Legal Notices 5-7-26
May 7, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE

Case No. 2025 CVG 1243 – Leaders Properties, LLC v. Mary Jane Stark, et al.

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR

WRIT OF EXECUTION

Notice is hereby given that the Plaintiff, Leaders Properties, LLC, the owner and operator of Leaders Manufactured Home Community, intends to petition the Chardon Municipal Court to issue a Writ of Execution to obtain title to the manufactured home titled to Mary Jane Stark. The manufactured home is located at 10934 Leader Road, Lot A-10, Chardon, Ohio 44024.

By David M. King, Attorney for Plaintiff, King Law, LLC, P.O. Box 644, Chardon, OH 44024. 440-571-0900

Apr30 May7, 2026

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO

Case No. 26-F-000215 – JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, vs. Richard T. Seman, Jr., AKA Richard T. Seman, AKA Richard Thomas Seman, Jr., et al., Defendants.

Richard T. Seman, Jr., AKA Richard T. Seman, AKA Richard Thomas Seman, Jr., whose last known address is 13181 North Bridle Trail, Chardon, OH  44024, Monica L. Seman, AKA Monica Lee Seman, AKA Monica Seman, whose last known address is 13181 North Bridle Trail, Chardon, OH  44024, Jane Doe, Name Unknown, the Unknown Spouse of Richard T. Seman, Jr., AKA Richard T. Seman, AKA Richard Thomas Seman, Jr. if any, whose last known address is 13181 North Bridle Trail, Chardon, OH  44024, will take notice that on March 26, 2026, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association filed its Complaint in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas at 100 Short Court, Suite 300, Chardon, OH 44024, assigned Case No. 26-F-000215 and styled JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association vs. Richard T. Seman, Jr., AKA Richard T. Seman, AKA Richard Thomas Seman, Jr., et al. The object of, and demand for relief in, the Complaint is to foreclose the lien of Plaintiff’s mortgage recorded upon the real estate described below and in which Plaintiff alleges that the foregoing defendant has or claims to have an interest:

Parcel number(s): 21-051800

Property address: 13181 North Bridle Trail, Chardon, OH 44024

The defendant named above is required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this legal notice. This legal notice will be published once a week for three successive weeks.

By Ann Marie Johnson, attorney for Plaintiff, MDK Legal, P. O. Box 165028, Columbus, OH  43216-5028. 614-220-5611. AMJohnson@mdklegal.com

Apr30 May7-14, 2026

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Troy Township

Notice is hereby given that the Troy Township Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a public hearing on an application for an appeal for a variance to the Troy Township Zoning Resolution on the 18th day of May, 2026 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. at the Troy Community Center, 13950 Main Market Road, Burton, OH 44021.

This application #ZP26-9, submitted by Dan Vaccarino, requests that he be granted relief regarding an area zoning certificate for side yard setbacks. The application for the appeal pertains to Article IV, Section 402.6(B)(2) which states that minimum side yard setback is 25 feet. He is proposing 10 feet for a variance of 15 feet. Dan Vaccarino has filed an application for an area zoning certificate and wants it to be granted for the property located at 14020 Kimpton Trail in Troy Township, PPN #32-072367.

  Lisa Murphy, Secretary

May7, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE

Burton Public Library

The Burton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a Budget Hearing on the second floor of the Library on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 6:45 PM, with the May Board Meeting to follow. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection in the Fiscal Office at 14588 W. Park St., Burton, Ohio 44021 between the hours of 9:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. 

Marie Schwindl, Fiscal Officer

May7, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE

The Asphalt Resurfacing of Various Roads

Chardon Township and Munson Township Geauga County, Ohio

Bids will be received by the Geauga County Board of Commissioners digitally via Bid Express® or in a sealed envelope at the Geauga County Engineer’s Office, 12665 Merritt Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024 by 10:00 AM local time on May 22, 2026 and read publicly at 10:05 AM at the above address. The bid shall be let upon a unit price basis. The estimated cost for this project is $1,300,000.

Proposal, plans, and specifications may be obtained from the following website: https://www.bidexpress.com/. Bidders and subcontractors can view and download information free of charge. All digital bidders must register with Bid Express ® (allow time for processing). Submission of a digital bid requires a fee paid directly to Bid Express®. This fee is charged on a per bid or monthly basis. Paper bid documents are also available free of charge at the Geauga County Engineer’s Office, 12665 Merritt Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024. 

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 153, the bid must be accompanied by an original sealed document (uploaded for digital bids) in the form of a bond for the full amount of the bid (100%). Otherwise, each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1305. All digital bidders must submit original documents within three (3) business days of the bid opening.

