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Trustees announced Monday that the spring cleanup is back after being canceled last year due to the pandemic.
The cleanup for residents in the unincorporated area begins the week of April 5 on the north side, then moves to the south side the week of April 12, with State Street the dividing line.
Nothing with freon or glass will be accepted and no televisions, computers or computer monitors are allowed. No garbage is allowed, either. Furniture, such as old lawn chairs, can be put out.
Households are limited to one piece of heavy furniture that can be lifted by two people into the township truck.
Other prohibited items include propane tanks, paint products or paint cans and batteries. All items must be placed curbside in disposable containers, with each household limited to one truckload of items.
Zoning Officer Allan Wolfgang said this is a good opportunity for people to get their properties cleaned up without an additional cost to themselves.
In a dumping matter, Trustee Chair Steve Bailey said a lot of people have been dumping trash on Egypt Road and the police will be checking the area more.
"I think we need to have some sort of surveillance there," Trustee Jim Armeni said, such as trail cameras.
Bailey said they'll talk to the police chief and road supervisor on what they can do and what's legally permitted.
In another matter, Armeni said he talked to police Chief Mike Emigh about a lot of excessive speeding on the bypass, in some cases 15 to 20 miles per hour over the speed limit.
"They're going to start really cracking down on that," he said.
It's not just young people, either, he said it's all ages.
In other business, the trustees approved the 2021 chip and seal program with the Columbiana County engineer for 4.03 miles of road for $64,000. Roads on the list for possible inclusion include: Grant, Jackson, Harrison, Ohio, Harding, Indiana, Filmore, Wisconsin, Taylor, Maryland, Michigan, Madison, Johnson, Main Street, Florida, Cleveland and Country Club.
Trustees also approved $1,000 for Firefighter Thomas Leyman to attend Fire 2 class through the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center.
Armeni said the road department has been cutting back trees in the township, got a delivery of 208 tons of salt and was ordering pipe for doing culverts this year to address drainage issues for residents.
Fiscal Officer John Volio mentioned the drainage issue he's been having at his property on Stewart Road, coming off of Allen. Volio had talked to the trustees about the issue two years ago before he was elected to his current position.
The next meeting will be March 22.
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