If you care about the future of our township, you’ll want to join us for either or both of two upcoming meetings at which Boardman’s Comprehensive Plan will be discussed.

Data that has been collected pertaining to conditions in Boardman Township will be shared, and questions and comments about the Comprehensive Plan will be taken. Input concerning the upcoming rewrite of the Boardman Zoning Code will also be welcomed.

The meetings will be held:

• Thursday, January 18, 5-7 p.m. at Good Hope Lutheran Church, 98 Homestead Dr.
• Monday February 5,  5-7 p.m. at Boardman Park’s Lariccia Family Community Center, 375 Boardman-Poland Rd.

You can also make your wishes known in advance of these meetings by taking a detailed survey with questions concerning the future of Boardman Township. Click HERE to take this survey. Residents who complete every question on the survey will be eligible for a drawing for gift cards to be to given away.

 

 

The C-SPAN bus is touring all 50 state capitals to celebrate the network’s 25th anniversary. It’s also making some other stops along the way, and it came to the Mahoning Valley under the sponsorship of Armstrong Cable. Boardman High School was one of the locations visited recently.

Aboard the bus are a number of interactive features and videos, and government officials also join in to enhance the experience for students and to encourage them to become engaged with government on the local, state and federal levels.

Ohio State Representative John Boccieri of Poland (D-59th) and State Sen. Joe Schiavoni of Boardman (D-33rd) were among the officials who joined the bus in Boardman. Representing Boardman Township were Trustees Tom Costello, Larry Moliterno and Brad Calhoun; Fiscal Officer William Leicht; and Administrator Jason Loree, who is shown addressing the students.

The Youngstown-Warren Business Journal recently featured a four-minute video that turns the spotlight on the growth taking place in Boardman Township.

As part of the newspaper’s “Our Towns” series, the Boardman feature — entitled “There’s No Shortage of Redevelopment In Boardman” — looks at how the township is attracting new businesses and facing the challenges of the growing online market.

Featured are township Administrator Jason Loree and Director of Zoning and Development Krista Beniston.

Click here to view the video.

Construction of the new Boardman Fire Station at the corner of Market Street and Stadium Drive is moving along at a fast pace!

Chief Mark Pitzer has the latest update:

 

If you’d like to follow the progress of this project in detail, you can download any of the construction updates below.

• Construction Update, 12.28.17
• Construction Update, 11.27.17
• Construction Update, 08.28.17
• Construction Update, 07.24.17
• Construction Update, 06.26.17
• Construction Update, 05.22.17
• Construction Update, 04.26.17

 

The Boardman Township Police Department and Fire Department, with the support of the Township Trustees, are offering the CARE CALL program to Boardman residents — in particular, the elderly or disabled.

CARE CALL is a free and easy way for you to enjoy the peace of mind of knowing that your loved ones are well and have not fallen victim to an accident or illness in their home that has rendered them unable to seek help.

For full details about the CARE CALL program, visit https://www.boardmantwp.com/carecall/

 

The Boardman Police Department offers a 24/7 Prescription Drug Drop-off Program that allows township residents to safely dispose of medications they have not used or that have expired.

You should never throw unused medications in the trash or flush them down the toilet. This can create a dangerous situation for both people and the environment.

Instead, bring them to the Boardman Police Department at 8299 Market Street Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For after-hours drop-off, please enter the Police Department lobby and use the phone on the wall to speak to a dispatcher.

Prescription and over-the-counter medicine disposal only; syringes, needles or liquids will not be accepted.

All medications will be incinerated. There is no need to remove prescription labels.

 

The Boardman Township Zoning Department is acquiring a comprehensive new software system that will bring its services into the modern digital era, with positive implications for both department employees and the public.

The MyGov software system will be coming online soon, and it will greatly streamline department operations that formerly relied largely on manual tracking with pen and paper. The new system tracks everything electronically, and provides the opportunity for all data entered into it to be recalled and analyzed instantaneously.

The change will enable Zoning Department staff to work more efficiently, and also to be more proactive in inspecting properties and to devote more time to advance planning.

Most importantly, the MyGov system will make the department’s work more transparent and accessible for Boardman residents and businesses. Business owners will soon be able to submit permit materials online, while residents can search properties by name or address or see them on a map, and get updates on the township’s response to complaints.

The system will also guide those looking to invest in the community through the process of submitting paperwork for their project.

The MyGov system will be rolled out in stages over the next few months. Check the Zoning Department’s home page for updates and links to the system, which will feature modules for permits and inspections, code enforcement, online GIS and a request tracker.

 

 

The Youngstown Water Department will be performing a cleaning and washout of the Water Tank located on Erskine Ave. in Boardman on Saturday and Sunday, November 4^th and 5^th. The draining process of this tank will begin on Monday, October 30^th, 2017. The refilling process will be completed by Friday, November 10^th, 2017.

During this two-week period it is likely some customers on the South Side of Youngstown and Boardman will experience lower than normal water pressure.

The map above shows the areas that may be affected shaded in purple.

Maple Avenue will be closed from October 23rd through October 27th for railroad crossing repairs.

The Boardman Road Department will also be replacing two culverts under Maple Avenue near Uhrain’s Greenhouse.

Traffic will be detoured along Southern Boulevard, US 224 and South Avenue with signs posted for the closing and detour routes.

As a Boardman resident or small commercial customer, you should have recently received a mailer sent by IGS Energy about your natural gas supplier. The letter concerns Boardman Township’s Natural Gas Aggregation Program.

You will fall into one of four groups of customers in Boardman, and the mailer you receive is tailored to your current status with regard to this program. The groups are:

1. Current customers. You may choose to opt out of the program in the 21-day period as directed in the mailer. If you take no action, you will remain in the program.
2. Newly eligible customers. You may choose to opt out of the program in the 21-day period as directed in the mailer. If you take no action, you will automatically be added to the program.
3. Customers who are in the parallel program with IGS Energy who receive the same rate as program members. You will remain in the parallel program unless you choose to remove yourself as directed in the mailer.
4. Customers who are currently with another supplier. You will be invited to enroll in the parallel program with IGS and receive the same rate as the aggregation program members. You will need to contact IGS Energy to join.

The new rate for Boardman customers enrolled in this program is $3.498/mcf

If you have any questions about Boardman’s Natural Gas Aggregation Program, please call Stephanie Landers at 330-726-4177, x. 61818. Or you may contact IGS Energy at (877) 353-0162.