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Community Advisory Council Meeting
This Thursday, February 23, our first CAC meeting of the year will be held at DOW on West Street from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Topics:
Environmental Health & Safety Update
Dow Business Report
Community Outreach Strategies Review
“Sustainable Chemistry” Goal
“Breakthroughs to World Challenges” Goal
In addition, we will discuss an award DOW just recently received.
The Dow Chemical Company has been awarded the 2012 Green Cross for Safety by the National Safety Council. This is in recognition of our outstanding achievements in workplace safety, community service, environmental stewardship and responsible citizenship.
As part of the honor, our CEO was interviewed by the National Safety Council for the article “CEOs Who Get It”. I think this does an excellent job of summarizing our philosophy on EH&S.
Please confirm your plans to attend, if you haven’t already, by Tuesday afternoon.
RSVP to:
Bethany Dale
CAC Facilitator
513.772.7903
City of Reading Email List
The City of Reading has began an email list. This will be used to notify residents and businesses of various things going on in the City from emergency notifications to event reminders. This is a great opportunity for the City to give information instantly to its constituents. To sign up click HERE. You can also email pross@readingohio.org and your email can be entered. Thank you.
Duke Energy New Digital Smart Meters
In the next few week, Duke Energy will be in the City of Reading installing new digital smart meters.
For your safety and security, every Duke Energy employee or contractor carries a picture ID.
A technician will come to your home prior to installation. If no one is home, they will leave you a door hanger alerting you that the meter was successfully installed or that they will need to make an appointment for meter access. Instructions for making an appointment should be on this door hanger.
This process will cause a brief interruption in service.
For more information visit HERE.
You may call 1-888-807-5927 for any questions about this.
Below is more information on how to Identify a Duke Energy Employee.
http://www.duke-energy.com/safety/identifying-duke-employee.asp
Identifying a Duke Energy Employee
Occasionally, Duke Energy may send employees or authorized contractors to your home to perform meter work or some other service. Please be reminded of the following safety tips to protect yourself and your family.
- If you ever question whether the person is a legitimate representative of Duke Energy, contact us to verify their identity and reason for the visit.
- Always ask for identification.
- In some instances, representatives from private companies may be working in your area on behalf of Duke Energy. If they do not have an official identification card, ask for their name and reason for their visit, then contact Duke Energy to verify the information.
- Do not let anyone into your home unless you have verified his/her identity or you have scheduled the visit through Duke Energy in advance.
- Call police immediately if you believe the person is an imposter.
- Duke Energy does not sell products and services door-to-door and does not charge customers for tree trimming work performed in your area.
Our contractors will have photo ID’s that indicate they are contractor for Duke Energy.
February Is Heart Month
February is American Heart Month, and unfortunately, most of us know someone who has had heart disease or stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; one in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day. These conditions are also leading causes of disability preventing people from working and enjoying family activities. Cardiovascular disease is also very expensive—together heart disease and stroke hospitalizations in 2010 cost the nation more than $444 billion in health care expenses and lost productivity. However, we can fight back against heart disease and stroke.
The time is now to reduce your risks!
The American Heart Association recommends that heart attack prevention begin by age 20. This means assessing your risk factors and working to keep them low. For those over 40, or those with multiple risk factors, it’s important to calculate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. Many first-ever heart attacks or strokes are fatal or disabling, so prevention is critical. The sooner you begin comprehensive risk reduction, the longer and stronger your heart will beat.
Preventing a heart attack is simpler than you may think. It’s as easy as ABC to reduce your risk and live a longer, stronger life.
Planning healthy living may also be simpler than you think. Take our My Life Check assessment and draft your personalized strategy for living a longer, stronger life.
Patient information sheet: What are the warning signs of a heart attack?
http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@hcm/documents/downloadable/ucm_304575.pdf
UPDATE–Duke Energy Retail Electricity Information
City Council has an endorsement program with Duke Energy Retail for Electricity Aggregation. The rate for the generation of electricity is 6.19 Cents/kWh. You should have received this letter already. A sample letter that you should be receiving can be seen below. YOU MUST SIGN UP WITH THEM TO GET THIS RATE. The deadline is January 31, 2012. The phone number and website are in the letter you will receive and is in the sample letter below. Please call us at City Hall if there are any questions.
Park Shelter Rentals – 2012
On February 1 at 7 AM we will begin taking rentals for our shelters for Spring and Summer 2012. We will serve the people that are in the office before taking any phone reservations. Please call 513-733-3725 if you have any questions. The costs of our shelters are as follows:
Large Koenig Shelter – $50.00
Small Koenig Shelter – $35.00
Air Conditioned Room – $60.00
Large Vorhees Shelter – $50.00
Small Vorhees Shelter – $35.00
Hilltop/Carnevale Shelter – $35.00
Observatory Shelter – $35.00
Bemmes Field Shelter – $35.00
Krylon and Trillium Street Improvements
Work has begun on a complete street and curb renovation on Krylum and Trillium in the City of Reading. Adleta is currently in their first phase of construction which is installing new storm sewer catch basins. Upon completion of this, Krylon Drive will be getting a new water line. When the weather breaks, Adleta will install new curbs, aprons, and street. This part is scheduled to begin in early April, however this is contingent upon weather. In fact, the whole projects timeline is contingent upon weather. Everyone hopes to have this completed by late spring.
There will be times where you may not be able to park directly in front of your homes, but the contractor will do their best to minimize this and assist homeowners as much as possible.
Just a reminder that this project is being paid for by a SCIP 0% loan from the state, and will be repaid out of our streets and curbs fund.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Patrick Ross at City Hall 733-3725 or email him at pross@readingohio.org
DOW Community Advisory Council February Meeting
Please join the CAC for its first meeting of 2012. You may read about the details by clicking the following link:
Community Advisory Council Announcement
Assistant Fire Chief Fladung Retires
The Reading Fire Department congratulates Assistant Fire Chief Kim Fladung, who retired from the department effective January 3, 2012. Kim has spent nearly 32 years with the Reading Fire Department, having served as a member of the Wyoming Fire Department prior coming to Reading.
Kim started with the Reading Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic in May, 1979. He was promoted through the ranks, becoming the Assistant Fire Chief on April 9, 2000. As the Assistant Fire Chief, Kim managed the Fire Prevention Bureau, Training, and Communications Divisions. In addition, Kim was active with many county, regional and state committees and teams: Hamilton County USAR, SW Ohio Incident Management Assistance Team, Communications Chairman and Technical Advisor for the Hamilton County Fire Chiefs’, County Coordinator for the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Emergency Response Plan, and Instructor for Great Oaks and the American Heart Association. Over the years, Chief Fladung has received many letters of appreciation and comme ndations.
Kim
has taken a new position upon retiring, serving as Program Coordinator for the Warren County Career Center, managing the school’s public safety programs.
The City of Reading recognized Kim’s years of service on January 1, during the Inauguration Ceremonies for the elected and appointed officials of the City of Reading.
City Receives $47,710 Grant From Duke Energy
The City of Reading has received a grant for $47, 710.00 from Duke Energy. This grant will be used to increase our marketing efforts of our 14 acre Life Science Job Ready Site. You can read about the announcement in the Cincinnati Enquirer by clicking the following link: