Township talk …

Sylvania Township Police Chief Paul Long swears in new officers Jillian Woodruff and Taylor Perry at the Nov. 21 meeting of the Board of Township Trustees. The new officers began their employment with the department in April and attended the Toledo Police Academy, graduating on Nov. 3. They are in now participating in a three-month field training program. Continue reading Township talk …

City beat …

At the Oct. 2 meeting of Sylvania City Council, several requests by Service Director Kevin Aller for grant applications were approved.
Those include an Ohio Public Works Commission grant for $100,000 to assist with the cost of the Monroe, Summit, and Main streets traffic signal improvement project. The total cost of that project is $580,657. Council also approved the acquisition of the right-of-way property on the northwest corner of Monroe Street from WFZ Properties LLC and accepting a Warranty Deed right-of-way from the city of Sylvania on the south side of Monroe Street. Continue reading City beat …

Township talk …

Zoning report Planning and Zoning Manager Daryl Graus reported at the Oct. 3 Board of  Sylvania Trustees meeting that from May to August the number of zoning permits issued decreased by 2.1 percent from the previous year, with 367 permits issued with a total estimated value of $36,555,599, versus 375 issued with a total estimated value of $45,350,452 in the same time period in 2022, … Continue reading Township talk …