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NOTICE
With sincere regret, the Board of Madison Township Trustees are announcing the permanent closing of the Recycling Drop off Site located behind Fire Station #2 on Hubbard Road.

                                                        The Recycling Drop off Site will permanently close at sunset on January 4, 2015

The closing of the recycling site is due to State of Ohio revenue reductions, Lake County discontinuing the recycle grant program, and recent increased costs for disposal of recyclable materials.

The Board of Lake County Commissioners announced in 2009 that they would reduce the amount of money the Lake County Solid Waste District would give the communities over the next five years to operate recycling centers. As of October 14, 2014 only three communities in Lake County still have recycling drop off sites. Those three communities are Madison Township, Concord Township and Wickliffe. The City of Wickliffe will be shutting down their site effective January 31, 2015. The following are the recycling grant amounts given to Madison Township by the Lake County Solid Waste District which show the reduction in the grant over the past five years.

                                2010 - $62,508.00                                 2012 - $37,504.80                                 2014 - $12,501.60

                                2011 - $50,006.40                                 2013 - $25,003.20                                2015 - $0 County Discontinues the Program

Madison Township has contacted the various trash haulers that service the Madison community who provide curbside recycling pickup. For further information on those trash haulers that provide curbside recycling pickup CLICK HERE.

Useful Information

Lake County Engineer's Winter Salt Policy
Lake County Engineer's Office News Release regarding their Winter Salt Policy - 2014-2015. To read the news release CLICK HERE. To see which roads in Madison are maintained by Lake County Engineer's Office CLICK HERE.

Trustee Meetings:

The Board of Trustees will be holding the Trustee Workship on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 6:00pm, and the Regular Meeting will be at 7:00pm, in the Township Administration Building.

Ohio EPA Public Meeting:

The Ohio EPA has announced a public meeting to hear questions and concerns regarding the Lake County Bridge Replacement Project for the Vrooman Road bridge. For more information on this meeting, read their announcement HERE.

Electric Service

You may have received a letter from First Energy Solutions regarding your electric service. If you have questions about the letter, you can get more information by clicking HERE.

The Lake County General Health District:

On August 20th, the Lake County General Health District had a fire at it's facilities on Mill Street in Painesville. As of December 1, 2014, they have moved their offices to One Victoria Square, Painesville (view map location), with the suites of the following Departments listed as:

Environmental Health - Suite 125
Nursing, Birth & Death, Public Health Social Work - Suite 215
WIC - Suite 285.

For more information on how to contact the Lake County Health District, visit their website at https://lcghd.org/Closed.

CONSTRUCTION INFO:

As always, please use caution when driving in construction areas. Be alert so no one gets hurt!

Redbird Road Construction:

The Board of Madison Township trustees were given the authorization by the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) this month to proceed with the final phase of the Redbird Road Improvement Project.

State funding for this final phase was authorized in July of 2014 and Madison Township has one year to start the project from the date of the authorization. The final phase, which is known as "Redbird Road Phase III", involves the widening , re-paving, and construction of a left turn lane at Chapel & Redbird Roads. The final phase of this project will begin at Kirkwall Street and proceed south to Chapel Road.

Because of the timing of the funding from OPWC, Township Trustees have decided to delay the start of Redbird Road Phase III until June of 2015 when school is out of session. The Board of Trustees feel this is the best way to proceed so that the schools will have minimal, if no, disruption. The project would be scheduled for completion prior to the 2015-2016 school year. If any resident has a question about this project, you can contact the Township Administrator, Lee Bodnar, at 440-428-5128.

Storm Water Management

Madison Township is a Level 2 Member Community that contracts with the Lake County Stormwater Management Department to provide storm water services. The Lake County Stormwater Management Department works to make sure that the creeks and streams that run through our community is clean and free of pollutants so residents have a clean and healthy water access to enjoy.

Take a look at these storm water articles that will help you understand how you can do your part to keep our creeks & streams, and ultimately Lake Erie, clean:

        Winter Salt Usage
        Where does rain water go?
        Rake it or Leave it?
        Drainage Revisited - Ohio Township Association Article

To learn more about the affects of stormwater on our rivers, streams, and lake as well as information about the Lake County Stormwater Management Department, please visit their website at www.lakecountyohio.gov/smd.

If you have a general question/concern/issue, please use the contact form below, or if you would like to contact the Administrator or Trustees please use the form on their respective pages.