Acton Road Paving — NO PARKING SATURDAY

As part of Blueprint Columbus restoration activities, Acton Rd. will begin preparation for a full depth pavement replacement on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20th. No parking signs are up and will be enforced between 7am and 6pm. Crews will tow cars that do not abide by the parking restriction. If rain prevents the prep from taking place Saturday, it will be rescheduled for Tuesday, October 23, (or the next DRY business day) along with the parking restriction. Paving of Acton Rd. will be towards the middle or end of next week, weather permitting. Speed humps will be replaced on Acton Rd. after paving takes place.

Candidate Forum (Sponsored by the Franklin County Consortium for Good Government))

When:    Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Where: Northland Performing Arts Center, 4411 Tamarack Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229

Time: Meet and Greet – 6:30 – 7:00

Forum – 7:00 – 9:00

Who:  * Franklin County Auditor:  (Michael Stinziano/Clarence Mingo)

* Criminal Justice Reform- (State Issue 1)

* Franklin County Common Pleas Domestic:  (James Brown/Jessica Barwell)

* Ohio House – 22nd District:  (David Leland/Doug Moody)

* Franklin County Common Pleas:  (Carl Aveni/Dan Hawkins)

Clintonville – West Nile Positive Pools

MORE positive pools for West Nile= Spray Sept 27th

Positive mosquito pools for West Nile Virus were collected from traps near Webster Park and Beechwold Church. The tests were confirmed on September 14th by our staff. Due to these positive West Nile Virus mosquito pools, our Vector Control Program will be treating in Clintonville on Thursday, September 27, 2018 from 3:30 am- 7:30am.

The boundaries for the first treatment on September 27th are as follows:

Henderson Road and Cooke Road to the North

N. Broadway to the South

Indianola Ave. to the East

The Olentangy River to the West

The boundaries for the first treatment on September 27th are as follows:

Chase Road and Broad Meadows Blvd. to the North

Morse Road to the South

Indianola Ave. to the East

SR 315 and the Olentangy River to the West

Be advised there have now been two human cases of West Nile Virus in Columbus to date.

The positive West Nile Virus pools and now the human cases do serve as a reminder for us to continue protecting ourselves from mosquito bites and to eliminate stagnant water from our properties including places such as gutters, rain barrels, and bird baths. One can also protect themselves from mosquito bites by using insect repellents and by minimizing their time spent outside during the late evening and early morning hours. Please let Ryan Younge, RS, the Vector Control Program Manager, know if you would like to discuss in further detail our mosquito reduction activities planned in Clintonville this week. His e-mail address is rtyounge@columbus.gov and his phone number is 614.645.6153.

WEST NILE- POSITIVE TESTS

Positive mosquito pools for West Nile Virus were collected from traps near Webster Park, and W. Como Ave.  The tests from Webster Park were confirmed on August 27th by the Ohio Department of Health Laboratory and again on August 31st by our staff.  The test from W. Como Ave. was confirmed August 31st by our staff.  Due to these positive West Nile Virus mosquito pools, our Vector Control Program will be treating in Clintonville on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 3:30 am- 7:00am.

The boundaries for the first treatment on September 11th are as follows:

Henderson Road and Cooke Road to the North

  1. Broadway to the South

Indianola Ave. to the East

The Olentangy River to the West

The boundaries for the second treatment on September 11th are as follows:

  1. Broadway to the North

Olentangy St. to the South

The railroad tracks to the East

The Olentangy River to the West

A press release and spray map was issued Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 it is attached here and the link to the on-line treatment map is attached to that. At this moment all requests to opt out of mosquito treatment will be honored that have already been filed.

The positive West Nile Virus pools do serve as a reminder for us to continue protecting ourselves from mosquito bites and to eliminate stagnant water from our properties including places such as gutters, rain barrels, and bird baths. One can also protect themselves from mosquito bites by using insect repellents and by minimizing their time spent outside during the late evening and early morning hours. Please let Ryan Younge, RS, the Vector Control Program Manager, know if you would like to discuss in further detail our mosquito reduction activities planned in Clintonville this week. His e-mail address isrtyounge@columbus.gov and his phone number is 614.645.6153.

Regards,

Keith L. Krinn, RS, MA, DAAS, CPHA

Environmental Health Division Administrator