Nimishillen Township
April 14, 2005
On
Thursday, April 14, 2005, the Board of Trustees of
The
meeting opened with the pledge of Allegiance.
FIRE
DEPARTMENT: (Chief Rich Peterson)
Chief
Peterson was absent from tonight’s meeting.
He was attending a Fire Department Instruction Conference in
Virginia
Macdonald motioned to approve the bank notes and to provide for the issuance
and sale of not to exceed $309,000 notes for the purpose of constructing,
furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving Fire Station No. 3, including
site improvements and all other necessary appurtenances thereto seconded by
Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried.
Todd
Bosley motioned to award the general contractor bid for Fire Station No. 3 to
R. P. Babik Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of $1,009,800.00, the
mechanical contractor bid to Kiko Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC in the
amount of $78,669.00, the plumbing contract bid to Fine Mechanical in the
amount of $125,000.00 and the electrical contract bid to B & J Electric of
Poland, Inc. in the amount of $197,800.00 and also to have R. P. Babik
Construction install a seamless floor coating at a cost of $26,900.00 bringing
the total amount of this project to $1,595,920.00 seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. (Copy attached)
Todd
Bosley announced the fire department would hold a ground breaking ceremony for
Fire Station No. 3 on Sunday, April 17th at 5 p.m. at the east end
of the Molly Stark property. Everyone is
encouraged to attend.
Todd
Bosley acknowledged the firefighters at Station No. 2 who volunteered their
personal time to mulch the flowerbeds and extended a thank you to all.
ROAD
DEPARTMENT: (Superintendent Kevin Swartz)
Mr.
Swartz requested a work session to discuss road issues. The work session will be held Tuesday, April
26th at 4 p.m. at the township road department.
The
trustees agreed it would not be necessary to send the road material bids to the
prosecutor.
Kevin
read his road report. Virginia Macdonald
motioned to accept the written Road Report for April 14, 2005 seconded by Todd
Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried. (Copy attached)
ZONING
DEPARTMENT: (Keith Lasure)
Todd Bosley asked Keith to explain the steps necessary to bring zoning cases before a judge. Mr. Bosley stated there are at least 14 cases on the table waiting until the prosecutor’s office can get to them. Mr. Lasure reported the following steps necessary to bring cases before a judge:
- Receive complaint from
a resident, the Board or something he finds in the field
- Verbal contact is
attempted
- If no verbal contact is
made, a letter is sent giving so many days to respond
- If no response to the
letter, a letter is then sent to the prosecutor to request a legal opinion
- The prosecutor then
responds by letter stating the proper action needed
- After that, we get in
line and wait for a prosecutor to take it in front of a judge
Mr.
Lasure said in the past three weeks, we got lucky. The prosecutor’s office responded on three
cases with two residents who responded and the other one will end up in
court. Mr. Lasure explained that any
case he sends to the prosecutor’s office takes six months to a year before it ever
gets to court.
Mr.
Lasure said we are waiting our turn regarding the business on Route 44 and said
the house on
Mr.
Lasure said if the township would have an outside attorney pursue a case, the
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The
Board agreed to have Keith get quotes from attorneys who specialize in zoning
and discuss it at the next meeting on April 28th.
Russ
Goffus motioned to accept the March 2005 Zoning Report for the Stark
Keith
read his zoning report. Virginia
Macdonald motioned to accept the written Zoning Report for April 14, 2005
seconded by Todd Bosley. All voted
yes. Motion carried. (Copy attached)
CONCERNS
OF CITIZENS:
One resident requested to be put on the agenda prior to tonight’s meeting:
1.
Mr. Pat Welden of 5610 Ault stated he would like the
turnaround which is now gravel to be paved when they pave
Other
residents in the audience to speak were:
2.
Mark Rumble of 3094 Ravenna stated he has been involved
with the Citizens Group for the last several years regarding the landfill
issue. He stated he received a call
today regarding an application for a C & D Permit (construction &
demolition) for the
3.
Terri Huckels of 8730 Easton asked for an explanation of
sealed containers. Mr. Bosley said it
means the containers are sealed so they won’t leak and we have no way of
knowing that is inside these sealed containers.
4.
Terri Fiddelholtz of 2828 Ravenna commented that she goes
down Broadway a lot and is concerned about the railroad cars that have been
sitting on the tracks for days. Ms.
Fiddelholtz wanted to know how we could stop this. Mr. Bosley said we would all need to find out
more information. Virginia Macdonald
said information could be obtained several ways, one being from the Stark
County Health Department. Discussion
followed.
