This week’s Toledo City Council meeting was chock-full of public hearings. It started with a hearing on the sale of vacated public right of way a.k.a. Parcel M, which is located at the intersection of South Broadway and Business Highway 30 East. There were no comments, and the council approved the resolution of directing the sale and form of deed.

Next up was a hearing on the alley located at 102 North East St. There was only one comment, and the council approved vacating the alley, waiving the second and third readings. They then set a date for a public hearing to sell the alley on Oct. 26..

The next hearing was to repeal and amend Chapter 135 of the Toledo Code of Ordinances. With no comment, the council went forward and approved the ordinance, waiving the second and third readings.

The council talked about Toledo Ventures that is in charge of the Woodlawn Development. They corrected an overlooked item by approving to waive the building permits.

The Public Works Department reported that they are half-way done filling in the ditch.

Toledo EMS reported that they did 77 runs last month and are doing interviews for the open positions.

The Toledo Police Department reported that between Sept. 28 and Oct. 11, they received 189 calls to service and made six arrests. It was also reported that the newly merged Tama-Toledo Police Department will officially start in late October.

The City Attorney reported working on nuisance issues.