Boston to receive road grants from CVNP
By Pam Lifke
BOSTON — Boston Township expects to receive $53,000 in road project grants from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, according to Trustee Amy Anderson.
During the Nov. 14 Boston Township
Board of Trustees meeting, Anderson said she and Road
Superintendent Tim Tessmer met with Cuyahoga Valley
National Park (CVNP) Superintendent John Debo to discuss
road project grants for which the township had applied.
Anderson said Debo verbally committed to funding $53,000
in requests for 2008. Anderson added that since 1992,
the township has received $181,500 in grants for road
projects from CVNP and has contributed $63,000 in matching
funds. She said many of the projects — some of
which were for paving — would not have been done
without the help of the CVNP.
According to Anderson, the township’s
request for a grant to help remove dead trees from along
township roads would not be funded. Trustees approved
spending $2,600 for The Davey Tree Expert Co. to remove
27 trees along Stanford, Oak Hill, Wetmore and other
roads.
Also during the meeting:
• Tessmer said the township
leaf pickup program is continuing and the road department
is doing preventive maintenance on its large truck in
preparation for winter snowplowing.
• The Nov. 10 free paper
shredding event at Boston Town Hall attracted 85 residents,
who disposed of 8,000 pounds of paper. The free shredding
day was sponsored by the Summit-Akron Solid Waste Management
Authority.
• Township Solicitor Edward
Pullekins told trustees a hearing date of Nov. 21 had
been set for the township’s lawsuit against All-Ohio
Landscaping on Akron-Cleveland Road. The township is
seeking a temporary injunction against All-Ohio. The
township alleges the company has violated zoning regulations.
• Trustees said they
would schedule a work session to
iron out details of duties and compensation for a new
zoning inspector. The candidate was expected to attend
the work session. The township had only one applicant
for the position of zoning inspector. Current Zoning
Inspector Paul Kaczmarski has resigned, effective Dec.
31. Trustees said they hope the new inspector would
be hired in time to train with Kaczmarski before he
leaves the position.
• Trustees received a long-awaited
lease for their office space from the Boston Town Hall
Committee. The lease was referred to Pullekins for review.
• Township Fiscal Officer
Joanne Noragon told trustees she attended a meeting
to gather additional information about a program which
helps small government entities purchase employee health
insurance. The program offers Medical Mutual of Ohio
insurance. Noragon said she also has asked a broker
to shop the township’s health insurance program
with other carriers. The township had received notice
that its current carrier, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield,
expected to increase rates as much as 30 percent. She
said representatives from Anthem requoted a rate that
was about a 19 percent increase. A decision will be
made after more information is received.
• County Engineer Greg Bachman
attended the meeting and made a presentation on projects
his office has completed in the township this year.
Projects included repairing landslides with use of a
soil nailing, inspecting and repairing bridges and road
paving.
• Trustees also passed an
open records resolution.
The next meeting is set for Nov.
28 at 7 p.m. in the old equipment garage at Boston Town
Hall, located at the intersection of Main Street and
Riverview Road in Peninsula.
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