[0:00] Call 1911.

[0:26] I'm okay.

[0:31] Yeah.

[0:37] Let's go.

[0:40] Um

[0:52] These ones are new.

[0:55] Yeah. And uh he

[1:00] And >> Thank you everybody for coming. I know

[1:01] you should

[1:04] » [clears throat]

[1:06] » Today is August 6th, 2026. We're here to discuss township business.

[1:14] If you have a cell phone, please

[1:19] If you need any records or anything like that, see after the small office and

[1:23] she'd be more than happy to provide you with whatever you need.

[1:28] That being said, will everybody please stand for the pledge?

[1:37] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[1:43] republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

[1:47] indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

[2:06] » Uh we're going to start with uh

[2:11] our our minutes. We have three sets to discuss today. Uh

[2:18] Uh July 2nd was a special meeting. July 2nd was a regular meeting.

[2:23] And then we had another special July 21st.

[2:28] We'll start with 7/2 special meeting. Did everybody get a chance to read them?

[2:33] » Yes. >> Any corrections or additions?

[2:38] » I'll make a motion to accept the minutes as presented.

[2:41] » Correct. >> Question.

[2:43] » Correct. You said the minutes don't have to follow up.

[2:48] » I'll make a second. >> I'll second.

[2:53] » Um yes. >> I am not

[2:55] » Yeah.

[2:59] » Next set of minutes are regular meeting on

[3:02] July 2nd.

[3:05] The same goes for that. Any corrections or additions?

[3:11] If not, I'll entertain a motion. >> Second.

[3:16] » Do you want that changed on the mark? >> Yeah, I wrote that

[3:20] She She said >> Uh there's a there's a correction,

[3:24] Matthew. >> Right, before we go on.

[3:27] » What was the correction, uh >> I had put not.

[3:31] » Yeah, I wrote that. >> N O T.

[3:33] John Fastbender did not have it in the budget.

[3:37] » Okay. We're going to motion to approve.

[3:41] Second.

[3:44] » John? Yes. >> Frank? Yes.

[3:47] » Yeah. >> Last set of minutes is from

[3:51] July 21st.

[3:55] 2026. Same goes with that. Any additions or corrections?

[4:01] If not, I will entertain a motion. Someone

[4:08] John Thank you, sir.

[4:12] How do Second I can

[4:17] No. John

[4:20] Yes. Matthew

[4:27] Okay, we'll sign these all I will take it.

[5:00] This one is 12:01. Okay.

[6:00] » And we'll move forward with the fiscal officer report.

[6:02] » I know she's got lots to talk about. >> I have a few things.

[6:06] Um >> What is yours?

[6:08] » I need permission from the trustees to

[6:15] be able to get a $100 unclaimed fund. >> All right. Make sure

[6:19] » I need a trustee nature saying that I can get the $100 unclaimed fund for the

[6:23] township. >> Do you actually have a $100

[6:26] unclaimed fund? >> Yeah, unclaimed.

[6:28] » The unclaimed >> Yeah, we got to bring that to the

[6:29] township. >> Nice.

[6:31] Yeah, we're I'm good with that. You guys good with getting the $100?

[6:35] » Not me allowing me to get it. >> Allowing you to

[6:38] » Julia started and then it got finished. So

[6:41] » Oh, it was never approved. >> Now I got to restart it to get it

[6:43] finished for the property. >> Good job.

[6:53] » Um that that the parts county approved the

[6:56] budget. So I need

[6:59] » [clears throat] >> a resolution

[7:04] for the county. >> Yes. Second.

[7:08] » First. >> Second.

[7:14] » John? >> Yes.

[7:15] » Frank? >> Yes.

[7:17] » Motion

[7:21] » Um

[7:26] that money Okay, we got the um

[7:30] renewal for the retail liquor license permits.

[7:33] And we just want to know if we're good with it.

[7:37] » What do you think, Frank? >> I It It doesn't even say. We have two of

[7:41] them, so I'm assuming the liquor's store on the corner of the Mexican place.

[7:46] Cuz those are the ones that have the liquor permits here.

[7:49] » I don't know if um Chubby Dude doesn't have

[7:51] » Um they might. You're right. >> But it's not telling me which ones they

[7:55] are. Okay.

[7:58] I want me to take the one of them and keep it so we can look at them.

[8:00] » Yeah. >> I have two of them cuz they are

[8:14] We have um Good.

[8:18] Got confirmation that the plane is in. Or the state clerk that morning called

[8:25] and got the bond for the auction.

[8:30] » Anything else I can do to help with that?

[8:33] » Not right now. They just gave us confirmation that it's in and it's ready

[8:35] to go.

[8:42] Anyway, I um

[8:47] » Honestly, this is the first time I've approved both of them. I

[8:51] never had any problems with them. You guys had it or anything like that?

