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Resident raises street‑safety concerns; Bolivar library shares attendance figures and upcoming events
Summary
During public comment on May 7, a resident urged the council to address night-time bike and scooter safety and requested a children-at-play sign; library staff thanked the council for a finalized contract, shared 2025 usage numbers and promoted summer events and a future property-tax educational panel.
At the May 7 meeting of the Bolivar Village Council, resident Chris Berens urged the council to address what he described as ongoing safety risks from children riding bicycles and multi-passenger scooters at night, citing a lack of police presence and continued truck traffic near Hennis. Berens asked the council to install a 'Children Playing' or 'Watch for Children' sign and reported details about a park pergola installation and remaining grant funds for decorations.
Courtney Wallace, librarian at the Tuscarawas County Bolivar Library, thanked council members for finalizing the library contract and praised Scott and Nate for snow-removal and grounds work. Wallace reported the library’s 2025 totals: 22,128 visitors, more than 5,000 program attendees and 57 items checked out, and promoted upcoming events including a Summer Reading kickoff May 30, an Ohio History Connection presentation about the Fort Laurens dig on June 15, and an Akron Zoo program July 18.
Michelle Ramsell, director of the Tuscarawas County Bolivar Library, reiterated appreciation for the council’s support, distributed a flyer about an 'Axe the Tax' educational panel on property taxes planned for November with a potential January 1 effective date if passed, and said the organization has until the end of July to gather signatures for the petition and intends to clarify public misunderstandings about property-tax funding.
All three public-comment items were recorded in the minutes; no formal council action on the signage request or the library events was documented in the meeting record.
