FOSTORIA | Council Bans Feeding Geese & Ducks at Reservoirs, Moves Ahead on McDougal Street Waterline
Author: FFP Ai Bot
FOSTORIA — Feeding the geese and ducks at Fostoria’s reservoirs is on its way to becoming a violation of city law.
Fostoria City Council, at its first October meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6, approved an amendment to Section 505.17 of the city’s Codified Ordinances, the section titled “Feeding Wild Animals and/or Fowl.” The existing language already states that no person shall feed any wild animals or fowl on Reservoirs 2 and 3. The amendment adds a provision prohibiting the feeding of waterfowl within the city, according to The Advertiser-Tribune.
Mayor Don Mennel told the Tiffin newspaper the change is aimed at the geese and ducks gathering at Reservoirs 2 and 3, where the city maintains walking paths.
“We received numerous complaints from individuals who like to take advantage of the walking paths around reservoirs 2 and 3,” Mennel said. “The defecation on these paths makes walking dangerous and slippery.”
The ordinance takes effect 90 days after passage, which would fall in early January. Mennel said the city plans to post signs notifying the public that feeding waterfowl is prohibited, and that officials are still working out how the rule will be enforced and what the penalties will be.
Emergency services agreements
Council also passed two ordinances dealing with emergency services. Ordinance No. 2026-63 authorizes the director of public service and safety to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the Seneca County Joint Ambulance District (Jackson Township) for emergency medical services.
Ordinance No. 2026-64, adopted on third reading, authorizes the same director to enter into mutual-assistance agreements with cities, villages, townships, EMS districts and fire districts in or next to Wood County and the city of Fostoria. Fostoria straddles the Seneca, Hancock and Wood county lines.
McDougal Street waterline
A resolution approved Tuesday lets the city apply to the Ohio Public Works Commission’s State Capital Improvement and/or Local Transportation Improvement Program. Safety Service Director Eric Keckler told council the application would be used for a waterline project on McDougal Street.
“We already presented to the local group and we actually scored really high on that,” Keckler said, according to the Advertiser-Tribune. He said the plan is to replace the 4-inch line on McDougal Street with an 8-inch line, which would improve water pressure, replace a couple of hydrants and remove some lead lines.
Keckler also told the newspaper the city, working through the Seneca County Transportation Improvement District and the state, was awarded a grant of more than $400,000 to widen and repair McDougal Street, likely next spring or summer once the current construction is finished. He said Buckeye Construction and Excavation won the bid for the waterline replacement now underway, and that a separate project will soon begin to shore up the southwest corner of the Fostoria Municipal Building, which has had problems with basement flooding.
Council also voted to move its first November meeting to Wednesday, Nov. 4, to avoid Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The next regular meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at City Hall, 213 S. Main St.
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