The Village of New Boston paid tribute to its veterans this past Thursday, May 20, with its first, in many years, Memorial Day Celebration.
The event was held on May 20 for several reasons. First, the James Dickey Post 23 Color Guard, was booked throughout the Memorial Day weekend and this was an available date for them. Also was the fact the following evening, Friday, May 21, was Glenwood High School's graduation. The band and student body were a major part of the event so it would have been impossible to have them participate at any later date.
The guest speaker for the event was Colonel Terry Johnson. Councilman John Mills gave the opening and closing prayer. A twenty-one gun salute followed.
I would like to say I was extremely proud of the community for attending this event and a special thanks to the students of Glenwood High School, Oak Street School and the Glenwood High School Band and also students and faculty from Daymar College. Also Mayor Warren, Councilmen Dan Fetty, Ralph Imes, and employees of the Village Service, Fire and Police Departments attended and it was very much appreciated.
New Boston is very proud of all of its veterans, both living and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom in our country. This is planned to be an annual event and I was very proud to be part of this first celebration.
Mike Payton
5-30-2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
NEW BOSTON SCHOOLS SELECTED IN OHIO'S CREDIT FLEXIBILITY PLAN
I was pleased and very proud to learn this week that the New Boston School District has been selected by the Ohio Department of Education as one of only five schools in the entire state to participate in a case study on credit flexibility.
Credit flexibility options are alternatives to traditional in-class learning. Included is distance learning, online classes, travel studies, independent studies and other programs offered by the school. Credit flexibility was written into state law by former Governor Bob Taft and requires all school districts have flexibility policies in place by the start of the 2010-2011 school year.
The district is now developing a plan that starting next year will assign an academic adviser to each student. If students wish to take advantage of credit flexibility programs, they will have to submit a written proposal to their adviser and it will be considered by a committee made up of the course instructor, principal and guidance counselor.
The Ohio Department of Education has asked the school district to host a Web conference on April 15 to share their program with other districts across Ohio.
This is just another great asset for our community's young people. Congratulations to the New Boston School District staff and students.
Mike Payton
3-31-2010
Credit flexibility options are alternatives to traditional in-class learning. Included is distance learning, online classes, travel studies, independent studies and other programs offered by the school. Credit flexibility was written into state law by former Governor Bob Taft and requires all school districts have flexibility policies in place by the start of the 2010-2011 school year.
The district is now developing a plan that starting next year will assign an academic adviser to each student. If students wish to take advantage of credit flexibility programs, they will have to submit a written proposal to their adviser and it will be considered by a committee made up of the course instructor, principal and guidance counselor.
The Ohio Department of Education has asked the school district to host a Web conference on April 15 to share their program with other districts across Ohio.
This is just another great asset for our community's young people. Congratulations to the New Boston School District staff and students.
Mike Payton
3-31-2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
NEW BOSTON APPLIES FOR $16.7 MILLION FOR VILLAGE PROJECTS
The Village of New Boston announced this past Wednesday it has applied for over $16 million in federal money from Senator Sherrod Brown's office.
Village Administrator Steve Hamilton has explained that the Village was invited by Senator Brown's office to apply for federal funding from Fiscal Year 2011. Three million dollars is projected to rehabilitate sanitary and storm sewers in the Village. Included in this project is repairing of man holes and piping that needs to be relined. The sewer rehabilitation project is part of a program mandated by the Ohio EPA.
Also requested is $500,000 to make improvements to Millbrook Park. Included are plans that would include new baseball fields, new fencing, walking paths, tennis and basketball courts.
Flood defense is where the largest amount of money was requested. Thirteen million dollars has been requested . Over the next few weeks, engineers will be in the village inspecting the floodwalls for the Army Corps of Engineers and according to Hamilton, the village has been ordered to commission its own study, at a cost of $300,000, to prepare for federal flood defense inspections next year.
FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is, according to Hamilton, mandating villages, cities and other municipalities all comply with the updating of all flood defense programs around the country.
Mike Payton
3-12-2010
Village Administrator Steve Hamilton has explained that the Village was invited by Senator Brown's office to apply for federal funding from Fiscal Year 2011. Three million dollars is projected to rehabilitate sanitary and storm sewers in the Village. Included in this project is repairing of man holes and piping that needs to be relined. The sewer rehabilitation project is part of a program mandated by the Ohio EPA.
Also requested is $500,000 to make improvements to Millbrook Park. Included are plans that would include new baseball fields, new fencing, walking paths, tennis and basketball courts.
Flood defense is where the largest amount of money was requested. Thirteen million dollars has been requested . Over the next few weeks, engineers will be in the village inspecting the floodwalls for the Army Corps of Engineers and according to Hamilton, the village has been ordered to commission its own study, at a cost of $300,000, to prepare for federal flood defense inspections next year.
FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is, according to Hamilton, mandating villages, cities and other municipalities all comply with the updating of all flood defense programs around the country.
Mike Payton
3-12-2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
DAYMAR COLLEGE RECEIVES CAMPUS OF YEAR HONORS
This past week it was announced that New Boston's Daymar College won Campus of the Year honors at the Daymar All-Schools Conference in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on February 26, 2010.
