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The what to do and “Why” when under a Boil Water Advisory
by David Miller

Loveland, Ohio – The loss of positive pressure within a distribution water pipe may allow disease-causing microorganisms from surrounding soil or groundwater to be drawn into the pipe that feeds your home or business.

The City of Loveland recently issued a Boil Water Advisory for portions of Downtown after a water main break, however, did not simultaneously inform residents or businesses what it meant, what they needed to do, or why they should take important steps to protect their health or the health of customers and employees. Nor did the City tell anyone what risk they were taking if they used the possibly contaminated water coming from the tap.

“With little to no in-house water treatment, a lot of local restaurants are forced to close for the duration of the advisory. The ones that choose to remain open must bear a significant cost of substitution, for example, by using bottled water. As soon as a BWA is issued, every equipment utilizing water, from the soda machine to the ice machine, needs to be thoroughly cleaned out and all pre-made product from such machines needs to be thrown away.”*

Germs That Can Contaminate Tap Water

“Distribution systems are usually under enough pressure so that any cracks let clean water out (at a cost to taxpayers), but prevent dirty water from getting in. When water mains break, however, system pressure drops—and those cracks allow contaminants like viruses to seep in. Water main breaks are thus a key vulnerability that promote waterborne disease.”**

Read Background:

Boil water advisory has been issued in Loveland

Below is what the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) recommends when a boil water notice is issued to residents or food service facilities.

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Drinking water advisories let people know that tap water could be contaminated and make them sick. Advisories tell people, schools, hospitals, businesses, and others about the situation and how to take immediate action, if necessary. Water systems and state or local agencies issue these advisories when they have concerns about water contamination.

Boil Water Advisory for Residences

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If your local health officials issue a boil water advisory, you should use bottled water or boil tap water. This is because a boil water advisory means your community’s water has, or could have, germs that can make you sick.

Advisories may include information about preparing food, drinks, or ice; dishwashing; and hygiene, such as brushing teeth and bathing. Boil water advisories usually include this advice:

Use bottled or boiled water for drinking, and to prepare and cook food.

If bottled water is not available, bring water to a full rolling boil for 1 minute (at elevations above 6,500 feet, boil for 3 minutes). After boiling, allow the water to cool before use.

Boil tap water even if it is filtered (for example, by a home water filter or a pitcher that filters water).

Do not use water from any appliance connected to your water line, such as ice and water from a refrigerator.

Breastfeeding is the best infant feeding option. If you formula feed your child, provide ready-to-use formula, if possible.

Handwashing

In many cases, you can use tap water and soap to wash hands during a boil water advisory. Follow the guidance from your local public health officials.

Be sure to scrub your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Then, rinse them well under running water.

If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.

Bathing and showering

Be careful not to swallow any water when bathing or showering.

Use caution when bathing babies and young children. Consider giving them a sponge bath to reduce the chance of them swallowing water.

Brushing teeth

Brush teeth with boiled or bottled water. Do not use tap water that you have not boiled first.

Washing dishes

If possible, use disposable plates, cups, and utensils during a boil water advisory.

Household dishwashers generally are safe to use if:

The water reaches a final rinse temperature of at least 150 degrees Fahrenheit (66°Celsius), or

The dishwater has a sanitizing cycle.

Sanitize all baby bottles.

To wash dishes by hand:

Wash and rinse the dishes as you normally would using hot water.

In a separate basin, add 1 teaspoon of unscented household liquid bleach for each gallon of warm water.

Soak the rinsed dishes in the water for at least one minute.

Let the dishes air dry completely before using again.

Laundry

It is safe to wash clothes as usual.

Cleaning

Clean washable toys and surfaces with:

Bottled water,

Boiled water, or

Water that has been disinfected with bleach [PDF – 1 page].

Caring for pets

Pets can get sick from some of the same germs as people or spread germs to people. Give pets bottled water or boiled water that has cooled.

If bottled water is not available, bring water to a full rolling boil for 1 minute (at elevations above 6,500 feet, boil for 3 minutes). After boiling, allow the water to cool before use.

Boil tap water even if it is filtered (for example, by a home water filter or a pitcher that filters water).

Do not use water from any appliance connected to your water line, such as ice and water from a refrigerator.

