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By: Patrick Shade
RICHFIELD — The Richfield Township Board of Trustees approved the selection of a design and build team for an upcoming project at the July 2 meeting. Trustees Don Laubacher and Robert Luther approved EnviroScience and RiverReach Construction to work on the project to restore a retention pond near Wheatley Road and Glencairn Forest Drive back
RICHFIELD — Richfield Village Council approved amending the fee schedule for Fire Department services at motor vehicle scenes at the July 7 meeting. Council approved the changes 6-0, with Councilwoman Bobbie Beshara absent. According to the ordinance, a tiered fee structure per call was established for motor vehicle emergencies, with the fees to be charged
RICHFIELD — Richfield Village Council approved establishing a moratorium on grave sales at the West Richfield Cemetery during the July 21 meeting. Council approved the resolution 6-0, with Council Vice President Sue Ann Philippbar absent. According to the resolution, expansion of the West Richfield Cemetery is expected to be completed by 2028, but until then,
RICHFIELD — Richfield Village Council approved establishing a moratorium on grave sales at the West Richfield Cemetery during the July 21 meeting. Council
By: Patrick Shade
PENINSULA — Peninsula Village Council approved ballot language July 28 asking voters to decide whether to prohibit most short-term rentals. The question, which will be submitted to the Summit County Board of Elections and may be revised for wording, asks whether the village should prohibit all short-term rentals except those in which the owner resides
Residents also voiced concerns about recent issues involving village officials RICHFIELD — Richfield Village Council rejected a proposal Aug. 4 to ask voters to amend the village’s charter. The resolution would have changed the Charter Review Commission’s meeting schedule from every 10 years to every five years, beginning in 2027. It also would have changed
RICHFIELD — The Richfield Township Board of Trustees approved a request for engineering service for assistance with a grant application at the July 28 meeting. The engineering service, which will be completed by the Summit County Engineer’s Office, is for a Small Government Grant application by the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC). Trustee Don Laubacher
GRANGER — The Highland Local School District Board of Education approved the district’s latest financial forecast at the Aug. 24 meeting. The board approved the forecast 4-0, with board member Missy Schreiner absent. Treasurer Neil Barnes said the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce now requires districts to submit forecasts in August and February rather
Board also discusses short-term rentals, grant efforts RICHFIELD — The Richfield Township Board of Trustees approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement at the Sept. 3 meeting. The agreement is with Summit County for the 14% of land that the Cuyahoga Valley National Park owns in the township for which the park does not pay tax. Trustee Don
RICHFIELD — Richfield Village Council approved referring the revision of the village’s planning and zoning code to the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) at the Sept. 1 meeting. Planning and Zoning Director Brian Frantz explained to Council the revisions were referred to the PZC so they could provide a report and recommendation to Council. Frantz
