Meeting on Monday, Boardman Trustees have approved an agreement with Elliott’s Garden Center, 1282 Western Reserve Rd., to provide a free composting and yard-waste drop-off site for township residents.
      Clippings, brush and prunings from trees will be accepted Mondays thru Saturdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
      Yard waste that will be accepted by Elliott’s includes brush (4-ft. or less in length), prunings from trees and shrubs, tree truck or logs under 15-inches in diameter up to 10-ft. long, and clean wooden pallets.
      Items that will not be accepted include animal waste, concrete, hazardous or infectious waste, industrial and agricultural waste, landscape fabric, metal and/or plastic, railroad ties, treated lumber and fence material, stumps, trash and rocks.
      As has been the custom for at least a decade or more, Trustees will request approval from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the First Energy Co. to place American flags at Boardman Center, and along Market St. and Rt. 224, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Annually, the township’s patriotic display includes upwards of 150 American flags.
      Upon the recommendation of Zoning Inspector Sarah Gartland, Trustees approved demolitions contracts for two properties with C. Crump Excavating of Hubbard for 203 Meadowbrook Ave/ and 120 Shadyside Dr. Cost of the demolition will not exceed $8,700.
      Also approved was the purchase of a 48-inch zero-turn lawnmower from Do-Cut at a cost of $5,600. Gartland said the equipment will be used for the township’s annual nuisance abatement program to clean-up unkept properties.
      As a cost-saving measure, Trustees agreed to a memorandum of understanding for a joint road paving program with Austintown and Canfield Townships this summer.
      Acting upon the recommendation of Police Chief Jack Nichols, Trustees approved the purchase of three laptop computers at $1400 each from DRS, 1343 Belmont Ave., Youngstown; and three ‘intense-use’ dispatch chairs at a cost of $4,025 from Thomas Shelby and Co., 309 South Park Dr., St. Marys, Oh.
      An agreement with Ohio State Waterproofing, of Macedonia, Oh. was approved for mold remediation and water-proofing services at the township’s main fire station on Boardman-Poland Rd. Total cost of the work is expected to be some $18,200 and the project may signal that Trustees will consider remodeling the current main fire station, instead of building an new structure.
      Remodeling the current main fire station, instead of building a new facility, could result in a significant cost savings for the township, according to Administrator Jason Loree.