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The City of Vermilion Police Department is pleased to announce that the Vermilion Police Department (VPD) has been selected as the April “Agency of the Month” for the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police’s Community Relations and Engagement’s “Sharing Ohio’s Best” program supported by the Law Enforcement Foundation.

Mayor Forthofer reports that the Maple View Ditch Widening Project is to begin. Lorain County has notified property owners along the Maple View Ditch that tree clearing will begin any time now. “This is the highly anticipated first step in the County project to clear and widen this storm water channel,” stated the mayor.

Mayor Jim Forthofer is requesting that anyone who has recently returned from locations outside of Vermilion voluntarily self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Vermilion. “Thank you to all responsible Vermilion residents who have been following Governor DeWine’s Stay-At-Home Order and practicing Social Distancing,” stated the mayor. “It may not seem like much to you or me.”

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced the establishment of the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance to Fight COVID-19. The collaborative public-private partnership will coordinate efforts to provide healthcare workers and first responders with the personal protective equipment (PPE).

The City of Vermilion will be scheduling Zoom Video Meetings for all City Council and Boards and Commissions meetings. Gwen Fisher, Certified Municipal Clerk, will send out emails the week prior to each meeting with the agenda and the link needed to join the meeting. Attendees can join the meetings via a laptop, home computer, tablet or the ZOOM app on a smartphone.

Attorney General Dave Yost is urging Ohioans to watch out for thieves as stimulus payments arrive from the federal government. “Thieves are drooling at the thought of getting their hands on your stimulus money,” Yost said. “Use these tips to send them home with nothing but the bitter taste of defeat.”