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Online Police Report Guide – June 2015 edition

Officer Scott Clinger, our 18 Precinct Community Liaison, sends that latest Online Police Reports Guide: Online Police Report Guide – rev June 2015

Officer Scott Clinger
18 Precinct Community Liaison
Strategic Response Bureau
Columbus Division of Police
sclinger@columbuspolice.org
614-645-1418

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Pipeline which crosses Forest Park

Perhaps you have received a mailing from Marathon Oil Co. regarding the pipeline which crosses Forest Park.

Location:

The pipeline crosses Cleveland Avenue and runs west between Minerva Park Place and Rolling Rock Drive, continues between Blackoak Avenue and Maplewood Drive, jogs south just east of Northtowne Boulevard, then resumes going west along the north side of Northcliff Drive until it crosses Tamarack Boulevard. It then jogs south a bit before resuming a westerly path just south of Riverbirch Drive and Penworth Drive. After crossing Karl Road the pipeline runs west along the south edge of Woodward Park (N. of Fahlander Dr N) until it crosses interstate 71. You can zoom in on a map at:
http://www.marathonpipeline.com/Where_We_Operate/

MarathonPilelineFPCA

Safety Information:

Use your sense of sight, sound and smell to identify a potential pipeline leak.
Signs of a potential pipeline leak include:

  • A pool of liquid on the ground
  • A rainbow sheen on water
  • Dead or discolored vegetation
  • Continuous bubbling in water
  • Dirt or water being blown into the air
  • A dense white cloud or fog
  • An unusual hissing or roaring noise
  • An unusual odor such as gasoline, oil, sulfur or a rotten egg smell
  • Energy products transported in pipelines can be odorless. Use your sense of sight and sound as well as smell to identify a potential leak.

If you suspect a pipeline leak:

  • Leave the area immediately in an upwind direction and warn others to stay away
  • If you are near a school, hospital or large business, evacuate individuals from the area immediately as outlined in your emergency response plan
  • Do not light a match, start an engine, use a cell phone or turn on/off any electrical appliances
  • Once you are a safe distance away from the potential leak, use a telephone or cell phone to call 911 and Marathon Pipe Line LLC at 1-800-537-6644
  • Do not drive into an area where you suspect a leak, and do not touch or operate pipeline valves

Here are links to more information:

811 Ohio Pipeline Info
U.S. D.O.T. Pipeline Info
Marathon Additional Resources

Walk With A Doc 2015

Walk With A Doc is continuing! Dates are in our Calendar.

Flyers are now available on their web site (link below). Tell a friend!!!

Take steps to a healthier you with Walk with a Doc. Every other Saturday we will host an hour-long morning walk led by a physician from Mount Carmel Health System or the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Walkers can come and walk for as little or as long as they like and all can enjoy refreshments and walking incentives at each walk.

Where: Woodward Park and Community Center, 5147 Karl Road, meet at front picnic tables*
When: selected Saturdays of each month, 8:30am – 9:30am

* Walks are held in the community center gym during bad weather.
** The June 6 walk will feature Mount Carmel’s Mobile Medical Coach – An urgent care center on wheels providing healthcare and screenings, while connecting patients to long-term care.

Call 614-645-1260 for more information, or visit the event website.
Ref: Walk With A Doc: Columbus Neighborhood Walking Clubs

February 2015 Meeting

The next meeting of the Forest Park Civic Association will be on Tuesday, February 10, at 7 pm at Epworth United Methodist Church, 5100 Karl Road in the main sanctuary. ALL Forest Park residents are invited.

Bruce Robinson from Xenos Free Clinic will speak about the new Free Clinic in Northland.

We will also have a visit from our police liaison and a time to air any concerns and questions about the neighborhood you might have. We will pass them on to our city representative. Get an update on why and how nuisance hotels and clubs have been closed in the past year and learn what you can do to help in this effort.

In March we will have a speaker on the issue of feral cats, and in April City Council Member Shannon Hardin will come to personally learn about our neighborhood and hear our concerns. He attended the February NCC meeting, but did much more listening than speaking. I’m sure you will find him interesting.

Upcoming events are the Kick Butt Columbus cleanup day on March 28th (http://www.eventbrite.com/e/kickbuttcolumbus-2015-registration-14894071569), the first 161 Cleanup Day on April 11th, and the Northland Shredding Day on May 16th at Menards. See your February and March Foresters for more information.