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 The Village of Sebring
During the past year, the downtown business district of Sebring has undergone a dramatic change. Through the generous contributions of the Schreckengost family, the corner of Oregon Avenue and 15th Street will become a focal point of the newly renovated downtown. Schreckengost Park will include landscaping, decorative walkways, a gazebo for special occasions and murals depicting pottery scenes. Schreckengost Park was dedicated July 2, 2005.
The improvements to Schreckengost Park are just the latest in ongoing renovations to the Sebring downtown business area. Several businesses have already invested in facade renovations in the past year with more planning similar investments in the near future.
The safety forces in the village continues to grow. A Police Reserve Unit was resurrected by Chief Ray Heverly and the addition to Fire Station No. 1 was dedicated in March of 2005. Named in honor of long-time Fire Chief Jim Cannell, additions to the station included new offices for the chief, a communications room and a 6,780-square-foot garage to house the vehicles bringing the total size of the fire station to 13,000 square feet.
"One of the best and biggest improvements on the agenda is the Ohio Avenue paving project," said Mayor John Smith.
Grants were obtained from ODOT for the project which totals $470,000. Another village improvement project is the water lift station on Texas Avenue. The state-of-the-art lift station will greatly improve the water pressure on the south side of Sebring that includes Copeland Oaks Retirement Community.
"This administration has worked hard to get the village finances back on track and I think we're there," Smith said. "Theres a lot of pluses here. There's no place else I'd rather live."
The following is a directory of the top elected officials who serve the village of Sebring. All offices are located at 135 E. Ohio Avenue and can be reached at (330) 938-9340, unless otherwise noted.
Mayor: John W. Smith, 523 W. Oregon Ave. Term expires Dec. 31, 2007.
Village Manager: Doug Burchard.
Village Solicitor: Andrew Zumbar and Lundgren, Goldthorpe & Zumbar.
Deputy Service Director: Bill Sanor. Appointed by the village manager. (330) 938-6922
Fire Chief: Jim Cannell, work telephone, (330) 938-2123; fire telephone, 911.
Police Chief: Ray Heverly, (330) 938-2300.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent: Todd Carle, (330) 938-6000. Appointed by the village manager.
Water Superintendent: Jim Bates, (330) 821-7020. Appointed by the village manager.
Village Council: Meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month.
Susan Risbeck, president, 312 Bennington Drive. Term expires Dec. 31, 2005.
Doug Schmid, 476 E. Oregon Ave. Term expires Dec. 31, 2005.
Terry Frasher, 446 W. Virginia Ave. Term expires Dec. 31, 2005.
James Harp, 215 W. Indiana Ave. Term expires Dec. 31, 2005.
Charles Mercer, 526 W. Maryland Ave. Term expires Dec. 31, 2005.
Andy Safkow, 596 W. Maryland Ave. Term expires Dec. 31, 2007.
Clerk of Council: Malea Sanor.
Civil Service Commission: Meets as needed. Meetings are open to the public.
Members: Dorothy Alcorn, Bud Cobbs and Sonny Schrickel.
Downtown Design Review: Meets as needed. Meetings are open to thepublic.
Members: Libby Eckley, Patty Potter, John Risbeck, Sari Seidel and Dery Zeppernick.
Fair Housing: Meets as needed. Members: Michael Burnett, JoAnn Jones and Rosemary Lee.
Firemans Dependency: Meets as needed. Members: Brad Harlan, Kyle Krahling, Jim Harp, Chuck Mercer and Bill Williams.
Parks and Recreation: Meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the F.A. Sebring Community Center. Meetings are open to the public.
Members: Frank Barrett, Marvin Aberegg, Karen Heavener, Libby Eckley, Chris Cannell, and Tina White. Council representative: Andy Safkow.
Planning and Zoning: Meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
Members: Dan Schuette, Mario Corbi, John Fahnert, Rick and Ken Zeppernick. Council representative: Doug Schmid.
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