Champion Township Road Levy

CHAMPION TOWNSHIP ROAD LEVY PURPOSE: 
The general construction ,reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of streets , roads and bridges
  • 1.5 Mills Five year levy
  • In an effort to balance its budget the State has eliminated the state’s contributions to local governments, severely reducing the Township general fund and the ability to use these funds on the roads.
  • Ohio law gives the Township, through the board of trustees the responsibility to maintain the roads within the Township which considered township roads. Champion Township has a little over 42 miles of roadway, which they are required by law to maintain.
  • The Champion Township Board of Trustees, now reluctantly, in order to fulfill their legal obligation to maintain township roads and do so in a manner acceptable to township residents, must ask for additional funds through a Road Levy.
  • The cost to pave a mile of road is at least $ 170,000.00, this is a basic 2 inch overlay. More substantial repairs would increase the cost.
  •  The Trustees have indicated that all funds generated by the levy would be used for paving. 
  • These funds would be used as our local share of paving grants or pay directly for paving when grants are not available.
Content  excerpted from submitted information courtesy of Chris Connelley, Road Superintendent.