
It was interesting to visit an Ansonia Village Council meeting once again following quite a few years of not having covered them.
I was there a couple of weeks ago by invitation when some townspeople brought up an issue that was bothering them. That something focused on residents who are not taking care of their properties.
Much discussion was held on the subject, mixed in with a couple of other topics such as stray cats, abandoned vehicles, dilapidated buildings and vandalism.
Many said they want Ansonia to look like it used to look.
To me, as a resident and usually on the go, I don’t pay attention to those kinds of things as much, but there are people who do. And, that’s a good thing.
I don’t remember living in a place where an eyesore was close by…maybe the inside of my house at times but not outside.
However, I think the discussions that were held were of value for the future of the village.
Resident Crystal Reier Gibbs suggested helping out those who cannot help themselves — those who are unable to take care of the respective property or those who cannot afford to do it — and said she would be willing to do that when time allowed.
The mayor and council members, I think, would be agreeable to something like that.
Anyhow, the next day on Facebook, she put on there: “Calling all Dads with mowers! Or anyone willing to volunteer a little time and help the village, along with myself and several others, get some of these houses cleaned up around town. We are offering to help the residents with overgrown properties. So if anyone has any lawn tools, a little drive, and some time, please contact me as I will be forming a small group to try and help a couple houses a week. Again, this is volunteers.”
Jamie and I extend our condolences to the families and friends of Barbara Ebeling and Shawna Dee Leigeber.
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Please pray for these people: Allison “Ally” Miller, Mary Lou Runner, Grace Boyd, Jason Stover Jr., Jeff Brocious, Jamie Knick, Dan Lockhart, Vanna Hannam, Jenny Pitman, Nikole Baldridge, Chester Bryant, Melinda (Batten) Stacy, Michelle Young, Tommy Farmer, Margaret Hoening, Manual Macias, Kathy McNutt Dapore, Lester Beisner, Delores Beisner, Kermit Foureman, Chuck “C.W.” Cruze, Mark Lovejoy, Connie Buemi Hodson, Michelle Grottle Wright, Cheryl Slonaker Gilmore, Judy York, Donald Booker, Dennis Leeper, Connie Stachler, Randy Heck, Ronnie Norton, Marie Schlechty, Jeremy “Jerm” Burke, Bev Brumbaugh, Gary Eichler, David Pretzman, Clinton Randall, Linda Lore, Ralph Byrd, Doug Winger, Rusty Maloy, Debbie Mayse, Sonja and Dan Coppess, Jeanie Francis, Harvey Hinshaw, Bruce Kaiser, Amanda Mote, Gary Francis, Anthony and Theresa Grillot, Lee Everhart, Paul Gigandet, Doug Whittington, Tracy Pratt, Kinley Bernard, D’Arleen Waymire, Tish Hodson Shepherd, Zach Urbancic.
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Happy birthday:
July 27 to Marilyn McMiller, Brenda Striegel, Gale Kenworthy, Corey Kramer Weiss, Clinton Randall, Mick Rinderle, Marty McCabe, Susan Adams Ellis, Ken Stiefel, Gary Peace, and Jason Grieshop.
July 28 to Alex Soward, Katie Hummel, and Kim Beam.
July 29 to Jeremie Hittle, Kay Pequignot-McCracken, Brad Shook, Mark Bixler, and Martha Everman.
July 30 to Arnold Norton, Dennis Riffle, John Scott Burkett, and Toby Winner.
July 31 to Dee Howell and Lindsey Foster.
Aug. 1 to Jeff Riffell, twins Ron and Rick Bickel, twins Sharon and Karon Strait, Dave Fitzgerald, Terry Longfellow, Jason Menchhofer, Fred Matix, and Irene Rosenbeck Siler.
Aug. 2 to Ron Crist, Zane Keller, Gloria Hodge, Tina Jo Fourman, Melinda Bryson Frantz, Adam Cothran, Denney Heck, Mike Williams of The Winery, Mitch Eiting, April Staver, Payton Marie, Kathy Hiestand, and Allison Dynes.
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