News from BG: October 5, 2022

Fire Prevention Month

Week 1 Message

Since 1922, the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA) has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW). In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the longest-running public health observance in our country. During Fire Prevention Week, children, adults, and teachers learn how to stay safe in case of a fire. Firefighters provide lifesaving public education in an effort to drastically decrease casualties caused by fires.

Join NFPA® and the Bowling Green Fire Division in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW). This year’s FPW campaign, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape™”, works to educate everyone about simple but important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe from home fires.

Today’s homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two minutes (or even less time) to safely escape a home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Your ability to get out of a home during a fire depends on early warning from smoke alarms and advance planning.

October Brush Collection

The window to schedule an October Brush Collection will be open from October 3 to October 10. Residents may go online to register their address for this month’s collection, beginning October 3rd! Residents may also call 419-354-6227 to be added to the list of locations where crews will stop.

Collection is scheduled to begin on October 17. Those who do not call in or go online to register by October 10 will NOT be included on the collection route! This will be the final brush collection for the year. The next collection will be in April 2023.

Brush Collection Guidelines

ONLINE BRUSH REGISTRATION

Natural Gas Aggregation Program Update

The City of Bowling Green has selected IGS Energy of Dublin, Ohio as the supplier of natural gas to participants in its Natural Gas Aggregation Program. Columbia Gas Ohio (COH) customers will automatically be enrolled in the Bowling Green Natural Gas Aggregation Program unless they “opt out” and notify IGS Energy that they do not wish to participate. Participation in the aggregation program for the City of Bowling Green will begin within one or two billing periods after enrollment with Columbia Gas Ohio (COH) and end with the November 2024 billing period.

The City has selected a multi-faceted program that will initially offer a variable monthly rate for natural gas that will subsequently transition into a fixed rate...Continue Reading Natural Gas Aggregation

Public Power Week

October 2nd - 8th

Bowling Green is celebrating Public Power Week (#PublicPowerWeek), Oct. 2nd – 8th, along with more than 2,000 other community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 49 million Americans.

“Public power puts the people of Bowling Green first, and Public Power Week gives us the chance to emphasize the advantages of locally grown, locally owned power to our citizens,” said Brian O’Connell, Utilities Director. “Our staff works extremely hard to provide a reliable, safe, and affordable electric service for every customer,” said O’Connell....Continue Reading Public Power

Public Power Week Video

Downtown Forward Community Feedback

Do you want to have your voice heard on how we can reimagine the future of downtown Bowling Green? The City of Bowling Green and the Center for Regional Development at BGSU are hosting two community feedback sessions to gather public input as part of the recently announced Downtown Forward program.

The sessions will be held on:

October 18, 2022, from 8:00am-9:30am
October 20, 2022, from 6:00pm-7:30pm

Both sessions will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Building at City Park, 520 Conneaut Ave, Bowling Green, OH 43402.

Please consider attending a session and helping shape the future of downtown Bowling Green!

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