GOSHEN CENTER Goshen Township trustees this week approved a new police contract with Beloit.
Trustees approved the three-year contract to provide police protection effective May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024 at $45,000 per year in monthly payments of $3,750. The previous contract was for $29,500 per year, but trustees said they were losing money by providing police protection at that cost.
Trustees also approved a mutual aid contract with the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office. The contract means Goshen police can respond to incidents in the Butler Township portion of Damascus. The township will also have access to the Columbiana County Special Response Team.
Additionally, trustees accepted the resignation of part-time officers Chris Weingart, Troy Mackall and Nicholas Brent. Each has a full-time position with another department and cannot fill the required one shift per month to remain on the roster.
GOSHEN CENTER Goshen Township trustees this week approved a new police contract with Beloit.
Trustees approved the three-year contract to provide police protection effective May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024 at $45,000 per year in monthly payments of $3,750. The previous contract was for $29,500 per year, but trustees said they were losing money by providing police protection at that cost.
Trustees also approved a mutual aid contract with the Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office. The contract means Goshen police can respond to incidents in the Butler Township portion of Damascus. The township will also have closer access to the Columbiana County Special Response Team than the one in Mahoning County.
GOSHEN TOWNSHIP – Township trustees have hired a company to complete the Smith-Goshen Road resurfacing project.
Trustees Monday night accepted the bid of $136,622.20 from Barbicas Construction in Akron to pave the stretch of roadway between state Route 165 and Middletown Road. It was the lowest of six bids the trustees received for the project, which also includes open ditches on both sides of the road that will collect surface water.
The project is being funded through a $168,952 Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant, with the township responsible for $78,303.
Trustees opened the bids last month, but tabled the issue so the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office could review them. Bob Durbin of the engineer’s office Monday night said all the bids met specifications.
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP Trustees Monday night opened sealed bids for the Smith Goshen Road resurfacing project, then tabled the issue so the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office can review them.
The project addresses the stretch of roadway between state Route 165 and Middletown Road. It is being funded through a $168,952 Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant, with the township responsible for $78,303 to complete the project.
The township received six bids: RT Vernal at $146,978, Lindy Paving at $142,471.75, Barbicas Construction at $136,622.20, Chagrin Valley Paving at $154,107, Yarian Brothers Construction at $196,537.12 and Kirila Contractors at $142,474. They were turned over to Bob Durbin of the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office to review.
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP – Trustees Monday night expressed support for a proposed additional sales tax to generate funds for road maintenance.
Trustees passed a resolution in support of the proposed .25 percent additional sales tax for the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office that would generate $8 million. That money would be split evenly between the county and the townships, with $4 million going to the engineer’s office to fix county roadways and $4 million shared among the townships based on road mileage.
Trustee Shawn Mesler said under the proposal, Goshen Township would receive $147,000.
“I think this is a good thing,” Mesler said. “I believe the residents should have a say (in how their tax dollars are spent), and this gives them the vote. If approved, it would allow money for the county to fix county roads in the township and the township to fix our own roads.”