Your City
2013
City of Bellevue
Leaf Pick up: We are moving into fall and into
leaf pick up time. The schedule for pick
up will be on your water bills. Please rake
your leaves to the tree lawn, but not into
the street. The City will be running two
leaf crews this year so collection should be a little
quicker.
Tornado Cleanup: We are trying to put the
finishing touches on our cleanup from the
tornadoes of July 10th. I want to thank everyone
that had any part in the cleanup operation. Ohio
Edison and First Energy did an outstanding job of
restoring power to the City. I also want to thank
our Police and Fire Departments for the countless
hours they put in to assure the safety of our
citizens. Thanks go out to the Water, Wastewater
and Street Departments for their dedication in
working alongside the contractors to remove the
brush and trees and unclog our streets. The cost
for cleanup will exceed $500,000 for the City. The
good news is that we have applied for a disaster
relief grant from the state and have been
tentatively approved for a 75% grant
reimbursement. The grant will help to fill a large
hole in our budget. Council had approved moving
monies from street repair to complete the
cleanup. With the grant reimbursement, we should
be able to pave those streets, next spring, (that
were scheduled for this fall) and thereby get back
on schedule.
Compost Site: I think everyone will have to
admit that Barnes Nursery taking
over the operation of the compost
facility has worked well. The extra
days and the overall operation of the
facility have been first class. The
countless cubic yards of brush and limbs that were
taken to the facility during the cleanup operation
have been processed and removed. The compost
site is a very positive addition to the City.
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Railroad Underpass: The railroad underpass
project is being put back on schedule after some
issues with insurance requirements from the
Railroad. The security fence should be up this fall
with the letters “City of Bellevue” noted across the
front. Barnes Nursery will be planting the new cover
crop of Crown Vetch this fall and, hopefully, it will
take in the spring.
Police and Fire: With the Retirements of Police
Chief Dennis Brandal and Fire Chief Brian Putnam,
we have Interim Police Chief Mark Kaufman and
Interim Fire Chief Brian Sears taking over those
departments. Tests for a firefighter have been given
and we will be hiring a replacement for Brian Sears.
Tests for a police patrolman are being scheduled and
will be announced shortly. We are pleased to have
such dedicated individuals take over their
departments. Each brings over 20 years of
experience here in Bellevue to their positions.
Municipal Court: We would like to thank Judge
Tom Aigler and our City Prosecutor
Dave Claus for the job they have done
working with our Police Department and
especially with Detectives Eric Burt and
Marc Linder. No one sees all the behind the scenes
work that has been done by both the Court and the
Police Department in working together to
prosecute the cases that come before them. It isn’t
really like CSI Miami or NYPD Blue; cases aren’t
solved in a day. It takes a lot of hard work and
cooperation with the Court to successfully
prosecute a case.
Texting and Website: Be reminded that we
now have a new texting service. You may sign up
by texting 36000 and enter the message BVUE.
You will then receive text messages from the City.
We are also upgrading and updating our website at
cityofbellevue.com. You will find such things as our
city codes, Minutes from council meetings and
hours of operation for the compost site, along with
city forms. There are also links to other important
sites including a link to the Facebook page for
the Bellevue Police Department.