Perry trustees accept FEMA grant for COVID-19 assistance

Tuesday meeting

KEY ACTION Agreed to accept a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 supplemental grant for the Fire Department. The grant total is $28,309.

The township has a 10% match in order to receive the grant.

OTHER ACTION Accepted the resignation of part-time firefighter Adam Silla, who had been with the Perry Fire Department for 21 years.

? Authorized the purchase of two, zero-turn lawn mowers for the Parks Department. Cost is not to exceed $23,690.

? Accepted a Drug Use Prevention Grant from the Ohio Attorney General's Office to benefit the Police Department. The Grant totals $20,564 and is to help fund the department's annual D.A.R.E. program.

? Accepted an Ohio Township Association Risk Management Authority distribution check totaling $11,001.43. The reimbursement was awarded due to a low insurance claim rate.

FOR YOUR INFO The township's yard waste drop-off site at the Road Department headquarters, 1500 Jackson Ave. SW, is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

UP NEXT Meets at 6 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Township Administration Office, 3111 Hilton St. NW. The meeting will be streamed live on the Perry Township (Stark County) Facebook page.

– STEVEN M. GRAZIER

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