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Sidney’s water operations OK for city growth By Sheryl Roadcap - sroadcap@sidneydailynews.com SIDNEY Sidney’s wastewater treatment, water treatment and stormwater management operations are in good shape and are capable of handling industrial growth, City Council was told Monday night. Utilities Director Bill Blakely presented council with an update on the underground utilities and inflow and infiltration (I&I) infrastructure. The supervisors of the water treatment and waterwaste treatment plants and the storm water management program also presented annual reports at council’s workshop meeting. The city of Sidney has 126.54 miles of sanitary sewer, 2,520 sanitary manholes, 1,674 sanitary inspection chambers and six city-owned pump stations, Blakely said. In 2020, 15,010 out of the Ohio EPA’s goal of 20,000 linear feet of city sanitary sewers were replaced or grouted. Forty-eight sanitary manholes were grouted, repaired or replaced last year; which was near ....
City employees receive service awards Sidney Mayor Mike Barhorst, left, discusses some of the major incidents that Sidney Fire Lieutenant Rick Slife, center, and Chief Chad Hollinger, right, have participated in during their careers following the presentation of service awards at the fire department recently. Lieutenant Slife was recognized for 20 years of service. Courtesy photo SIDNEY City of Sidney employees recently received service awards at their respective departments after the city’s annual Christmas luncheon was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “As you know, we have traditionally presented employee service awards prior to the annual Christmas luncheon for employees and those retired from the city of Sidney,” Sidney Mayor Mike Barhorst told small groups of employees, a city press release said. “With the pandemic, we did not feel it would be a good idea to gather more than 200 people together in the same place, breathing the same air, n ....