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Perry Township trustees OK paving of 1.1 miles of road

PERRY TWP. — Township trustees voted Friday morning to pave Cliff, Allen and Countryside drives and purchase a new 2.5-ton Freightliner truck after discussing their options for funding.

The repaving of 1.1 miles of roadway is estimated to cost $110,000 through Columbiana County’s paving program, but the exact cost won’t be known until after the paving is finished. Trustees had talked previously about also paving the various streets in the subdivision known as Chardon Village, but that would increase the cost to over $340,000.

Trustee Chair Cliff Mix said that Cliff, Allen and Countryside could be covered with what funding the township has on hand. Trustee Jim Armeni commented if they want anything more done, they’ll have to break the CD. Trustees had previously talked about taking a penalty and taking out a $1 million certificate of deposit that doesn’t expire until December.

Mix said the township can use more than $80,000 in Issue 2 money left over from last year for next year’s paving and do Chardon Village then. The money can’t be used this year since it wasn’t requested on time. He suggested waiting until next year for Chardon Village, which includes Old Coach Lane, Anesley Way, Apple, Devonshire, Brittany Lane, Hearthside and Marion.

He didn’t want to break the CD because it generates $24,000 interest for the general fund.

“Not only are you going to lose interest, you’re going to short the general fund,” Fiscal Officer Susan Johnston said.

Armeni said he wasn’t aware that the general fund got that kind of interest.

Road supervisor Darreck Farrell also said for next year he was looking at paving in the northeast section of the township. After the meeting, Mix said that will depend on funding and their budget.

For the truck, Farrell said they could buy the truck outright and have to have the money at the time of delivery, which won’t be until the end of the year in December or if they used a lease/buy program, they would just need the first payment at time of delivery. The truck will be purchased through state purchasing and will replace a 2001 1.5-ton Ford F-350. The trustees agreed to do the purchase outright.

In other business, the trustees heard about a proposal for the cleaning and sealing of the floor at the south station for $15,000. Farrell said the floor is cleaned, then the cracks and holes are filled in and a urethane is placed on top to seal it. Mix questioned if there was maintenance costs on that every year. Farrell was asked to check for more details.

Regarding zoning, trustees agreed to get a lien report on a property at 1584 N. Lincoln Ave., owned by Charles Corbett, in preparation for a nuisance declaration, which trustees are possibly planning for their next meeting. Zoning Officer Allan Wolfgang asked for the lien check. The property has high grass, a junk car and a tree that was cut down and still laying in the yard. Wolfgang was also looking at a property at 1186 E. Highland for high grass.

He also asked for a reminder for residents that this is the building season and a permit is required for any work being done, including putting up a fence or putting in new windows. A permit costs $25 for any project valued between $500 and $5,000 and then an additional $3 per $1,000 over that value. For questions about zoning or to secure a permit, call Wolfgang at 330-332-9965.

In an update from some resident complaints at the last meeting, Farrell reported the ditch at Heritage Lane has been cleaned out and he’s working with a property owner on a possible solution to a flooding problem on Stewart Road. Mix said he had already contacted the Columbiana County engineer, but they’ll hold off to see if the other solution works first.

The trustees questioned Police Chief Mike Emigh about an overdue bill for training that was received recently. The bill was for $650 and dated back to March for some training done by one of the officers who had told Emigh he was going to pay for the training himself. Emigh said he would talk to the officer.

The next meeting of the trustees will be 6:30 p.m. June 10, followed by a work session for next year’s tax budget.

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