Garrettsville looking for a possible JEDD partner community
- Wendy DiAlesandro. Hoping to generate a mutually beneficial revenue source, Garrettsville is shopping the idea of a Joint Economic Development District to its neighboring townships.
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County roundup: Officials consider Nelson/Garrettsville JEDD; plus Hiram, Mantua and Windham news
- Roger Gordon. Garrettsville Village Council President Tom Hardesty and Council Member John Brachna recently presented the opportunity to form a Joint Economic Development District between Garrettsville and Nelson Township.
County roundup: Spring cleanups pop up around Portage County
- Roger Gordon. The Village of Hiram’s Downtown Revitalization Spring Fest will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26 on Hayden Street. Approximately 25 vendors, five of which are food trucks, will be selling a variety of goodies.
County roundup: Garrettsville considers JEDD; Freedom, Hiram, Mantua, Nelson and Windham news
- Roger Gordon. Brad Ehrhart, president of the Portage Development Board, spoke recently to Garrettsville Village Council about the village’s interest in perhaps at some point becoming part of a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) with other communities.
County roundup: Mantua to host public forum about DORA proposal, plus news from Freedom, Hiram, Mantua and Nelson
- Roger Gordon.
The Mantua Village Council will hold an open meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 and welcome your comments on the DORA proposal. The Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce has requested that the downtown area be designated as a “Designated Outdoor Recreational Area,” which would exempt that area from open-container laws.
County roundup: Garrettsville prepares for car cruise, plus news from Freedom, Mantua, Nelson and Windham
- Roger Gordon.
A fundraising dinner for the Mantua Restoration Society will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8 in the Mantua Center School gymnasium at 11741 Mantua Center Rd. in Mantua Township.
County roundup: Garrettsville prepares for Summerfest, plus news from Hiram, Mantua and Nelson
- Roger Gordon.
The 2025 Garrettsville Summerfest will take place downtown from Friday, June 27 through Sunday, June 29. There will be two stages of live music and entertainment.
County roundup: Hiram to set up water meter system plus news from Garrettsville, Mantua, Nelson and Windham
Hiram Village Council passed legislation for the village administrator to build a structure to be able to sell water. Currently, the village does not sell water.
County roundup: Hiram revitalization task force gets boost from students, plus news from Freedom, Garrettsville, Mantua, Nelson and Windham
The Village of Hiram Council formed a task force a while back for the revitalization of the downtown. That group continues to meet. Two Hiram College student groups — a total of five students doing a senior capstone project and also a semester project — will be contributing to the venture by collaborating with the task force.
County roundup: Garrettsville holds fundraiser for Summerfest, plus news from Freedom, Hiram, Mantua, Nelson and Windham
The second annual members-only “progressive dinner” for the Mantua-Shalersville Area Chamber of Commerce will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20.
County roundup: Windham wins Land Bank grant, plus news from Freedom, Garrettsville, Hiram, Mantua and Nelson
Windham Township was successful in getting a grant obtained by the Portage County Land Bank to have the structure at 9092 state Route 303 razed and the property cleaned up.
Documenters: Nelson Township Trustees meeting for Nov. 6, 2024
- Ryan Lind.
Two new construction permits were issued Nov. 4 and Nov. 5. Kable presented a pair of communiques regarding potential prosecution, and brief discussions followed.
County roundup: Hiram schedules hearing for zoning code changes plus news from Freedom, Garrettsville, Mantua, Nelson and Windham
Hiram council is overhauling the village’s zoning code, and a public hearing about it will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Village Hall at 7108 Wakefield Rd. The key aspects that will be discussed are parts of Phase 1, including adding a mixed-use zoning code to the books and village council’s proposal of changing from a college research district to an institutional district.
County roundup: Hiram introduces new pay-to-park app, plus news from Freedom, Garrettsville, Mantua, Nelson and Windham
A public hearing will be held regarding implementation discussions of the pay-to-park that was passed last October at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Village Hall, located at 11617 Garfield Rd. It is being implemented to cover the rising costs of having police, fire and EMS.
A new wedding and events venue is almost ready to open in Nelson Township
- Jeremy Brown.
A 175-year-old timber frame building that once served as a church, a school gymnasium and, more recently, a general store and a bakery, is in the final phases of restoration before its official opening as Nelson Township’s new wedding and events venue: Bella Dawn Events.
County roundup: Garrettsville prepares for Peach Social Car Cruise, plus news from Freedom, Hiram, Nelson, Mantua and Windham
The long-awaited time capsule opening took place July 6. Inside the time capsule were, among other things, old newspapers, an old book from the Garrettsville 120th Centennial and a song written about Garrettsville called “Old Garrettsville” that was sung by two girls, according to the James A. Garfield Historical Society, when the time capsule was buried in 1924. Two women sang the song at the time capsule opening.
Northern Portage County marijuana laws explained: Part 1
The Portager will run a series of three articles detailing each community’s response, the first one focusing on northern Portage county, the second on central, and the third on the county’s southern townships.
County roundup: Golf scrambles and time capsules in Garrettsville, plus news from Freedom, Hiram, Mantua, Nelson and Windham
The Garrettsville time-capsule opening will be Saturday, July 6 on High Street. It will be presented by the James A. Garfield Historical Society.