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Snakes and St. Patrick NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Tea, Sweets and All That Jazz
For many years, one of the prevailing stories about St. Pat- Eaton Township Board of Zoning Appeals will conduct a
The North Ridgeville Senior Center is hosting Tea, Sweets rick involved the patron saint of Ireland driving snakes out of public hearing on Tuesday, March 22,2022 at 7:00pm, Eaton
and All That Jazz on Wednesday, March 23, at 4 p.m. Residents the Emerald Isle. Today, visitors to Ireland likely won’t see Township Hall, 12043 S. Avon Belden Rd. Grafton, OH.
The purpose of this hearing is to consider an Area Variance
can come and discover why the North Ridgeville City Schools a snake while traversing the country’s rolling green hills or request for the property located at 36898 Butternut Ridge
are an asset to the community and hear about the advancements idyllic countryside. However, that absence of snakes has little Rd. N. Ridgeville,Oh 44039 owned by Raphael Jarrouj.
made in the schools over the past 10 years. There will be re- to do with St. Patrick and more to do with geography. Ac-
freshments, door prizes and a special performance by the North cording to History.com, water has surrounded Ireland since
Ridgeville High School jazz band. The event is free and open the end of the last glacial period. That water has kept snakes
to the public. The Senior Center is located at 7327 Avon Belden out of the country. And prior to that most recent glacial peri-
Road, in North Ridgeville. od, Ireland was covered in ice, making the country uninhab-
Letter to the Editor itable for cold-blooded creatures, including snakes. The story
of St. Patrick banishing Ireland’s snakes into the surrounding
To the Editor: seas is likely an allegory that highlights his role in bringing
Christianity to Ireland. In that version of events, the “snakes”
Dear Eaton Township Resident: Hopefully, all is well. I was
born in Lorain County and have noticed more and more farm- are actually the pagan ideology that natives to Ireland had
land being developed. I was recently informed of the fact that embraced for centuries.
Butternut Farm in North Eaton (consisting of approximately
60 acres, which is adjacent to the Margaret Peak Nature Pre-
serve) has been put up for auction. My understanding is that
this will be taking place at 36433 Butternut Ridge Road, North
Ridgeville, OH 44039 on March 31, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. There Backyard Staycation Sale!
are presently auction signs up at this property. In addition, there
is an on-line listing at www.ranchandfarmauctions.com. This
being the case, there is a chance that this Butternut Farm will be
developed as well. Upon being made aware of this, I contact-
ed the Farmland Preservation office of the Ohio Department of
Agriculture, as well as the Western Reserve Land Conservato-
ry, and was advised that there are options available for both the
present and (if applicable) future owners. Details can be found
at the following sites:
https://agri.ohio.gov/programs/farmland-preservation-of-
fice/farmland-preservation-toolkit and https://www.wrlandcon-
servancy.org/who-we-are/
Robert Krosky
(440) 452-9008
krosky.robert252@gmail.com

EATON TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ALL ABOVE GROUND, IN-GROUND AND
BOARD MEMBER WANTED
The Eaton Township Board of Trustees is currently ac- ON GROUND POOL PACKAGES ON SALE NOW
cepting applications for the position of board member on the
Board of Zoning Appeals. No zoning experience is necessary.
This board meets on the second Tuesday of the month on an
as-needed basis. Hurry to reserve your prime installation spot!
Residents interested in serving on the Board of Zoning
Appeals should pick up an application at Eaton Town Hall,
12043 S Avon Belden Rd, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. Full Service Department for
to 1 p.m. For additional information, please call the Township
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