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Windsor House rezoning approved
By Robert Connelly
CANFIELD
Township trustees approved rezoning a lot related to a proposed senior-care facility while also moving forward on technology upgrades and obtaining a township credit card.
Officials met Tuesday night, but before their regular meeting, they had a zoning meeting. At that meeting, they approved the rezoning of 18.58 acres from single-family residential to business for a proposed Windsor House nursing home, bordered by state Route 446 and Mill Creek MetroParks Farm.
Earlier this month, the Mahoning County Planning Commission approved the rezoning. The township’s approval, however, is contingent upon the nursing home getting water and sewer service.
The nursing home would cost between $8 million and $10 million to build with 72 beds in the home, which would employ between 72 and 80 people.
At their trustee meeting, officials discussed work on Gibson Road, such as possibly widening it. Fiscal officer Carmen Heasley said, “We were dealing with Gibson [Road] when I started in 1999.”
Trustee Marie Cartwright noted they would have to look at getting easements with any project on Gibson to avoid moving waterlines.
Officials tabled a discussion on a new road-department truck to be outfitted for winter use while they get the right contract language to meet state requirements. They are working with Cerni Motor Sales and discussed bids between $35,000 and $37,000.
Trustees approved the use of $3,145 to purchase a food warmer and a refrigerator for beverages for the township park. These purchases were necessary to comply with the Mahoning County Health Department’s new health standard. The standard means people can have food catered or sell food at an event whereas before they couldn’t because of code requirements.
Trustees approved a cloud-server agreement through Google, at a cost of $83.93 a month along with pricing broken down by how much data is used. They followed that agreement with approving a township credit card through Farmers National Bank. The card will be in township Administrator Keith Rogers’ name and will have a credit limit of $1,200.
In a 2-1 vote, trustees approved to meet only once a month from June to September. Trustee Brian Governor voted no, saying, “I don’t personally agree with this. ... We’ve got a lot going on.” Cartwright said, however, this has been the township’s practice for years.