tremendous. The City of Piqua is very fortunate to have such an
outstanding group of young men and women spend their time and energy to help
beautify our community.
Thank you to everyone involved in this project, we look forward to working
with you again in the future.
The Power System is deploying a new
service to our customers, the ability to
TEXT an electrical outage to us. This
service will provide an alternative to
calling in an outage situation. “The
new service is faster and just as accurate as a phone call,” states Power
System Director Ed Krieger. “Almost
60% of Americans currently text. The
percentage of Piqua electric customers might be slightly less than that, but
that percentage is increasing. For those who prefer to text,
this new service is the perfect solution.”
Here are the steps you need to follow to have the ability to
text power outages:
1.Call the Billing office (778-2000) to make sure we
have your cell phone number recorded in our sys-
tem. This is very important. Simply texting our two
main phone numbers WILL NOT work.
2.After you have confirmed your cell phone number is on file, go to our website (www.piquaoh.org) and register for the service. You can do this by clicking on the image that says “Click here for outage texting.” The registration process is simple and takes less than two minutes.
3.You will be given an outage “texting number.” Add this number to your contacts list on your cell phone so it’s ready when an outage occurs.
After completing these three easy steps, you will be ready
to text us in the event your power goes out. Please call the
office (778-2077) during normal office hours, 7am – 3pm,
if you have any questions or comments.
Spring Residence Pride Awards
On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 the Piqua City Commission announced the SPRING 2014 recipients of
Residence Pride Award.
The following properties and individuals were selected to receive the awards:
Wade Westfall
295 E. Ash St.
Scott & Dana
Shawler
505 New St.
John & Mondean Weymer
907 Plymouth Ave.
John & Mary Spruance
999 Covington Ave.
The Residence Pride Award is based on the following criteria:
• Property appearance
• Landscape appearance
• Helpful neighbor in regards to landscape or home improvement project
• Home improvements-general clean-up of a property
• Business owner/landlord property
Brad & Maria Bubp
1279 Park Avenue
The Residence Pride Committee meets on a regular basis to select the winners and the Committee
encourages Piqua Citizens to submit nominations. Nomination forms are available on the City’s
website at www.piquaoh.org or the Municipal Government Complex in the City Managers office or
in the Utilities Department. Nominations or questions may also be emailed to: residencepride@
piquaoh.org.
Piqua BikeFest-One Hundred Years Later
To Come to Piqua Community in September
Have you heard any ‘rumblings’ about an exciting new event that is coming to
Piqua? Mark your calendars now because “Piqua BikeFest – One Hundred Years
Later” is coming to town! On Friday, September 19th and Saturday, September
20th, the Piqua community will welcome motorcycle enthusiasts from local communities and beyond for a two day celebration of motorcycling, exploring our community, history and fun.
The timing and initial incentive for this event is based on a historic motorcycling
event that occurred in Piqua on a sunny September morning in 1914. On that date,
one hundred years ago, Hemm Brothers Harley-Davidson was located on N. Main
Street where Piqua Granite now operates. A picnic with food, games and a ride
around the local countryside was hosted by the Harley shop. A commemorative picture was taken in front of the store with all of the participants and their motorcycles.
Piqua BikeFest will be the modern day equivalent to that historic event, only better! It will be full of energy and entertainment and will offer something for everyone,
not just motorcycle riders, but for people of all ages. Potential vendors will include
artisans, crafts, food, apparel and more. The primary venue for this event will be
historic downtown Piqua, to include the intersecting blocks of Main and High Streets,
Market St. and Canal Place. Gover Harley-Davidson, located on U.S. Route 36 just
east of I-75, will also have entertainment and other activities. Kick off for the event will be mid-day on Friday, September 19th and will continue
through Saturday night, September 20th. On Friday evening the national headliner
on stage in downtown Piqua will be Tony Rio with Higgins & Madewell as opener
and other local bands playing the entire afternoon. On Saturday morning, the original picture will be recreated in modern day with riders posing on the exact site of
the original picture. A bike show that will showcase both custom and vintage bikes
is also planned for Saturday and will take place in front of the Fort Piqua Plaza.
The Saturday night national headliner on the downtown stage will be Jasmine Cain
with Latter as the opener and other local bands playing all day long. Gover HarleyDavidson will have local bands on site throughout the event, guest appearances by
one or more Harley-Davidson executives and much more!
