WARREN TOWNSHIP — Township officials said the year has been successful in securing grants for different projects and efforts to get more staff for the police and fire departments.

Trustee Ed Anthony told about 30 residents at Tuesday’s meeting that the township has been able to get $431,000 in various grants this year for road work and equipment for different departments. He said $264,000 in Ohio Public Works Commission funds was secured for road projects.

He said 2025 was one of the township’s best years for securing large amounts of grants. Anthony said in the past eight years, the township was able to get 32 roads paved at a cost of $3,257,622 and seven roads chipped and sealed at $109,000 as well as securing other funding for sidewalks.

“There has been a lot of work to get grants,” he said.

He said efforts now are being made to get a grant for sidewalks from Eagle Creek Road to the LaBrae school campus.

In other business, trustees approved Adam Scott as a part-time patrolman at $17.50 per hour.

Anthony said the police department was able to get full-time and part-time officers this year.

He said at one time, the department had 15 to 18 part-time officers in the 1980s but today there are three part-timers.

Fire Chief Joseph Natali said the department has looked at a cadet program to get high school students as part timers for the department. Trustees plan to act on the cadet program at the November meeting.

Natali said the department was able to secure a $66,836 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for exercise equipment for the firefighters.

In other business, trustees:

• Changed trick or treat to 5 to 7 p.m. Friday because of expected heavy rain Thursday evening.

• Heard from Zoning Inspector Tyler Wilson a zoning meeting will be at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 to begin planning for a new comprehensive plan to be worked on in 2026.

• Heard from Road Supervisor David King that a new tractor has been purchased for the community center to replace an older one.

• Appointed Deb Ball to the zoning board effective in April.

• Approved paying Keith Smallsreed, assistant in the fiscal officer’s office, at $15 per hour.

Approved having property at 146 Park Road inspected by the fire chief, zoning inspector and health district to determine if it is structurally defective.