Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 8:00 a.m. until Noon.
TRUSTEES MEETINGS 1st & 3rd Monday of each month, unless holiday falls on Monday, then they are held on Tuesday.
Founded March 6, 1815
WATCH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Crime is on the rise in the Township. Daytime house burglaries are the most prominent and they have been in all areas of the Township. Please watch your neighbor's property and report any suspicious activity by calling 911. Get license numbers, if possible, but don't try to be a hero, call the Sheriff. 330-430-3800
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Septic Tank Pumping is Vitally Important
The typical septic tank is a large buried container made of concrete, fiberglass or polyethylene. Wastewater from your home flows into the tank. Heavy solids settle to the bottom where bacterial action partially decomposes them. Most of the lighter solids, such as grease and oils, rise to the top and form a scum layer. The wastewater leaving the septic tank is a liquid called effluent. It has been partially treated but still contains disease causing bacteria and other pollutants. From the tank, the effluent typically flows by gravity to the leach field. Failing to routinely pump the septic tank causes more solids to exit in the effluent resulting in costly damage to the leach field.
Proper Care Includes:
1. Inspecting your septic tank once every year and pumping it when needed. If the tank is not pumped periodically, solids escaping from the septic tank will clog the leach field. Using a garbage disposal will increase the amount of solids entering the tank and require more frequent pumping.
2. Avoiding the flushing of harmful materials into the septic tank. Never put materials such as grease, newspapers, paper towels, cigarettes butts, coffee grounds, diapers, sanitary napkins, solvents, oils, paint, or pesticides into the tank.
3. Avoiding the use of any type of chemical or biological septic tank additive. Such products are not necessary for the proper functioning of a septic tank, nor do they reduce the need for routine tank pumping. Some additives can actually cause harm to the system.
4. On average, a tank must be pumped every 3-5 years.
If you have any questions regarding your septic tank, please contact the
Stark County Health Department at (330) 493-9904.
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FRY PARK plan can be viewed on line:
A master development plan for the 327 acre Fry Family Park is available for online viewing. The park will honor the memory of the Stark County Park District’s first director, Richard Fry, and his family. A rolling mixture of grasslands, hardwood forests, a pond, wetlands and stream, the land is home to songbirds, game birds, raptors and small mammals.
The park is at Cleveland Ave. at Westbrook and Farber Streets. To view the mast plan, prepared for the district by Floyd Browne Group, visit: http://www.starkparks.com/park.asp?park=21
Published The Repository
PIKE TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY (dues due January 1)
The Society is a volunteer organization working with other community groups. It was formed in 1999 with the intention of recording oral histories of our citizens, gathering family genealogy records and collecting items, articles and pictures relating to the history of Pike township and the Villages of East Sparta and Sandville.
Yearly Dues are: Student $5, Individuals, $10, family of 2 $15, Business $20 and Patron $35 and meet the 1st Tuesday of each month at the community building.
If you are interested in joining the Society, make check or money order payable to Pike Township Historical Society and mail to: P.O. Box 116, East Sparta, OH 44626 or call Kay Weisen at 330-866-2761. Include your name and mailing address on your application.
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PIKE TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL
LOG HOUSE DAY
JUNE 16, 2012
Crafters &, of course, food.
Plan to have Henry Hadden son's smoker/grill on hand for tasty treats.
More to come as plans are developed.
CLEAN UP DAYS DISCONTINUED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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Free removal of yellow jackets, hornets, wasps - - Contact Jeffrey Goff for free insect removal, call (330) 471-8361 or e-mail jgoff@malone.edu
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FUNDS ARE NEEDED!!
The Melscheimer School property was donated by Raymond Creager in memory of his mother, Betty (Sheatzley) Creager to Pike Township to be part of the Melscheimer Cemetery property. A committee, headed by Nancy Snyder, has been formed to restore the school, as close to the original building as possible. Anyone wanting to contribute time, knowledge or money to this restoration, please do so by contacting Nancy Snyder at 330-484-2716.
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