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Ribbon cuttings and rallies
Juvenile Justice Center renaming
The Butler County Juvenile Justice Center will be renamed Wednesday, Oct. 8, in honor of deceased Juvenile Judge David Niehaus.
Commission meeting moved for grand opening
To celebrate the opening of the new Princeton Road Administrative Center, the Butler County Board of Commissioners will hold their weekly commission meeting along with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony at 1802 Princeton Road on Thursday, October 2, 2008. The new center houses the Butler County Board of Elections, the Butler Soil and Water Conservation District and OSU Extension.
The Board of Commissioners and the Board of Elections will hold meetings at 10:00 a.m., the ribbon cutting will take place at 11:00 a.m. and the open house and refreshments will be from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. In honor of this event, the Board would like to invite the media, local government representatives, and public to attend.
“We expect an unprecedented voter turnout this year due to the presidential election. This new state-of-the-art facility allows the Board of Elections to accommodate the growing demand of voters,” said Butler County Commissioner Gregory Jolivette.
In addition to being able to accommodate a growing number of absentee and walk-in voters, the new center provides a much larger storage area for the county.
“The new center has allowed us to consolidate storage areas for voting machines, which provides a much safer and secure environment. This additional storage will help protect the integrity of the voting process,” said Butler County Commissioner Charles Furmon.
The new Administrative Center also accommodates the growing needs of the Butler Soil and Water Conservation District and OSU Extension. The departments have relocated from a much older and less functional building located adjacent to the new center.
Rally to kick off domestic violence awareness month
On Wednesday, October 1, 2008, the Butler County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council in partnership with Butler County Children Services will host the Speak Out Against Domestic Violence Rally at noon in the lobby of the Government Services Center, 315 High Street, Hamilton, Ohio.
The rally will unveil the Butler County Clothesline Project, a moving display of shirts decorated by domestic violence survivors or their friends and family. Each shirt reflects a survivor’s personal experience. For victims who have been killed, family and friends have decorated shirts in the victim’s honor.
Children Services Director Mike Fox will kick off the rally and introduce two domestic violence survivors, Etta Carver and Amy Wallace. Both women have overcome enormous odds to become active advocates against domestic violence in our community.
Kicking off Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the goal of the rally is to raise public awareness of domestic violence and its impact on every aspect of our community. How does domestic violence affect us?
- One in every 4 women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.
- Thirty to 60 percent of intimate partner abusers also abuse their children
- Domestic violence is one of three primary reasons children come into foster care.
- An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault each year by an intimate partner.
- Intimate partner violence costs more than $5.8 billion each year.
- Victims of intimate partner violence lost 8 million days of paid work because of violence—this is the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs.
The Butler County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council is supported by our community’s leading organizations including: Butler County Children Services, law enforcement, the Courts, mental health providers as well as other community service providers.
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