The City of Findlay may be gaining about 86 parking spots.  The City Council’s appropriations committee approved to allocate $255,000 to pay for parking lot constructions at the Marathon Center for the Preforming Arts.  In exchange for the one-time payment, employees of the city and downtown businesses could have access to the northwest corner of the parking lot between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every weekday.  Council approval is still needed for the move.
 

State Representative Bob Latta’s Drinking Water Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama Tuesday.  Congressman Latta authored the bill which amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the “assessment and management of the risk of algal toxins in drinking water”, as well as introduced it to the U.S. House of Representatives.  This is a monumental step that will address the crisis of contaminated drinking water.

Dietsch Brothers has made TripAdvisor’s list of top 10 ice cream shops in the U.S. for the second straight year.  The Findlay ice cream shop placed third in this year’s rankings, according to TripAdvisor.  Dietsch Brothers was second in last year’s rankings.  The top spot in 2015 went to Harborwalk Scoops & Bites Ice Cream in Punta Gorda, Florida.

A proposed statewide standard would permit police to use deadly force only when officers are defending themselves or other people from serious injury or death. A police task force convened by Governor John Kasich (KAY'-sik) unveiled the draft standards yesterday ahead of a September deadline.

Seneca County and Tiffin officials hope to break ground and do site preparation work during the winter on a new joint justice center. Construction on the estimated $10 million project would begin in the spring and take about one year to complete.  Interviews with Poggemeyer Design Group, Bowling Green, and Quandel, of Westerville, the two companies seeking to be the owner’s representative for the project, will be today.  The company will work with the architect and contractor to keep the leadership team informed about the project’s progress.

Fostoria will utilize a previously approved Community Park Improvement Grant from the Hancock Park District for concrete work at Gray Park as part of a project to install a donated shelter.  The work is estimated at $4,390.  The city will cover the difference between the estimate and the $4,250 grant initially approved in 2014.  Fostoria originally sought the funds to seal the asphalt trail around reservoirs 2 and 3.