Harlem Twp. Trustees will consider having Tobacco Free Park

The fol­low­ing Harlem Town­ship Board of Trustees meet­ing report was culled from approved min­utes sub­mit­ted by Harlem Town­ship Fis­cal Offi­cer Bobby Fracasso.

Mem­bers of the Harlem Town­ship Board of Trustees met in reg­u­lar ses­sion at the Harlem Town­ship Hall and Fire­house on Wednes­day, July 18, with trustees Jerry Paul, Bob Singer and Dave Jack­son present.

Mem­bers of the pub­lic in cham­bers for the ses­sion were Harlem Divi­sion of Fire Chief Dale Fling, Harlem Zon­ing Inspec­tor David Andrian, Linda Dia­mond, Eldon John­ston, Vicki Tieche, Karen Dod­son, Valerie Ped­er­sen, Karen McKisson, Cindy Hall, Wm. Fred­er­ick, John Ciszek, Ziad Sha­hem and Joni Manson.

Linda Dia­mond and Cindy Hall of the Delaware County Health Depart­ment were in to ask the trustees if they would con­sider hav­ing a Tobacco Free Park. They said signs could be posted at park entrances and it would be a self-enforced smok­ing ban.

There could also be a des­ig­nated place to smoke, Dia­mond and Hall said; and signs could be ordered through the Health Department.

The trustees said they would con­sider the proposal.

Eldon John­ston, with the Delaware County Engi­neers Office, was in to check on the progress of the township’s chip seal­ing of roads this sum­mer; and also to inform the trustees that John Link is retir­ing and Jerry Ungashick will take over his position.

It was also noted that the county has backed off of a pro­posal for a Smoth­ers and Harlem Road round­about; and work for Fancher and Miller Paul Roads will be done late this year or early next year.

Vicki Tieche asked the trustees to pick a date for ded­i­ca­tion for the Harlem Town­ship Cemetery’s stones that were installed in each of the cemeteries.

Tieche gave the trustees an esti­mate for ceme­tery head­stones from Rick Day. After some dis­cus­sion Paul made a motion to approve the repair of head­stones, not to exceed $625. Approved.

The trustees also approved installing an Ohio Depart­ment of Nat­ural Resources Ohio Big Tree sign on Fancher Road.

Karen Dod­son, who is an avid reader, asked the trustees if a Lit­tle Free Library could be installed in the Town­ship Park. The Lit­tle Free Library is a free book exchange, where patrons can take one book and leave one. Dod­son also said she would pay for the $250 Lit­tle Free Library unit; the trustees approved the request.

Bob Book­man was in to talk about guns. He stated that he is not com­fort­able sit­ting out­side. Ziad Sha­hem of 5112 Harlem Road said he left the last meet­ing think­ing the Zon­ing Board will look at the shoot­ing issue; Singer explained that the trustees had a spe­cial meet­ing to dis­cuss the issue. Denise Starkey wanted to know if meet­ing was posted, and was informed that the meet­ing was posted 72 hours prior to the meet­ing. She also wanted to know if the trustees received any calls about the meet­ing. Paul said he received a call from a Mr. Anto­lik, and he did not ini­ti­ate the call. Singer and Jack­son did not receive any calls. There was some dis­cus­sion about 90 min­utes of shoot­ing on Saturdays.

Dur­ing the recent storm in June some res­i­dents put downed trees from their prop­erty in the town­ship right of away. The trustees said the town­ship is not respon­si­ble for removal of downed trees and debris on pri­vate property.

Chief Fling reported Divi­sion of Fire runs to date through mid-July: Fire 144, EMS 153, Total 297.

Fling also passed out first half 2012 pay­roll and expen­di­tures report: Admin­is­tra­tion, $22,656.35 (trustees and fis­cal offi­cer); Main­te­nance, $47,991.16; Zon­ing, $6,718.77; Fire Depart­ment, $294,209.62 ($176,232.77 full-time $117,976.85 part-time), for a first-half total of $368,575.90 (exclud­ing pen­sion con­tri­bu­tions and health care costs).

The Trustees approved a res­o­lu­tion of intent to pro­ceed with levy­ing an addi­tional tax in excess of the 10-mil limitation.

A Tat­tle­tale secu­rity sys­tem is in place at the town­ship main­te­nance build­ing and there was dis­cus­sion about installing a res­i­den­tial sys­tem at Grange Hall.

Harlem Town­ship Trustees meet in reg­u­lar ses­sion on the third Wednes­day of every month at Harlem Town­ship Hall, 3883 Ohio 605, imme­di­ately south of Cen­ter Vil­lage Road. All Harlem Town­ship trustee, zon­ing, and board of zon­ing appeals ses­sions com­ply with the man­dates of Ohio’s Sun­shine Laws and are open to the public.

Harlem Town­ship can be found on the World Wide Web at < harlemtwp.com >.

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