DUKE CENTER — The million dollar question in Otto Township is this — is it contentedness in the status quo and satisfaction with “all thing Otto” or is it apathy and passivity that has resulted in no volunteers to fill the vacant positions on both the newly-formed nuisance and blight committee and the established park committee?
These vacancies and the lack of community response were discussed at the monthly supervisors’ meeting Wednesday evening at the township office by supervisors Cindy Gardner and Mark Palmer and a sparse “crowd” of four residents. Anyone interested in contributing to the township’s well-being by volunteering for either committee is encouraged to do so by contacting a supervisor.
In more “business-like” business, the Otto-Eldred Police Association is considering hiring a full-time officer. This, if proposed, must then be approved by both the Otto Township supervisors and the Eldred Borough council.
The new lighting in the Otto Recreation Park has some neighbors complaining that it’s too bright. Supervisor Chris Claycomb and electrician Dan Drummond will explore corrective actions, possibly installing new (taller) light poles. Other suggestions were to adjust the direction the lights were aimed or maybe replace the lights with smaller ones.
Jesse Miller, 60 Oil Valley Road, Duke Center, was cited and fined a second time for failing to comply with a clean-up order. Other residencies were cited and are complying with the order. Nuisance/blight committee chairman Richard Rivers will participate in a conference call with county officials and a consultant on Oct. 18 to address the ordinances of local municipalities.
The township’s 2019 budget work session will be held at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the township office. And, due to supervisor Claycomb’s prior commitments, the monthly supervisors’ meetings for November and December will be held on the second Thursdays — Nov. 8 and Dec. 13 — instead of Wednesdays.
