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Nominations must be submitted to Lorain SWCD no lat-
Elyria Lions flagpole fund-raiser er than Friday, July 30, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. Contact the district
Carlisle Community News The Elyria Lions Club is selling 16’ and 20’ Telescoping office for the nomination form or visit www.lorainswcd.com.
Flagpoles for $255 and $275 installed. This fund-raiser sup- Jackson seeks loving home
The Carlisle Township Veterans Memorial Committee has ports the projects of the Elyria Evening Lions Club. Profits are
been busy holding meetings and filling out the required paper- used for eyeglasses, socks and hats/gloves for Lorain County
work for a grant they recently received for the construction of kids and special needs from Murray Ridge and other commu- Jackson is a 1-year old
a Veterans Memorial next to the township hall on State Route nity care agencies. Call Lion Dave at (440) 667-9772 for in- male, Cane Corso mix,
301. With the help of Ohio House Representative Gayle Man- formation. weighing around 70 lbs. He
ning, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources awarded the Big Tree Contest is partially vaccinated and
committee with a $100,000 grant through the department’s SB will be neutered and given
310 Capital Improvement: Community Parks, Recreation & The Lorain Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is the balance of vaccines upon
Conservation Projects fund and will provide a major financial excited to announce the sixth annual Lorain County Big Tree adoption. Jackson was picked
boost towards the committee’s fundraising goal. Last week, Contest! This voluntary contest promotes the beauty and ben- up as a stray in Lorain. He’s
committee members met with the memorial’s architect and the efits provided by our county’s biggest and oldest trees. This jet black and extremely hand-
meeting was very productive. Additional fund-raising activities year our featured tree species is the Black Walnut (Juglans Nig- some. He’s young, big and
are still in the works. Partnering with the township trustees, the ra). Participants can nominate what they believe might be the very strong. He’s very friend-
committee will be working towards completion of the project largest Black Walnut in Lorain County. Our district technician ly and loves to play. You can
by June 2022. will verify the measurements of each nominated tree using the visit him at the Lorain Coun-
The Carlisle Township Bicentennial Committee held their ty Dog Kennel, 301 Hadaway
2nd organizational committee on April 26 and they have des- ODNR Division of Forestry’s Big Tree Program procedures. Jackson Street, next door to Rural
Each tree will receive a score based on trunk circumference,
ignated the dates of September 9-11, 2022 for three days of crown spread and total height to determine the winner. King in Elyria.
festivities. Several possible sites are being considered and well
over 20 varied activities have been suggested. Each suggested
activity will be reviewed to determine its feasibility and what
supports will be needed. The committee will continue to re-
cruit additional members and volunteers. The committee is also Early Bird Sale
looking for old photographs of the township. The next commit-
tee meeting will be held on Monday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. at
the township hall.
In the May 2021 issue of Fire Engineering, a national pub-
lication which provides training, education and management
information for fire and emergency services personnel, Elyria
Fire Department’s Joe Pronesti authored an article “Command,
Coordination and Drones Key at Bowling Alley Fire” about last
year’s two-day fire at Stoney’s Rainbow Bowling Lanes in our
township. In addition to the details of how the Carlisle Town-
ship department and the other departments providing mutual
aid dealt with such a large fire in the July heat and humidity,
Carlisle Township Fire Chief Steve Higgins was lauded for his
leadership, his delegation of command and his forethought of
having had plans ready if there was a fire in the largest building
in the township. We are proud of Chief Higgins and his fire-
fighters and we are excited to see the department get national
attention. ALL ABOVE GROUND, IN-GROUND AND
Both Dumpster Day on May 8 and Pride Day on May 15
found township personnel busy. The Road Department crew
and firefighters helped over 50 residents fill several dumpster ON GROUND POOL PACKAGES ON SALE NOW
containers during the twice-yearly event. On Pride Day, town-
ship firefighters spent their morning landscaping and laying
down mulch around the fire station. Hurry to reserve your prime installation spot!
Bid packages will soon be going out on a couple of road
projects in the township. Betty Lane is scheduled for a resur-
facing project and Parsons Road (near Hale Road intersection) Full Service Department for
will see a road reconstruction project in cooperation with the
Lorain County Engineer’s Department.
As summer approaches and preparations for that summer ALL In Ground and
project are readied, don’t forget to contact the township zoning
office for permits. Contact Zoning Inspector Tim Erhke at (440) Above Ground Pools
458-4491 for permits and any questions concerning new fenc-
es, pools and construction plans.
Since the beginning of the covid pandemic, the Carlisle
Township Trustee Meetings have been closed to the public per
Governor DeWine’s health mandates. Now that the Center for
Disease Control (CDC) has lifted recommendations concern-
ing masking and social distancing and the Governor’s planned PLAY SETS
lifting of covid based restrictions on June 2, the trustees are No extra charge for
happy to announce that the next meeting on June 21 will be
open to the public. Although it is not required, the trustees ask delivery and setup.
those who have not been vaccinated, and those who still pre- Cash discounts
fer, to continue to mask. Trustee meetings are held on the first
and third Monday of the month (except during summer) at the now available.
township hall, 11969 State Route 301, at 7 p.m.
Submitted by: Jared Smith/Carlisle Township Trustee

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