NEWS
NEWS
NEWS
NEW POLICIES
Sylvania Township trustees have approved three newly revised policies meant to deter anyone involved with the township from creating an unpleasant work environment. The three seek to establish a workplace environment, “free of all forms of discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment.” The three policies approved at the most recent meeting of the trustees, replace
JULY MEETING DATE CHANGED
The first meeting of July of the Sylvania Township Trustees has been postponed one week due to the Fourth of July holiday. The meeting which had been scheduled for July 6, will be held July 13 at 5 p.m. at the township administration building, 4927 North Holland-Sylvania Rd. For those who want to attend remotely,
ZONING PERMIT NUMBERS
Permits for the construction of single-family homes in Sylvania Township reached a total of 61 at the end of May, an increase of more than 50 percent over the total of 40 by the end of May last year. Daryl Graus, manager of the township planning and zoning office, noted that comparisons between the years
JEDD I UPDATE
The Joint Economic Development District formed by Sylvania Township and the City of Sylvania has received its first payment from an income tax collected in the district. Although there was some confusion at the outset, William Sanford, a member of the board of directors of the JEDD, told a board meeting that it appears that
LIVE-FIRE TRAINING
Although fires at two houses on King Road recently were attention-grabbing, they were only the most recent use of the structures by the Sylvania Township Fire Department. The two houses, owned by Mercy Health, have been available and been used by the fire department for training for about two years. Mercy Health acquired the properties
FIRE TRAININGS CONDUCTED
Although fires at two houses on King Road recently were attention-grabbing, they were only the most recent use of the structures by the Sylvania Township Fire Department. The two houses, owned by Mercy Health, have been available and been used by the fire department for training for about two years. Mercy Health acquired the properties
2021 PANCAKE BREAKFAST
2021 FIREWORKS
Most area residents were pleased to hear that the area will again witness a fireworks display over Centennial Terrace during the Fourth of July weekend after the cancellation of last year’s festivities due to COVID-19 concerns. Although pleased, the event means extra work for the men and women of the Sylvania Township police and fire departments. “We’ll
VARIANCES FOR ANIMAL FACILITIES
The Sylvania Township Board of Zoning Appeals has granted a number of variances that will allow for the development of an animal daycare and an animal boarding facility. The property is made up of four parcels which run from the 3300 block of North Holland-Sylvania Road to the 3300 block of Cason Avenue, one block west
HIRING NEW OFFICERS
Sylvania Township trustees have approved the hiring of three new officers for the township’s police department. Police Chief Paul Long said those hired will be replacing two officers who retired from the force earlier this year and one who is retiring later this summer. The township police department normally has a compliment of 44 sworn