Police, fire levies to go on ballot in Liberty Twp.

LIBERTY -- Trustees voted Monday to place a pair of five-year renewal levies on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
Officials approved a second reading for 1-mill and 2-mill renewal levies for the township's fire and police departments, respectively. The 1-mill levy would generate about $157,000 annually for the fire department and would go toward personnel, equipment and other operating expenses, Clerk John Fusco said.
The police levy would bring in around $314,000 each year and be used for similar purposes, Fusco added. Neither will mean new taxes for residents, officials have said.
In other business, Fire Chief Mike Durkin said that the area's three emergency sirens should be operational today. The township tests the sirens every Saturday and during the most recent test, it was discovered that the encoding system that allows them to function had broken, Durkin noted. The sirens were working properly July 4 when severe thunderstorms came through the Valley and a tornado warning was posted, he said.
Trustees gave a certificate to township firefighter Jason Deluca for being appointed as coordinator of the Northeast Regional Hazardous Material Response Group. The organization serves Trumbull, Portage, Geauga, Ashtabula and Lake counties.
Officials announced that free curbside recycling is available to township residents who are customers of Allied Waste Services of Youngstown. Bottles, cans, certain plastics and newspapers will be taken, and a refundable $20 container deposit is required to take part. Call (330) 793-7676 to sign up for the program.