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Columbus will begin sprayingfor mosquitoes in the Lindenarea after a pool tested positivefor West Nile virus, according tohealth officials.
The mosquitoes were collect-ed last week and tested by theOhio Department of Health,which reported the results onTuesday morning.
“Our concern is the steadyrain we have had in the past twoweeks,” said Jose Rodriguez,spokesman for Columbus PublicHealth. “Some of the heavy rainscan flush away (mosquito lar-vae), and that helps. But thesteady rain is causing standingwater all over the place,” inwhich mosquitoes can breed.
West Nile virus was confirmedin mosquitoes in early June inGrandview Heights. After that
Public health
West Niledetected inmosquitoesin Linden By Mark D. SomersonTHE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
See Mosquitoes Page B3
Michael Stone Tangeman hassomething he wants the worldto know: the cremains of hisfather and grandfather, bothmilitary veterans who died incentral Ohio, had not goneunclaimed.
Someone in Tangeman’sfamily (his grandmother in thecase of his grandfather, and hisaunt in the case of his dad) haddesignated, he said, that thosecremated remains stay in per-manent storage at Green LawnCemetery in Columbus.
But the Missing in AmericaProject, a national volunteerorganization that finds theremains of previously un-claimed veterans and givesthem a military funeral and
Ongoing coverage
Burial ofveterans’cremainsupsets kinBy Holly ZachariahTHE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
See Burial Page B4
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Columbus has grownover the past 100 years, butthe Columbus City Councilhas not, remaining at sevenmembers elected at largesince 1916.
A group of communityactivists wants to changethat, although chances arelow that their petition forchanges to the city charterwill make it to the ballot.
The Columbus Coalitionfor Responsive Govern-ment submitted a petition
on Tuesday that, if passed,would restructure the citycouncil.
The council would ex-pand to 11 members, withseven from districts drawnby a nonpartisan board and
City government
BROOKE LAVALLEY DISPATCH
Jonathan Beard, left, carries a box of signed petitions into City Hall after speaking on the steps about his passion for citycouncil districts and campaign finance reform. Beard is chairman of the Columbus Coalition for Responsive Government.
Charter challengedBallot petitionseeks to alter
city counciland election
financing
By Zack LemonTHE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
See Charter Page B12
The office of Ohio AttorneyGeneral Mike DeWine hasawarded a nearly half-million-dollar contract to a consultant
to plan the replacement of theoffice’s aged and flawed crimi-nal-background-check system.
The Controlling Board onMonday approved DeWine’srequest to give a $474,224 con-tract for the coming year to
MTG Management Consult-ants of Seattle after solicitingproposals from consultants.
The Ohio Bureau of CriminalIdentification criminal-back-ground system has been de-nounced by employees as
“cobbled together” and “run-ning on borrowed time,” withDeWine saying he is moving toreplace system hardware andsoftware.
State agency / Background checks
Help set for faulty security systemBy Randy Ludlow THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
See Help Page B2
Residents fear speeding if traffic lights removed / B6
Section B • The Columbus Dispatch • Wednesday, July 8, 2015
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B12 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH METRO&STATE WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015 �
BY CHRIS BRADLEY ˙ DOPPLER 10 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST
Showers
T-Storms
Rain
Flurries
Snow
Ice
Cold
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For a more detailed forecast, visit 10TV.com.
Extended forecast
Today’s fronts and temperaturesToday’s forecast
For breaking weather news, visit Dispatch.com/weather.
Today’s weather
Yesterday’s national extremes:
Weather information provided by WBNS-10TV and AccuWeather.com. Ø2015
National cities World cities
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Forecast abbreviations: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, ts-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice, tr-trace
SKYCLOCK
NATIONAL
Winds: northeast at 5 to 15 knots
Waves: 1 to 3 feet
Water temp: Toledo 68˘;
Cleveland 69˘
OHIO
Daily report
Afternoon/overnight forecast
Lake Erie forecast
SUNRISE SUNSET
MOONRISE MOONSET
Toledo
71/6272/59
74/65
74/6674/68
Cleveland
Columbus
MariettaCincinnati
Morning
Afternoon
Overnight
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
More clouds than sun.
Showers likely.
Partly cloudy.
Scattered showers and a bit cooler.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Chance of more scattered showers and storms.
Scattered showers and storms possible.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
110˘ Needles, Calif.; 36˘ Bodie State Park, Calif.
CITY TODAY (THU.) CITY TODAY (THU.)
