On the record — Weathersfield
Weathersfield
WHAT: Township trustees meeting Tuesday
PRESENT: Steve Gerberry, Marvin McBride and Gil Blair
Trustees:
• Will jointly apply for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency mosquito control grant with the Trumbull County Combined Health District. Gerberry said the township is seeking $12,000 for the mosquito control spraying along roadways. He said officials also want to see the results of a study on whether the spraying has any effect on the honeybee population. Officials said the spraying helps mitigate the potential for an outbreak of mosquito-borne viruses such as Zika, West Nile and La Cross Encephalitis;
• Will request the county Engineer’s Office conduct a speed study on sections of Gardenland Avenue and Lakeside Drive to determine if the speed limit can be reduced from 35 to 25 miles per hour;
• Approved purchase of a 2017 Ford police interceptor utility vehicle at $27,113 from Lebanon Ford of Lebanon through the state purchasing program;
• Entered into an agreement with Rowley Rescue and Responses of Niles not to exceed $7,500 for purchase and installation of equipment for the new 2017 police vehicle and to utilize Ford Municipal Lease Purchases to finance the vehicle over a four-year term;
• Entered into an agreement with Inventive Designs of Mineral Ridge not to exceed $7,500 for necessary graphics for the new 2017 police vehicle;
• Entered into a mutual aid assistance agreement with area law enforcement in Trumbull and Mahoning counties for police protection;
• Approved fire Chief Randy Pugh attending the fire department instructor’s conference in April in Indianapolis for updates on equipment, techniques and fire engineering;
• Approved a new trailer from Leonard Truck and Trailer of North Jackson. The trailer will be used for transporting the new off-road personnel mover at the McKinley Heights fire station at no cost to residents;
• Accepted resignations of part-time police officers Kegan Brady and Nicholas Grabosky who both accepted full-time positions in Niles, and probationary firefighter Rebekah Logsdon;
• Will seek a 2017 scrap tire grant from the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District;
• Announced the township’s Easter egg hunt 2 p.m. April 8 at the community park and gazebo off state Route 46;
• Set spring cleanup May 15 to 19 with items to be placed at curbside;
• Announced all decorations must be removed from cemeteries by April 30 to prepare for Memorial Day;
• Announced the township received a $2,400 grant from the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District for scrap tire collection May 15 to 19. There will be a limit of four tires per household;
• Announced the statewide tornado drill will be 9:50 a.m. Wednesday.
— Bob Coupland