Mayor Ron Searight’s Report and Correspondence from 09/03/2024 council meeting.

Received a letter from Congressman Latta’s office in reply to a letter sent regarding the post service issues. This has been an ongoing issue and they are working on it. If you have obvious delayed mail, please deliver a copy of the bar code to the Village office and we can send it to Mr. Latta’s office and they will be able to investigate the problem.

Dominion/Enbridge asks for 30% increase and more – The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel proposes a 32% DECREASE your input makes a difference

Public hearing – Monday – September 23rd at 6 pm – Lima Senior High School. Highly recommend if anyone can attend the meeting. Mayor Searight not able to attend.

In the past two weeks, we’ve seen a lot of activity within the village, as one we are preparing for the installation of the lagoon #1 pond cover. The village crew has been spending the majority of their time on preparing for this project to make sure it goes smoothly and efficiently. So, if you don’t see them out as much as in the past, that’s where they will be working for the next several weeks. However, they will respond to emergencies and needed chores of the day to day operations.

Recently, we had a child riding his bike and the ran the bike into the path of a car on Market St. No one was seriously hurt, as the driver immediately stopped. I’ve received many complaints about speeding drivers on Market St. and even though no one was seriously hurt, it could have been. Police have targeted this area and will continue to patrol Market St and if caught speeding you will be cited. With that said, parents instruct your children on all traffic laws and looking for traffic when they come to an intersection and as they pass through that area. We want everyone to be safe as we ride and rive on the streets of Rockford.

Rockford Carry Out has sold and we would like to thank Tom and Matt Burch for all they did for our community during their ownership of the Carry Out. We wish them the best in their new location and as they rebrand their name. We also welcome the new owners – Ole’ 1820. We look forward to your opening and are excited about your plans for the future opportunities within the business, as they sound great and much needed.

The council is working on updating Rockford’s profile information, so we can present it to businesses that describe what we have to offer as a community. Working together (Council and Mayor), we have been reaching out to businesses and other organizations for opportunities to come to Rockford. I’ve personally attended a couple of meetings concerning opportunities for this village in the past two weeks. We want to be seen and heard in a positive way and not like what we read in the paper most of the time.

We are trying and will keep stepping forward.

May God bless you all !

Mayor Searight