Additional awards honoring individual teachers and administrators include: Rebecca Mowery, President's Award; Cathy Clark, Instructor of the Year Award; and Mike Bell, Admission's Award for Outstanding Achievements and the Daymar Gold Key Award.
New Boston is very proud of Daymar College and its achievements. Since Daymar has come into New Boston, enrollment has jumped dramatically and the college has become a great friend to the various New Boston businesses, the local school district and the community. Daymar has sponsored little league teams, youth soccer teams and special programs for the school district.
During the March 2 New Boston Kiwanis meeting, Mike Bell announced that several new programs will be coming to Daymar in the near future and employment of additional instructors will be needed.
At this time the village is trying to help Daymar by working to provide additional parking area for the college's increasing enrollment. We have also worked with local landlords to provide housing for students.
I would like to offer my congratulations to all the Daymar staff and students for the great success they have achieved and also for helping move our village forward. There are few villages throughout this country that can boast of having a school system with new buildings and a successful college recognized nationwide for its success. I see this as a message to everyone that quality education is primary in our community. Daymar College has and will continue to make a great positive impact in New Boston.
Mike Payton
3-2-10
Additional awards honoring individual teachers and administrators include: Rebecca Mowery, President's Award; Cathy Clark, Instructor of the Year Award; and Mike Bell, Admission's Award for Outstanding Achievements and the Daymar Gold Key Award.
New Boston is very proud of Daymar College and its achievements. Since Daymar has come into New Boston, enrollment has jumped dramatically and the college has become a great friend to the various New Boston businesses, the local school district and the community. Daymar has sponsored little league teams, youth soccer teams and special programs for the school district.
During the March 2 New Boston Kiwanis meeting, Mike Bell announced that several new programs will be coming to Daymar in the near future and employment of additional instructors will be needed.
At this time the village is trying to help Daymar by working to provide additional parking area for the college's increasing enrollment. We have also worked with local landlords to provide housing for students.
I would like to offer my congratulations to all the Daymar staff and students for the great success they have achieved and also for helping move our village forward. There are few villages throughout this country that can boast of having a school system with new buildings and a successful college recognized nationwide for its success. I see this as a message to everyone that quality education is primary in our community. Daymar College has and will continue to make a great positive impact in New Boston.
Mike Payton
3-2-10
Saturday, February 6, 2010
NEW BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES $58,000 IN GRANT MONEY
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security have informed New Boston Fire Chief Chris Bender that the fire department's grant application, which was submitted under the Fiscal Year 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, was approved.
FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), in consultation with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), carries out the Federal responsibilities of administering the grant. The approved project costs total $62,000.00. The Federal share is 95 percent or $58,000.00 of the approved amount and the village must pay a share of $3,100.00.
This money will be used to replace the fire station's power generator, which has been in use since it was installed during the building's original construction in 1978.
The Fire Department will also be able to replace its current exhaust ventilation system and will allow trucks and other village vehicles to run inside the bay area without filling the garage with toxic fumes.
The grant was filed for last year and bids for the new equipment will be received and reviewed in the next month along with final awarding of the projects to selected vendors.
Mike Payton
February 6, 2010
FEMA's Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), in consultation with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), carries out the Federal responsibilities of administering the grant. The approved project costs total $62,000.00. The Federal share is 95 percent or $58,000.00 of the approved amount and the village must pay a share of $3,100.00.
This money will be used to replace the fire station's power generator, which has been in use since it was installed during the building's original construction in 1978.
The Fire Department will also be able to replace its current exhaust ventilation system and will allow trucks and other village vehicles to run inside the bay area without filling the garage with toxic fumes.
The grant was filed for last year and bids for the new equipment will be received and reviewed in the next month along with final awarding of the projects to selected vendors.
Mike Payton
February 6, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
2009 Breakfast with Santa & New Boston Police Department Toy Program Huge Success
As we wind down 2009 I want to first thank everyone for the privilege of being your councilman this past year and secondly to tell you how very proud I am to be part of this community with all of you.
New Boston once again took the lead this Christmas season in showing what the true meaning of the holiday is. On December 6, Mayor Warren and the Village put on the annual Breakfast with Santa at the New Boston Community Center. Employees from the Police, Fire and Service departments, Village Council, along with community volunteers prepared and served pancakes and sausage for over 500 people, adults and children. The meals were free and Santa and Mrs. Claus met with children throughout the morning.
On December 22, employees of the Police, Fire and Service departments, along with Santa Claus, took to the streets with several hundred gifts knocking on doors throughout the village. Money for these gifts came from generous contributions from local motorcycle clubs, churches, civic clubs, Masonic Lodges, area businesses, and private citizens.
