Meetings


RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
May 18, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Richfield Township Trustees
Richfield Township Trustees
May 18, 2006

The Richfield Township Board of Trustees met for a regular meeting on May 18, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. with the following in attendance:

Shano Cica-Mraz, Trustee Chairperson
David Wyatt, Trustee Vice Chairperson
Laurie Peters Gilmore, Trustee
Linda Bowmer, Township Administrator
Laurie Pinney, Zoning Inspector

A motion was made by Ms. Cica-Mraz and seconded by Ms. Gilmore to approve warrants 12098 - 12167. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

Ms. Pinney provided the fiscal report. She and Ms. Bowmer will be meeting with representatives from the Auditor of State’s Office and potential IPA firms on May 23 at 9:00 a.m. Trustees may attend or submit questions for the meeting.

Additional funding for legal matters related to the JEDD is required. A motion was made by Mr. Wyatt and seconded by Ms. Cica-Mraz to approve an increase of $5000 in this spending category. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The zoning report was provided by Ms. Pinney. The Trustees are scheduled for an executive session at their June 1 to discuss litigation related to zoning issues. The BZA met on May 15 and is next scheduled for June 19, with a June 5 deadline. The Zoning Commission is working on modifications to the Light Industrial-Office district language.

Mr. Wyatt provided the park report. The south field at Rising Valley is a swamp, but the north field is in good shape. Chris Eastwood talked with representatives at the St. Bernard’s golf course regarding the application of herbicide to a 15-acre area. A motion was made by Ms. Gilmore and seconded by Mr. Wyatt to approve $300 to apply herbicide to the area. The motion passed with unanimous approval.

The roads report was provided by Ms. Gilmore. The Ford 359 chassis is in and is now at Carnegie Auto Body having the truck bed installed. The first round of chipping went fast. The crew was done in three days.

Ms. Bowmer provided the administration report. Representatives from the township attended the recent County of Summit Engineer dinner at the Akron Zoo. All Summit County townships were represented, along with three members from county council. The NIMS mock disaster is scheduled for May 20 from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. A letter of thanks was received from the Akron Zoo for the Richfield Community Day. The PTI for the septic at the Boston Mills service yard has been submitted. The next meeting of the Cuyahoga Valley Communities Council will be May 24 from 4:30 to 6:00.

A motion to adjourn was made at 7:40 p.m. by Ms. Cica-Mraz, seconded by Mr. Wyatt and received unanimous approval.




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