SHADYSIDE — Despite the heat, Shadyside Village Council is setting its sights towards autumn.

Councilwoman Melaine Haswell on Monday informed the rest of council that Halloween falls on Friday this year.

“I know we’re all sweating now and it’s the middle of August, but Halloween hits on a Friday and there could possibly be a playoff football game,” Haswell said. “Does anybody have a problem with putting Halloween on Thursday, October 30?”

She added that even if Shadyside High School doesn’t make the playoffs, it still is a Friday, so she believes celebrating it on a Thursday will be easier and safer for children.

Council unanimously voted in favor of setting trick or treat from 6:30-7 p.m. Oct. 30.

Haswell next said she was contacted by a resident concerning children zipping up and down the side streets on electric scooters without helmets.

“Did you all know that for electric scooters and bikes, if you’re under the age of 16 you are required to be wearing a helmet?” Haswell asked council.

She added that there’s a child who lives near her house who worries her.

“He goes up one way coming across the street from me. He’s holding a Misty (frozen drink from Dairy Queen) and driving with one hand. So, of course, my teacher mode kicks in, and I’m like yelling that a car is going to come around there and get him, and then they’re going to feel horrible.”

She added that she was not aware that people 16 years or younger are required to wear a helmet while riding electronic scooters or bikes.

Haswell asked Assistant Police Chief Jeff Loeffler if there was any way the police department could enforce children wearing helmets while riding scooters.

Loeffler replied that the department was aware of the law that requires children 16 years or younger to wear a helmet under Ohio Revised Code.

“Electric scooters are classified as low-speed micro-mobility devices and are not considered motor vehicles but are subject to traffic laws,” Loeffler said.

Haswell added that although her stance may not be a popular one with residents of the village, her number one priority is safety.

Before the council meeting adjourned, Parr asked Mayor Robert Newhart if he knew whether the village still owned the location that was the former Shadyside public pool. He said that if the village does still own the property, he would want council to look into possibly getting grants to potentially convert the property into a splash pad.

Newhart replied that he wasn’t sure if the village still owned the property because it previously had been in discussions with the Shadyside Local School District about selling the property to the school for a low amount.

Haswell said Parr will have to ask Service Director Erica Tamburin if the school ever went through with purchasing the property, but she believes the school decided not to purchase the property because it wasn’t able to secure funding through grants.

Tamburin hasn’t attended council meetings for months due to an ongoing criminal court case involving ​​former council member Nick Ferrelli, who is accused of stalking Tamburin.

Ferrelli had regularly attended council meetings, and Tamburin previously said that she did not feel comfortable or safe being at the meetings due to Ferrelli’s attendance.

During a bond revocation hearing in July, a motion to revoke Ferrelli’s bond was denied; however, Belmont County Eastern Division Court Judge David Trouten added conditions, including barring Ferrelli from being within 200 feet of the municipal building.

Ferrelli, who is running for mayor of Shadyside in the upcoming Nov. 4 election, is set for a jury trial on the matter on Aug. 18.