News and announcements

For Bucyrus City Council meeting schedule please go to the
Council Page .

The City of Bucyrus Board of Control will hold a meeting on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 1:45 PM in Council Chambers of City Hall to award the S. East Street, Oakwood Avenue, and Nora Street Waterline Project.

The Bucyrus City Board of Zoning Appeals has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall.

Construction seaseon is upon us.
Please visit our Engineering Page for the latest information.

The BPD DARE program has been selected as one of 200 finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist Program.    We are one of just 200 from 2000 original applications.  Only 40 applications from the 200 finalists will be awarded a grant of $25,000.   

We need your help to make sure our application is in the final forty!  Here is where you and all your friends come in.   You need to vote for our submission--early and often!

Voting begins tonight at midnight and you can vote up to ten times a day per email.  So make sure you use all your email to the full and legal advantage.   Here is our unique URL:

www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/1996570

copy, paste and vote ten times each day and share this with your friends!

Thanks to Nathan Hinesman and State Farm Insurance for the opportunity to receive this Grant and to Chief Koepke and all those who work with the DARE program.  Studies have proven that this is an effective program and we need to make sure that it continues in our city schools.

Thanks for your help.

Mayor Jeff Reser

Your water had high turbidity levels.

The City of Bucyrus Did Not Meet Treatment Requirements

Our water system recently violated a drinking water requirement. We routinely monitor our water for turbidity (cloudiness). This tells us whether we are effectively filtering the water supply. Water samples taken May 8 and May 29, 2017 showed turbidity levels of 13.3 and 2.47 turbidity units. This is above the standard of one turbidity unit.

What should I do?

• You do not need to boil the water or take other precautions.  We do not know of any contamination, and none of our testing has shown disease-causing organisms in the drinking water.  

• People with severely compromised immune systems, infants, and some elderly people may be at increased risk. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.

What does this mean?

• This is not an emergency.  If it had been, you would have been notified within 24 hours.

Turbidity has no health effects. However, turbidity can interfere with disinfection and provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity may indicate the presence of disease causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses and parasites, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea and associated headaches.

• The symptoms above are not caused only by organisms in drinking water. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice.

What is being done?

We are investigating and taking the necessary steps to correct the problem as soon as possible.

General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1(800) 426-4791.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

PWSID#: OH1700011    Date distributed: 6-30-2017

Tier 2: SWTR Notice - Single Turbidity Exceedance

ELECTRIC AGGREGATION

We have a new rate for the City’s electric aggregation starting on your July billing 2017 for the month of June 2017. This contract is valid for 3 years (36 months). The new rate from AEP Energy is .05787 per kilowatt. The current rate is .0632 until June billing for the month May of 2017. If you are currently on the program you will be receiving a letter with detailed information.

GAS AGGREGATION

We have a current rate of .4686 per cf on the City’s gas aggregation that started in December of 2016. The supplier is Constellation. This is 2 year term (24 months).

Please check your electric and gas bills to make sure you are getting charged the right rates if you are on the aggregation program. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Mayor or Service Safety Directors office 419-562-6767 ext. 223 or 224

Respectively.

Jeff Wagner
City of Bucyrus
Service Safety Director

Old tires on your property can become a problem. Not only are they unsightly, they hold rain water creating a breeding pool for mosquitoes. If you have old tires, you can dispose of them at the Crawford County Solid Waste Management facility located at 5128 Lincoln Highway East, Bucyrus, Ohio 44820. You can download the list of fees or visit the Crawford County Solid waste Management's website for more information on recycling material.

In the State of Ohio it is never allowed to burn garbage, materials containing rubber, grease and asphalt or made from petroleum, such as tires, cars and auto parts, plastics or plastic-coated wire. Please view Ohio EPA's Fact Sheet on Open Burning Regulations.

The City of Bucyrus Water Department will begin their annual flushing of fire hydrants on Monday July 10, 2017
Flushing will continue Monday – Friday thru September
Discolored water may be temporarily present in homes and businesses following hydrant flushing. Please be advised to flush cold water through a faucet until it runs clear.

If you have further questions or concerns, please call the City of Bucyrus Utility Office at 419-562-6767 option 2 during weekday business hours.