Bids may be held by the Geauga County Board of Commissioners for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening, for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract. The Geauga County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any bid or bids which are deemed most favorable to the Board at the time and under conditions stipulated, all in accord with the applicable provisions of laws of the state of Ohio governing the conduct of the Geauga County Board of Commissioners. This legal notice is posted at the following website: https://www.geaugacountyengineer.org/projects-bids/legal-notices/

BY THE ORDER OF THE GEAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Christine Blair, Clerk

May7, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE

Munson Township

Munson Township Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a public hearing on May 21, 2026 at 6:30 pm at the Munson Town Hall, 12210 Auburn Rd., Munson, OH to consider the following appeals for variances.

CASE 26-08: Wayne Burwell 11524 Lakeview Rd., Chardon OH – requests to construct a 16’ x 20’ addition to the front of the home 36’ from the front road right-of-way; a detached garage 10’ from the left side corner lot line and 20’ from the rear lot line. Violates SEC. 411 Minimum Dimensional Requirements – minimum setback from the front road right-of-way is 80’; minimum setback from the rear property line is 40’ and minimum setback from the side yard for a corner lot is 60’.

CASE 26-09: Sandra Turk 11584 Lakeview Rd., Chardon OH – requests to construct a 25’ x 30’ detached garage with lean-to approx. 5’ from the home and 11’ from the left side lot line. Violates SEC. 411 Minimum Dimensional Requirements – minimum side yard setback is 25’; SEC. 509.3 (in part) Accessory structures shall not be closer than 15’ to the principal structure.

CASE 26-10: Petersen Holdings LLC 12236 Mayfield Rd., Chardon OH – requests to construct a 37’ x 20’ accessory building 0’ from the west side lot line. Violates SEC. 411 Minimum Dimensional Requirements – minimum side yard setback is 20’.

Paula Friebertshauser, Secretary

May7, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE

The Pavement Markings of 

Various Roads, Year 2026

Geauga County, Ohio

Bids will be received by the Geauga County Board of Commissioners digitally via Bid Express® or in a sealed envelope at the Geauga County Engineer’s Office, 12665 Merritt Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024 by 10:00 AM local time on May 22, 2026 and read publicly at 10:10 AM at the above address. The bid shall be let upon a unit price basis. The estimated cost for this project is $260,000.

Proposal, plans, and specifications may be obtained from the following website: https://www.bidexpress.com/. Bidders and subcontractors can view and download information free of charge. All digital bidders must register with Bid Express ® (allow time for processing). Submission of a digital bid requires a fee paid directly to Bid Express®. This fee is charged on a per bid or monthly basis. Paper bid documents are also available free of charge at the Geauga County Engineer’s Office, 12665 Merritt Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024. 

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 153, the bid must be accompanied by an original sealed document (uploaded for digital bids) in the form of a bond for the full amount of the bid (100%). Otherwise, each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1305. All digital bidders must submit original documents within three (3) business days of the bid opening.

Bids may be held by the Geauga County Board of Commissioners for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening, for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract. The Geauga County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any bid or bids which are deemed most favorable to the Board at the time and under conditions stipulated, all in accord with the applicable provisions of laws of the state of Ohio governing the conduct of the Geauga County Board of Commissioners. This legal notice is posted at the following website: https://www.geaugacountyengineer.org/projects-bids/legal-notices/

BY THE ORDER OF THE GEAUGA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Christine Blair, Clerk

May7, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE

The Reconstruction and Asphalt 

Resurfacing of Various Roads

Chardon Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Bids will be received by the Chardon Board of Trustees digitally via Bid Express® or in a sealed envelope at the Geauga County Engineer’s Office, 12665 Merritt Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024 by 10:00 AM local time on May 22, 2026 and read publicly at 10:15 AM at the above address. The bid shall be let upon a unit price basis. The estimated cost for this project is $950,000.00.

Proposal, plans, and specifications may be obtained from the following website: https://www.bidexpress.com/. Bidders and subcontractors can view and download information free of charge. All digital bidders must register with Bid Express ® (allow time for processing). Submission of a digital bid requires a fee paid directly to Bid Express®. This fee is charged on a per bid or monthly basis. Paper bid documents are also available free of charge at the Geauga County Engineer’s Office, 12665 Merritt Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024. 

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 153, the bid must be accompanied by an original sealed document (uploaded for digital bids) in the form of a bond for the full amount of the bid (100%). Otherwise, each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1305. All digital bidders must submit original documents within three (3) business days of the bid opening.

Bids may be held by the Chardon Board of Trustees for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening, for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract. The Chardon Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any bid or bids which are deemed most favorable to the Board at the time and under conditions stipulated, all in accord with the applicable provisions of laws of the state of Ohio governing the conduct of the Chardon Board of Trustees. This legal notice is posted at the following website: https://www.geaugacountyengineer.org/projects-bids/legal-notices/

BY THE ORDER OF THE CHARDON 

TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Edward Slusarski, Fiscal Officer 

May7, 2026