Since
it was now 8:05 p.m., Virginia Macdonald excused the
5.
Linda Shier of 8710
EXECUTIVE
SESSION:
Virginia Macdonald motioned to go into Executive Session at 8:12 p.m. to discuss Keith Lasure’s annual review seconded by Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried.
Virginia Macdonald motioned to come out of Executive Session at 8:30 p.m. seconded by Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried.
Virginia
Macdonald recommended giving Keith Lasure a 3% raise to be effective next pay
period which starts now seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried.
CONCERNS
OF TRUSTEES:
Todd
Bosley stated he and Kevin looked at the ditching on Eastlawn and
Northlawn. They both feel the east side
of Northlawn should be done and some pipes replaced. Mr. Bosley stated his
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concern
is the ditch that goes between Eastlawn and Northlawn. Mr. Goffus feels it should be opened enough
for proper drainage and then it would be up to the contractor to ensure proper
drainage for the new homes being put in.
Mr. Bosley said Kevin would put this on the work schedule and they will
talk about it at the work session on April 26th.
Mr.
Bosley commented on the letter to the editor Mr. Moran sent to the Louisville
Herald saying if the township is going to put down roads, the ditches have to
kept open. (Article attached) Discussion followed.
Todd
Bosley reported the Fairhope Ditch Project has been approved and said three of
the seventeen projects are in our township.
These are the Fairhope Ditch, the
Todd
Bosley said he had a call from a resident who would like sidewalks to be
allowed in Phase 3 in Sunscape Allotment.
Virginia Macdonald said she would like to check into it further. Keith said he would look in other township
Zoning Resolutions regarding their policies on sidewalks. Todd Bosley said he talked to Joe Underwood
and suggested Russ and
Todd
Bosley reported Nancy Blind of 5251 Hahn would like the township to assist her
in closing the ditch in front of her house.
Virginia Macdonald feels it should be left a ditch. Russ Goffus said we can’t stop her but it
would have to be done correctly. Mr.
Bosley said he would let Mrs. Blind know.
RECYCLING/COMPOSTING:
Virginia
Macdonald reported on disposing of old appliances. Residents would be able to dispose of their
kitchen appliances in an environmentally safe way by contacting their rubbish
hauler to see if they are participating in curbside pickup at a minimal
cost. This program is sponsored by the
Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District and will run from
April 25th to April 29th.
If residents do not have curbside pick up, appliances can be dropped off
at PSC Metals, formerly the Luntz Corporation, Plant 62, located at
Composting: Russ Goffus reported on the enormous amount
of debris that came in over the weekend.
Mr. Goffus stated it took nine semi trailers to haul the debris taking ½
hour to 45 minutes to load each semi.
The Board agreed for Goffus to write another letter to Mr. David Held
asking for funds to help with this program.
NEWSLETTER:
Joanne
Moody reported the newsletter would be sent to township residents the first
part of May. Extra copies will be given
to the township office for residents who do not receive a copy. Mrs. Macdonald said she would go to the post
office and talk to the Postmaster to find out the best way to make sure all
township residents receive the newsletter.
OLD
BUSINESS:
Secretary,
Sharon Shaub, asked the trustees what date would be good for them to meet with
RPC to discuss possible revisions to the
APPROVAL
OF MINUTES:
Russ
Goffus motioned to approve the Minutes from March 24th, March 29th
and April 7th, as written, seconded by Todd Bosley. All voted yes. Motion carried.
CONCERNS
OF THE CLERK: (Carlene Harmon)
Todd
Bosley motioned to renew the insurance coverage with the Leonard Insurance
Agency in the amount of $42, 268.00 seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried. This will cover personnel, buildings and
equipment.
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(Cont.
Russ
Goffus reported on the tax incentive for the Enterprise Zone for Biery Cheese
and stated they have hired several people above and beyond expectations and
have been very cooperative.
Several
transfers were made per Resolution #05-005.
(Copy
attached)
APPROVE
FINANCIAL REPORT AND PAY BILLS:
Russ
Goffus motioned to approve the Financial Report and pay bills in the amount of
$12,609.83 seconded by Todd Bosley. All
voted yes. Motion carried.
SIGN
CHECKS AND ADJOURN:
Virginia
Macdonald motioned to sign checks and adjourn seconded by Russ Goffus. All voted yes. Motion carried.
Meeting
adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
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ATTEST: CLERK/TREASURER
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TRUSTEES