Sharon Twp. talks roads at meeting
SHARON TWP- Sharon Township Trustees met in regular session on Monday, June 21 to discuss a number of issues including hearing the road superintendent’s report and accepting a bid for a road project.
According to the approved minutes from the meeting, Road Superintendent Tyler Grove reported he had completed various jobs. Grove explained he would continue to mow and weed eat intersections. Grove shared he put the spreader on the International and cleaned it up. He also washed the backhoe and set up his desk email. Grove explained he attempted for his CDL, but was unsuccessful. The next attempt would take place on July 6.
In legislation, a motion was made by Trustee Jason Snyder to buy six new tires for the International at Galion Tire. Trustee Devin Cain seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Also in legislation according to the minutes, a motion was made by Cain to accept the bid of Small’s Asphalt Paving Inc. with stipulation of appropriations for 2021 only allow the expenditure of $75,000 (rounded) for contracted services with Fog sealing only for Weidner. The motion was seconded by Snyder.
The minutes stated the trustees opened bids for the tar and chip project to be completed this summer. There was one bid received
be supported in 2023, Ensman said. As a result, the department is laying the groundwork for $2,500 a year in maintenance new software, which itself is costs for the area, expenses expected to cost more than involving tasks such as mowing, $50,000. Plans are underway for example. to prepare bid specifications.
“In the past years, we had to In response to a question mow it,” Ensman said. “Now we from City Councilman and don’t have to mow the majority Committee Chairman Nathan of that field. It’s just going to be a Martin, Ensman noted that the pollinating field.” new software also would be able
“I am not sure if anybody’s to handle billing for potential been down that way, but the future municipal broadband beans are coming up,” he said. services involving high-speed “The crews are maintaining internet. about a 20-foot wide area, Broadband is a service that greenspace around the field.” Martin has strongly advocated
In a separate update, Ensman for Shelby to get into place. brought the committee up In previous remarks, Martin to date on Shelby’s solar spoke of the overall importance array. “AEP has contracted a of broadband in attracting conservationist to maintain businesses searching for a the pollinating field,” he said, community. noting tasks such as mowing, Ensman said: “Those with seeding and removal of invasive whom we discussed the next species. billing software, we made sure
The timeframe to develop that it was capable of doing this pollinating field is electric, water, sewer and approximately three years, broadband. There are other Ensman told the committee. services in there, as well. But
“If you go out that way, it was those were the four we made just recently mowed,” he said. sure it was capable of.”
“It looks like there are a lot of The meeting marked the first weeds in there, but there are a in-person gathering of the lot of flowering plants that are Utilities and Streets Committee starting to come up.” since Oct. 15, 2020. Until July
The final update involves a 15, meetings of that committee planned update to the billing had been remote, via video, due software used by Shelby’s to the coronavirus pandemic. Municipal Utilities office. Check the Shelby Daily Globe
The current software is at for further coverage of topics least 20 years old and will not covered at the meeting. at the meeting. improvement would According to the consist of 3.58 minutes, all trustees miles of roadway were in agreement to (Finnegan, Gwirtz, cap spending for tar State, Stentz, and chip at $75,000. Weidner, Weller).
In the minutes The motion passed it was stated the unanimously. from Small’s Asphalt Paving, Inc. Michelle Linger with Small’s Asphalt Paving, Inc. was in attendance