Caring for your garden and houseplants

You can use tap water for household plants and gardens.
More Information

Do Not Drink Water Advisory

Do Not Use Water Advisory

EPA – Drinking Water in Your Home

Guidelines for Food Service Facilities During and After a Boil Water Advisory

During a Boil Water Advisory

When a boil water advisory is issued that affects a food service establishment and the local health department does not indicate that food service establishments must close, the following precautions should be taken by food service facilities until they are notified by authorities that the advisory has ended.

General

Post signs or copies of the water system’s health advisory.

Develop a plan to notify and educate employees about emergency procedures.
Food Preparation

Shut off appliances that use tap water, such as ice machines, drinking fountains, produce misters, bottled water refill machines, soft drink fountains connected to the water supply, and water dipper wells.

Discard ice and mixed beverages made with contaminated water.

Use packaged ice from approved sources.

Use bottled water, boiled water, or water that has been disinfected with bleach for drinking, food preparation, washing produce and cooking.

If possible, use disposable plates, cups, and utensils. Hygiene and Cleaning

Wash hands with soap and tap water. When you are done washing and drying your hands, use an alcohol based hand-sanitizer and let hands air dry.

Commercial dishwashers generally are safe to use if the water reaches a final rinse temperature of at least 165°F–180°F, as determined by your local or state authorities.

If you are not able to use disposable plates, cups, and utensils and do not have a dishwasher, wash dishes by hand following these instructions:

Wash and rinse the dishes as you normally would using hot water.
In a separate basin, add 1 teaspoon of unscented household bleach for each gallon of warm water.
The bleach label should say that it contains 5–9% of sodium hypochlorite. Soak the rinsed dishes in the water for at least 1minute. Let the dishes air dry completely before using again.

The local health department may add requirements to protect public health during the boil water advisory, such as modifying food preparation, prohibiting menu items or closing operations. Consult with [health department contact] for specific requirements.

After the Boil Water Advisory is lifted

When a food service establishment is notified that the boil water advisory has been lifted and the drinking water supply is safe, the following actions need to be taken.

Flush pipes throughout the facility by running each faucet with cold water for [X] minutes.

Flush, clean, and sanitize appliances that use tap water (such as beverage dispensers, spray misters, coffee and tea urns, ice machines, glass washers, dishwashers) according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Run water softeners through a regeneration cycle.

Flush hot water tanks.

Run drinking fountains continuously for [X] minutes to flush the system.

Replace and sanitize water filter cartridges according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Take proper steps to flush ice machines by following the manufacturer’s instructions, including:
• Throw out any remaining ice.
• Flush the waterline to the machine inlet.
• Close the valve on the waterline behind the machine.
• Disconnect the waterline from the machine inlet.
• Open the valve and run 5 gallons of water through the valve. Dispose of the water.
• Close the valve.

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* Impact of Water Main Breaks on Drinking Water for Food & Beverage Establishments

* Negative Consequences for Public Health
Apr 17, 2023
City Hall calls two public hearings

Loveland, Ohio – City Hall has invited interested parties to attend two public hearings.

The first is on April 25 and it is about Flood Damage Prevention Regulations. The second hearing is about new proposed Outdoor Lighting Regulations and is on May 9.

To learn more follow these links:

CHAPTER 554: OUTDOOR LIGHTING REGULATIONS

Flood Damage Prevention Regulations

Both hearings are at Loveland City Hall, 120 West Loveland Avenue at 7 PM.

Apr 16, 2023
Ohioans can still use abortion drug mifepristone, but that could change

Loveland, Ohio and Columbus

Since Roe v Wade was overturned last summer, abortion medication has been under fire as the abortion drug mifepristone is the subject of a federal lawsuit and some states are attempting to restrict access by threatening legal action against retail pharmacies and suppliers of the drug. (Adobe Stock).

BY: MEGAN HENRY – Ohio Capital Journal

An abortion drug remains legal in Ohio at the moment, but the legality of mifepristone hangs in the balance after a Texas federal judge suspended the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone last week.

Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk stopped the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, the first in a two-drug regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol taken 24 to 48 hours apart to terminate a pregnancy. The FDA first approved the two-drug regimen in 2000.

“This is a very direct and targeted attack on a very specific drug for a very specific reason,”said Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio Public Policy Director Danielle Firsich.

Mifepristone was used for 9,891 abortions in Ohio in 2021, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The drug was used the most in Franklin County (2,806), Summit County (2,008), and Cuyahoga County (1,643).

Mifepristone and misoprostol

There is an alternative regimen for patients who wish to have a medication abortion that involves just the abortion drug misoprostol.

“It’s still a safe and effective regimen, it’s just not as patient-convenient or patient-centric as the current regimen,” said Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Adarsh E. Krishen.