A 2014 Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Breakout worth more than $27,000 is being raffled off to help cover the initial
expenses of this exciting new event in Piqua. Tickets for the raffle are $100 each and no more than 500 tickets will be
sold. All proceeds from this raffle will benefit Piqua BikeFest. Tickets can be purchased at Gover Harley-Davidson and
Francis Office Supply or from any BikeFest Committee member as follows: Lou Moran, Dean Lyman, Dan Lawrence,
Deb Lawrence, Russ Fashner, Jim Cruse, Greg Foughty, Tracy Gover, Jim Gover, Jr., Diana Thompson of the Miami
County Visitors and Convention Bureau, Kathy Sherman of the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, Lorna Swisher of
Mainstreet Piqua and Derek Smith of Iron Cowboy Productions.
Updates are being posted regularly on our Facebook page and website (www.piquabikefest.com). For information
about being a sponsor or vendor please contact Iron Cowboy Productions at 937-381-9389. If you would like to be volunteer please contact Dan Lawrence 937-489-9422 or on the website.
Thunder Roads Ohio and Iron Cowboy Productions, LLC are the official promotional partners of Piqua BikeFest, Inc.
Again, please mark your calendars for Friday, September 19, 2014 and Saturday, September 20, 2014 for the Piqua
BikeFest!
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Friday, September 19 & Saturday, 20, 2014
Piqua BikeFest
Downtown Piqua
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
Chamber Steak Fry & Auction
Ticket Price $35.00
Dinner begins at 5PM with live auction at 6PM
Tickets available at the
Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce -773-2765
Your comments and
questions are welcomed.
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
Go Red Goes North-American Heart Association
Fort Piqua Plaza
10AM – 11:30AM-Health & Wellness Expo
11:30AM – 1PM Luncheon
Corporate Tables of eight guests - $1000
Individual tickets - $35
Articles and photos by
City Staff
Design and Layout by
Western Ohio Graphics
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Sunday, September 7, 2014
Winans 2 Winans –Miami County Half Marathon
Miami County Courthouse – 201 W. Water Street
Register online @speedy-feet.com
CITY MANAGER
Gary A. Huff, ICMA-CM
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Sunday, August 17, 2014
Bridal Show – Fort Piqua Plaza
308 N. Main Street
Noon- 4PM
Information – 773-8871
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Are you tired of not getting results from the
typical job fair? Spending all day in a busy room
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where it is difficult to stand out whether you are
an employer or job seeker? Well the Reverse
Job Fair is the solution for you! The Reverse Job
Fair takes the typical job fair and “reverses” it.
We put Job Ready, Job Seekers at a booth that
allows them to show off their knowledge, skills,
and abilities while employers get to walk around
and speak to qualified candidates.
On Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 from 10:00am
– 2:00pm, the Ohio Dept. of Job and Family
Services along with Grow Piqua Now, the Piqua
Chamber of Commerce, and OhioMeansJobs-Miami County will be hosting the next
Reverse Job Fair. This will be for job seekers and employers in the Skilled Labor, HR,
IT, Accounting, Engineering, and Manufacturing fields at the Fort Piqua Plaza.
Employers – the Reverse Job Fair allows you to spend anywhere from 5 minutes
to the entire Reverse Job Fair talking to qualified candidates to ensure a good fit and
arrange future conversations. This coordinated event matches you with job seekers
who have been pre-screened to the industry and skill level required. Job seekers are
prepared to market themselves by attending mandatory workshops and by having
real-world interaction with local business professionals, showing their dedication to
finding a job. You can evaluate each job seeker and conduct on the spot interviews if
interested, rooms will be available.
Job Seekers – the Reverse Job Fair gives you the opportunity to meet face-toface with local hiring employers. You will have a booth with space to showcase your
knowledge, skills, and abilities so that you can really SELL yourself to each employer
that walks by. We will prepare you to market yourself through mandatory resume,
portfolio, and interviewing workshops as well as real-world interaction with local businesses prior to the event.
Please note this event is a closed event and job seekers must register to attend at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RJFPiquaAugust2014.
For questions or for more information, email ReverseJobFair@jfs.ohio.gov
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