Keith Schmader has lived on his 20-acre farm on Johnson Road in Franklin Township with his wife since 2016. Every spring, he said, there would be small- or medium-sized puddles on his property when it rains, but they would usually drain into the ground as fast as they would appear. Recently, though, it’s been getting worse.
Portage County’s Board of Commissioners learned in February that the federal government was cutting SNAP’s Emergency Allotment program at the end of the month. Appalled, they took matters into their own hands.
Deerfield Township residents elected Laura Lindberg to its board of trustees, replacing incumbent Mark Bann, according to unofficial results of the Nov. 7 vote.
There are several minor roads that show on township maps in the Brady Lake area that do not exist. The trustees are exploring options and will check with Brimfield, which recently vacated a road.
Kent Fire Chief William Myers introduced Sara Slanina to the board of trustees. Slanina is a firefighter, paramedic and registered nurse. She presented a detailed report to the trustees about her role as a Community Paramedicine Provider (CPP).
The construction on Hudson Road is about to enter its fourth phase, but it needs to be rebid before moving forward because the previous bids were more than 10% higher than the Portage County Engineering Office’s estimate. The office plans to reopen bidding at the July 11 trustee meeting; if a bid is approved, phase four construction will begin soon.
Franklin Township trustees met Tuesday to welcome Jack Amolsch, a Shaker Heights Boy Scout who has targeted Franklin Township for his Eagle Scout project. Designing and implementing a community-minded project is a requirement for becoming an Eagle Scout, which is a lifetime designation.
In a Valentine’s Day decision, Franklin Township’s Board of Zoning Appeals and township trustees approved a plan from Heritage Development, in Moreland Hills, to build 85 new single-family homes on 40 acres of the former golf course on state Route 59.
Franklin Township trustees voted Tuesday night to continue operating under their existing contract with the county recycling agency and said they expect the county to do the same.
Franklin Township residents will see their leaves collected again this fall thanks to a newly signed — and more expensive — agreement between the township trustees and the county recycling center.
Franklin Township, the only one of 10 communities to miss a Dec. 1 deadline to continue curbside recycling service, is considering legal action against the Portage County Solid Waste Management District.
Franklin Township's new trustees Kellie Kapusta and Glenn Russell were sworn in on Friday by Judge Mark Fankhauser and Mayor of Kent Jerry Fiala, respectively.