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PERRY TOWNSHIP – The board of trustees approved the proposed 2025 township tax budget in its meeting Monday.
The meeting was preceded by a public hearing for the tax budget which saw nobody in attendance. The annual budget projects the 2025 General Fund revenues at $467,875, a slight decrease from the currently projected 2024 General Fund revenue of $484.741, and a slight increase on the total collected 2023 General Fund revenue of $455,776. The township's General Fund revenues are projected to continue outpacing its expenditures, which are currently estimated at $434,850 for 2025, and $423,050 for 2024, and would represent an overage of $33,025, and $61,691 respectively.
Other financial matters approved included increases to the General Fund's Contracted Services appropriations by $75,000 for the annual Chip and Seal Program, and the Motor Vehicle License Fund's Contracted Services appropriations by $8,000 for the annual Ohio Department of Transportation Salt Contract; and three then and now purchase orders for the salt contract expenses in the amounts of $2715.18, $2,695.37, and $4,005.45, for a total of $9,416
During open discussion Trustee Jim Armeni said that he had received complaints from residents about a septic system failure on Goshen Road, and that they had been to the site last week and contacted the Columbiana County Health Department to follow up on the issue.
Trustee Tony Ieropoli said that chip and seal for the township was "pretty much on schedule" and should begin by the end of July or first week of August. Ieropoli also addressed complaints he'd received on two vacant properties within the township on Goshen Road near Colonial Drive, and another on Colonial Drive. Ieropoli said the property on Goshen Road had been vacant for several years and was overgrown and becoming an eyesore for other residents, and that he'd spoke with the property owner who was looking into resolving the issues; Ieropoli said he'd also spoken with the new owner of the property on Colonial Drive, which he said has had brush piled in its back yard.
"There's going to be somebody there that's bought it, and they're going to take care of all this brush that's been thrown in the backyard which was the concern. It's going to be a little while before he can do it, but he will get it cleaned up," said Ieropoli.
The board of trustees will meet next at 4 p.m. July 22.