Liberty
WHAT: Township trustees meeting Monday
PRESENT: Arnie Clebone, Devon Stanley and Greg Cizmar
Trustees:
• Approved hiring Andrew Leshinsky as a part-time basic EMT at a rate of $20 per hour, pending pre-employment drug testing and a successful background check.
• Approved requesting an updated certificate from the county auditor for the following funds due to revenue increases: Permanent Cemetery Endowment Fund, adding $2,407,516; Belmont Park Cemetery Fund, adding $125,000; Churchill Cemetery Fund, adding $20,500; Ohio Public Works Commission Capital Improvement Fund, adding $112,222.
• Accepted part-time firefighter Matt Kello’s resignation.
— Brandon Cantwell
Niles
WHAT: City council meeting March 4
PRESENT: Doug Sollitto, Jimmy Julian, Michael Lastic, Ed Stredney, Todd Weddell, Aaron Johnstone, James Sheely and Frank Leskovec
Council:
• Sent to second reading an ordinance authorizing the service director to approve and authorize the execution of the Bright Mountain Solar schedule with American Municipal Power Inc. and taking of other actions in connection with it; and declared an emergency.
• Authorized the city’s service director to enter into a contract for a utility rate study for the city, and declared an emergency.
• Authorized the city’s service director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for the Wellness Center turf replacement project; and declared an emergency.
• Amended council rules for the fiscal year beginning Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027, declaring an emergency.
• Authorized the mayor to apply for and enter into a Water Supply Revolving Loan Account agreement for the planning, design, or construction of water facilities; and declared an emergency.
• Authorized the city to enter into an annexation agreement with JRD Holdings for an expedited Type I annexation, and declared an emergency.
• Approved a then and now payment request for Summit Supply for emergency water main break repairs, and declared an emergency.
• Approved a then and now payment request for Lee’s Excavating for a water main break repair, and declared an emergency.
• Approved a then and now payment request for JS Bova Excavating LLC for an emergency water main break repair, and declared an emergency.
• Authorized the purchase of replacement pistols for the police department through state purchasing, and declared an emergency.
— Brandon Cantwell
Hartford
WHAT: Township trustees meeting March 3
PRESENT: Rebecca Whitman, Phil Wilhelm and Melissa Pucak
Trustees:
• Discussed placing a six-month moratorium on any requests for a data center in the township. Whitman said the township wants to do what Vienna officials did with a moratorium to allow for more review of the issue. Trustees are scheduled to act on the matter at the April 7 meeting.
• Approved an awning at $15,359 from Akron-Canton Awning to be placed above the main entrance of the township administration building to include a walkway and porch area.
• Approved Schumacker Tech Group at $1,295 to transfer the township website from the .org domain to the .gov domain.
• Approved Team Logic to handle cybersecurity training for employees at $1,189.
• Set the Easter egg hunt for 1 to 3 p.m. March 28 at the township center.
• Approved Fiscal Officer Kristine Wilson to attend the state auditors conference and covering her expenses.
— Bob Coupland
Girard
WHAT: City council meeting Monday
PRESENT: Reynald Paolone, Tod Latell, Lily Martuccio, Keith Schubert, Thomas Grumley, James Clark, Wes Steiner, John Moliterno and Mayor Mark Zuppo
Council:
• Heard from resident Tonya Carpenter about the acreage of land and lakes at the Girard Lakes property. Grumley said the property is 728.19 acres, with 175 acres being the lake.
• Recognized the Girard High School cheerleaders for being named OHSAA state champions at competition in Columbus.
• Heard from Safety Service Director Mark Ragozine the city received two Go Green Community Grants from the Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District, with one $15,000 for repaving the area by the recycling bins and $3,500 for new picnic tables for Tod Park.
• Heard from police Chief John Freeman more police officers would be needed for speed camera usage, which is an extra duty of officers.
• Heard from Clark about concerns with cars and trucks parking on sidewalks in different parts of the city, Freeman said police are addressing the issue.
