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Oxford Township, Erie County, Ohio USA
March 16, 2017
Pledge
Vice-President Michael Parker called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call:
Roll call indicated that
all Trustees were present, also present was Phillip David, Fiscal Officer/
Zoning Inspector, and Road Superintendent David Kelley.
Minutes
There were no minutes to approve.
Guest
Melvin Rahaig, Strecker Road, was present at
the meeting to discuss the letter he had received from the Zoning Inspector
concerning “junk cars”. Mr. Rahaig said all the vehicles on his property are
licensed and insured. He went on to say; they may sit in the same spot all year,
but they are licensed and insured!
Mr. David explained to Mr. Rahaig that he
shouldn’t feel that he was being single out; there was a total of nine letters
sent out to Township residents concerning “accumulation of junk”, and “junk
cars”.
After some discussion the Trustees thanked Mr.
Rahaig for coming to the meeting and addressing the problem. Mr. Rahaig said he
had often thought about attending the Township meetings, so he was going to stay
for the rest of the meeting. The Trustees told Mr. Rahaig that the meetings are
open to the public and they always welcome visitors and their input for running
the Township.
Erie County Sheriff Paul Sigsworth stopped by
the meeting to touch base with the Trustees. He questioned if there was anything
that the Sheriff’s Department could do to better serve the residents of Oxford
Township? There was discussion about the rising numbers of drug overdoses not
only in the cities but reaching out into the rural areas. He discussed the new
medical marijuana drug laws coming in and how they may affect the local
communities. Sheriff Sigsworth said that he liked to get out and meet with local
officials to discuss any problems that may be affecting the community. The
Trustees thanked the Sheriff and told him he always welcome to stop in.
Zoning Report:
Mr. David
reported that he had issued one zoning permit since the last meeting;
Milton Ryan,
4911 Delematre Road, 10 X 16 accessory structure
Mr. David
reported that he had received replies from seven of the nine letters sent out to
Township residents concerning junk or junk cars.
Road
Superintendent
Mr. Kelley reported that repairs to the vault door were finished; the new
lock and dead bolt have been installed.
Mr. Kelley reported that Mr. Stewart and he had replaced two faucets in
the shop. He said they had been leaking for some time; he had been turning the
water off under the sink to stop them from dripping, so they finally replace
them with new faucets.
Mr. Kelley reported that the recycle dumpster was back at Prout Station.
Mr. Kelley reported that they have poured the bases for the new sign in
the outfield of the ball park. He said he was still waiting on a reply from Erie
Materials whether or not they had any dirt for the expansion of the ball diamond
infield.
Trustees:
Mr. Leber was absent.
Mr. Parker
said he had
met with the Groton Township fire committee concerning the long range
relationship between Groton Township Fire Department and Oxford Township. Future
ideas discussed were; a substation located in Oxford Township with a standby
pumper/ tanker truck, cutting down on response time and aiding in areas were
County water hydrants aren’t available. In the near future; the suggestion of
installing more hydrants in the residential areas, this would aid in not having
to go so far for water. Mr. Parker said long range planning is essential in
developing a plan that will give fire protection and lower insurance cost to the
residents of Oxford Township.
Mr. Parker reported that he had talked
with Liana Wensink and she had said the Messenger was done and ready to be
mailed out.
Mr. Stewart reported
that he had attended the annual meeting at the Erie County Health Department. He
said they had a nice meal, and the meeting was very informative. Mr. Stewart
said he didn’t realize that the Health Department employed 100 people.
Mr. Stewart reported that he had talked with
Bob Wensink, Wensink Farm Seeds, about the 7 ton roller that the three Townships
were considering purchasing together. He said Mr. Wensink offered to buy the
roller letting the Townships use it for the summer, and at the end of the year
they would donate it to the Township as a gift. Everyone thought that it was a
very generous offer by Wensink Farm Seeds helping to support the Township.
Fiscal Officer.
Mr. David distributed
copies of a condensed report he had put together showing Receipts, Disbursements
and Changes in Fund Balances for the year ending December 31, 2016.
A work session was
suggested to help plan for the road projects for the summer of 2017. Mr. David
said he would see that it was advertised.
Communications
Communications were
reviewed.
Old Business
Mr. Stewart said he had
talked with the fence company about a starting date for the outfield fence, he
said he told them to figure on a May1.
New Business
Mr. Stewart moved to pay
the bills in the amount of $15,487.87, Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll was
called, with all present voting yes; motion carried.
No further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Scott Leber, President Phillip M. David, Fiscal Officer
James W. Stewart
419-359-1576
Cell: 419-656-3243
Scott Leber
419-465-2294
Cell: 419-706-5850
Michael G Parker
567-205-0001
Cell: 419-704-2549