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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP – The Board of Trustees took the next steps on the Duck Creek Road renovation project in its meeting Tuesday.
Trustees voted unanimously to approve a resolution to proceed with the Duck Creek Road Project and sign the memorandum of understanding with the Mahoning County Engineer's Office for the use of funds from the Mahoning County sales tax for roadway improvement for the project. Trustees also voted to approve a proposal from Thomas Fok & Associates Engineering Services for the project.
Trustee Shawn Mesler said that he was waiting for a response from Engineer Dave Bakalar regarding how much of Duck Creek Road the township can pave this year while remaining below the $75,000 threshold for the Ohio Public Works Commission. Mesler also suggested that the township submit additional paving work on Duck Creek Road further north as the township's OPWC Project. Trustees also voted unanimously to apply to OPWC for phase two of the project.
During public comment, trustees were updated on the status of the Damascus Volunteer Fire Department's recycling lease, which is currently being worked on by the department's attorney, and received a request to place a replacement levy on the ballot in November which would update the levy the department currently operates on to reflect current valuations rather than those when the levy was passed in 2008.
Trustees also heard from Justin Biery, who wanted to follow up on the possibility of the sale of a .21-acre park near the intersection of U.S. Route 62 and state Route 534 in Damascus first proposed last May. Trustee John Bricker again said that he was not opposed to a possible sale of the property, and Mesler said that the county prosecutor's office was researching the parcel number of the park to see if there were any restrictions on the property. Biery said that he wanted to move forward with the possibility and asked what the next steps would be. One of the trustees will follow up with him.
During his report, Bricker said that the township had received no bids for the township's surplus flail mower, and that Ag-Pro would let the township set the mower on their lot and would advertise the mower in exchange for 10% of the eventual sale price. Trustees ultimately decided to store the mower at the administration building with a "for sale" sign and post it on Facebook and the township's website with a telephone number to call and then accept sealed bids again.
In his report, Police Chief John Calko said that Detect Alarm was currently installing the township's new security camera system at the administration and road department buildings, and that installation should be completed by the end of the week. Calko also said that the department had conducted mandatory CPR, First Aid, Narcan, and Stop the Bleed training, and that it would be valid for two years.
Other police matters approved included a motion to accept the resignation of Jessica Morris as administrative assistant and following a roughly 20-minute executive session for the discussion of personnel matters, a motion to advertise for a part-time administrative assistant for the police department, with hours and pay to be negotiated.
The position will be posted to the township's website, Facebook page, and the police department's Facebook page, and ads for the position will be posted in this newspaper and the Alliance Review.
Other matters approved included a resolution to sign a property lease agreement for solid waste management with the Mahoning County Solid Waste Management District.
The board of trustees will meet next at 6 p.m. June 4, a week earlier than originally scheduled as the administration building will serve as a polling location for the June 11 special election.