The Walnut Township Trustees will have a special Board meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 10:00 am at the Township Building. The purpose of the meeting will be to have an executive session with the Township’s legal counsel for the purpose of discussing pending litigation with the Ohio Power Siting Board/Eastern Cottontail per ORC 121.22 (G) (3). No other business will be conducted.
WALNUT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
11420 Millersport Road
Millersport, OH 43046
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Walnut Township Trustees will hold a public hearing on a zoning district change application. After the hearing there will be a special meeting on January 30, 2025 at 7 pm, at 11420 Millersport Road, Millersport.
Application 24-125 was submitted by Chad and Samantha Dupler. The property proposed to be rezoned is located at 1601 Blacklick Eastern Rd. NE Millersport, OH 43046, (Parcel # 0460009210). (2 Acres) The applicant requests a rezoning district change from B-3 (Intensive and Motor Services Business District) to RR (Rural Residential).
A copy of the Application for the Re-Zone is available on the Walnut Township Web-Site and a copy is available for inspection and copying upon request to the Walnut Township Administrator at (740) 467-2420 or administrator@walnuttownship.com All persons have a right to appear in person or by representation at the public hearing.
By Order of the Walnut Township Trustees
Tammy Oliver Walnut Township Administrator
WALNUT TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES
11420 Millersport Road
Millersport, Ohio 43046
Walnut Township Fiscal Notice
The Walnut Township Regular Audit for the years ended Dec. 2022 and Dec. 2023 is available for public inspection in the lobby of the Township Building and the Auditor of State website. A copy of this report can be requested, via email, to fiscalofficer@walnuttownship.com. To review in person, please visit 11420 Millersport Road NE, Millersport, Ohio 43046.
Amy Amspaugh, Walnut Township Fiscal Officer/tlo
Walnut Township Trustees will sell, by internet auction, the following equipment:
Bids can be submitted at www.govdeals.com from January 6th at 8:50 AM through January 21st at 8:50 AM. A full description and photos can be viewed at www.govdeals.com Lot # 26334-1. All equipment is being sold “AS IS” in all respects with no warranties. Trustees reserve the right to accept or decline any & all bids. Potential bidders may inspect equipment by appointment by contacting firechief@walnutfire.com or Chief Price at (740) 467-7250.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL UNNEEDED, OBSOLETE, OR UNFIT FOR USE TOWNSHIP PERSONAL PROPERTY BY INTERNET AUCTION
Be advised that on the 3rd day of December 2024, the Board of Trustees of Walnut Township adopted Resolution # 30-2024 expressing its intent to sell unneeded, obsolete or unfit for use Township personal property by internet auction. The Township shall contract with GovDeals, Inc. to act as its representative for the purpose of disposing of said property through the www.GOVDEALS.com website. All such property shall be sold on an “As-Is, Where-Is” basis. All items will be available to the public on GOVDEALS.com for a minimum of ten (10) days.
This notice and resolutions will be posted on the Walnut Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, webpage (www.walnuttownship.com) and a complete copy of Resolution # 30-2024 will be available for inspection at the Township office at 11420 Millersport Rd NE, Millersport Ohio 43046 during normal business hours.
This Notice to remain posted until 12/18/2025.
The recurring monthly meeting of the Walnut Township Trustees is changing to the third Wednesday of the month, beginning January 2025. Therefore the next Trustees meeting will be on Weds., January 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM. The Events calendar on the website has been updated to reflect this change.
Columbus, Ohio – In response to extremely dry conditions in various parts of the state, a Ban on Open Burning ordered last week by State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon has been updated, extended and expanded to include additional counties.
As of today, Sept. 13, the Ban on Open Burning includes the following counties: Athens, Belmont, Carroll, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Licking, Madison, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Tuscarawas, Vinton and Washington.
Prohibited Activities:
Acceptable open flame-related activities include indoor cooking, outdoor cooking with electric stoves/cooking elements or propane/liquid fueled cooking as permitted in this Order, and use of non-flame-based heating or electrical devices.
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Post Meeting Summary and Presentation are published below, as two (2) separate PDF documents.
