Notices

ROAD CLOSURE: WALNUT TOWNSHIP

The Fairfield County Engineer’s Office is announcing that the following road will be closed for the dates listed below:

Blacklick Road NE (TR 110) will be closed on Monday, May 18, 2026, through Friday, June 12, 2026. This closure will take place on Blacklick Rd NE, between Cherry Ln NE and Lancaster-Newark Rd (S.R. 37).

Construction will take place between the intersection of Blacklick Rd NE and Cherry Ln and the address of 155 Blacklick Rd NE.

Click on the link below for the closure location on Google Maps:
Link to Closure – https://maps.app.goo.gl/rksjA7DWCX9krNP4A

Jeremiah D. Upp, P.E., P.S.
Fairfield County Engineer

View official press release from Fairfield County Engineer:

The Walnut Township Road Department is accepting waste oil at their facility at 11420 Millersport Rd NE, Millersport, OH 43046

Oil must be clean, free of water/antifreeze, in sealed containers.

Drop off jugs and pails at the rear of the front building near the red tanks. 55-gallon drums can be emptied by appointment.
(740) 467-2420 X3

No solvents, paints, or fuels.

The following is the meeting schedule for Walnut Township Trustees meetings in calendar year 2026:

• January 5, 2026 Reorganization Meeting
• January 21, 2026 Regular Monthly Trustee
• February 18, 2026
• March 18, 2026
• April 15, 2026
• May 20, 2026
• June 17, 2026
• July 15, 2026
• August 19, 2026
• September 16, 2026
• October 14, 2026
• November 18, 2026
• December 16, 2026

The Walnut Township Trustees have applied for an EPA Community Grant to assist with the expense of the North Walnut Stormwater Infrastructure Project.  The following is required to be posted for public view:

The signed EA is available for viewing at: https://cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/nepa/details?nepaId=528701

NOTICE of the 90% complete Construction Plans available for viewing. Walnut Township Lakeside Phase 2-4 Stormwater Conveyance Project – 90% design complete.

NOTE: This project, Phase 2-4 and Phase 1, is still estimated for construction to be completed in 2026.  

The Lakeside Stormwater Conveyance Project will address flooding concerns within the Lakeside neighborhood in Walnut Township, Ohio. While adequate storm drainage is currently lacking throughout the project area, flooding in the area is exacerbated during extreme events from the backwater of South Fork Licking River (SFLR) and its tributaries. The proposed improvements will mitigate flooding in the area through the installation of storm sewers.

This memo accompanies the Stage 3 plan set deliverable for Phases 2-4 of the project and aims to provide Walnut Township with an overview of the storm sewer design and the supporting hydraulic calculations. Design includes storm sewer installation and any minor grading revisions necessary to facilitate drainage to the proposed structures. Phase 1 Design was completed by EMH&T and submitted independently to Walnut Township. The information outlined in this document… [Please view or download the two (2) attached PDF documents below for full document!]

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

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.