Meeting last week, Boardman Township Trustees named William Glaser, 53, of 330 Cranberry Run Dr., as the eighth chief in the history of the Boardman Fire Department.
      Glaser is a 25 year veteran of the department, including as a fire prevention officer, and he has been serving as acting chief since August.
      In applying for the position, Glaser said as a resident, as well as an employee of Boardman Township, he is familiar with the challenges facing the community.
      Glaser’s letter of application said “the role of fire chief is more that directing emergency responses.
      “My background includes budgeting, planning, training, personnel management, public relations and inter-governmental cooperation. Skills that are needed to complete the administrative tasks that keep a fire department moving forward.
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     Boardman Township
      Additional Funds
      $3,772,795 Every Year
      What are the Boardman Township
      Trustees asking voters to approve?
     
      A 2.75-mill, five-year Safety Services Levy structured to generate a fixed annual amount to maintain current police and fire services—not expand them. The additional revenue will help address rising health care and operating costs, maintain staffing and equipment, and address projected budget deficits in 2027 and 2028. Revenue from the levy will be divided equally between the Boardman Police and Fire Departments. This provides taxpayers with greater predictability while providing Police and Fire with a defined amount of annual funding during the five-year levy period.
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     BY JOHN A. DARNELL JR.
      associate editor
      In 2025, the Boardman Township Board of Trustees failed to place a 2.5-mill renewal operating levy on the ballot that if approved would have generated some $1.97 million a year for the township’s general fund.
      Speaking at a Boardman Civic Association informational election forum last week, Jeff Barone, a member of the Friends of Boardman Police & Fire Levy Committee, told those in attendance without passage of a 2.75-mill levy in this November’s general elections, Boardman Township will face projected budget deficits in 2027 and 2028, suggesting failure of the levy will not allow Boardman Township to maintain its current level of police and fire department services.
      The 2.75-mill issue is needed because of the failure of local government to seek the 2.5 mill issue ...Read More >>