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Berea ARF fund-raiser the sale of graves and $875 was received for footer fees.
Rita Plata gave the cemetery report: $2,125 was received for
CSX Crossing repair The Berea Animal Rescue is having their annual fund-rais- Old Business
The pedestals for the Columbia Branch Library’s StoryWalk
er sale on June 27, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Cuyahoga County in Township Park are up, but the stories are not in place yet.
The Lorain County Engineer’s office has been notified that Fairgrounds, Olde Barn Pavilion. They will be a part of the The Trustees voted to approve a MOU with Lorain County
the CSX crossing on Station Road, between Osborne and Nich- Flea Market and there is a $1 admission to get into the market. Stormwater District in regard to the mini-excavator. The MOU
ols Roads, is scheduled to close for repairs. If interested in donating items towards the sale, items can be is in regards to a grant from the Stormwater District, which will
The repairs will begin Monday, June 21, at 8 a.m., with a donated on Saturday, June 26, from 2-6 p.m. at the Cuyahoga allow us to buy the equipment at half price.
completion date of Saturday, June 26, at 5 p.m., weather per- County Fairgrounds, Olde Barn Pavilion. There will be an executive session after the regular meeting
They can accept items like electronics, toys, kitchen and
mitting. Detours will be posted. dining items, decorative items, books, DVDs, crafts and lin- with the Trustees and their lawyer in regards to the zoning viola-
Columbia Eagles annual Cruise-In ens. They can not take furniture or clothing. tion on Royalton Road.
New Business
Any questions? Contact Pat at dwoodytwoshoes@aol.com, The Township will single chip seal the park parking lots after
or (216) 362-7836, or Faith at f.wiley1945@gmail.com. July 4 and the baseball season. The Trustees voted to approve
The ladies of the Auxiliary of Columbia Station Eagles will
be hosting their 5th annual Cruise-In on Sunday, July 11, at CHS Class of ‘71 50th Reunion an MOU with Lorain County Stormwater District for the Folley
Road outlet ditch project. The Trustees voted to hire a part-time
27190 Royalton Rd., in Columbia Station. road department employee for mowing. The Trustees voted to
The show will be from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., rain or shine. Reg- approve an expenditure, not to exceed $200,000, for paving in
istration begins at 9 a.m. All makes and models of cars, motor- Final arrangements are being made for the 1971 Colum- the Westview Subdivision. The Trustees are going to require all
cycles and trucks (old & new) are welcome. There will be food bia High School 50th Class Reunion. There are events being quotes and bids to come into the township office in sealed en-
& beverages, a cash bar, music, 50/50 raffles, door prizes and a planned starting in the late afternoon of August 13, and ending velopes.
basket raffle. Awards will be announced at 2:30 p.m. August 15. The Dinner is at 6 p.m. on August 14. Invitations The Trustees will sign the final plat for Phase II of the Em-
Stop by and join us for an afternoon of fun! with details will be mailed out soon. We are still looking for erald Woods Subdivision, subject to the County Engineer also
missing classmates. Any contact information for classmates signing it. The Trustees accepted a donation by the Emerald
Community Garage Sale can be sent to: Columbia Raiders1971@gmail.com. Woods Developer of a public facility block on Snell Road. The
Dean’s List
Lorain County Engineer told the Trustees that roads damaged
Do you want to be a part of the 8th annual Columbia Com- by construction will be repaired to Lorain County specifications.
The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce that
There is money set aside for the repairs. There are a number of
munity Garage Sales? Alexis Moore, of Columbia Station, has been named to the construction companies asking for permission to make an open
Being a rural community, it is hard to draw shoppers out cut on township roads. The Trustees made a policy of putting a
to garage sales. Most shoppers like to go to developments or Spring 2021 Dean’s List. 5 year term of time for responsibility for companies cutting the
Congratulations!
to cities where they can hit multiple sales all in the same day. roads. The cut must be repaired and the company is responsible
Last year 100+ houses participated in the Community Garage Degree recipient for 5 years of the repaired area.
