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South Bloomfield reports late lead‑and‑copper filing; officials say no public health risk
Summary
Village officials told the council they filed required lead‑and‑copper reporting late and received a May 27 notice of violation for late submission only; the village says it has no lead service lines and there is no danger. Police and infrastructure updates were also presented.
Village Administrator Joe Allen told the council the village submitted its required lead‑and‑copper report to the Environmental Protection Agency after the October deadline and received a notice of violation on May 27 for late filing only. Allen said the village has no lead service lines and emphasized the notice is administrative; he told the council the violation will be included in the next water bills and stated, "there is no danger." (paraphrase of remarks in meeting minutes)
Chief Michael Maynard gave police department updates. He said mobile data terminals in cruisers cost about $3,000 each, and replacing them would be a significant expense; to manage costs the department could postpone replacing a vehicle scheduled for replacement. The department completed its first promotions board and recommended Officer Francis for promotion to sergeant. The municipal building recently switched to keycard access and Chief Maynard asked council members to stay after the meeting to receive keycards.
Administrator Joe Allen also reported he met with the Ohio Department of Transportation about US‑23 improvements. He said the project is organized in two phases: phase one covers work on US‑23 itself and phase two covers repairs to side streets that connect to US‑23. Allen said Boss Excavating indicated they expect to meet the project deadline.
Mayor Aaron Thomas updated the council on regional coordination efforts, describing a proposed Protect Pickaway Alliance to coordinate planning among county townships and villages. He said the village does not support tax abatements (which the county commissioners grant) and warned House Bill 335, as described in the meeting, would eliminate property tax and allow up to a 1% sales tax increase that could reduce funding available to police and fire services; he and Administrator Allen are coordinating with nearby jurisdictions on a distribution proposal.
No votes were recorded on these administrative items; the lead‑and‑copper notice was described as a late filing and not a health hazard according to the administrator.