The mifepristone and misoprostol regimen gives patients more predictability with regard to when a pregnancy is going to end, he said.

“With the misoprostol regimen, there’s more variation in terms of the timing of when that pregnancy may end, as well as there’s prolonged bleeding after the use of the medication,” Krishen said. “If you are a person who needs to work or do other things in your life, it will be much more complicated and complex for you.”

With the misoprostol-only regimen, bleeding can last up to one to two weeks after taking the medication, the pain lasts longer, and patients tend to be more nauseous, Krishen said.

Bleeding stops within a few days, or sooner, with the mifepristone and misoprostol regimen, Krishen said.

Cramping occurs with both regimens, he said.

“If you are someone who is seeking abortion care or miscarriage … you will be able to continue to receive the same kind of care with the misoprostol only option,” Firsich said. “The only difference is the frustration, the chaos, and the confusion that decisions like these make.”

She said decisions like these make patients more hesitant to access abortion care and not understand the rights they have to care.

“It may make physicians more hesitant to provide certain types of care because they are afraid they may be doing something illegal or something they don’t have the authority to do now because of variations in state, local and federal laws,” Firsich said.

The Texas federal judge is not targeting misoprostol.

“(Misoprostol) has many other medical applications far outside of abortion care, so it would be very difficult to target misoprostol in the same way they are mifepristone,” Firsich said.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

The United States Department of Justice filed an emergency stay motion with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and is asking the 5th Circuit to respond to its request for a stay by noon on Thursday. Kacsmaryk’s ruling would take effect Friday unless the 5th Circuit puts it on hold.

“This is notoriously the most conservative appellate court in the country,” Firsich said.

She believes this ruling will eventually go to the United States Supreme Court.

Within hours of the Texas ruling on Friday, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice, ruled mifepristone should continue to be available in 17 states and the District of Columbia. Ohio is not one of those 17 states.

What Ohio lawmakers, Ohio Right to Life is saying

Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington, condemned the Texas federal judge’s ruling.

“The FDA, a trusted federal agency, has determined it is safe for women to use this medication for their health care,” Russo said. “As lawmakers, we should ensure our policies reflect the expertise of trusted medical professionals.”

State Rep. Beth Liston, D-Dublin, said mifepristone has been proven safe and effective.

“A woman’s medical decisions should be left between herself and a medical professional. Not a judge in Texas,” said Liston, who has a medical degree.

State Rep. Anita Somani, D-Dublin, said maternal mortality will increase by taking away access to mifepristone.

“This ruling opens up the door to other medications like contraception becoming politicized and taken off the market. It is a dangerous precedent and hurts the FDA’s ability to do their job in a nonpolitical fashion,” said Somani, who is an OBGYN at OhioHealth.

Firsich shares those fears and said “this could lead to an incredible dangerous slippery slope.”

Ohio Right to Life is praising Kacsmaryk’s ruling.

“As a young woman carrying a child, I look forward to the day when such rulings are no longer necessary—declaring whether or not human life deserves to be protected,” Ohio Right to Life’s spokesperson Elizabeth Marbach said in a statement.

Abortion is currently legal in Ohio up to 22 weeks.

Follow OCJ Reporter Megan Henry on Twitter.

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MEGAN HENRY

Megan is a reporter for the Ohio Capital Journal.

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Apr 13, 2023
Calling all ladies to the Chamber’s LinkedUp Loveland

Loveland, Ohio – Calling all the ladies! Join us for LinkedUp Loveland on April 26 featuring a wonderful lineup of panelists. Lunch, networking, and professional development!

Ladies, Join Us this Spring
Connect with local women, resources and friends

Register now! http://business.lovelandchamber.org/…/linkedup-loveland…

Join other business women from the greater Loveland area in a friendly networking atmosphere that will focus on personal and professional growth.

Our Spring 2023 Panel will feature local women leaders in business:

“Finding your Personal Brand”
“How to Maximize Social Media for Your Business”
“Women’s Professionalism: Putting Your Best Self First”Panelists are:

• Tammy Vilaboy, Tat2Marketing

• Meshell Giblin, BusinessDNA Group

• Mary Starvaggi, The Etiquette Advantage

AGENDA:

11:15-11:30 a.m.: Registration & Open Networking

11:30 a.m.: Welcome

11:45 a.m.: Lunch and panel begins

1:00 p.m.: closing

This event is presented by:

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Apr 13, 2023
Our Loveland Story – The Colletto Family

by Kim and Dan Colletto

Loveland Schools are worth fighting for! Keeping our school district strong in turn will keep our beloved Loveland community thriving, protect our home values and make our neighborhoods enticing to outside buyers. We, as proud Lovelanders, will stand behind the #yesforloveland movement. This is our family’s story and why we are so passionate about supporting the Loveland School District.

