Chester Government Update
The Chester Township Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 19 began at 5:30 p.m. with an update from Chester Township Administrator Mark Purchase regarding the new website...
The Chester Township Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 19 began at 5:30 p.m. with an update from Chester Township Administrator Mark Purchase regarding the new website. Purchase is currently working with department heads to get their input on the department pages and going page by page on the current website to determine what information will be included in the new website. Trustee bios have been received. The data will be presented at a future meeting for trustee and public input.
Moving to new business, trustees approved road department expenses and then approved the disposal of old equipment with no value. The board then moved to not request a hearing for the approval of Burrito Xpress to obtain a liquor license. The D1 license will allow for the consumption of beer on its premises.
Fiscal Officer Patricia Jarrett then discussed the approval by the Geauga County assistant prosecutor to make the fourth payment to Allied Corp. for the 2021 resurfacing work which the board then approved.
Moving to the Chester Township Park, Trustee Joseph Mazzurco discussed the desire by the West Geauga High School to increase its use of the park ball field. Mazzurco will have discussions with the new coach to determine the sharing in the maintenance costs. Also discussed was the need to evaluate the stands at the park, which are needing either repair or replacement. The Chester Township Park Board is looking for grants to help in the replacement.
Then, after approval of various financial transactions, trustees had discussions on various township issues. There was a discussion on reviewing ways to combat the rising cost of health insurance, plans for the Veterans Day ceremony that is being led by the Chester Park Board, discussions regarding NOPEC and the fall vegetation management by First Energy. Purchase then thanked Enzo and Joe Perfetto, from ENZICO, for the completed gazebo project and Phoenix Paint who did the actual painting.
Trustees then went into an executive session and upon re-entering, they passed a motion to advertise for an expiring Board of Zoning Appeals position since the current member will not be seeking to serve another term.
With no additional questions, the meeting was closed at 6:40 p.m.
Submitted by Craig S. Richter, Chester Township Trustee
