GIRARD Girard city officials are reaching out to Liberty and Weathersfield townships to see if they may be interested in forming a joint fire district.
One key element to such an organization would be agreement on a levy based on property taxes to cover fire district expenses.
Mayor James Melfi said Girard council late last year gave its approval for officials to look into what would be involved in creating a district with the city’s neighboring communities.
Melfi and Safety Service Director Jerry Lambert are expected to reach out to these communities to see if there would be an interest and then inform council at its next meeting 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 of what has been discussed.
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HOWLAND Township residents who are getting electric service from Niles have informed trustees they want to switch providers.
Trustee Vice Chairman James LaPolla said at Wednesday’s meeting he conducted an online survey of residents who have Niles electric service and asked them to submit their bills. Their electric bills were compared to bills from what other Howland residents get for electric service from Ohio Edison.
The survey garnered 73 responses. Bills on average were $140 per month for Niles electric usage during winter time at 11.28 cents per kilowatt hours with a fuel cost adjustment of 0.6 cents per kilowatt hour, and every household has a surcharge of $4.30.