The Delaware Gazette

New fire lane law discourages public from posting own signs

Delaware City Coun­cil updated sec­tions of its city code, clar­i­fy­ing who can cre­ate and enforce des­ig­nated fire lanes.

2 million ordered to leave as Irene takes aim

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — Whip­ping up trou­ble before ever reach­ing land, Hur­ri­cane Irene zeroed in Fri­day for a cat­a­strophic run up the East­ern Seaboard. More than 2 mil­lion peo­ple were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation’s biggest sub­way sys­tem shut down for the first time because of a nat­ural disaster.

Delaware city identifies site of 4th fire station

Delaware city coun­cil on Mon­day took the first steps toward build­ing the city’s fourth fire and Emer­gency Med­ical Ser­vices (EMS) sta­tion by approv­ing the pur­chase of about 2.4 acres of land where the sta­tion will be built.

Voters approve 911 levy renewal

For the Delaware County 911 levy, it turns out the sec­ond time was the charm. Vot­ers on Tues­day soundly approved a 5-year, 0.45-mill renewal of the 911 levy 6­4 per­cent to 36 per­cent (14,386 for, com­pared to 7,957 against), accord­ing to com­plete but unof­fi­cial vot­ing results. It will cost the owner of a $200,000 home $27.56 a year, while rais­ing $12.8 mil­lion for the county over its lifetime.

Remains of burned-out building to be cleared soon

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The scorched remains of the Lit­tle Sheep Child­care and Learn­ing Cen­ter are still vis­i­ble on North San­dusky Street, but accord­ing to prop­erty owner George Rod­man, per­mits have been filed to get cleanup under way soon. The work will include minor envi­ron­men­tal cleanup, Rod­man said.

Delaware City locates land for new fire station

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Delaware City Coun­cil this week agreed to pay $225,000 for prop­erty along West Cen­tral Avenue to make way for a income-tax sup­ported fire substation.

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