Walnut Twp Board of Trustees
Fairfield Co. OH
November 16, 2022
Resolution 19-2022 Regulating Parking on Residential Twp Roads
Whereas, Ohio Revised Code (ORC) Section 505.17 authorizes a board of twp trustees to make regulations necessary to control all vehicle parking in the residential portions of a twp that are not within the limits of a municipal corporation; and
Whereas, the Board of Walnut Twp Trustees finds it would promote the safety and welfare of residents of the Twp to limit vehicular parking on certain twp roads; and
Whereas, the Board of Walnut Twp Trustees finds that to provide for the maintenance and preservation of twp roads to limit the parking of certain heavy vehicles on twp roads; and
Whereas, the Board of Walnut Twp Trustees finds that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this resolution were taken in an open meeting of this Board, and that all the deliberations of this Board and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal actions, were taken in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements, including Section 121.22 of the ORC;
Now therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of Walnut Twp, Fairfield County, OH, at least two-thirds of all members concurring:
Section 1: No vehicle, as defined in section 4511.01 of the ORC, shall park in the road, or road right-of-way, of all residential roads within the unincorporated areas of the Twp. Refer to Exhibit A of this Resolution for residential roads affected by this Resolution.
Section 2: No commercial tractor, as defined in section 4511.01 of the ORC, shall park on any Twp road or road right-of-way.
Section 3: Whoever violates this any regulation created by this Resolution is guilty of a minor misdemeanor pursuant to ORC Section 505.17(E).
Section 4: The Board specifically designates the Walnut Twp Road Supervisor as its agent to order into storage any vehicle parked in violation of a parking regulation adopted herein pursuant to ORC Section 505.17(D). The owner or any lienholder of a vehicle ordered into storage may claim the vehicle upon presentation of proof of ownership, which may be evidenced by a certificate of title to the vehicle, and payment of all expenses, charges, and fines incurred as a result of the parking violation and removal and storage of the vehicle.
Section 5: The Walnut Twp Road Supervisor is directed to prominently display traffic control devices conforming to Section 4511.09 of the ORC in appropriate areas regulated by this Resolution.
Section 6: The Walnut Twp Fiscal Officer is directed to post all regulations established by this Resolution in five conspicuous public places in the twp for thirty days before the effective date of this Resolution, and to publish said regulations in a newspaper of general circulation in the twp for three consecutive weeks.
Section 7: This Resolution shall be effective November 1, 2022.
Trustee Leith seconded the Motion, and the roll being called upon its adoption, the vote resulted as follows: Trustee Horn, yes; Trustee Yates, yes; Trustee Yates, yes
Exhibit A – Residential Roads Regulated by Parking
1st St.
2nd St.
Alder Dr.
Aspen Rd.
Avalon Dr.
Bass St.
Bateson Dr.
Beaver Dr.
Birch Rd.
Bright St.
Buckeye Ave.
Buckeye Point
Cedar Rd.
Chestnut Ln.
Circle Dr. North
Circle Dr. South
Clark St.
Cottage St.
Cottonwood Ct.
Crescent Cove Ave.
Cypress Dr.
Dahlia Dr.
Decker Ave.
Dogwood Rd.
East St., Pleasantville
East St., Millersport
Elfin Ct.
Elm Rd.
Fairfield Dr.
Fawn Ct.
Fillmore Dr.
First St.
Fisher St.
Forrest Rd.
Gearhart St.
Grand Ave.
Greenlawn Ave.
Grove Rd., Thornville
Hamilton St.
Hawthorne Rd.
Helendora Ave.
High St.
Hollywood Blvd.
Holtzberry St.
Island Ave.
Ivy Rd.
Jaeger Dr.
Juniper Rd.
King Rd.
Lake Shore Dr.
Lakeside Rd.
Laurel Rd.
Leibs Island Rd.
Mall Rd.
Maple Ave.
Maple Rd.
Marquardt Dr.
McCleish St.
Middle Ct.
Narcissus Rd.
Newark Dr.
North St.
Oak Rd.
Orchid Dr.
Park Ave.
Park Place
Pine Rd.
Queen Rd.
Richards St.
Rosewood Rd.
Second St.
Sellers Dr.
Shepard Ave.
South Bank Rd.
Spring Run Rd.
Summerland Beach Rd.
Taylor Ave.
Thoreau Ln.
Water St.
Witherspoon Dr.
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