Clermont County Township Report for April 5, 2011

Batavia Township: A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held March 30 at the Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.’s parts distribution center at 4225 Curliss Lane. The site formerly was owned by Georgia Pacific. The Batavia Township facility includes 21 acres of land with a 243,000-square-foot warehouse, a 10,000-square-foot office, 24 dock doors and parking spaces for 36 trailers.

Union Township: Congresswoman Jean Schmidt officially moved into her new rent free Union Township office on March 24. Rep. Schmidt’s staff will have office hours from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday and Thursday, or by appointment.
Doug Walker, former Union Township Trustee has been indicted since our last monthly meeting for the actions reported on by the Channel 12 report we watched last month. Walker, 67, faces up to nine years in prison and fines of up to $30,000 if found guilty of six charges, Prosecutor Don White said. The charges against Walker, a Republican, resulted from a lengthy investigation by the FBI and the Ohio Ethics Commission.
Union Township will be holding a work session about the Mt. Carmel business district on Thursday, April 7 at 10 AM. Volunteers should attend to see what is being discussed.
Union Township is also selling some property between the police station and Veterans Memorial Park to a developer for a retirement community. On the plans on display at the Civic Center it says Union Township is the owner of the development. When asked at a Trustee meeting if there was going to be any economic development money flowing on this Matt Beamer did not entirely answer the question.

Goshen Township: The department recently received a grant from The Office of Criminal Justice Services for a new radio and 12 batteries for the radios the department already has.The grant covers the $5,900 it cost to purchase the radio and extra batteries, but it also requires a 10-percent match from the township, Goshen Township Trustee Bob Hausermann said without the grant, the township would not have been able to afford the new radio or extra batteries. The next Goshen Township trustee meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the Goshen Township Government Center, 6757 Goshen Road.

Miami Township: From Bob Turner – The trustees are moving forward with road widening projects on Old State Rt. 28 and Wolfpen Pleasant Rd. These will be made into 5 and 3 lane roads respectively. Also, sidewalks are being added to some of the major roads to increase “walk ability” in the township core.
Funds for all of this are coming from the county, the state, the federal government and also from TIF funds.
Also, the Clermont County Transportation Improvement District (CCTID), in cooperation with the Clermont County Engineer’s Office, Miami Township, and the Ohio Department of Transportation have invited Citizens who live, work and travel along the U.S. 50 corridor between the Interstate 275 interchange and Techne Center Drive in Miami Township to attend a public meeting from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Tata Consultancy Services, 1000 Summit Drive in Miami Township, to discuss possible improvements to the roadway.

New Richmond Township? – There will not be a 15th township in Clermont County. The Board of Clermont County Commissioners voted to deny a petition from the village of New Richmond, requesting that the village separate from Ohio and Pierce Townships, forming their own separate township.