127th General Assembly
(As Reported by H. Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs)
Reps. Wolpert, J. McGregor, Dodd, Yuko, Skindell, Latta, Stebelton, Brown, Setzer, Hughes, Seitz, Widener, Chandler, Flowers, Combs, Aslanides, Bubp, Mallory, Wachtmann
BILL SUMMARY
· Designates a portion of Interstate Route 270 located within Franklin County between mile marker one and mile marker three as the "Trooper Wendy G. Everett Memorial Highway."
· Designates a portion of United States Route 62 located within southwestern Franklin County between mile marker one and mile marker two as the "Patrolman Jerry R. Neff Memorial Highway."
· Designates the portion of Interstate Route 270 located within Franklin County between mile markers 45 and 47 as the "Trooper Jody S. Dye Memorial Highway."
· Designates the bridge that is part of U.S. Route 50 West and spans the North Fork Creek at Slate Mills in Ross County as the "Deputy Lawrence Barnes Memorial Bridge."
· Designates the bridge that spans the Scioto River in Chillicothe in Ross County and that is part of the connector portion of State Route 207 as the "Don E. Carnes Bridge."
· Permits the Director of Transportation to erect suitable markers along the highways and on the bridges or their approaches indicating their names.
COMMENT
Trooper Wendy G. Everett of the Ohio Highway Patrol was killed in the line of duty on August 5, 1988. Patrolman Jerry R. Neff of the Ohio Highway Patrol was killed in the line of duty on January 30, 1974. Trooper Jody S. Dye of the Ohio Highway Patrol was struck by a vehicle and killed while placing flares at an accident scene on July 5, 1985.
Deputy Lawrence Barnes, who served as a deputy and reserve deputy with the Ross County sheriff's office, was struck by a vehicle and killed while directing traffic at an accident scene on October 18, 2006.
Don E. Carnes, who has served as county engineer for Ross County for the past 25 years, will retire effective June 30, 2007.
HISTORY
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Introduced |
02-27-07 |
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Reported, H. Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs |
06-21-07 |
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