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Bath Police Safety Town was held June 14-18, 2010

Ninety one children participated with the help of 36 student volunteers for the 33rd annual Safety Town.

Guest speakers included Burn Unit representatives from Akron Children's Hospital, Summit County Emergency Management Authority, Pilot Club of Akron, US Secret Service, Akron General Lifstyles Aquatics Department, and Bath Township's Park Director.

Safety topics covered were: pedestrian safety, gun safety, fire safety, stranger safety, and bike safety.

Each child that participated received a bike helmet and t-shirt.

Thanks to Safe Kids Summit County, Dr. Michael & Mrs. Marie Parker, AMVETS Post 176 Richfield Auxiliary, Chili's, Revere Schools, and Fairlawn Rotary Club for their support.

Staff from Bath PD were Mike Zorena, Marcie Mason, Lori Nash, Matt Beck, and Amberley Hein. Staff from Bath Fire were Lydia Wochna, Windy Lewis, Safety Town's certified teacher.

THANK YOU

to all the township employees, participants and volunteers for

Bath Police Safety Town 2010.

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Rise in drug use seen locally, youth worker says...

4/8/2010 - West Side Leader

GREATER AKRON — Marcie Mason is seeing a trend that disturbs her.
The Copley resident is a licensed social worker who has been a youth worker with the Copley and Bath police departments for 27 years. She said she is seeing a significant increase in the number of young people charged with drug offenses in the two communities.

Copley, Bath parents form support group.

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Going Green & Clean

        The Bath Township Trustees are pleased to offer the Bath Township community the opportunity to safeguard our young adults and protect the local environment by using the “Going Green & Clean” drug disposal box in the Bath Center parking lot.

             The Going Green & Clean box provides a safe method for the disposal of expired or unwanted prescription medicines.  Improper disposal of medicines presents both a public safety and environmental hazard.

            Prescription drug abuse by teens and young adults is a serious problem in the United States.  As reported in the Partnership for a Drug Free America’s annual tracking study:

• 1 in 5 teens has abused a prescription pain medication
• 1 in 5 report abusing prescription stimulants and tranquilizers
• 1 in 10 has abused cough medication.

            The environment is also being damaged by unused medicines.  Medicines thrown into the trash can leach into the ground; flushed drugs can kill bacteria that break down waste in sewage plants, damage septic systems, and contaminate nearby waterways and harm aquatic wildlife.

            A 2008 Associated Press investigation found pharmaceuticals in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans.  Drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas.

            Bath residents have the power to prevent teens from drug abuse and improve the cleanliness of our water.  Take unused and unwanted prescription and non-prescription medicine to the Bath Police Department parking lot at 3864 West Bath Road.  Keep medications in original bottles or packaging if possible.  Mark out your name and address on the prescription medicines.  Drop these items into the secure green box marked “Going Green & Clean”.

            The Bath Police Department will ensure these unwanted drugs are incinerated as part of the ecological and safe disposal protocol.  Together we will keep Bath safe!

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