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Poland Officer saves life with Narcan
POLAND
When Patrolman J.R. Jackson got to the township residence, he was the first person on the scene.
“At the beginning, he was blue,” township Police Chief Brian Goodin explained, referring to the 25-year-old victim who overdosed April 27.
Equipped with Narcan, an antidote that reverses the effects of an overdose, Jackson revived the victim.
“Within a few minutes, he woke up,” Goodin said at a township trustee meeting Wednesday, where Jackson was honored with a life-saving award.
The save was the first in Mahoning County since Sheriff Jerry Greene supplied local police departments with Narcan and training.
“Heroin is so bad right now, I actually thought it would happen a lot sooner,” said Greene, who attended the meeting.
“It’s a big deal for everybody that this happened,” Goodin said.
Trustees Joanne Wollet, Bob Lidle and Eric Ungaro thanked Jackson for his efforts and commended Greene.
“Here’s the results. We saved a life,” Lidle said. “And what’s more important than that?”
In other business, trustees voted to approve a 2015 road paving list that includes Lee Run Road, Highland Avenue to Blue Ridge Drive, the township section of Venloe Drive, and the entrance to Canterbury Creek to the circle.
Township officials estimate the cost will be about $130,000, but the next step is to get an official estimate from the county.
The project is part of a three-year, $1 million road-resurfacing plan trustees approved at their April meeting. Township officials have a list of more than 25 roads they plan to resurface in the next three years.
Also Wednesday, trustees approved the township’s participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s summer road salt purchasing program, at an estimated cost of $69 per ton, up from about $42 per ton last year. Township officials have yet to determine how much salt they will buy for this winter.
The officials also authorized the purchase of a cruiser by the police department at a cost of $19,300 and a lease-to-own agreement for the road department to get a new plow truck and discussed the possibility of purchasing a pump and hoses to help alleviate flooding in parts of the township.