[8:58] No, we can approve it on a contingency that they are legit, too. Forms.

[9:02] » Okay.

[9:05] All right.

[9:07] » I'll make a motion to

[9:21] We don't need to do anything. So, yeah. >> Yeah, we don't need to do anything.

[9:25] » So, we don't need to >> As long as they pay with him.

[9:28] » With them. >> As long as we have objections.

[9:30] » Yeah. So, we don't need to do anything.

[9:32] » Yeah, and I don't know what's what. I was at the dollar store, you know, they

[9:34] carry beer. >> I think this is just for the industry of

[9:38] our town. This is the pre-development fund.

[9:42] Um

[9:44] resolution for moving money

[9:50] into the account to be able to pay GRG

[9:54] hiring. >> I don't know what

[9:57] Great Lakes Regional That was a specific fund.

[10:01] So, if somebody can give me a >> trouble

[10:05] Sorry.

[10:08] » County >> That's right.

[10:10] » Who else? >> I don't know something.

[10:14] » Yes.

[10:18] » Yes, I don't know what JEDD is. J E D >> Joint Economic Sorry, I didn't get the

[10:23] whole story. >> Huh?

[10:25] » It's a joint economic development. >> And they are preparing a plan for

[10:31] Village of Mantua and they're considering adding the JEDD concept and

[10:34] they want to know if we want to be a part of it.

[10:37] » Oh. Oh.

[10:39] » So, who is the current director? >> Who is doing it?

[10:42] » Um Todd Pease, director of Portage County

[10:44] Regional Planning Commission. >> And who they who's a joint JEDD with?

[10:49] » Village of Mantua. >> And who else?

[10:51] » That's all Todd Pease. >> They got to be joining with somebody.

[10:58] Streetsboro? >> It just says Village of Mantua.

[11:01] » But you're not joining anybody with them.

[11:03] » No, it just says that. >> They have to join

[11:05] No, yeah. It's a joint something. >> Yeah.

[11:09] » That's the >> Joint Economic

[11:13] » Um >> No, no. Thanks for

[11:16] We need more of that. >> Yeah.

[11:17] » We need more of >> I don't know if you have watched the

[11:19] video.

[11:24] » I certainly would I certainly would have would say yes to anything I don't know

[11:28] what it says. >> Yeah, we got to get more information.

[11:30] » Okay, he's putting something together and he wants to know if we wanted to

[11:33] join. >> Right.

[11:34] » Yeah. Okay.

[11:38] Okay.

[11:40] And the last thing is I did get an email today saying that property taxes will go

[11:45] out the beginning of next week and they're

[11:47] going to be due September 9th.

[11:51] Yes, very good. They were re-mailed for us.

[12:10] » Okay. I'll see Todd Keith sometime next week.

[12:21] Anything else in this office? Anybody have any questions for the

[12:25] accountant? Make a motion to accept the fiscal

[12:28] officer report.

[12:32] Yes. Yes.

[12:40] We'll move on to town officials.

[12:46] Secretary report. I do not have anything to report.

[12:50] And the custodian report? >> Tim's here.

[12:55] Uh I don't think there's anything new, but

[12:58] I tried a new code and went through without a hitch, so no

[13:01] problem there. >> Good for you.

[13:04] » Did anybody else have problems? >> No, okay.

[13:06] » Not yet. >> It was fine.

[13:09] » Can I answer your question? It's about $85.

[13:13] I guess about $85. >> $85? Okay, I was just wondering.

[13:16] » Can I ask you if anybody have any for sale you know around?

[13:19] » I'd sell it. >> No, we were just driving down the road

[13:22] and we were talking about the signs and I'm like, I wonder how much those cost.

[13:25] My partner said, I wonder how much those

[13:27] cost?" And I was like, I know somebody who knows how much they cost.

[13:31] » Somebody took the signs that we had at Manuel Center and Pioneer Trail.

[13:35] Took the brackets and the signs and everything. Two days in a row.

[13:38] » So, you have >> Oh, jeez.

[13:39] » Those are expensive. The brackets are more expensive than the signs.

[13:42] » Those are $85. >> Yeah, signs are $85.

[13:45] » Those are stop signs and so >> Um

[13:48] I'm not sure which signs they took, but they were good as far as the

[13:51] 5 by 7. >> Jeez.

[13:54] » They wanted like stop >> Stop sign.

[13:56] » They wanted like stop signs or traffic signs or

[13:58] » It was magnet so we can react to the cell.

[14:03] » Yeah. >> Any questions for custodian?

[14:07] No.

[14:10] Thank you, Jim.

[14:14] Uh service department, Brian is not here today.

[14:20] You have any questions for Brian or you want to wait?

