TARTA representative appointed
Joel Beren will continue to serve as Sylvania Township’s representative to Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority. The Township Trustees unanimously appointed him to serve the term beginning Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2026. Beren had been appointed last February to replace James Caldwell who resigned from his appointment to the TARTA board for a term ending on Sept. 30, 2023. Continue reading Township Talk …
Sylvania Township Administrator Oliver Turner recently learned that the township’s Safe Routes to Schools application submitted March 3 was selected by the Ohio Department of Transportation for funding. The township will receive a total of $491,708 in the 2026 fiscal year for such things as upgraded traffic signaling, cross walks, sidewalks, path extensions, and other improvements making getting to school safe for students. This grant will also help to connect residential communities to Central Trail, Stranahan, HillView, and Whiteford elementary schools and Timberstone and Arbor Hills junior high schools. Continue reading Township Talk …
Five experienced police officers, Matthew Nicely, Matthew Johnson, Matthew Grant, Daniel Renda, and Leah Fahrer were sworn in at the July 11 special meeting of the Sylvania Township Board of Trustees by Sylvania Township Police Chief Paul Long. Continue reading Township Talk …
At the July 10 meeting of the Sylvania Township Board of Zoning Appeals Joe Levine, chairman, and Stephanie Kuhlman, Yuri Osterhout, Tim Schlachter and Zach Mercer voted against the appeal made by Heather McCoy of 4630 Vineyard Rd. She owns two American Mini Pigs, which is in violation of the Sylvania Township Zoning Resolution prohibiting the raising, breeding, dairying, or maintaining livestock in any platted subdivision. Continue reading Township Talk …
Alternate BZA member appointed
Tony Malik has been appointed as an alternate member to the Board of Zoning Appeals for the remainder of the one-year term expiring Dec. 31. The position became available when alternate board member, Yuri Osterhout, was appointed to a full term on the Board of Zoning Appeals. He replaces Zach Mercer who relocated out of the township. Continue reading Township Talk …
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Sylvania Township Fire Captain Jeff Bennett coordinates the May 31 training, which includes a live burn at the King Road training center behind the Sylvania Township Police Department. Members of the B Shift, wearing full fire gear, experience the challenge of fighting a live fire using the new nozzles recently acquired by the department. According to Bennett, the new nozzles provide a better stream and use less water. This training is held yearly in the spring. Bennett serves as training director for the department. Continue reading Township Talk
Trustees approve zoning change
As there was no formal comment during the posted public hearing of the agenda item, the Sylvania Township Trustees unanimously voted in favor of a zoning change at the May 2 meeting.
This action changes the A-3 Agriculture zoning to R-4 PUD, High Density Residential Planned Development for 8.8-acres of the 57.904-acre parcel at 9330 Brint Rd. Continue reading Township Talk
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
