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LEROY — LeRoy Township Supervisors discussed preliminary plans for the new office building as well as appointed new auditors for the township at the monthly meeting on Monday, March 7.
Public comment
First, supervisors heard from resident Tyler Hamilton, who lives on Sunset Road in the township. Hamilton asked supervisors if speed limit signs could be placed on Sunset Road, as there is a lot of speeding he has witnessed. Supervisor Jason Krise noted that they would have to do a traffic engineering study but the issue may not be resolved anyway, as state police do not monitor those roads.
He next question was what supervisors could do about fixing the ditch near his house. When it rains, it causes his garage to flood. The supervisors said they would look into the problem, and hopefully find some funding for it with the dirt and gravel program.
Resident Tommy Coyle asked supervisors about their plans for the new property, to which they replied it was on the agenda. He also asked about plans for the potholes in the township, to which he was answered grading will take place soon to help alleviate those issues in the road.
Municipal office
Supervisors voted to move forward with the purchase of the old general store on the corner of Mill Street and Route 414 at a special meeting on Feb. 25. The intentions of this meeting was to begin the process of deciding what needed to be done to get the building ready for public use.
The topics discussed about the new building were: the front needs to be pressure washed, a new fencing system needs installed, whether or not the township needs engineered drawings for handicap accessibility, the kitchen equipment inside needs most likely auctioned off, renovations need completed inside for a new office, internet wifi needs installed. As of now, supervisors will not be working on the top portion of the building and it will likely be used only for storage for the time being.
Other news
In a special vacancy board meeting following the regular meeting, Chairman of the Vacancy Board, Jim Ross, approved the appointment of three auditor positions for LeRoy Township: Penny J. Wheeler, Matthew Robert Jennings and Rachel L. Heitzenrater. When asked about the appointment, supervisors noted they needed some auditing work done for the past 12 years.
Spring cleanup is planned for Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m. to noon. This service is free of charge to the township. Supervisors noted that up to six tires will be accepted for free. Residents are able to bring more if need be, but there will be a charge.
Supervisors planned a road inspection tour on Saturday, April 9, at 7 a.m. before the spring cleanup event.
A walk-though needs to be scheduled for the Dodge City Road dirt and gravel project.
For the road report, it was noted that the road crew had been busy this winter getting rid of lots of ice, fixing washout areas and spreading a lot of cinders.
Resident Cindy Coyle thanked the township for the spring cleanup service.
The next LeRoy Township Supervisors meeting will be Monday, April 4, at the LeRoy Community Association building on Mill Street at 7 p.m.