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Eastwood school officials anticipate refinancing bonds that were originally issued to build an addition to the high school will save the district about $200,000 over the remaining years of the bonds.
The school board Monday also authorized the sale of bonds to participate in a state energy savings project.
The board plans to replace all of the lighting in the schools with more energy efficient systems and to replace the boilers, remove asbestos in the boiler room, and upgrade the univents in the high school building.
The projected cost is $738,000, which the district expects to recoup through savings in energy costs.
Third in OVIs
Lucas County is third in the state for stops by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to figures released by the patrol.
With 1,817 arrests, Lucas County was behind Franklin County (3,080 arrests) and Butler County (1,992 arrests).
The figures cover Jan. 1, 2008 through Nov. 30, 2009.
Other counties in the top 10 are Stark County (1,597 arrests), Lorain County (1,591), Montgomery County (1,442), Mahoning County (1,207), Portage County (1,205), Hamilton County (1,139), and Trumbull County (1,089).
No local county made the top 10 list for felony OVI cases by the patrol. That list includes suspects with four or more convictions.
New supervisor
Gino Barna, of Port Clinton, has been named supervisor for the Lake Erie Law Enforcement Unit of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
He replaces Kevin Ramsey, who retired in September.
Most recently, Barna served as wildlife officer supervisor for northwest Ohio. He joined ODNR in 1980 as an intern for the Division of Watercraft. He began work with the Division of Wildlife in 1983 as a wildlife investigator and was promoted to field supervisor in 1993.
In his new position, Barna will oversee eight wildlife investigators with the primary responsibility to enforce commercial and sport fishing regulations on Lake Erie.
Hotline closed for holidays
The Ohio Department of Health’s H1N1 Informational Hotline will reopen Dec. 28 at 8 a.m. after being closed for the holidays
For information about the H1N1 virus, please visit the ODH Web site at http://www.flu.ohio.gov
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