Highlights of June 27 meeting of Marlboro Township trustees:
Department reports
Fiscal Officer Tracy Ferrett reported:
Reported receiving an email from Stark County Auditor Alan Harold on June 23 entitled “Pipeline Update” that was forwarded to trustees. The email stated the state tax commissioner announced a settlement with NEXUS Pipeline of $950 million across the state or approximately two-thirds of the original value assessed. Harold said in the letter he will work out estimates but noted that the delinquent taxes are not expected to arrive until mid-fall.
Fire Chief Matt Anstine of the Marlboro Township Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. reported:
• Marlboro Fire Department has partnered with the State Fire Marshal’s Office to offer free smoke detectors with an eight- to 10-year battery to residents. Residents should contact the station for more details since they must be installed by the department.
• Presented information on the Knox-Box (Rapid Entry) System, which is a key box for commercial addresses. The Knox-Box System is technically required by the Ohio Fire Code and he requested trustee support via a resolution. The system enables the Fire Department to gain access to a building after an alarm using a key instead of using force and causing damage to the door and door frame. Damage could cost about $1,500, whereas the Knox-Box System would only cost the individual businesses $150 to $400. He also requested a resolution that alarms in commercial buildings need to be monitored by a company that will alert the department. He told Trustee Wayne Schillig the requested resolution is to comply with the Ohio Fire Code, not the Fire Department, and the fire code does not apply to residential structures. An example of a structure without alarm monitoring is Marlboro Elementary School, since no one is notified and the closest person with a key lives 30 minutes away. He added that the school’s policy when the alarm goes off is the person in the office stays inside to call 911 instead of getting out of the building. Trustee Ken Eddleman asked if the high school and middle school have alarm monitoring. Anstine said he didn’t know, since neither are in his district but he said both do have Knox-Boxes.
• He emailed copies of Ohio’s new fireworks law, which went into effect July 1. Discharge of consumer fireworks is only permitted on specific days and at specific times, and only if not banned or further restricted by a local political subdivision.
Police Chief Ronald Devies was on vacation, but left a report that Eddleman read:
• Fireworks are legal now, and he asked residents to be considerate and good neighbors.
• He has been looking at new police cars but dealerships in the area don’t have anything. Someone suggested that resident Bob Smith might be able to help locate one. Devies said the oldest car is starting to “nickel and dime” the department.
• An electrician from Albright Electric LLC was out for the sign and he also looked at the lights in the police garage to update them to LED and change the hardwire over to adaption for plugs. He will provide an estimate.
Road Foreman Rick Bergert was not present but left a report read by Trustee John Battershell:
• Battershell thanked the Road Department and Tom Erb from Ellis Erb, Inc., for their help getting the foundation in for the new township sign.
• Grader patching was to begin and take about two weeks, working with Lexington Township.
• Dexter Company was out to repair one of the hydraulic hoses in the new tractor.
• Eddleman reported someone backed into the old street post at Foxvale Street and Beechlawn Avenue, so a new post or sign is needed.
Zoning Inspector Ed Stanley reported:
• Received an application for a steel detached garage permit and one new home, bringing the total to four new homes for the year.
• Eddleman asked for the status of Dollar General. Ed Stanley said they are waiting on his approval since they changed the lot pins to make it bigger for the septic.
• Battershell asked Anstine about the status of the recreation hall at Cutty’s Sunset Camping Resort and he responded that they are waiting on the insurance company to settle the claim.
Trustees reports
Eddleman:
• The new hot water tank and iron filter are on order.
• The carpet cleaning was rescheduled for July 9.
• He will call Barley’s Heating & Air Conditioning again tomorrow about the air conditioner. He suggested looking into a new HVAC unit using the ARPA Funds since the Township Hall is used as a heating/cooling center for residents in times of need. The current unit is 23 years old and it is getting harder to find parts.
Schillig:
• Debbie Dawson is the new contact at the Stark County Prosecutor’s Office. She will assign questions/concerns to an attorney. Joel Blue is no longer with the firm.
• Received a call from a resident on the northwest corner of Beechlawn Ave. and Foxvale St. who thinks someone has been spraying her lawn and killing the grass. He contacted Rick Bergert and the Stark County Sanitation Department and neither party sprayed anything. He noted that at one time Foxvale St. had a wider road base and part of her grass is now over the road base. This is probably the cause of her grass dying since it doesn’t get the moisture and dries out easier.
Battershell:
• The drainage project in Witte Allotment will take place sometime this month and the pipe will be ordered from Marlboro Supply tomorrow.
Other Business
Trustees paid bills for $52,208.18. The total includes 6/13/2022 warrant #37457 to Hartville Hardware in the amount of $202.67. Schillig abstained from approving this warrant due to his employment there.
