By: India Kenner
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
india@thevillagereporter.com
The Northwest Township Trustees met in regular session on March 10, 2026. Trustees Robert Kissinger II, Paul Green, and Mary Jo Gniewkowski were present, along with Fiscal Officer Peggy Disbro. Also attending the meeting were Doug Mason, Kevin Guy, and Dewey Pratt Jr.
The board began the meeting by addressing prior business. Kissinger made a motion to approve the minutes from the February 24 meeting. The motion was seconded by Gniewkowski and passed unanimously.
Kissinger also made a motion to approve the township’s financial reports, which was seconded by Gniewkowski and approved by all trustees.
During public concerns, Pratt raised an issue regarding a manhole on Euclid that he said was breaking apart. He asked whether the road could be stoned to prevent further deterioration. Pratt also voiced concern about a nearby house that he believes could potentially fall onto his property.
In other township matters, Mason reported that he had spoken with a contractor regarding repairs to the township firehouse. Guy also noted that recent heavy rains had been washing stone off Road R.
Gniewkowski reported that she had spoken with the postmaster about installing mailboxes at the community center. The boxes will share the address 16473, with letters assigned to distinguish each individual box.
A Nettle Lake resident also addressed the trustees regarding water that had backed up due to debris. Kissinger advised the resident to contact the county and request that the issue be petitioned as an outlet.
Green shared information from a Zoom meeting regarding a proposed project involving the toll road bridge on N-65. Plans being discussed include raising the bridge approximately 15 inches for regular traffic and five inches for oversized trucks.
Officials are considering three options: closing the road and creating a turnaround, converting the roadway to one-way traffic, or purchasing additional land to construct a turnaround.
Trustees also discussed a request from the sheriff’s department for townships to participate in the Flock Safety camera program. The license plate-reading cameras would assist law enforcement in locating suspects and responding to incidents such as child abductions.
Participation would require the township to purchase two cameras at a cost of $3,000 each, along with a four-year service contract totaling approximately $24,000.
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Gniewkowski also reported that the shop phone had stopped working and that the printer needed ink. With assistance from Guy, both issues were resolved.
In other business, the fiscal officer reported receiving Mason’s township credit card and will destroy the card while removing him from the account.
Trustees also approved issuing Mason a payout check for one hour of unused vacation time and eight hours of unused personal time.
Trustees instructed the fiscal officer to place the township’s help wanted advertisement again in the Bryan Times and also in The Village Reporter.
With no further business to discuss, Kissinger made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Gniewkowski and approved unanimously.
The next Northwest Township meeting will be Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 7 p.m.
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