Accolades Sylvania Township and Gerken Paving Inc. were recognized April 1 by Flexible Pavements of Ohio for excellence in asphalt pavement construction on the Corey Road widening and resurfacing project. “Gerken Paving was a great partner on this project,” Sylvania Township Road Superintendent Rob Nash said. “The company has been awarded many of our resurfacing projects over the last 25 years and has always met … Continue reading
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Veronica Motley, D.Ed., superintendent of Sylvania Schools, opened the April 6 Sylvania City Council meeting with a State of the Schools presentation, outlining district progress and future priorities. She was followed by Tara Haye, chair of the Committee for Sylvania’s Future, who spoke in support of the school levy scheduled for the May 5 ballot. Arbor Day Mayor Mark Frye issued a proclamation designating April … Continue reading City Beat…
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At the March 16 meeting of Sylvania City Council, Mayor Mark Frye presented Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities Superintendent, Michele Myerholtz, with a proclamation designating March 2026 as “Developmental Disabilities Awareness” month in the city of Sylvania. New purchases In other business, council members approved city of Sylvania Service Director Joe Shaw’s recommendation to accept Motorola Solutions’ $27,131.58 proposal for six new portable radios … Continue reading City Beat…
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Spring brush pickup Township Board of Trustees authorized Road Superintendent Rob Nash to accept Batanian Tree Service’s $624.06-an-hour proposal for the 2026 spring and fall brush household pickup, which begins April 13. Township crews will start in Grid 1 and 2 and work in order and three crews from Batanian/Minor Tree Service will be start in 8, 9 and 10. Leaf crews will start in … Continue reading Township Talk…
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At the top of the City Council’s March 2 agenda, City Council President Mary Westphal gave a brief report on the Committee of the Whole gathering held before the meeting to continue discussions on Proposed Ordinance No. 37-2026, Federal Immigration Enforcement. Several members of the community were in attendance; 22 residents of the area spoke in favor of and against the proposed ordinance. Councilwoman Lyndsay … Continue reading City Beat…
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BZA ruling The Sylvania Township Board of Zoning Appeals ruled to uphold the zoning violation issued to Marc and Terri Losek, who have farm animals on their Shetland Road property, at the March 2 meeting. New police officers Sylvania Township Police Chief Sarah Toth introduced new police officers Ryan Westerbeck and Jacob Dunnett to the Sylvania Township Trustees at the March 3 meeting before performing … Continue reading Township Talk…
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All seats were filled in Sylvania City Council Chambers on Feb. 17 for the Committee of the Whole meeting as members of the community were on hand to voice their opinions on the Sylvania Resource Conservation and Equal Access Ordinance, proposed by Councilman Doug Haynam. While the meeting was extended to accommodate those who wished to go on record, no vote was taken, and a … Continue reading City Beat…
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Sylvania Township Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Bennett and Chief Chris Nye administered the oath to Firefighter/EMTs Marc Tanner and Ferras Hebaichi before they received their pins at the Board of Township Trustees’ Feb. 17 meeting. Fire/EMS Academy Following the ceremony, Assistant Chief Bennett and Sylvania Schools Career Readiness Coordinator Steve Urbanski presented their new CareerTech partnership and outlined the proposed Fire/EMS Academy to be in … Continue reading Township Talk
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At the Feb. 2 meeting of Sylvania City Council, members approved several recommendations from Service Director Joe Shaw related to upcoming infrastructure and equipment projects. Council President Mary Westphal reported that following a discussion, members of the Finance Committee agreed upon adding the Rite Aid property at Centennial Road and Sylvania- Metamora Road, the Summerplace neighborhood and the Church 321 plaza as potential new Community … Continue reading City beat …
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The newly elected Sylvania Township Trustee, Jill Johnson, was sworn into office by Trustee Board Chairman Neal Mahoney before the Jan. 6 meeting of the board. Her husband, Larry, held the Bible which she took her oath of office on. Continue reading Township talk …