• Requested legislation be prepared for dealing with short-term rentals in the city.
• Announced the finance committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 23; economic development committee at 6:30 p.m. April 13 in council chambers; zoning committee at 5 p.m. and community block watch at 6 p.m. March 19 at Girard Free Library.
• Announced upcoming events, including an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. March 28 at Tod Park; Earth Day cleanup April 18; community blood drive April 28 at the city building gymnasium; Civic Day April 30; and America250-Ohio celebration/Liberty Memorial Park 100th anniversary noon to 7 p.m. May 23 at Liberty Memorial Park.
— Bob Coupland
Howland
WHAT: Board of Education organizational and regular meeting Feb. 23
PRESENT: Jeff Pegg, Brianne Perry, Julie Altawil, Abigail Reynolds and Kelly Vennitti
The board:
• Accepted the following donations: $202 and $2,000 from HJH Serves and I.J VanHuffel Foundation Farmers Trust Company to the high school’s Paw Pantry; $250 from The Packard Band to the National Honor Society for the members who served as ushers during a children’s concert in December; and $100 and $50 donations from Jeff and Nicole Pegg to a Howland Junior High science class and the high school’s robotics club.
• Approved disposing of a Promethean Board, three Cisco IT switches, two Procurve/HP switches and two Samsung Chromebooks, as well as a Blodgett top and bottom oven and Seco-Matio Steam Well.
• Approved amending Holly Guerrero’s continuing contract from middle school educational assistant to Fiscal Specialist-Payroll Clerk.
• Approved amending Corey Myers’ two-year limited contract from middle school custodian to educational assistant in the same building.
• Approved issuing a one-year contract to Emma Wicks as an educational assistant at Fairhaven School.
• Approved hiring Olivia Hornbeck as a reading tutor at H.C. Mines Elementary School from Jan. 16, 2026, through April 30, 2026. She will be paid from Title 1 funds at a $25 an hour rate, not to exceed 15 hours a week.
• Approved hiring Vivian McGarrity as a reading tutor at H.C. Mines, effective Feb. 3, 2026, through April 30, 2026. She will be paid from Title 1 funds at a $25 an hour rate, not to exceed 15 hours a week.
• Accepted Brittany Dale’s resignation as a monitor. She is still employed by the district as a bus driver.
• Accepted Frank Manios’s resignation as assistant baseball coach.
• Accepted Jack Tominey’s resignation as assistant boys’ varsity track coach.
• Accepted the retirement resignation of intermediate math teacher Lori Sanders, per her request, effective Dec. 1, 2025. Sanders was with the district for 24 years.
• Approved John Yaksich as an instructional band volunteer for the 2025-26 school year.
— Brandon Cantwell
Bazetta
WHAT: Trustees meeting Tuesday
PRESENT: Bob McBride and Joel Davis
ABSENT: Michael Hovis
Trustees:
• Heard a presentation from Jennifer Jones, director of the Trumbull-Geauga Solid Waste Management District. Jones had been invited to speak about the possibility of bringing a recycling station back to the township, but she said it’s too expensive under current economic conditions. As alternatives, she offered ideas and ways trustees could negotiate curbside recycling for township residents by creating a solid waste district and going out for bid. McBride said the township would hold public meetings and gauge interest of the residents before taking such a step.
• Purchased a credit card payment system from Huntington National Bank at a cost of $395, with a $14.95 monthly service fee. Residents who wish to make payments to the township via credit card will be charged a 3% transaction fee to cover the cost of using the system.
• Adopted new cybersecurity policies to help prevent fraud and other cybercrimes from impacting the township.
• Purchased new copier systems for the township. The three copiers, totaling $13,000, will be installed at the administration building and in the police and fire departments.
• Set the township-wide cleanup for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 25. Dumpsters will be provided through Sunburst Environmental at a cost not to exceed $2,000.
• Approved a basket raffle fundraiser to benefit the Imagination Station Park noon to 7 p.m. April 4 at the Country Porch Winery.
— Amanda Smith
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