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TROY TOWNSHIP Community Center
13950 Main Market Road
Troy Township
Burton, OH 44021 (mailing address)E-mail: troygeauga@hotmail.com
Send834-8614
834-1994 FaxDemographics and History The 2000 census put Troy's population at 2,567 persons — a gain of 664 since 1999, and a total of 871 households (an increase of 249 over the previous 10-year period) earning a median income in 1999 of $51,128. The township covers 25.7 square miles.
In 1820, Jacob Welsh, from Boston, Massachusetts, offered township officials 50 acres to build a church, parsonage and cemetery. He also offered to give glass and nails for building the church. In gratitude for his offer, the town fathers agreed to name the township Welshfield. However, Welsh "welshed" on the deal, and, in 1834, the voters changed the name to Troy.
In those early years, getting to Burton meant fording, swimming, or canoeing across the Cuyahoga River. The men of Troy decided to build a bridge. When the men of Burton heard of it, they agreed to help. They all came together one day for a bridge-building picnic. The men on the Troy side built the Troy side of the bridge, and the men on the Burton side did likewise on their side of the stream. Then came the middle portion, the heaviest part of the bridge. Things didn't quite go according to plan as the whole structure, and the men with it, went down into the river. To the dismay of the women and children watching from the shore, the first thing to rise to the top, were the men's hats. However, all the men soon followed, and the project was given up for another day.
Frogs played a large part in Troy's history. It was wartime, and all the men were called for battle except two. In the spring of 1814, the frogs came out of hibernation and began croaking. The women and children had never heard the sounds of frogs before, and thought for sure that the area Indians were signaling each other to begin a massacre of the residents. One of the men set out on a brave, single-handed mission to discover the truth, which he found in a pond in the woods.
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Township RoadsBecause of concerns for safety, traffic flow, and economy, trustees began a program of road improvement funded by the road levy. To pave or chipseal a section of road without proper preparation, costs a lot of money in repairs. Proper preparation includes having the ditches far enough from the center line to provide adequate shoulders to hold the pavement in place and for pedestrians to escape traffic, and deep enough to drain any spring or seep that may be under the pavement.
The sub-base must be stable or the pavement will crack in a short time. The pavement must be wide enough for a school bus to pass a milk truck safely, and deep enough to have the strength to handle legal loads. The surface should be sealed to prevent the infiltration of moisture.
Township Fiscal Officer:
Susan E. Miller
(Term expires: 3/31/08)
Trustees:
Gerald Mitchell, 834-8492
(Term expires: 12/31/09)
Ralph Elmer Hershberger, 834-4748
(Term expires: 12/31/07)
Enos A. Detweiler, 834-8143
(Term expires: 12/31/09)
Trustees meet at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at the Community Center.Zoning Inspector/Cemetery Sexton:
Terry Wells, 834-0149Assistant Zoning Inspector/Assistant Cemetery Sexton:
David Schimmels, 834-1709Zoning Board
John Bittence, 834-0233
Mary Evans, 834-4318
Terry Shopbell, 834-1417
Ken Evers, 834-0807
Greg Dienes, 548-2585
Ed Buckles (alternate), 834-8008
Todd Jackson (alternate), 834-0762
Zoning Board Secretary:
Ammie Evers, 834-0807The Zoning Board meets on the first Thursday of each month at the Troy Community House.
Zoning Board of Appeals
Glenn Barribal, 834-8576
Alan Greenslade, 834-0082
Lowell Evans, 834-4318
Robert Truelsch, 834-0872
David Weibel, 834-0283
Zoning Board of Appeals Secretary:
Ammie Evers, 834-0807
The Zoning Board of Appeals meets at the Troy Community House as needed.
Custodian - Buildings and Grounds (rentals)
Mary Dienes, 548-2585
Road Supervisor
Elmer Hershberger, 834-4748
Road Contractor
Robert Humr, 834-1060Fire Fighter Dependent Board
Enos Detweiler, 834-8143
Elmer Hershberger, 834-4748
James Duralia, 834-0750
Park Planning Board
Elmer Cheh, 834-4350
Jenny Cheh, 834-4350
Allen Hull, 834-4358
Pat Hull, 834-4358
Cindy Osborne, 834-8457
Gerald Matzek, 834-4774Community House Committee
John Bittence, 834-0233
Shirley DiPaola, 834-4663
Pat Hull, 834-4358Berkshire Community Planning Association
Elmer Hershberger, 834-4748
Geauga County Department of Emergency Services
Gerald Mitchel, 834-8492
Fire Department
Emergency - Call 91114019 Nash Road
Burton, OH 44021
Non-Emergency phone: 440-834-1810
Fax: 440-834-9406Fire Chief, Sam Lombardo, 834-1755
Visit the firemen's Web site P.O. Box 512
13950 Main Market Road
Burton, OH 44021834-8614
For further information see Troy Chamber of Commerce
Read the Troy Times newsletter published by the Chamber
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