Albuquerque, NM 85/65ts (85/62ts)
Anchorage, AK ...64/54pc (65/54pc)
Atlanta ................92/71pc (92/72pc)
Atlantic City, NJ ..89/73ts (88/70ts)
Austin, TX ...........92/74pc (92/72pc)
Baltimore .............85/71ts (88/68ts)
Birmingham, AL ..93/73pc (93/73pc)
Bismarck, ND ........79/53ts (86/61s)
Boise, ID ..............91/68ts (85/65ts)
Boston................. 84/65ts (71/63pc)
Brownsville, TX ....92/76s (91/76pc)
Buffalo, NY ......... 74/59pc (71/57ts)
Burlington, VT ....76/56sh (78/59pc)
Casper, WY ......... 72/51ts (79/53pc)
Charleston, SC ... 92/74ts (92/74pc)
Charleston, WV ...77/69ts (86/64ts)
Charlotte, NC ......94/71pc (99/70pc)
Chicago ...............69/60pc (75/61pc)
Columbia, SC ......95/74pc (97/74pc)
Concord, NH .......83/56sh (79/57pc)
Dallas .................. 87/76ts (93/75pc)
Denver .................71/53ts (78/57ts)
Des Moines, IA ..73/55pc (78/63pc)
Detroit................... 73/60pc (75/59r)
Duluth, MN .........74/55pc (80/61pc)
El Paso, TX .........94/72pc (91/70pc)
Fairbanks, AK .....70/50sh (71/52pc)
Flagstaff, AZ ....... 74/45ts (71/42pc)
Fort Myers, FL .....92/72ts (92/72ts)
Hartford, CT ....... 85/64ts (78/61pc)
Helena, MT .........83/54pc (87/59pc)
Honolulu..............89/77pc (89/77pc)
Houston ..................92/76s (93/75s)
Indianapolis .........70/65ts (75/64ts)
Intl. Falls, MN ....73/46pc (80/56pc)
Jackson, MS .........93/73pc (93/73s)
Jacksonville, FL ...88/71ts (89/70ts)
Juneau, AK ...........65/54sh (67/51c)
Kansas City, MO ....65/55r (75/66ts)
Las Vegas .............99/76s (94/72pc)
Little Rock, AR.... 90/74ts (91/73pc)
Los Angeles ........74/60sh (70/58sh)
Louisville, KY .......82/72ts (83/70ts)
Madison, WI .......72/53pc (78/56pc)
Memphis, TN .........89/75c (91/74ts)
Miami .................. 91/79pc (90/79ts)
Milwaukee ..........67/57pc (74/59pc)
Minneapolis ........74/59pc (81/62pc)
Myrtle Beach, SC 90/76ts (90/77pc)
Nashville, TN .......89/71ts (90/70ts)
New Orleans .........93/76ts (91/75s)
New York .............84/70ts (79/68ts)
Norfolk, VA .........93/75pc (94/77pc)
Oklahoma City .... 78/68ts (89/70pc)
Acapulco ....................91/77ts (91/78ts)
Amsterdam ..............66/54sh (63/50sh)
Athens.......................... 90/70s (92/70s)
Baghdad...................110/83s (111/83s)
Beijing ........................ 94/68s (94/68pc)
Berlin........................74/54sh (66/52sh)
Cape Town ................. 63/48pc (66/46c)
Cairo ............................. 93/74s (93/72s)
Copenhagen ............67/55sh (61/54sh)
Hong Kong ................... 92/81c (91/81c)
Jerusalem .................... 83/64s (85/65s)
Lima.......................... 72/65pc (73/66pc)
London ..................... 70/51pc (71/52pc)
Madrid ......................103/68s (103/70s)
Mexico City ................72/50ts (71/49ts)
Moscow ....................75/60pc (79/59ts)
Mumbai ....................89/83sh (89/81sh)
Nassau ....................... 90/78pc (90/78s)
Oslo .............................57/46r (50/44sh)
Paris ......................... 73/55pc (75/53pc)
Rome ............................ 87/72s (87/70s)
Seoul .......................... 84/70pc (87/70c)
Singapore .................88/78ts (89/79pc)
Sydney ....................... 57/45sh (63/45s)
Tokyo .............................78/68r (73/68r)
Toronto .................... 72/57pc (73/57pc)
Omaha, NE ............76/57pc (78/63c)
Orlando, FL ..........92/73ts (93/73ts)
Philadelphia .........87/74ts (86/71ts)
Phoenix ...........105/79pc (100/77pc)
Pittsburgh ............77/65ts (78/60ts)
Portland, ME.......81/58sh (73/59pc)
Portland, OR .........92/65s (92/63pc)
Providence, RI .... 87/67ts (74/64pc)
Raleigh, NC .........93/70pc (95/73pc)
Richmond, VA ..... 92/72ts (95/74pc)
Sacramento, CA .85/59pc (77/58pc)
St. Louis .................71/63r (79/69ts)
Salt Lake City ..... 83/65ts (88/67pc)
San Antonio ........92/76pc (92/76pc)
San Diego ...........70/66sh (72/65sh)
San Francisco ....69/60pc (69/59pc)
San Jose .............71/59pc (71/58pc)
Santa Fe, NM ......79/54ts (79/56ts)
Sault Ste. Marie ...73/51s (75/55pc)
Seattle ..................89/62s (89/60pc)
Sioux Falls, SD ...74/54pc (79/59pc)
Spokane, WA........94/67s (97/72pc)
Tallahassee, FL .....91/72pc (90/73s)
Tampa, FL ............90/75ts (92/76ts)
Tucson, AZ ...........99/75ts (95/70ts)
Tulsa, OK ................79/70r (90/76ts)
Washington, DC ..88/74ts (92/73ts)
Wichita, KS ............77/64r (85/69ts)
Wilmington, DE ...84/72ts (85/69ts)
Today ................... 6:11 a.m. 9:03 p.m.