Both of these events provided what otherwise may have been a "empty" Christmas to children and adults throughout our community a holiday to remember. I would like to take this time to thank everyone who helped make these two unselfish undertakings such a huge success. I especially want to thank the Police, Fire and Service Departments of our village for their unselfish time and dedication as well as the volunteers who helped Breakfast with Santa and also those who spent many hours wrapping the presents that were delivered throughout the community. You can view pictures of both of these events at the village website...www.newbostonvillage.com
Mike Payton
12-29-09
New Boston once again took the lead this Christmas season in showing what the true meaning of the holiday is. On December 6, Mayor Warren and the Village put on the annual Breakfast with Santa at the New Boston Community Center. Employees from the Police, Fire and Service departments, Village Council, along with community volunteers prepared and served pancakes and sausage for over 500 people, adults and children. The meals were free and Santa and Mrs. Claus met with children throughout the morning.
On December 22, employees of the Police, Fire and Service departments, along with Santa Claus, took to the streets with several hundred gifts knocking on doors throughout the village. Money for these gifts came from generous contributions from local motorcycle clubs, churches, civic clubs, Masonic Lodges, area businesses, and private citizens.
Both of these events provided what otherwise may have been a "empty" Christmas to children and adults throughout our community a holiday to remember. I would like to take this time to thank everyone who helped make these two unselfish undertakings such a huge success. I especially want to thank the Police, Fire and Service Departments of our village for their unselfish time and dedication as well as the volunteers who helped Breakfast with Santa and also those who spent many hours wrapping the presents that were delivered throughout the community. You can view pictures of both of these events at the village website...www.newbostonvillage.com
Mike Payton
12-29-09
Monday, November 30, 2009
Drug Abuse in Scioto County Affects New Boston Residents as Well
On November 23, I attended a town hall meeting in Wheelersburg regarding prescription drug abuse. The emphasis of the meeting was to inform local communities of the current epidemic of prescription drug abuse in this area.
Lisa Roberts of the Portsmouth City Health Department offered statistics compiled by local and state health officials. In 2006, drug overdoses became the leading cause of accidental death for the state of Ohio, with Scioto county the second leading county in the state. The leading cause of these overdoses are prescription opioids, such as methadone and oxycodone.
As a result of the growing prescription drug abuse epidemic a new problem now faces the county. Scioto County now has the number one Hepatitis C rate. The number one risk factor for Hepatitis C is IV drug use.
A recent study by the Ohio Pharmacy Board shows Southern Ohio prescribing an unusually large amount of pain medications. Scioto County is home to nine pain clinics. These pain clinics take cash only. There is no insurance billing, no credit cards.
One of the most telling statements of the evening came when attorney Joe Hale pointed out that if you live in a community and your zip code ranks in the top ten of the country for originating Oxycontin or Oxycodone prescriptions, then you have a "criminal enterprise going on in your community."
It was apparent that those in attendance were enthused about making a difference in this issue throughout the surrounding community. Although New Boston has no pain clinics, it is obvious we have many residents who frequent these clinics elsewhere in the county. It is also extremely obvious these pain clinics contribute to the drug abuse problems in New Boston.
Other similar meetings will occur throughout the county, including in New Boston, over the next several months. We must work together to develop a plan of action that will curtail and eventually stop this problem. Solutions will only be effective if they are developed not just by community leadership, but in partnership with each and everyone of us.
I would like to thank Bob Walton, Jr., and the citizens of Wheelersburg for organizing and having this initial meeting at the Porter Township Senior and Civic Center. I would also like to thank all the speakers for their time and dedication to this issue. It was also encouraging to see a standing room only crowd of concerned citizens from all over Scioto County attending.
Mike Payton
11-30-09
Lisa Roberts of the Portsmouth City Health Department offered statistics compiled by local and state health officials. In 2006, drug overdoses became the leading cause of accidental death for the state of Ohio, with Scioto county the second leading county in the state. The leading cause of these overdoses are prescription opioids, such as methadone and oxycodone.
As a result of the growing prescription drug abuse epidemic a new problem now faces the county. Scioto County now has the number one Hepatitis C rate. The number one risk factor for Hepatitis C is IV drug use.
A recent study by the Ohio Pharmacy Board shows Southern Ohio prescribing an unusually large amount of pain medications. Scioto County is home to nine pain clinics. These pain clinics take cash only. There is no insurance billing, no credit cards.
One of the most telling statements of the evening came when attorney Joe Hale pointed out that if you live in a community and your zip code ranks in the top ten of the country for originating Oxycontin or Oxycodone prescriptions, then you have a "criminal enterprise going on in your community."
It was apparent that those in attendance were enthused about making a difference in this issue throughout the surrounding community. Although New Boston has no pain clinics, it is obvious we have many residents who frequent these clinics elsewhere in the county. It is also extremely obvious these pain clinics contribute to the drug abuse problems in New Boston.
Other similar meetings will occur throughout the county, including in New Boston, over the next several months. We must work together to develop a plan of action that will curtail and eventually stop this problem. Solutions will only be effective if they are developed not just by community leadership, but in partnership with each and everyone of us.
I would like to thank Bob Walton, Jr., and the citizens of Wheelersburg for organizing and having this initial meeting at the Porter Township Senior and Civic Center. I would also like to thank all the speakers for their time and dedication to this issue. It was also encouraging to see a standing room only crowd of concerned citizens from all over Scioto County attending.
Mike Payton
11-30-09
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