Our family relocated from Orlando, Florida to Cincinnati in the summer of 2016. This change was met with a lot of resistance by myself and our girls, who were 12 and 8 at the time. We were faced with leaving the community we loved and the only home our girls had ever known. Getting the move right was essential, to set our family unit up for success in our new home. Where did we start? The area school districts.

In Orlando, our girls had grown into a young school district and a developing area, with one elementary and middle school to choose from. After 10 years in the area, our school district had grown to encompass three elementary schools, two middle schools, and a new high school. My husband and I sat on community growth committees, held school PTA board positions, and volunteered countless hours in the classroom, at fundraisers and community events. We assisted in the effort to make our neighborhood one of the best in the Orange County School District. We knew what a successful educational community looked like and we felt it was essential to make the right choice for the future of our girls in our relocation.

In researching the Cincinnati area, we toured every surrounding school district. The final school on our list was Loveland. We feared that the opportunities and programs would be lacking, as it was a smaller school district. Boy, were we wrong.

In Loveland, we were greeted by enthusiastic administration and teachers who took the time to talk directly to our girls and answer their questions. We had top-notch tours and even had a sit-down meeting with the superintendent, assistant superintendent, and the person who would be our daughter’s high school counselor. The girls instantly felt like they would feel safe and welcomed in the Loveland schools. The district’s forward thinking mindset, focus on growth, and developing a well rounded, competitive student was supremely impressive.

We knew Loveland was the right choice when we left that meeting. Not only were there educational opportunities here, including a thriving gifted program and course options such as foreign language and college prep courses, but the district had top-notch music and arts programs which were of very high importance to both our girls. Loveland was providing music programs from the elementary level up. The high school arts programs were known as some of the best in the Cincinnati area. These opportunities solidified our decision.

We wanted to get a sense of the Loveland community as well. We explored the quaint downtown, enjoyed the local restaurants, and toured a dozen homes before we ended up buying in a beautiful, homey neighborhood where we were instantly greeted by welcoming neighbors. We had found our home and a place where we felt confident our girls would thrive and above all, be happy. And they have flourished here. Each of our girls had different needs in the classroom and they were both met with phenomenal teachers and support. They each threw themselves into drama, music, and show choir. They were exposed to and tried new things including runners club, intramural sports, student government, and volunteerism.

Our oldest has now graduated and was set up to enter college with 32 hours of college credit classes allowing her to easily double major in two rigorous programs. The Loveland High School experience gave her the tools to enter into the world confident and prepared. Anna was exposed to a broad range of activities, including music, art, student media, Showchoir, and student leadership groups in addition to a multitude of course options from financial planning to AP and College Credit Plus opportunities. And she took advantage of it all. She had a remarkable high school experience and was set up to get into highly competitive college programs.

Our youngest is now a junior and is in the college preparation stage. While her high school experience began during the COVID-19 pandemic, she continues to have a wonderful high school life in her classes and extracurriculars including athletics, music, and show choir. We are so thankful for her dedicated school counselors and teachers and for the arts programs that have given her hope and comfort in spite of the challenges of these last couple of years due to the pandemic and unfortunate cuts in the Loveland schools. She has grown immensely into a hard-working student, performer, athlete, and a Tiger through and through. At Loveland, Avery has learned resilience through compassionate district leaders, teachers and mentors.

Even while navigating the challenges of failed levies, Loveland has kept excellence and the dedication to their students at the forefront. No matter what challenges the district may face, the foundation of community and excellence prevails. The opportunity for students to experience a vast, well-rounded education is there. But the reality is that many of those beloved, winning programs our children have been blessed with are now on the chopping block.

We have hope that the community will step up and value the importance of a strong school district and how important it is to set our children up for future success.

Our children in the younger grades should have the same opportunities to enter their years after high school prepared, motivated, and competitive. It’s up to each of us to fight for our schools and to keep Loveland thriving.

We are Lovelanders now and we won’t give up on our schools or this community. I hope you will join in the fight to keep Loveland strong and get out and vote #yesforloveland.

