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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has designated March 16-22, 2025, as Severe Weather Awareness Week and is encouraging all Ohioans to prepare themselves for spring and summer weather hazards, including thunder, lightning, tornadoes, and floods. Ohio is no stranger to inclement weather and Severe Weather Awareness Week is a good opportunity to create an emergency preparedness plan and an emergency kit to help you and your family be safe. You can also use this time to prepare your home for the harsher side of spring and summer. The Statewide Tornado Drill will be held on Wednesday, March 19th, at 9:50 a.m. Ohioans are encouraged to participate in the drill and practice their emergency sheltering plans. Ohio counties may use this time to sound and test their outdoor warning sirens and mass notification systems. Schools, households, and businesses are also encouraged to practice their tornado drills and emergency plans. Planning is the first step in preparedness. Here are some tips:
Tornado Watch - Be Prepared: When conditions are favorable for the development of tornadoes. Be ready to move to a place of safety if the watch is upgraded to a warning or if threatening weather approaches.
Tornado Warning - Take Action: When a tornado is imminent or has been sighted. Warnings indicate impending danger to life and property. Seek safe shelter immediately.
Build a kit and make a plan. This includes having a severe weather kit for home and vehicle and creating an emergency plan/or updating your existing plan.
Be Aware of Hazards in Your Area: Know what hazards can impact your area. Visit the OCSWA website to learn more about severe weather safety and preparedness.
Alerts and Notifications: Getting weather and emergency information from reliable sources is critical. Always have multiple means of receiving communications such as a NOAA All-Hazards Weather Radio and local television media weather apps.
Prepare for a Flood: Learn and practice evacuation routes, shelter plans, and flash flood response. Make a kit, including non-perishable foods, cleaning supplies, and water for several days, in case you must leave quickly or if services are cut off in your area.
Flooded Roadways: Never attempt to cross a flooded road on foot or in a vehicle. It only takes six inches of water to knock an adult off their feet, one foot of moving water can float a vehicle, and two feet of water can carry away most vehicles including pickup trucks and SUVs. Don’t chance it, find an alternative route!
Outdoor Warning Sirens: Many Ohio counties have outdoor warning sirens that sound when severe weather is imminent. Outdoor warning sirens are designed to be heard outdoors.
The Village of Monroeville will be replacing a waterline on North Street from Broad Street to the hilltop. North Street will be closed to through traffic on Monday, March 10th to Thursday, March 13th, from 7am - 6pm. R.A. Bores will be the contractor. Emergency vehicles will be allowed to proceed through the construction area. Appropriate signage will be in place, and once the waterline is installed at the intersection of Broad and North Streets, portable traffic lights will be put in place. Please drive with caution while this project is underway. **UPDATED 3/14/25: WORK WILL CONTINUE ON NORTH STREET THROUGH THE WEEK OF 3/17/25. A SINGLE LANE WILL BE MAINTAINED, WITH TEMPORARY TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN PLACE TO FACILITATE ONE-LANE TRAFFIC FLOW.
Per Ordinance 2023-07, a 5% rate increase for water was implemented, for three years. Customers will see the 3rd year rate increase on their July 2025 utility invoice.
Raising utility rates is never an easy decision for Monroeville's Village Council to make. While the entire administration is proud to achieve positive results from the infrastructure investments and upgraded technologies with the current water and sewer rates, in order to ensure continued exceptional service and commitment to the community, the decision to raise these rates became necessary. In addition to the major water and sewer infrastructure projects that have been accomplished recently, and are projected to continue as necessity requires and as the Ohio EPA mandates them, this administration is determined to continue the efforts to improve productivity, efficiency, and reliability of the Village's water and sewer services. Along with increased skills from our dedicated employees, who are committed to deliver on water and wastewater quality service, the administration has endeavored to find cost savings at every opportunity to mitigate being outpaced by costs of raw material, chemicals, production and general overhead administrative and insurance costs.
As always, we are in this together and continue to look for ways to be fiscally responsible and serve all those who live and work here to the best of our ability.
