The Township Service Department is run by Mr. Jerry Schall, Service Department Foreman and two full-time Service/Road Laborers, Mr. Phil Hrusch and Mr. Don Rentz. The service department has nearly a combined thirty (30) years of experience.

The Township Service Department is located at 3038 Boston Mills Road with a Brecksville, Ohio 44141 mailing address. The hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The Service Departments' telephone number is 330-659-6483 and residents may leave a voice mail message 24/7 or contact the Township Administration Office.

The Service Department provides maintenance and repairs for all Township roads including, but not limited to, the following:

Berming and mowing of and around roads
Ditch cleaning
Removal of dead animals
Road beautification and litter control
Storm cleanup
Snow plowing and salting of roads. Winter Season begins November 15 and runs to April 15. The township does not use cinders.
Cemetery maintenance of the three (3) inactive cemeteris
Residential culvert replacement
Cold & hot patching of roads
Brush chippping. To learn more about our FREE Brush Chipping Program and the 2012 Schedule, click here.
Maintenance of Township facilities
Five-year Motor Paving Road Program (replaces chip & seal of roads)

Funding for many projects initiated by the Service Department is allocated from the 1.3 mills Road and Bridge Levy, which currently generates approximately $199,542.00 annually. The current 5-year replacement levy, passed in May 2007, is due to expire in 2012. Monies collected from the motor vehicle license tax, gasoline tax, and permissive motor vehicle license tax also funs the Service Department.

SNOW REMOVAL

The Service Department is responsible for snow and ice control on the 16 miles of designated township roads. State and County roads in the township are the responsibility of either the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) or the Summit County Engineer's Departmet (COSE).

The snowplowing season begins November 15 and ends on April 15 and requires the concerted efforts of all three (3) service department employees, three (3) snowplow trucks, approximately 1000 tons of salt for the winter season and about five (5) hours to make one (1) complete plowing and salting trip through the township.

The initial goal during snow emergencies is to insure residents' access to emergency services and then as necessary the crew makes additional trips in order the push the snow back to open up the roads to their full width. Residents are cautioned to no place obstructions along the edge of the roadway and should not park on the roads during snow events. Please keep a safe distance from the trucks so that the crew can see you in their mirrors.

Residents are responsible to keep the area surrounding their mailboxes clear and should not place snow in the roadway or on the property of others.

TOWNSHIP ROADWAYS

The Township Service Department oversees the fifty-five (55) miles of roads within the Township including the maintenance of sixteen (16) miles of actual township roads. Approximately thirty-nine (39) miles of roads are maintained by the State of Ohio (ODOT) and the Summity county Engineer's Office.

Here is a list of the various roads in the township.

State of Ohio

Broadview Road (State Route 176)
Streetsboro Road (State Route 303)

Summit County

Alger Road
Black Road
Boston Mills Road
Brush Road
Columbia Road
Everett Road
Medina Line Road
Revere Road
Southern Road
Townsend Road
Wheatley Road

RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP

Aviemore Way
Balmoral Drive
Bannockburn Drive
Boston Road
Braemer Drive
Briarwood Road
Burrwood Road
Chickasaw Road
Columbia Road (Industrial District)
Crawford Drive
Dakota Road
Deer Run Oval
Deer Run Road
Dewey Road
Douglas Drive
Dunheath Road
Galloway Drive (East and West)
Farham Road
Forest Brooke Court (North and South)
Forest Run Drive
Fox Tail Run
Glencairn Forest Drive
Glentrool Lane
Gullane Drive
Hamilton Drive
Harter Road
Hawkins Road
Heather Lane
Hecker Road
Henry Road
Highland Circle
Inca Drive
Killarney Drive
King's Forest Boulevard
King's Ridge Drive
Kingsbury Trail
Kinross Lakes
Kintyre Circle
Kiowa Road
MacDonald Circle
Major Road
McCrea Lane
Muirwood Drive
Newton Road
Oviatt Road
Riding Run Road
Robert Burns Drive
Scobie Road
Shetland Trail
Skye Ridge Drive
Stewart Court
Stoneridge Drive
Stubbins Road
Tall Timbers Road
Timber Edge Road
Turnbury Road
Twig Road
Wakefield Run
Whitethorn Circle