Positions opening on Sharon Township zoning boards
By Jeff Gorman
Residents can apply to join the Sharon Township Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) or the Zoning Commission. The township trustees made the announcement at the Oct. 23 meeting.
One spot will be open next year on each board. Christine Kurth is leaving the BZA, while Ann Kerkian is leaving the Zoning Commission.
“We don’t want to wait until Jan. 1,” said Trustee Raymond Lurtz. “We would like to have someone in place by the first meetings of the year.”
Also, the trustees named Anita Haas to the park board, bringing it back up to five members.
Also, Trustee James Dudek reported the Medina County Prosecutor’s Office is researching the question of whether a flashing billboard represents a different land use than a conventional billboard. The billboard in question is located on Medina Road.
In other news:
• Township Fiscal Officer Kimberly Bolas Miller reported Perrin Asphalt won the bidding for work on the post office parking lot at a price of $54,200.
Service Director Norm Hydel said he is confident the work could be finished before the end of the year. He also said a temporary mailbox would be available during construction.
• Fire Chief Rob Haas said his department’s new computer hardware would cost $6,984.
Also, the trustees approved Haas’ request for a reusable Tank Trap, which can catch fluids from a leaking truck. The cost of the 100-gallon tank is $268.
• Resident Kathy Dearth asked about the progress on new signs for the park. Hydel said the Sharon Township Historical Society is working on an appealing design.
• Hydel asked the trustees to purchase 25 stop signs at a total cost of $650 from a company called Signs and Blanks. The trustees approved the purchase of the signs, which meet the state’s new reflective standards.
• Zoning Inspector Neil Jones said Akron Medina Veterinary Clinic, located on Medina Road, is planning to expand its facility.
• Resident Dennis Burdett denounced the unsigned political fliers that have been passed around the township. He said the fliers are an example of “dirty politics.”
• Elizabeth Maher, of the Medina County Auditor’s Office, said Oct. 31 was the last day for requests to adjust home reappraisals. Anyone who missed the deadline will need to file for review by a Board of Revision. That formal process will take place between January and March.
The next Sharon Board of Trustees meeting is set for Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Administration Building, 1322 Sharon-Copley Road, on Sharon Circle. Also, the trustees will conduct a public hearing on proposed zoning changes Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.
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