Just a Thought

I thought I should post this photo before it to turns out to be a piece of history. After this weeks election I am sure this sign will be coming down, my questions is will it be replaced or will there be two pieces of sign post material just sticking out of the ground on Church Street, by the school and Main Street, by the park.

I don’t mean to editorialize, but then this is my site. Mayor Gilmore did a lot for Groveville, maybe not him personally, but he was instrumental in getting the work accomplished and I appreciate it.

The concerned people of Groveville have for years questioned the dangerous conditions at the old Anchor Thread Company, but no one seemed to care or respond. It was in danger of collapsing onto Main Street. If there were a fire it would have been life threatening to the firefighters. The city water supply in the area is poor and drafting from the creek is difficult due to the lift from the creek.

Jean Mushinski made a call directly to the mayor, explained the conditions and he, personally, was out to look at in a day and we were on our way from a dilapidated, dangerous, eyesore, to a lovely park through grants and donations.

For quite some time we had a trash problem on Church Street. People coming into Groveville on Church Street felt that this was the place to dispose of bottles, cans and fast food packages, between the creek and the school. It was dark, high weeds and brush, and no houses. Different areas of government were contacted and we were always told it was not there problem, it was the property owners.

A call was place to Mayor Gilmore, the situation was explained, and it was soon after that the brush and trees were cut back, new period lighting was installed, with fresh hanging plants, azaleas were planted and this sign erected. Now the trash is not thrown there and what is can be seen and not hidden in the brush and is readily picked up by the township employee that comes to water the plantings

Mayor Gilmore found out that our WWII Memorial had been removed and not replaced. Last Memorial Day our pastor, Rev Lin Hofacker, was retiring. Mayor Gilmore came to Groveville Methodist Church that Sunday to wish her well in her retirement. He and I spoke about this earlier, but he proposed at Church that day, that he wanted to remove the hedge around our WWI monument, put in a planting garden and erect a new WWII monument on Church Street. I spoke to him lately and this is in the works after the winter weather breaks, I hope this still comes true.

My fear and I hope I am wrong, is that now Groveville will go back to being the forgotten end of the township that it was before. My seventh grade teacher, Miss Mae Davis said “Maybe you don’t like the person elected and maybe you did not vote for him, but the majority did elect him and it’s up to us all to support him” (and you all thought I didn’t learn anything in school).

I am sure Groveville will still get what it needs, we just might have to speak a little louder to get it.

Just a thought from Gary, for what its worth.