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The Suffield Board of Trustees met to conduct business on Tuesday evening November 12th.  The first matter of business was to hear a presentation from Randy Snyder of Graphic Detail, Inc on the planned purchase of a new electronic sign for in front of the historic Town Hall.  Snyder markets signs that are made in the USA by Watchfire.  The trustees had plenty of questions for Snyder.  The plan is to have a representative of Watchfire come to the Town Hall this Friday to give a demonstration of an actual sign.  

The next portion of the meeting was a lengthy presentation by Bob Warner and Joel Testa of the Testa Companies concerning their project at that old West Country Club.  They asked the trustees to endorse the annexation of three parcels of land into the Village of Mogadore.  The trustees did pass a resolution allowing the annexation of .77 acres.  This would allow the Testa Companies the ability to re-plat several planned lots, which would be acceptable by Mogadore Village standards, but too small by Suffield Township Zoning standards.  They tabled endorsing annexation on two other parcels, one of about nine acres, and one of about ten acres.   

Fire Chief Bob Rasnick gave his monthly report.  He said that firemen had responded to 88 calls for service, which brings the yearly total to 706 calls.  Rasnick also asked the trustees to hire Katie Weiland as the newest firefighter.  They did so, and, as usual, stipulated she serve a one year probationary period. 

Trustee Jeff Eldreth said that the Palm Road project was pretty much completed, except that the roadway still needs to be repaved.  No date for this paving has been set.  He also asked the trustees to advertise for a full time Road Department worker.  He hopes that this new worker could be on the payroll by the end of the year.  (see the article in the right hand column of this page)

Chairman Tom Calcei said that the Christmas lights should be put up by the first week of December and like all things, the cost has gone up from $1,800 last year to $1,850 this year.  The annual Christmas With Santa will be at the historic Town Hall on Sunday December 9th beginning at 6:00 PM.  Last year, this event drew about one hundred children from the Suffield community.  Christmas With Santa is sponsored by the Suffield League.  Calcei also mentioned that the annual Toys For Tots at the Goodyear Blimp Base 1 will take place on December 7, 8 & 9th.

The trustees next meet on Tuesday November 27th at 7:00 AM.  The Zoning Commission meets on Wednesday November 14th at 7:00 PM.  Both meetings are at the Suffield Community Room at 1256 Waterloo Road.  The Board of Zoning Appeals has no hearings set. 

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Suffield Township Is Accepting Bids For Road Materials

The Suffield Township Board of Trustees is accepting bids for road materials to be used in 2019.  A "Notice to Bidders Letter" and "Bid Sheet Forms" are available on this website in the "Roads" section, or by stopping by the Suffield Fire Department or from Road Department foreman Pete Einloth at 1225 State Route 43.  To see Pete Einloth, you'll need an appointment.  He can be reached at 628-4974.  Bids need to be received by the end of the business day Monday April 22, 2019, as they will be opened at the trustees meeting on April 23rd..

 

Board of Zoning Appeals Grants Two Variances

On Tuesday March 19th the Suffield Township Board of Zoning Appeals met to hear two requests for variances.  Pete Alexander of 1745 Waterloo Road requested a variance to build an oversized accessory building on his property.  The Board heard his request and voted 5-0 to grant the variance.  After that issue came another variance request from Mel and Patti Colegrove.  About 40 persons had come to hear this request and voice their their comments, of which most were to deny the request.  The Colegroves bought a nine acre parcel of land at the corner of Bolender Road and Portage Line Road with the intentions of dividing the property into six one-point-five acre lots.  The plan was moving forward until Portage County announced that the thirty-three foot right of way for Bolender Road was county property and thus couldn't be counted as land toward the one-point-five acre parcels.  This made the original lot division plan faulty as the township zoning resolutions require one-point-five acres for a building lot and the land the county took away left  these lots with approximately 1.34 acres.  There was plenty of discussion and after all were heard, sometimes several times, a motion was placed before the Board to deny the variance request.  No one seconded the motion.  A second motion was made by Andy Grow to allow the variance and it was seconded by Pete Einloth.  The motion to grant the Colegrove's their variance was ratified 4-1.

 

Suffield Lions Club To Hold Reverse Raffle

The Suffield Lions Club is holding their annual Reverse Raffle on Saturday April 27th at the Randolph Knights of Columbus Hall.  The cost is $50 per person.  Call David Kuntzman at 699-3401 for tickets.

 

License Plate Renewals

When buying new license plates, or renewing them, be sure the registrar at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles knows that you live in Suffield Township.  If you simply state your address as Mogadore, the road tax funds, which should go to Suffield Township, will go to Mogadore Village, due to your zip code.  Keep your tax money in the township!

 

Suffield Township Website Passes 315,000 Visitors Since April 1, 2015

As of March 24, 2019, Suffield Township's website had 315,117 visitors since April 1, 2015.  Since the "new" website was adopted, the daily viewership has risen from about 40 per day to over 398.80 per day.  Thanks for taking a look at "suffieldtownshipohio.com".  Tell your friends about us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONS

Wingfoot Lake State Park

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Wingfoot Lake State Park is Suffield's only park.   It was opened by the Ohio State Parks & Recreation Department in 2009.  Goodyear had operated the park since the 1960's as a private playground for its employees and for corporate retreats.  As the company footprint grew smaller in the Akron area Goodyear decided to close the park in 2006.  To learn more about the park, such as rental of the facilities, visit the park's website:  http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/wingfootlake

Town Hall Rental

The historic Suffield Town Hall can be rented by residents and non-residents for various events.  For complete information on the availability, costs and regulations on renting the Town Hall, please call the Town Hall administrator Shannon Eldreth at 330-807-0384.

 

Front Page Articles

The articles on the Front Page of this website are written for informational purposes.  While most of these articles chronicle the discussions and actions at the township trustee meetings or zoning meetings, they are not the minutes of those meetings.  The articles are intended to summarize what was said or done.  The actual minutes of the meetings can be found on the "Trustees" page or the "Zoning" page.  Keep in mind that these official minutes are posted only after they are approved by their respective boards and submitted to the webmaster for publication.

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Historical Society

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A great opportunity for community involvement, and many free activities for everyone!  Click on the logo to learn more about the Suffield League.

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