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The Margaretta Township Trustees met on 7 p.m. on March
20, 2008. Present were Mr. Pooch, Mr. Bias and Mr. Riesterer.
Mr. Bias moved, seconded by Mr. Pooch to approve the
financial reports submitted by the Fiscal Officer. Vote: all ayes.
Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Bias to approve the
minutes, as presented by the Fiscal Officer, from the March 6, 2008 meeting.
Vote: all ayes.
Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Bias to approve and sign
warrant# 7457-7487, presented by the Fiscal Officer for payment. Vote: all
ayes.
The meeting began with a public hearing on the proposed
2008 final appropriations. After a brief discussion the following motion was
made.
Mr. Bias moved, seconded by Mr. Pooch to approve the
revenues and to approve our final appropriations for 2008. Roll Call Vote:
Mr. Bias – yes, Mr.Pooch- yes and Mr.Riesterer- yes.
Teresa Robison from 6401 Parker Rd (north side of Parker)
was at the meeting because she is having water problems. She said her
basement has flooded four times in four years. There are no storm sewers on
that side of the road. She wanted to know what the township could do for
her.
Mr. Riesterer told Ms. Robison that we are currently
working with the county on some drainage issues and we will see what their
plans are and see what, if anything may be able to be done. The trustees
mentioned this to Mr. Neill, and he said he’s not sure what could be done.
This area is all rock.
Tim Schoewe was at the meeting with his concerns with our
water quality. He said there is too much chorine in the water.
The trustees said they thought Jack Meyers, of Erie
County, had come up with a plan. The trustees are not sure if the county is
following through with it. They will get in contact with Jack Myers to see
what is being done. The trustees mentioned that the county said our water is
safe to drink.
Kim Miller from Maple Ave. was at the meeting with
concerns about a neighbor who had started building a building, but has not
completed it. She also asked the trustees some questions about a fence, and
some other zoning issues. Kim is concerned with her neighbor’s property,
because she feels he may sell it and never complete the building he started.
The trustees said that you have 12 months to start a building after getting
a permit. Mr. Pooch said that a fence can set on the property line. The
trustees said they would ask our zoning inspector, Tom Johnson.
Mr. Johnson said that we don’t have anything in our
zoning that deals with finishing a building. He will look into the Fire
Codes for maintenance, and he will also get a hold of John Zimmerman to
check into the building.
Sheriff Lyons was at the meeting. He mentioned the
possibility of moving the sub office from the Industrial Park to a township
building located on South Ave. Sheriff Lyons said they would help with any
costs for updating (electrical, internet etc.) the building. The township
has no problem with the Sheriff using our building.
Fiscal Officer, Mary Ann Lindsley, asked that we check
with our commercial insurance to be sure that there are no issues with the
Sheriff’s office using our building.
Tom Johnson gave his zoning report. He mentioned the
possibility of putting the lines into our meeting room so that internet
service would be available. He said he would also like to put in a screen
that can be used for training and presentations done in the meeting room.
The cost of a 60x80 screen would be around $200. The trustees said to go
ahead with it.
The trustees mentioned that we need a calendar for the
meeting room. Several people have been using it and the trustees feel we
need to have everything marked down so there are no conflicts.
Mr. Johnson said that the Hensley place on Norwood has not
been cleaned up and that he will start with paperwork on this property. Tom
mentioned that 301 Crystal Rock Rd is also an issue.
The Crum property on Rt. 6 was mentioned. Nothing has been
done here and the trustees said we should look at the Fire Code to see if we
can’t get this place cleaned up also.
The appeals hearing for Jerry Eakin’s conditional use
permit was held and it was approved.
Jim Neill gave a road report. He proposed the road work he
would like to submit to the Engineer for 2008. Jim also suggested
considering a micro surfacing for some of our road. He gave the trustees a
quote from Terry Asphalt Materials, Inc. He also had a video on the process.
The trustees asked about the life expectancy of this process. Jim said he
needs to check into it a little more.
Jim said that the bids would be here by the next meeting
for our new roofs. He said he expects them to be over $50,000 for the two
roofs.
Mr. Neill said the bid he had for a new truck is only good
until the end of the month. The total cost would be $104,000 (State Bid).
The trustees decided not to do anything on the new truck for now.
There are some drainage issues in the Industrial Park. Mr.
Riesterer has talked to Erie County Commissioner, Tom Ferrell about this
ongoing problems. We will continue to work on this issue.
Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Bias to submit Mr. Neill’s
proposed road work to the county to be included in the coop bid project. Our
total cost would be approximately $54,393.88. Vote: all ayes.
Keith Kreager was at the meeting. Mr. Riesterer mentioned
that we have an application for a community development block grant program.
He wanted to know if Keith was interested is this for Crystal Rock. Mr.
Kreager said that he was.
Joe Bias said that the meeting of the tax incentive review
committee; it was decided to have them remain as is.
Fiscal Officer, Mary Ann Lindsley, said that our FEMA
Grant for the Fire Department in the amount of $110,010, has been deposited
into our checking account. Mary Ann has asked the County Auditor to issue us
a new amended certificate of estimated resources. She will therefore update
our revenues and redo our appropriations.
Mary Ann also asked for verification of Dave Bohn’s
begin date for this year. He first showed on our OPERS report for February.
The trustees said his first date this year should be February 1, 2008.
Mr. Pooch moved, seconded by Mr. Bias to adjourn. Vote:
all ayes. The meeting was adjourned at 10 p.m.
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