CANTON TWP. Because of the absence of the township law director, township trustees postponed taking a vote on adopting more stringent regulations for skill game parlors.
The hearing is scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. Saturday. Under the proposed changes to the zoning regulations, operators of such parlors would need to get a registration or license from the Ohio Casino Control Commission before opening.
Also, the parlors would need to seek a township conditional-use permit and be limited to operating in industrially zoned areas. Our full intention was to take care of this tonight, township Trustee Christopher Nichols said at the Tuesday trustee session. We just had some questions. We just want to make sure things we were doing are clear on the record.
CANTON TWP. Township officials are looking to pay $8,500 to the Ohio Fire Chiefs Association to assist in the selection of a new fire chief.
Richard Morabito has been acting chief of the Fire Department since the departure of Christopher Smith, who accepted a job in Alaska earlier this year. We are spending some money on some professionals to help in the search, Trustee Christopher Nichols said. They are a little more qualified at it than we are.
The Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, according to its web site, provides a profile of the qualifications for the vacant position, including a description of required skills.