At the April 18, 2016 meeting of the Staunton Township Trustees, Justin Hines of J & A Construction, Inc. met with the trustees to review his listing of township roads. Hines will evaluate all of the roads and provide the trustees with an estimate for crack and seal of any road that needs attention. J & A Construction provides pavement maintenance, road paving, excavation and demolition. The estimate should be available at the May 16, 2016 meeting of the Staunton Township Trustees.

Fiscal Officer Sarah Fine announced that the 2015 audit is scheduled to begin on April 25, 2016. The auditors will be housed in the County Building for the duration of the audit.

One area resident on Farber filed a complaint with Fine concerning bad potholes on that road. However, the road is a dead end and has only two houses on it. The township was in the process of abandoning the road when the first house was built. At that time, the property owners were informed that they were responsible for maintenance of the road since it is essentially a private drive. The township does not plow the road and have only provided gravel to fill the holes in the past. Trustee Jeff Cron told Fine to invite the property owner to the next township meeting to discuss the issue further.

In addition, the trustees received notification from the Ohio Department of Liquor control if the township wants to object to the renewal of liquor licenses for business in the township. No objections were noted.

Fine also reported that OTARMA initially informed the township that their insurance premium would increase by $10 with the purchase of the new computer and software. However, OTARMA has waived that premium.

Furthermore, Fine completed a confirmation for the State of Ohio of that the state records accurately reflect the vehicles and the appropriated registration for the trucks operated by the township. These vehicles include a 2015 Ford pickup and a 2001 International snowplow and dump truck.

The next meeting of the Staunton Township Trustees is scheduled for May 2, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the township building.