BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      The Mahoning County Health Department has issued a cease and desist order on property at 8383 Glenwood Ave., where residents have rented a swimming pool to members of the public in a residential area.
      The cease and desist letter was issued to the listed homeowner if 8383 Glenwood Ave., identified as Michelle Firman.
      Notes the letter, “On or about June 7, Mahoning County Public Health was made aware that guests of your residence were being charged a fee to use the swimming pool located at 8383 Glenwood Ave.
      “Please be made aware that since a fee is being charged, the swimming pool no longer meets the definition of a private residential swimming pool and to continue to operate this way, a license must be issued by Mahoning County Public Health.”
      Colton Masters, Health Board environmental health director, told Firman the Ohio Revised Code states that “No person shall operate or maintain a public swimming pool...without a license.
      “Since the swimming pool located at 8383 Glenwood Ave. has not been licensed in the past, the swimming pool would not be able to classify as an existing pool and would require plans to be submitted and approved by the Ohio Department of Health, prior to a license being issued.”
      Masters concludes “You are hereby ordered to cease and desist all operations regarding the charging of a fee to access the aquatic facilities at 8383 Glenwood Ave until plans have been submitted to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), plan approval by the ODH has been issued, appropriate inspections have been conducted and deemed satisfactory, the appropriate applications and fees have been received by Mahoning County Public Health, and the appropriate license regarding a public swimming pool has been issued by Mahoning County Public Health.”
      Masters told Boardman Police Chief Todd Werth that “a lady staying on this property...wanted to say she is not a commercial pool.
      “I explained to her that ODH has made the determination that any pool that is rented out falls under the laws that commercial pools need to abide by.”
      The home at 8383 Glenwood Ave. came to the attention of Boardman Township officials when many complaints were received about a large party there over the Memorial Day weekend. The event was advertised on social media, and indicated admission was charged for the party.
      Raising more concerns for township officials were other social media posts advertising another party on July billed as “The craziest event of the year. Dancers will be on the deck and bottles will be in the air.”
      According to Boardman police, residents of the home have been identified as Taylor Moore, 30; Malcom Carter, 29; and three young children, including a 1-year-old child.
      Both Moore and Carter have been arrested on failure to appear warrants on matters unrelated to the so-called pool parties on Glenwood Ave.
      Boardman Township has filed suit against Firman and her daughter, Moore, as well as Carter, in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court seeking injunctive relief to prevent the home at 8383 Glenwood Ave. from operating as an event center in a residential neighborhood.
      The suit says in June 3, Carter indicated to Boardman Township officials that Moore and Carter had “no intention of ceasing the activities.”
      Notes the suit, “On June 10, Moore indicated to Boardman Township officials they will just keep paying the tickets, in reference to civil citations that Boardman Township officials issue to violations of limited home rule resolutions.”
      The law suit, that was filed by Atty. Matthew Vansuch, charges that Firman, Moore and Carter “are currently operating a luxury pool party event center at 8383 Glenwood Ave.” and “because of the nature of the defendants’ business, a public nuisance is created by the noise and light generated by the people and the music” and “the excessive numbers of people at the residence, the heavy traffic and parking on the roads in the area creating a hazard on the roads, and sanitation issues with the number of people using the residence...in particular, the pool and hot tub, all of which greatly disturbs the neighbors and the neighborhood.”
      Atty. Vansuch concludes that such an operation is prohibited by Boardman Township’s Zoning Resolution.