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Kim and Dan Colletto live in the Miami Trails Neighborhood

Apr 11, 2023
Red Cross seeking volunteers for Sound the Alarm campaign

Loveland, Ohio – The Greater Cincinnati Tri–State chapter of the American Red Cross is seeking volunteers for its 2023 Sound the Alarm campaign taking place throughout April.

Volunteers needed to install FREE smoke alarms in homes

Sound the Alarm is part of the larger Red Cross Home Fire Campaign which aims to reduce home fire deaths and injuries by providing disaster preparedness information, home fire safety instruction, and the installation of FREE smoke alarms. Since the program’s inception in 2014, more than 36,000 families in Central & Southern Ohio have been made safer through the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign. Of the approximately 62,000 disasters the Red Cross responds to across the country every year, more than 90 percent are home fires.

There are two types of volunteer opportunities available in the Cincinnati area:

1. Volunteers are being sought to go into designated neighborhoods and leave behind informational door
hangers, alerting residents that the Red Cross will soon be in the area to install free smoke alarms.
2. Volunteers are needed to install FREE smoke alarms in area homes.

Volunteers who sign up to participate would be working with other Red Cross volunteers and staff, and members of local fire departments.

“Just One Day of Your Life Can Change Someone Else’s Forever”

Sound the Alarm volunteer opportunities in the Cincinnati area:
Anyone interested in volunteering should go to redcross.org/Cincinnati and click on the Sound the Alarm information box on the home page.

April 7, 2023
Distribution of informational door hangers
Green Acres Mobile Home Park
6074 Deerfield Rd, Loveland

April 10, 2023
Smoke Alarm installation event
Green Acres Mobile Home Park
6074 Deerfield Rd, Loveland

April 11, 2023
Distribution of informational door hangers
Mount Airy neighborhood
6121 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati

April 14, 2023
Distribution of informational door hangers
Goshen area
1785 State Route 28, Goshen

April 15, 2023
Smoke Alarm installation event
Mount Airy neighborhood
6121 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati

April 17, 2023
Smoke Alarm installation event
1785 State Route 28, Goshen

April 18, 2023
Distribution of informational door hangers
Alexandria, KY neighborhoods
7951 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria, KY

April 21, 2023
Distribution of informational door hangers
1560 Bethel New Richmond Rd.
New Richmond, OH 45157

April 22, 2023
Smoke Alarm installation event
Alexandria, KY neighborhoods
7951 Alexandria Pike, Alexandria, KY

April 24, 2023
Smoke Alarm installation event
1560 Bethel New Richmond Rd.
New Richmond, OH 45157

Residents in need of FREE state–of–the–art smoke alarms can call the Red Cross hotline to make an installation appointment 844–207–4509.

Sound the Alarm FAQs

How do I find the address/times?

How should I prepare for my event?

What should I wear?

What should I expect on the day of the event?

May I bring other people with me?

What information will I receive after I register?

What if there is bad weather?

How do I cancel?

Who can I contact with other questions?

Apr 6, 2023
Urgent! Loveland Community Needs School Levy Passed

Ellen Main, is a stay-at-home mom of two boys in Loveland Schools: one kindergartener and one first grader. Her family lives in the Belle Meade subdivision.

by Ellen Main

Loveland City School District has an operating levy on the May 2 ballot this year. Because Loveland has not passed a school levy in nine years, they are in desperate need of these funds to maintain their current high quality of education. If the levy is not passed, they will move towards State minimum services. Our students and future students deserve better than this. As a mom of two young Loveland students, I am witness to the outstanding and dedicated faculty, staff, and administration in our community. My experience at a recent school event illustrates this perfectly.

Waiting anxiously for the show to begin, I looked around at all the other parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members sitting in the Loveland Primary School gym and thought how grateful I am to live in this community. After the heartwarming show, during which the look of pride on my son’s face almost made me tear up, we walked through a gallery of children’s art—vibrant paintings, oil pastel drawings, and construction paper weavings covered the hallways from floor to ceiling. My son showed such confidence in finding his art on the walls and explaining it to his family. Then, he led us to his classroom (Ms. Miller, Room 9), where he showed us two beautiful books, one created by him (about koalas) and one created by his classmate, a biography about what makes my son special (my son created one about his classmate too). He proudly showed us all his work, which had an Australian theme (each class had a different country). All of this thanks to the hard work, energy and creativity of Lauren Alten (music teacher) and Kayla McClary (art teacher) as well as the classroom teachers, custodians, administration—too many people to mention.

