Ann Wishart

Munson Township Trustees are considering a resolution that would allow the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to help the Munson Township Fire Department collect unpaid emergency medical service fees from nonresidents.

The Amish community experiences a higher prevalence of rare health conditions, said Eli Miller, executive director of the DDC Clinic, following the Middlefield State of the Village address April 21.

Claridon Township Trustee Jonathan Tiber told an audience May 4 that eliminating Ohio’s property taxes would effectively devastate township governments across the state.

Two of Auburn Township’s three trustees voted May 4 to allocate a $5,000 retainer to hire an attorney to defend township zoning regulations prohibiting a second dwelling on a single property.

The Berkshire Schools Board of Education is weighing a possible earned income tax levy after several major revenue sources dried up over the last two years, leaving the district facing a projected deficit by 2028.

The defeat of several school levies and income tax issues during Ohio’s May 5 primary election reflects growing public concern over property taxes, Cardinal Schools Fiscal Officer Dan Wilson told the board of education May 13.

Middlefield Village Planning and Zoning Commission voted May 11 to recommend village council rezone the former Jordak Elementary School property from general commercial to residential planned unit development.

In what may have been one of Parkman Township Trustees’ shortest meetings, trustees approved a paving contract and several zoning code amendments May 19.

The tax increment financing agreement for the Heritage Pointe subdivision on Lake Avenue made headway May 14 as Middlefield Village Council approved ordinances that paved the way for construction to potentially start this year.

Reconstruction costs at the Auburn Township Town Hall Museum continue to rise as contracts uncover additional structural damage at the historic building on the corner of Auburn Road and East Washington Street.