Shadyside honors 6 residents who helped village receive over $1 million
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SHADYSIDE - Shadyside Village Council honored six residents who recently helped the village receive substantial gas and oil royalties.
In 2023 Mark Bonar, Jason Baum, Rich Melanko, Bud Melanko, Jerry Narcisi, and Joe Munjas measured every inch of property inside the village limits.
Mayor Mike Meintel honored the six men for their hard work and dedication by presenting them each with a certificate of appreciation during Monday's council meeting.
In 2024, council voted to enter into a five-year mineral rights lease with Acsent Resources Utica LLC at $6,400 per acre with 20% in royalties without reduction.
"In 2023, a select few of men measured and mapped every alley and street within the village limits. Today, the village council thanks everyone for the completion of this project. Without their dedication, due diligence, and volunteering countless hours of hard work, the village of Shadyside would not have received as of today $1,100,413.48 in royalties not leases from gas and oil," Meintel said. "This money will be dedicated to upgrading the roads, alleys, equipment, buildings, and infrastructure within the village of Shadyside. Today, we honor all involved for their dedication, time, and efforts in the task of measuring and mapping every single street and alley within the village limits. This task was no small feat. With great appreciation, respect. Thank you, gentlemen."
He added that many communities have the opportunity to receive the royalties but don't make the effort that the six men did.
Munjas then spoke briefly, he said that he would like to thank Utica Landowner Group Partner Edward Sustersic for being the person who negotiated the favorable deal with Acsent.
"He did quite a remarkable job for not only the village but for everybody that lives within it," Munjas said. "We all owe Ed Sustersic a big thank you for all that he did.”
Council then had the first reading of an update to the enforcement provisions of the village's nuisance ordinance.
This past March, a nuisance ordinance went into effect in the village that aimed to clean up Shadyside. The ordinance holds residents accountable for what the village believes is “junk” on their properties. After a property is determined to be a nuisance by the village a letter is sent to the residents who need to clean their properties. Once receiving the notice the residents have 10 days to oblige.
If residents don’t comply after the 10 days, then a fine of $100 a day will be imposed until the property is cleaned up.
Monday's proposed update to the ordinance will make it so that if someone is cited into Mayor’s court and is fined but doesn’t pay their fines, council would be authorized to certify to the Belmont County auditor for the fine to be placed on the resident's real estate taxes.
Monday was only the first of three readings of the proposed ordinance. It will have to be read again at the next two council meetings that will be on Oct. 12 and Oct 26 at 6 p.m. at the village's community center before council votes on the matter.
Law director Kelly Kotur said that if the update is passed the funds would not be added to the residents' real estate taxes until October 2027.