Dover may get more pickleball courts
In his mayor’s report, Shane Gunnoe gave an update on a new project that is sure to generate a lot of excitement.
“In 2021 Dover was one of the communities in the area to create dedicated courts for pickleball. In the last several years, the sport has increased in popularity, and demand is quickly outgrowing our capacity of our current two courts,” Gunnoe said. “With that mind the parks department is evaluating potential park sites, as well as the cost, for additional courts.”
Gunnoe hopes a plan will be finalized in the near future, and he will then provide an update to council.
The mayor also announced the public hearing regarding the Crimson Cove development has been changed. The new date is Monday, July 1 at 7 p.m. in council chambers.
There were thanks given to the Dover American Legion Post #205 and the Dover Cemetery Department for helping to organize the 2024 Memorial Days service.
“The City of Dover remembers, with gratitude, the Americans who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom,” Gunnoe said.
In other updates the demolition of the Midway Lumber building is expected to be completed by the end of the week.
Gunnoe also distributed a breakdown of costs of this year’s light plant shutdown.
“While we may see some additional expenses come in throughout the year, all of these vendors remain well under (council's) authorized amount,” Gunnoe said. “In my mind the breakdown continues to show that the changes the city implemented beginning in 2022 are still proving beneficial and saving our ratepayers a significant amount of money. As a result of the changes implemented in 2022, I would estimate the cumulative savings to our electric funding to be approximately $1 million on these vendor costs from 2022-24.”
The breakdown shows council approved a total of $355,000 for the 2024 shutdown, and to date only $149,412.52 was spent. The total outage amount spent in 2021 totaled $671,294.
Summer fun is still ongoing in the city. Plans were announced for the 30th annual Downtown Dover Car and Bike Show on Aug. 2. Registration will take place from 5-7 p.m. with awards presented at 8:30 p.m. The show is hosted by Kustom Kemps of Ohio. Spikeman will provide music. For more information on the show, call Corey at 740-623-1201.
The funds raised during Kustom Kemps of Ohio car shows enabled them to donate to six charitable organizations and a family in 2023. Donations of $1,000 each were sent to the Dover/New Philadelphia Food Pantry, Twin City Christian Service Center, Barrs Mills Church of God, The Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels, Harbor House and the Goedel family from the Tusky Valley School District.
The organization will host four cars shows this year. In addition to the one at Dover, there will be shows at the Fireworks Festival in Gnadenhutten, the Midvale Miners Jubilee and the Gnadenhutten Apple Butter Days.
In legislation council approved Ordinance 20-24 amending Chapter 1335.03(a) in the Dover codified ordinances concerning the appointment of a flood plain administrator. The mayor be responsible for making an appointment to fill the position.
Emergency Ordinance 29-24 authorizes the safety director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract to purchase SCBA units, spare air cylinders, masks and miscellaneous related equipment for the fire department in an amount not to exceed $182,000. Fire Chief Russ Volkert attended the meeting to explain the need for the items.
The next Dover Council meeting will be held Monday, June 17 in council chambers, 121 E. Second St., Dover.