Sales. This made it easier for shoppers to come to Columbia to Committee Reports
purchase treasures, and the result was a huge amount of traffic! Jason Murray, of Columbia Station, has earned a Master Mr. Cunningham reported that the Lorain County Township
The dates for the Community Garage Sales are Thursday, of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Association will meet June 17 at the Fairgrounds. The Water
July 15, Friday, July 16 and Saturday, July 17, from 9 a.m. - 4 Technology in Atlanta. Authority will meet at noon for bid openings and 7 p.m. for
p.m. (hours may vary by address). Participating houses will be Congratulations! the regular meeting on the 8th. Mr. Heidecker reported that the
available to download & view on-line. Southwest General Hospital Board will meet June 23; NOACA
To have your house listed, please send your address, the will meet June 11; and the Lorain County Community Alliance
days and hours you will be “open” and a few items you will be will meet Oct. 6.
having in your sale, to Mandie Andrews at: mandieandrews@ Columbia Trustees Meeting Mr. Musto reported that NEOSORD is going to raise the
roadrunner.com. Please be sure to put “Garage Sale” in the sub- sewer rates and the stormwater fees. The rate and the date has
ject line of the email. Participation is free. Please share this not been announced yet. NOPEC is going to offer a grant for an
with your neighbors and friends. Deadline to list is noon on overall sustainable energy related program.
Friday July 9. The Columbia Township Board of Trustees met on June 7 in There has been some interest in a Fall Baseball Program. If
the town hall with all three Trustees and Fiscal Officer Mandie interested, go to the Hot Stove website for information.
Andrews present. The minutes of the 4/19/21 meeting were ap- There is an organization in Berea called SCAM. They assist
proved as presented. The Trustees also voted to pay the bills and families in obtaining food. They assist families in Columbia.
payroll. The bills amounted to $88,076.17 and payroll amounted More information will be printed as it comes in.
to $32,712.13, bringing the total to $120,788.30. The receipts After Community Input, the meeting was adjourned. The next
totaled $70,576.97. regular meeting will be on Monday, June 21, in the town hall.
Department Reports
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A deputy from the sheriff’s department was present at the 61 annual Mohican District
meeting. He mentioned that people who have the Doorbell Ring
program can volunteer to give the police department access to Science Day
the camera pictures if an incident occurs near their residence.
Ring is the only company that can offer camera locations to the Sponsored by the Mohican District Junior Division of the
July 4th in Columbia Park police. It is voluntary. Ohio Academy of Science, and hosted by Ashland University
The Zoning Inspector reported 11 permits issued since the
13824 W. River Rd, Columbia Station last Trustee meeting, of which 7 were single family dwellings, since 1960, the event was held online for the second time, due
to the cancellation of the face-to-face event in response to the
Registration 9am - 11am, Awards at 2pm bringing the number of new homes for the year to 38. A few pandemic. This year’s Science Day was administered by the
residences were cited for high vegetation. The Trustees voted to Ohio Academy of Sciences. Students uploaded copies of their
have the grass cut and the bill added to the taxes of the house. reports, photos of their project boards and short video presenta-
• 10 Custom Handmade Trophies The Zoning Commission met on June 3. They are working tions for judges to evaluate.
• Shade everywhere, paved roads to on Erosion and silt containment. They will meet again July 8, at Among those earning special honors were:
6:30 p.m. The Board of Zoning Appeals will meet on June 28,
•Amaan Siddiqi, seventh grade, Lake Ridge Academy, Gov-
grass and trailer parking at 6:30 p.m., for Case 2021-04 a request for a variance for a lot ernor’s Award for Advanced or Alternative Energy Research.
• Dash plaques to first 350 cars split, which was continued from the May 24 meeting. Project: What is the Optimum Temperature of a Thermoelectric
The Road-Service Director reported that the township was
Generator?
• Room for over 2,000 cars not funded this year for Issue I. GIS training is coming up and •Matt DiLoreto, eighth grade, St. Peter’s, North Ridgeville:
the Director will be taking it as he is the representative for Co-
• No saving spaces! lumbia. Governor’s Award for Advanced Materials Science Research.
Project: Cast and Crash.
The Fire Chief reported 39 on file, 36 on call, 106 fire calls
•Automobiles from 1900-Present to date and 324 EMS calls. There were 26 mutual aid assists •Will Hunt, 10th grade, Columbia High School, JLG Excel-
Admiss: $10 w/2 non-perishable food and 24 mutual aid requests. Transport billing for May brought in lence in Engineering Award for the best project in the field of
mechanical or electrical engineering. Award is a $100 Amazon
0r $15 with no food $13,646.15, bringing the total for the year to date to $58,423.93. gift card and a model of a JLG Industries machine. Project:
One of the squads had a malfunction in the air conditioning and
Rain date is July 5th a recall came in suddenly. It will be repaired. The Chief did an Valveless Pulsejets and Jet Engine Affordability. Hunt also re-
ceived an Outstanding Student Award (for one of the four best
inspection of a property on Royalton Road. The Department is
All proceeds to benefit Columbia Food Bank planning more training sessions. They asked permission to pur- projects), for which he received $60.
chase more chairs. The Trustees granted the request. COLUMBIA NEWS CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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