[14:22] » I do. >> Yeah, I'll go real quick.

[14:24] » They've been doing a lot of mowing on the road sides. They've been doing

[14:27] asphalt work when it's been available. Um

[14:31] There's been no starting date yet for the chip and seal with highway.

[14:35] Jagger Highway, we're doing chip and seal on Wayne Road and

[14:38] Bond Road. So, we're still waiting for a start date

[14:41] with them. And the same thing we're waiting for on Manuel Center.

[14:44] With Kimble Carter Asphalt Company.

[14:48] Uh also, they uh Did he get a hold of you, Michelle, for

[14:52] PO for for the general for State of Ohio salt?

[14:56] » He just emailed it to me on my way out the door. Yeah.

[14:59] » We got not bad price. We got 800 ton at $59.87

[15:05] a ton. So, that's going to be about $47,896.

[15:13] » [clears throat]

[15:20] » That's it. One more time, uh we need to talk about

[15:23] trash day. Can you do that? I was hoping I think we should do it and

[15:28] I think it Normally we do it in Normally we do it

[15:30] in spring but the last couple times we've done it in the fall. I think it

[15:33] works better. So I'm looking at like middle of October if we want to do it.

[15:37] So we still have time to discuss it.

[15:44] » Do I have to give my opinion? >> Yeah, we already know that.

[15:50] » Uh so you want to you want you want me to

[15:53] put it on the agenda for next >> Yeah and in the meantime I'll be sending

[15:56] out >> We should talk about October.

[15:58] » Yeah.

[16:00] Yeah, we put it in for uh

[16:04] September. That should We should have enough time Yeah, advertise and get the

[16:09] get the cans all set up right. And I'll get the prices.

[16:12] » Are you going to do the same same as you guys did last year?

[16:15] » We're copying Don't you take the show? >> Yeah, we're copying you, right?

[16:18] » Yeah. >> So you're good.

[16:19] » You're good for time then. >> I was thinking yeah.

[16:23] » [laughter] >> Yeah, hey when you guys do it

[16:26] » Right. Okay, I'll put it in the I'll put it in

[16:29] the I'll give us Saturday to think about it.

[16:31] » Right. Yep. >> Thanks. Okay.

[16:34] » Um Zoning and Spec

[16:38] Zoning and Spec will not be here today. He just sent me

[16:42] He didn't send >> He's not here.

[16:45] » He sent a picture of his note.

[16:50] Second reading. Big idea. Tuesday

[16:54] We'll talk about that.

[17:08] He has one 45 notice he sent out

[17:13] uh to 12765 Vincent Drive.

[17:18] » Yep. >> That's all we That's all he asked.

[17:22] » I'll make a motion. That we allow him to take that motion to

[17:26] court. >> Second that motion.

[17:28] » Does that motion die? >> Yes, but we didn't vote yet. Oh, we did

[17:31] tell him. >> Yep.

[17:33] » So, you made a motion? >> I'll make that motion.

[17:36] » I'll second.

[17:40] » Do we take Mr. Mr. Paul and Leanna Patrick at 12765

[17:45] Vincent Drive to court for not getting one of the chambers on there?

[17:49] I'll second that motion. >> Okie doke.

[17:53] » That motion >> Yes, granted.

[17:55] » Yes.

[18:00] » And anybody here from the zoning commission that wants to talk about

[18:04] anything?

[18:07] » Um just that we're

[18:11] looking more into um

[18:17] the data center regulations and such. So.

[18:23] » Okay. Did everybody get

[18:27] the information that you guys sent out? >> Yes, I think we did.

[18:32] » Thank you very much. >> Sure.

[18:35] » Okay, Chamber of Commerce Carol Paul. >> Okay.

[18:39] » I spoke your name right, Carol Paul? >> Right.

[18:41] » I spoke your name right? >> Carol Paul, thank you.

[18:43] » I just wanted to make sure. >> Okay.

[18:46] Um Okay, the

[18:52] the next three days, August 7th, 8th, and 9th are sales tax holiday.

[18:57] And um

[18:59] you know the mantra

[19:01] for uh Chamber of Commerce is shop local.

[19:06] So, there will be there will be um sales tax

[19:11] relief on those two days. Uh On Thursday, August 13th, is the

[19:17] scholarship fundraiser. I think

[19:21] it's I think it's a picnic on the green

[19:27] from 5:00 to 8:00 on Thursday, August 13th.

[19:32] There will be a dunk tank and they're asking for

[19:37] a list of nominees to to be dunked.

[19:43] They're probably also looking for volunteers if there are any of you who

[19:46] are interested in being dunked.

[19:51] » I trust these could probably do pretty good in that.

[19:54] I'm sure there's a lot of people who would like us to be in that dunk tank.

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