Jackson Township Fall 2018 Newsletter

Borror Road Improvements Project public meeting: 6 p.m. Oct. 9, 2018 An Ohio Public Works Commission grant for for eastbound motorists will follow Buckeye Parkway$936,478 was awarded to Jackson Township for the north to Holton Road, east to Jackson Pike or StateBorror Road Improvements Project that is planned Route 104, and south to Borror Road.to address current and future traffic demands, utilityimprovements, pedestrian facilities and address other Westbound motorists will follow the detour route indeficiencies. The project will extend from Quail Creek the opposite direction.Boulevard on the western end and continue east throughthe intersection with Buckeye Parkway. Pictured is the Patzer Ditch bridge on Borror Road that is being replaced as preliminary work to the Borror Road Jackson Township in collaboration with the City Improvements Project that is projected to start in June 2019.of Grove City and the Franklin County Engineer’sOffice is expected to spend $6,148,456 million onthe improvements project. The project currently isin the detailed engineering phase, but initial work onthe Patzer Ditch bridge replacement by Axis CivilConstruction commenced Sept. 10, 2018. Borror Road is expected to be closed .4 miles west ofJackson Pike or State Route 104 to Buckeye Parkwayfor 45 days weather-permitting. The posted detour route All are invited to a public meeting set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 9, 2018 at the Jackson Township Administration Office — 3756 Hoover Road in Grove City, Ohio — at which proposed improvements will be presented. Members of the engineering design team will be available to answer questions and review project design completed to date. This public meeting is open to anyone interested in obtaining additional information including right-of-way acquisition on the proposed road improvements project. Project updates will be posted to the Jackson Township website: jacksontwp.org. Contact Project Manager Rex Blair at (614) 565-6148 with questions.

PAGE 2 Jackson Township News FALL 2018 8 a.m.-1 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 8 a.m.-2 p.m. JACKSON TOWNSHIP HOUSEHOLD FALL CLEANUP HWAAZSATERDDROOPUOFSF Jackson Township Admin. Bldg., 3756 Hoover Road Kingston Center, 3226 Kingston Ave. • Construction and landscape materials • Bulk trash and appliances • 4 tires per household maximum • Yard waste • Personal documents for shredding • Eyeglasses • E-Waste: cell phones, computers, printers and monitors Habitat for Humanity’s MidOhio ReStore accepts good, reusable building materials, appliances Bring your household hazardous waste items such as insecticides, lawn chemicals, motor and home items such as furniture and décor. oil, old gasoline, old batteries of all types, florescent bulbs, propane tanks (under 20 lbs.), household cleaners, oil-based and spray paint and more. Iacobacci Wood Fired Pizza will be available for purchase between 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Oil-based and spray paint only will be accepted. Dispose of latex and other water-based paint City of Grove City • Jackson Township • Habitat for Humanity MidOhio with your regular trash after drying it by adding paint hardeners, cat litter or sawdust and Keep Grove City Beautiful • Local Waste Services, LTD. • Ohio Mobile Shredding • iRecycle leaving the lid off. The fee is $1 per can for any water-based paint dropped off at the event. @GroveCityOhio @JacksonTwp swaco.orgFor details on what type of materialsGroveCityOhio.gov • 614-277-3058 Jacksontwp.org • 614-875-2742 will be accepted, visitStormwater runoff, stream erosion would likely change little. Bedrock erodes slowly, so When streams form, they establish a channel shape even with increased flows, there would be little impact on channel shape. However, most streams in centralof the land over which they flow, and the amount of Ohio flow through soils that do erode quickly and canwater flowing through them. Trees and ground cover react to increased stream flows dramatically.in forested watersheds intercept much of the rain priorto draining to the stream. By contrast, hard surfaces Increased flows cause streams to cut downwardsuch as streets and rooftops allow the rain to drain and meander more widely. Streams typically developvery quickly to the nearest stream. increasingly higher and steeper banks as the stream channel adjusts to the new hydrology that comes with Water enters streams more quickly in urbanized urbanization. In addition, as these channels move moreareas. Water that used to go into the soil and enter the side to side, they undercut the higher and steeper banks,stream slowly through the ground runs off the hard causing the banks to collapse. Over several decadessurfaces, typically entering the stream quickly through or even longer, the stream channel will adjust its sizestorm sewer systems. With urbanization, stream and materials to be in balance with the new hydrology.flows have more power after rain events than prior In the meantime, the stream shape is unstable and canto development and quickly rise with rain and fall change rapidly, depending on the nature of the land andquickly after the rain stops. As a result of this change the specifics of the new pattern of water flow. in hydrology, the Protecting streams from excess erosion does not shape of stream require development to stop, but it does require smart channels change. stormwater management practices. Simple steps such as not developing close to streams and protecting The nature vegetative buffers around streams help to reduce the of that change threat of property damage and erosion. Practices such is determined as rain gardens, pervious pavement and protecting significantly trees helps slow down and reduce the amount of water by the land draining too quickly to streams. through which the stream flows. To learn more about rain gardens and the importance The channel of of plants visit: http://www. centralohioraingardens.org. a stream flowing across bedrock Article was reprinted with permissionFranklin County stream showing symptoms of changed hydrology. from Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District.