The “Around the World” Showcase is an example of what makes Loveland Schools such a special place to be. Music, theatre, art, athletics, physical education, robotics and so many other programs we may take for granted won’t be possible much longer if we don’t pass a school levy. Think about the most memorable and important moments of your elementary and secondary education—most likely they were made possible because of school levies being passed.

I was lucky enough to have some extraordinary teachers in the Perrysburg School District in Northwest Ohio. My most memorable experiences had to do with music and theatre, which would not have been available without teachers having the freedom to use their creativity to benefit students both in the classroom and through extracurricular activities. Maybe yours have to do with sports, science club, art, student government, none of which would be possible without our talented educators, who would slowly be cut due to lack of funds. We cannot deny future generations these experiences.

Right now, the employees at Loveland Schools are doing amazing work despite not having the money—92 percent of all Ohio school districts receive more money per student yet we are in the top 2 percent in the state on the Ohio Department of Education scorecard. We cannot keep the talented and hard-working people we have in Loveland Schools now if they feel stressed that they may lose their jobs or if the class sizes are so big they are spending all of their time managing student behavior rather than teaching.

With the passing of the levy on May 2, we can keep not only our schools strong but our community as well. Voting yes for Loveland Schools on May 2 is a vote for our students and future students and also for the well-being of our entire community.

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Apr 5, 2023
Miami Township announces street resurfacing list

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Miami Township, Ohio – Barrett Paving will be resurfacing 12.6 miles of road, and additionally replacing curb and gutter at needed locations. Work will be performed this summer when school is not in session to avoid conflicts with school buses. They are allowing the contractor to begin concrete work as soon as temperature and weather are appropriate.

The project also includes an asphalt rejuvenation treatment. An asphalt rejuvenator is a substance that penetrates asphalt and is designed to replace the lost maltenes, the soft fraction of the asphalt binder in the original asphalt pavement. This should restore the original qualities of viscosity and significantly extend the life of the pavement according to the Township Service Director, John Musselman.

Here is the list of streets in the Township that are scheduled for resurfacing.

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Mar 31, 2023
If “Enough is Enough” – here are resources to make a difference

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What does an AR-15 do to a human body? A visual examination of the deadly damage. – Washington Post

How to Make a Difference

Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence. We pass stronger gun laws and work to close the loopholes that jeopardize the safety of our families. We also work in our own communities and with business leaders to encourage a culture of responsible gun ownership. We know that gun violence is preventable, and we’re committed to doing what it takes to keep families safe.

After Jim Brady, a gun owner, Republican and President Reagan’s Press Secretary, survived a gunshot to his head, he and his wife Sarah, worked tirelessly alongside Democrats and Republicans to pass the bipartisan Brady Bill to ensure background checks were conducted on gun sales. But we cannot rest on that victory. America’s gun violence epidemic continues to worsen. Today, led by Brady President Kris Brown, we work with gun owners and non-gun owners and individuals of all identities and ideologies to create solutions! Together, there is nothing we cannot accomplish.

A movement of nearly 10 million mayors, teachers, survivors, gun owners, students, and everyday Americans.

Ultimately, our movement exists to end gun violence and save lives.

Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers across the country, we have won unprecedented victories against the gun lobby—at the ballot box, in state legislatures, and in corporate America.

Born out of a tragic school shooting, March For Our Lives is a courageous youth-led movement dedicated to promoting civic engagement, education, and direct action by youth to eliminate the epidemic of gun violence.

We aim to create safe and healthy communities and livelihoods where gun violence is obsolete.

From Tragedy To Transformation

Sandy Hook Promise is a national nonprofit organization founded and led by several family members whose loved ones were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Based in Newtown, Connecticut, our intent is to honor all victims of gun violence by turning our tragedy into a moment of transformation. By empowering youth to “know the signs” and uniting all people who value the protection of children, we can take meaningful actions in schools, homes, and communities to prevent gun violence and stop the tragic loss of life.

Contact President Joe Biden

Contact Vice President Kamala Harris

Contact your representative in the U.S. House

Contact your U.S. Senator

Contact Gov. Mike DeWine

Contact your State Legislators

Locate your mayor by name, city, or population size.

Loveland City Hall

Miami Township

Symmes Township

Hamilton Township

Deerfield Township

Clermont County

Hamilton County

Warren County

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Mar 29, 2023
Loveland Tiger’s Spring Break begins Friday afternoon

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Mar 27, 2023