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9Irustees AgreeShareStreet Light BillGranville TownshipTrustees have told village council’s township representative Eric Jones that they have received permission from County Prosecutor Neil Laughlin to share in the cost of operating street lights on New Burg St with the village but have been instructed to pay no more than the percentage they presently pay for sharing the cost of street lights along the viaduct on Cherry Street.The trustees said they were also told that any contract with the village for sharing the cost of the street lighting would have to be on a one year basis, since there is some question of the legality of the arrangementVillage Council erected the street lights on township property two years ago and claim the Trustees agreed to share the cost of maintaining the lights, but never worked it into their budget The Trustees on the other hand, sav thev were never officially notified by the Village that the lights werebeing installed and were advised not pay for them by the Prosecutor Trustee President Robert Rutherford told Councilman Jones that as soon as the trustees determine what percentage of the cost of the lights they are permitted to pay. they will have Clerk Glen Wince work out a contract with Village Manager Robert Harmon In other township business, Trustees Rutherford and Ralph Milner decided toview township roads on Easter Sunday morning to determine what repairs are needed. Trustee Welsh reported that patching has been completed on River Rd andthat work is currently being done on Hankinson Rd The Trustees discussed the possibility of taking advantage of a federal programthat would pay for highway striping but have decided to discuss it first with thecounty engineer since he has been striping some of the roads in Granville Township. Trustees said they would like to have all paved roads markedIt was also reported that a village mower ran off the Mt Parnassus road and toredown a five or six f*xt section of Maple Grove Cemetery fence. Trustees plan to contact the village manager alxiut replacing the fence.Trustee Welsh said the roof and downspouts of the Opera House have been repairedAll Trustees were present Clerk Glen Wince was absent Others attending the meeting were: RobertAlrutz, Kathy Larson, Paul Quisenberry and Councilman J ones.^ m m ^ m, * w ^ mm ^ m ^ m.cavating company haul insome fill dirt Tuesday orWednesdayAttebery. who has been.vwHr--allowing rocks and dirt to be dumplt;*d in an effort to fill in the approximately half acre of land behind the stores, said he never authorized the dumping of trash nor did he set the fireAttebery claims that persons sneak in at night and dump their debris and he has no way of proving who it is that is turning the land into a dump Although he would not offer any names. Attebery said that many outstanding Granville residents have dumped trash thereThe Environmental Protection Agency has also been notified of the situation, since it exists in the township where there are no-burning regulations, and arepresentative of the EPAwas in Granville Friday to talk to Attebery.Weather conditions duringthe past week, have made the situation even more difficult. Attebery added, despite the fact that he hasbeen dousing the fire withwater in an effort to put it out
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Granville Sentinel
Granville, Ohio, US
Thu, Apr 22, 1976
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