PAGE 3 Jackson Township News FALL 2018Fire Chief’s • Create barriers to prevent or slow down a threatcorner from getting to you.It becomes more and • Turn the lights off. • Remain out of sight and quiet by hiding behindmore important every large objects, and silence your mobile phone.day to have a plan to Defend — because you have the right to protectprotect yourself during yourselfan active shooter event. • If you cannot Avoid or Deny be prepared to defend yourself.It seems like someone • Be aggressive and committed to your actions.uses a weapon to harm • Do not fight fairly; this is about survival.innocent citizens in Fire Chief Randy Little Call 911 when you are in a safe area. When lawa restaurant, school, enforcement authorities arrive, show your hands and follow commands.movie theater or church on a weekly basis. Watch the Avoid Deny Defend video at https://www.Although we may not be able to prevent all youtube.com/watch?v=j0It68YxLQQ for an 11.5 minute overview of how to save your life in an active shooterrandom acts of violence, we owe it to ourselves to event because what you do matters.be prepared. Go to https://alerrt.org for more information.Programs with many memorable acronyms are Contact Chief Randy Little at (614) 991-6851 or [email protected] taught to help train the community on whatactions to take if involved in an active-shooterincident. Locally, we are promoting ADD — Avoid/Deny/Defend — developed by the Advanced LawEnforcement Rapid Response Training Center atTexas State University also known as ALERRT.Avoid — starts with your state of mind • Pay attention to your surroundings. • Have an exit plan. • Move away from the source of a threat as quickly as possible. • The more distance and barriers between you and the threat the better.Deny — when getting away is difficult or maybeeven impossible • Keep distance between you and the source.LLLOIESAOTREKNN. .. FIRE PREVENTIOBe aware. WEEKFire can happen anywhereT.M FIRE PREVEN FIRE PREVENTION WEEK: OCTOBER 7-13, 2018 firepreventionweek.org © 2018 NFPA Sparky® is a trademark of NFPA.

PAGE 4 Jackson Township News FALL 2018 Trustee Fiscal Officer Trustee TrusteeDavid Burris Stephen Bowshier Jim Rauck Ron GrossmanVisit www.jacksontwp.org for important phone numbers and meeting schedules.From the Franklin County Sheriff Interstate 71 in Grove September is Safe Driver Awareness Month, and as City near Jacksonyour Sheriff, I think this is the perfect time to talk about Township. That is whythe importance of being safe every time you get behind it is so important forthe wheel. you to know what is Whenever you drive your car or truck, it is way too happening all around.easy to get distracted. There are so many differentcircumstances that can and do happen that can take 2) Always keep at leastyour attention away from the road, surroundings or one hand, preferablyanything else that cause one to lose focus. Whether both, on the wheel. Astaking your hands off the steering wheel, attempting to I said earlier, there aretext and drive at the same time, eating or drinking using too many things weone or both hands, or putting on makeup while driving, think we can do while driving that takes our focus offyou take a risk each time you divert your attention from the road. Text messaging, eating, putting on makeupthe roadways. This becomes even more magnified when all are recipes for disaster. Keep in mind, just lookingyou are on narrow two-lane roads in townships like at your phone for a few seconds, or using both handsJackson Township. to eat while on the highway, is the equivalent of We can never forget that safe driving includes moving driving an entire football field blindly.over or yielding to emergency vehicles that are eithermoving with their lights and sirens on or are on the 3) When you see emergency or broken-downside of the highway. Not only is moving over for safety vehicles on the shoulder or median, move over.purposes, but most important, it also is the law. Every day, people and vehicles get struck by drivers There are many things you can do to keep yourself who do not move over. Not only is it important forand others safe whenever you are driving, and they are you to move over; it is also the law in Ohio.simple and easy to do. 1) Always be aware of your surroundings. With so Finally, I would like to quote two awarenessmuch roadwork and construction taking place within slogans, “Click it, or Ticket,” and “Drive Sober, orFranklin County, there are many areas that are more Get Pulled Over”. Always wear your seat belts, andlike obstacle courses than highways — especially on do not drink and drive. These are but a few things to remember when you get behind the wheel of a car or truck; they are easy and important to do. Keep aware, and keep alive. Jackson Township News and Updates editor:Public Information Officer Lynn Bruno / [email protected] or (614) 991-6882 Printing by Wright Graphic Design Ohio Revised Code Section 505.07(a) permits the use of public funds for newsletters.