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SHADYSIDE – Village leaders can quickly and efficiently notify residents of emergency situations with a precautionary notice to prevent people from drinking tap water after an earlier water outage two weeks ago caused high levels of fluoride in the water. .

Instead of Village Manager Erika Tamburin posting comments on Shadyside’s discussion page, village leaders have taken the lead for official announcements on the Village of Shadyside’s official Facebook page, Councilman Nick Ferrelli said Monday.

Incorrect speculation appeared on Farrelly’s Facebook chat page after the announcement. He said there is no point in issuing a boil order in such a situation as fluoride cannot be boiled out of water.

“There’s certain reasons you have a boil order, there’s certain reasons you have water conservation, there’s certain reasons you have a ‘do not take’ order, all things that are (Ohio Environmental Protection Agency) mandated.” Ferrelli said. “Everything was done perfectly. We followed all appropriate protocol with that full test.

Ferrelli said other alert devices are available, such as the Code Red River 911 system.

“We’ve got access to the Belmont County Code Red system. We probably didn’t know we were there a month ago.” Ferrelli said. We had a little hiccups the first time we used it, but that’s okay. Now we know what to do, and we can use it for pick commands and stuff like that.

However, residents must sign up for the service through the Belmont County 911 website to receive alerts on their cellphones, he said.

“Only landlines sign up for that, so you have to go online, just search for ‘Belmont County Code Red,’ and you can log yourself in. Ferrelli said.

Mayor Bob Newhart thanked Ferrelli, Tamburin, Councilman Sam Carpina, the water, sewer and fire departments, as well as Shadyside Area Schools Superintendent John Haswell for making the wake-up calls and reaching out to more residents.

In other matters related to infrastructure projects, Ferrelli said he was dissatisfied with Litman Excavating and Construction’s work replacing valves in the village. Councilman Robert “Bushwacker” Gorrell asked if the company would meet the March 31 deadline and was told it would not and would likely request an extension.

Also, Councilwoman Melanie Haswell said there have been complaints about vehicles hauling waste across the Ohio River to fill in the areas excavated for the valve project. She asked if they could go another way.

In addition, the Shadyside Local School District notified the village that a weeping willow near the village was leaning and rotting and that the bouquet tree needed to be cut down. The district offered to share the cost of the work. Price not determined.

Also, Marcia Suess informed the council of her desire to retire after more than 30 years as an office administrator. She will retire as of June 1, but the new staff will help her adjust to the job.

“I want to thank everyone I’ve worked with in those 30 years, because that’s what made it fun to work here. I saw amazing workers who were and still are dedicated to their work. Suss said in her letter.

Newhart, council members and Police Chief Don Collette praised her work.

Councilors also looked into littering issues at a property on Leona Street. The owner was cited in court.

In other cases, the village needs a full-time employee “Floating” Between road, water and waste water sections. Applications are available Monday through Friday from 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the mayor’s office at 50 E. 39th St. You can take it. Starting pay is $13.68 per hour.

The council held a closed session for about 25 minutes to discuss the pending issues. No action was taken.

Melanie Haswell reported that the Alumni Band will perform on October 13th in conjunction with the Fall Festival and any food trucks, crafters and sports booster clubs involved with the event are asked to call 740-391-5015 or Councilman Brandon Parr at 304-650-3623. A deadline is being prepared. Those involved with the band and Majors should call Haswell. Funds raised will go to the Ray and Betty Ann Ponzo Scholarship Fund in honor of Haswell’s parents.