By Kimberly Gasuras
CCN Reporter
CRESTLINE — Water lines, a dangerous house and a major water leak were three of the main topics discussed at the Crestline Village Council meeting Monday evening.
Crestline Village Administrator Rob Ratliff said there is missing paperwork regarding water lines on Ohio 61.
“It is going to require a face-to-face with the residents to find out which ones want our water, which ones want to annex and which ones do not,” Ratliff said.
Ratliff said no copies of a letter that originally was sent out to residents in the area by the previous administration are available to determine what the original proposal entailed.
In other village business, Ratliff said a warrant recently was served at a South Thoman Street residence.
“There were 30-plus cats in the residence,” Ratliff said. “We are working with adult services to secure different housing for the two elderly residents.”
Ratliff said the house is in such bad shape, it is a danger to safety forces that have to enter the residence.
Ratliff said that the village’s water treatment plan is losing about 250,000 gallons of water per day.
“The meters that are in place are not showing where the problem is so we need to put in a few more meters to determine where the leak is,” Ratliff said.
Ratliff said the village is losing about 90 million gallons of water per year.
A resolution was passed by the council that removes former mayor Barry Byerly and former village administrator Marc Milliron as signatories for all village accounts at United Bank.
A second reading occurred for an ordinance that will increase penalties for violations regarding tax liens. Appropriations were approved as an emergency and an ordinance providing compensation for seasonal pool personnel was halted to a first reading due to a lack of quorum with one council member absent and Gene Toy having to remove himself from the issue since one of his family members is employed at the pool.