The Sylvania Township road crew. Back Row, L-R: Teagen Pinkelman, Dustin Schroeder, Jason Howard, Jeff Stefanski, Kevin Howard, Jim Ridner, Jack Carson, Jared Birt, and John Laver dressed for ‘Go Orange Day,’ during National Work Zone Week April 17-21 to emphasize the importance of work zone safety. In 2021, 956 people died in work zones, according to the NHTSA FARS data. Also in 2021, 108 highway worker occupational fatalities occurred in road construction sites, based on BLS data. However, the vast majority of people killed in work zone crashes are motorists and their passengers, making it all the more important for drivers to slow down and stay focused while approaching and passing through a roadway work zone. Continue reading Township Talk

Spring brush pickup
Sylvania Township road crews begin the annual spring brush and leaf pickup on Monday, April 17. This one-time pickup service will remove piles of storm-damaged brush including branches and tree limbs.
Do not place brush or leaves in bags. Brush should not exceed six feet in length and six inches in diameter and is to be placed along the edge of the roadway in separate piles. Leaves also need to be placed in separate piles. Brush piles and/or leaf piles are not to be placed in the roadway, gutter area, or near utility poles. Also, avoid parking by either of those piles.
Crews perform a one-time sweep of roadways in the township. Residents can go to the Sylvania Township website and use its “grid tracker” to follow the progress of the crews as they provide service for more than 174 miles of roa Continue reading Township talk