Poland residents still irked over open ditch

POLAND

Longtime residents of two streets in Poland Township are seeking a final answer for who is to fix a ditch that has continually grown in width and depth over decades.

Township Trustee Eric Ungaro submitted township and residents’ documents to the attorney at the Mahoning County Engineer’s Office to decide whether residents or the township will pay for fixing a ditch in the backyards of several residents of Cliffview and Camella drives.

Ungaro heard back from the attorney this week and will talk with him to see if he can release the opinion to the public at the next township meeting, June 12.

Ungaro’s issue is the fact that the ditch is private property. “[The township’s] not going on private property,” he said.

The matter was discussed at length at the township meeting May 14 attended by several residents. Many of the residents spoke as parents, worried that their kids could fall in during a heavy rain. Others wanted to know how the township let the ditch grow in width and depth since residents began voicing concerns over it in the early 1990s.

Read more on the controversy in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.