Thu. ..................... 6:11 a.m. 9:03 p.m.
Today .................12:47 a.m. 1:38 p.m.
Thu. ..................... 1:24 a.m. 2:45 p.m.
JULY 8 JULY 23 JULY 31
FULLFIRST Q.LAST Q.
JULY 15
NEW
Locally drenching showers and gusty thunderstorms will extend from central Texas to New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland today. Both dry and drenching thunder-storms will dot the West. A narrow zone of showers and storms will extend from Wyoming to northern Minnesota.
More showers are expected across the southern half of Ohio today with highs in the mid-70s. Showers and thunderstorms are possible for the next week with temperatures rising this weekend. Highs by Sunday will reach the upper 80s to near 90.
CITY CITY
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Pollen reportPredominant pollen: poplar, pellitory
Source: Regional Air Pollution Control Agency
Readings from midnight to 5 p.m. at Port Columbus
Hi ........84 12:44 p.m. 85 101 2012
Lo ........69 2:25 a.m. 65 48 1983
Relative humidity ........ 90% 65%
Time ............................4 p.m. 12 p.m.
Precipitation ...............0.49 0.49 23.35
Change from norm ...+0.34 -0.53 +2.75
Hi ........84 4 p.m. 85 101 2012
Lo ........64 7 a.m. 65 43 1972
Main pollutant: particulates
TEMPERATURE TRENDS
TUESDAY’S OBSERVATIONS
Central Ohio roundup
TEMP TIME NORM REC. YEAR
HIGH LOW
TEMP TIME NORM REC. YEAR
DAY MO. SEASON
MONDAY’S OBSERVATIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Today’s air-quality index
Source: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
7 514 21 28JUNE JULY
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Normal temperature rangeDaily temperature range
Reservoir levelsAlum Creek ..0.11
Griggs ...........0.36Hoover ................-0.12
O’Shaughnessy ...0.17
Levels represent feet above or below normal
Source: Columbus Division of Water
the other four elected atlarge. Now, all seven serveat large.
Coalition activists sayColumbus is alone amongAmerica’s 50 largest citiesin not having districts.
The amendment wouldalso create some publicfunding of elections, re-quire televised candidatedebates and give candi-dates access to low-costcity-controlled TV time.
Paid petitioners gath-ered nearly 30,000 signa-tures for the charter issue,well more than the 8,956required to make it to theballot. But the city at-torney’s office has saidthat the petitions are inthe wrong format.
The city attorney’s pre-circulation review of the
petitions found an argu-mentative title, a defect inthe circulator’s statementand the combination ofmultiple issues in onepetition.
Petitions must address asingle issue, but this oneconsiders the council’ssize, public funding forelections and public tele-vision access, the cityattorney’s review says.
Jonathan Beard, thecoalition’s chairman, re-sponded with a letter tothe city council, city clerkand city attorney, arguingthat reforming the citycouncil is one subject,which all of the proposedchanges seek to do.
He also pointed to the 21subjects addressed bythree charter amendmentson the ballot last Novem-ber, asking the city at-torney to consider the“lack of consistency any
rejection for this argumentwould exhibit.”
The circulator-state-ment issue was correctedbefore submission, ac-cording to Beard’s re-sponse, in which he de-scribed the title of thepetitions as “clear and
encompassing.”Petitions must be sub-
mitted to the city clerkbefore they are circulated.Beard did this in January,before templates showingpetitioners how to complywith new petition ruleshad been prepared.
It was not until May 20that the petition was eval-uated and these concernswere raised, after the sig-natures already had beengathered.
Petitions must be instrict compliance with thelaw, Joshua Cox, chiefcounsel in the city at-torney’s office, said. Thatmeans every letter of thelaw must be followed,including minute detailssuch as print color andsize. The templates weredesigned to make thatprocess easier.
This is not Beard’s firsttime heading to City Hallwith a petition in hand. Hefiled a petition opposingthe public purchase ofNationwide Arena and apetition to provide publicfunding for city elections.
Neither of these pet-itions made it to the ballotbecause of formatting
issues, Cox said.Beard said he is pre-
pared to fight any cityruling throwing out thispetition.
“We don’t want anygames with this,” he said.
Willis Brown, a coalitionactivist and BronzevilleNeighborhood Associationpresident, said previousattempts to reform the citycouncil have been stoppedbefore discussion begins.
He said the currentsystem is “effective inkeeping power in thehands of the powerful.”
Now that the petitionhas been filed, the cityattorney’s office will deter-mine the petition’s legalsufficiency, and the signa-tures will be verified. Ifapproved, the charteramendment will be on theNovember ballot.
[email protected]@zack_lemon
CharterFROM PAGE B1
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From left, Cheryl Austin, Aparna Donthi, Grant Amesand City Clerk Angie Blevins count petitions from theColumbus Coalition for Responsive Government.