HUBBARD TWP. Officials seek OK for sewers

Signing the petitions will authorize trustees to get cost estimates for sewer installation.
By KATIE MATOLA
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
HUBBARD -- Township trustees announced they are circulating a petition regarding the installation of sanitary sewers in the southwest corner of the township.
Trustees said they want to contact as many residents of the affected area as possible.
If 80 percent of the residents in the area sign the petition, it will give trustees authorization to obtain cost estimates for sewer installation. The petition is being circulated at the request of the Trumbull County Health Department because of the large number of malfunctioning septic systems in the area.
Trustees said actual cost of the sewer installation to residents would not be available until after an engineering study has been completed. The township will take income survey of the residents in the affected area. If the average income is low enough, some financial assistance might be available, trustees said.
If sewers are not installed, the county health department will require residents to upgrade septic systems -- at their expense -- to state standards.
Before announcing the petition, trustees met and observed a moment of silence in remembrance of Danny Barr, a volunteer firefighter who died in a motorcycle accident Sunday.
Other business
In other business, trustees announced:
UIt will cost $7,141.19 to repair a police cruiser damaged in a traffic crash. Officer Bill Greene was injured in the crash, but returned to work July 11. Insurance will cover all but $1,000 of the cost.
UThere will be a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the township building on the township's comprehensive plan, which would guide development in the township over the next 10 to 20 years.
UTornado warning sirens will be installed along Youngstown-Hubbard and Chestnut Ridge roads.