The Board of Trustees recently adopted a new solicitation policy for the Township. Solicitors must be registered with our Administrative Offices in order to solicit within the Township. Stop by our Administrative Office, Police or Fire Department if you would like a ‘No Solicitation’ sign.
Olmsted Township will be conducting their Board of Trustees Meetings beginning August 12 by Zoom audio and video connection. These meetings will allow for que questions and comment by the host. All public decorum and rules of the Trustee meetings will apply. Meeting codes will be posted 24 hours prior to the meeting.
There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive at Donaushwaben’s German American Cultural Center, 7370 Columbia Road on Thursday, March 11 from 9am-2pm. To schedule an appointment, go to RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS.
Serving a community of diverse neighborhoods, the employees of Olmsted Township will perform in a coordinated, collaborative, ethical and fiscally responsible manner to provide greater access to services, encourage a vibrant quality of life and create a sense of confidence and connection among residents and themselves.
The Trustees released a statement regarding the drowning tragedy in Olmsted Township on February 3. Read the statement here.
For a list of Township Current Projects, please click here.
Cleveland.com coverage on the Township 2021 budget including road program and two new parks.
For a timeline on the COVID-19 vaccine, please read this statement from Governor Dewine’s office released January 12. The first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should be available for 80+ (group 1B) on January 19th. The rollout should be weekly thereafter for younger seniors.
Olmsted Township is in contact with the Cuyahoga County Board of Health. We will post updates regarding vaccines as information becomes available, so please check back for current information.
You may also register to receive updates online regarding the vaccine at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health’s website.
Read this article on Cleveland.com about exciting our upcoming exciting improvements in the Township!
If you would like to be on an email list for project updates or to report a problem involving stormwater issues, please click here to be redirected to the form to enter your contact information to be added to our database.
Olmsted Township has three separate utilities that manage stormwater and sanitary sewers or both, North Olmsted waste water treatment, Cuyahoga County Public Works, private HOAs stormwater utilities and Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, outside of Columbia Park and those who have their own septic systems, we will ensure the proper utility receives notice of your complaint.
https://www.cleveland.com/community/2020/09/north-olmsted-readying-eq-tank-and-detention-basin-projects-for-resident-flooding-relief-south-of-i-480.html
Click here for additional information on the Township’s agreement.
Click here for information on NEORSD’s Cost-Saving Programs.
Click here for information about the Rocky River West Branch Subwatershed – Problem Area 05. (The full report was requested 9/2020)
NEORSD helps the Township fund:
Olmsted Township will be conducting their Board of Trustees Meetings beginning August 12, 2020 by Zoom audio and video connection. These meetings will allow for que questions and comment by the host. All public decorum and rules of the Trustee meetings will apply. The Webinar ID is 984 5694 1773 and the password is 514703. (These codes are subject to change, but will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.)
The Board of Trustees recently adopted a new solicitation policy for the Township in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 505.94.
In order to solicit in the Township, transient vendors must first register and pay a fee to obtain a permit from our Administrative Office, which will then be valid for 90 days. At the time they register, they will be given the list of residents (addresses only) who have registered for the ‘no solicitation’ list. To sign up for the list, please click here or call our Admin Office. Per the Revised Code, if a resident has a sign posted at the front door requesting no solicitors, they must comply with that request even if they are not signed up on the Township’s list. The Township Police Department, Fire Department and Administrative Office have signs available for residents.
Any violators of this policy are subject to a misdemeanor under Ohio law.
Our 2019 Annual Report is now available here.
Olmsted Township received almost one million dollars in CARES funds to address COVID-19 in the workplace and community. We have earmarked all funds and will complete by 12/31/21.
*Press Release from 7/24/20*
The Olmsted Township Board of Trustees met to discuss and approve CARES Act Funding in relation to COVID-19 and how the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) will be used.
Funding to assist our community partners, the Board approved $2,500 each to The Olmsted Community Center and Christians in Action, and $1,000 to Meals on Wheels to assist residents who qualify for economic support in assistance for the elderly, hungry, utility assistance and other emergency individual needs for residents within Olmsted Township. Olmsted Township received $142,388.80 from the Office of Ohio Budget and Management in accordance with the US Dept. Of Treasury to help with Covid19 related costs, expenses, and community needs.
Read the article from Cleveland.com.
Olmsted Township uses Ready Notify system to send alerts regarding closures, weather and civic events affecting our businesses and residents, updates and important information to subscribers. With Olmsted Township’s growing population and number of residents, we encourage you to enroll now to be current with official Olmsted Township business and updates. This system will also be used with up to date notices from the state and federal governments concerning COVID19. Please register here.
The Board of Trustees of Olmsted Township voted at its February 26, 2020 meeting to discontinue participation in the Senior Transportation Connection program to provide transport service to residents. The Township had worked with STC for about ten years. For the last four years the Township covered medical trips and group shopping trips only.
In December 2019, the Board of Trustees received an updated contract outlining the new 2020 rates. While the cost to the rider remained about $8.00 per one-way trip, the cost to the Township of a one-way trip increased from $16.75 to $25.00, about 50%.
The decision was based on a culmination of issues including cost and usage considerations that did not allow for a sustainable transport service model.
We notified subscribers that as of Friday, March 20, 2020, Olmsted Township will no longer provide senior transportation to our residents. Senior Transportation Connection will not accept any reservations for service that would occur after this date.
We are informing current subscribers and other senior residents of options specifically for medical transportation they may want to consider. These include RTA Paratransit, the American Cancer Society- Road to Recovery program, Medicaid (for those who qualify for this program), and Lyft Health with online registration.
Additional information is available at the Veterans Administration and Western Reserve Area on Aging.
For seniors who have difficulty leaving their home, a local service called House Calls of the Falls, provides in-home care or at Jenkins Place on Bagley Road in Olmsted Falls. Visits are billed to Medicare, Insurance or Medicaid in the same manner as any provider office visit.
Jeanene Kress, Lisa Zver, Larry Abbott
Board of Trustees, Olmsted Township
Contact Jeanene Kress (440) 391-0540
The Township was named Ohio’s safest community by National Council for Home Safety and Security! Thank you for your part in making the Township safe! See what other cities made the list here: www.alarms.org/safest-cities-in-ohio/
*indicates services exclusively for our senior residents
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