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Bethel Township
Clark County, Ohio
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Road Department
Bethel Township
Clark County, Ohio
Spring has sprung, and the road department is busy.
BRUSH PICKUP has resumed and will continue through the first
week of October. If you have brush you need to dispose of, contact
us to get on the list. Place the brush along the road with the stem
ends out, and only an amount that can be picked up by two men in
about ten minutes. We can accept branches up to about 4" in
diameter.
The asphalt plants opened back up the third week of April and
emulsion for the Dura-Patcher is again available. Watch for the
men to be repairing cracks and potholes with the orange machine
pictured at left, above.
The township is purchasing a new grooming mower with a much
larger cut width for use in the parks. The site of the former Park
Layne School has been leased for expansion of Raynor Park,
requiring more mowing in the same amount of time.
BRUSH PICKUP has resumed and will continue through the first
week of October. If you have brush you need to dispose of, contact
us to get on the list. Place the brush along the road with the stem
ends out, and only an amount that can be picked up by two men in
about ten minutes. We can accept branches up to about 4" in
diameter.
The asphalt plants opened back up the third week of April and
emulsion for the Dura-Patcher is again available. Watch for the
men to be repairing cracks and potholes with the orange machine
pictured at left, above.
The township is purchasing a new grooming mower with a much
larger cut width for use in the parks. The site of the former Park
Layne School has been leased for expansion of Raynor Park,
requiring more mowing in the same amount of time.
Road Maintenance-
Some Basics
The trustees try to keep
Bethel Township roads
well maintained on the tax
revenue available; it
becomes harder every
year.
The trustees do not want
to ask the voters for a new
levy, so they ask for their
understanding if the roads
are less then perfect.
Bethel Township had a levy
for road maintenance for
many years, but it was
allowed to expire in the
mid 1980's. At that time
there was money
accumulated, but it was
spent years ago. Bethel
Township is one of only a
few townships in Clark
County that does not have
a levy to support road
maintenance.
The current sources of
revenue for maintenance
are gasoline taxes,
licensing fees, and a state
road and bridge fund.
Just as the cost of
gasoline has gone up
dramatically, the cost of
asphalt keeps rising.
Our road fund is on a fixed
income, though. Our
revenues do not increase,
and if people drive less
with the higher gas prices
our gas tax revenue will
actually go down.
The township has about
$125,000 a year to spend
on road maintenance
projects. This includes:
Paving - it was over
$40,000 per mile last year;
we have 59 miles.
Alternate methods of
maintenance, such as chip
and seal, skin coating,
rejuvenators, slurry seals,
crack sealing, cape seals,
etc. They have varying
costs and extend the time
before repaving is needed,
and the township has been
using all of them.
Cleaning catch basins -
estimated at almost
$15,000 for this year, it is
EPA required.
Curbs and gutters - they
are badly deteriorating in
Park Layne, and cost
about $20 per foot to
remove and replace. The
township has gotten
several grants to replace
most of those in the upper
plat, but have been told we
cannot get money from the
same source for the lower
plat. We are looking for
alternate sources.
Addressing drainage
problems - this includes
digging out ditches,
installing and/or replacing
culverts, and other
methods of directing
storm water appropriately.
Costs vary depending on
the project.
Purchasing supplies to
patch potholes and
operate the Dura-Patch
machine, to repair roads in
the most cost effective
methods available.
What do we do?
What would you do?
If you would like to give us
your opinion, contact us.
Some Basics
The trustees try to keep
Bethel Township roads
well maintained on the tax
revenue available; it
becomes harder every
year.
The trustees do not want
to ask the voters for a new
levy, so they ask for their
understanding if the roads
are less then perfect.
Bethel Township had a levy
for road maintenance for
many years, but it was
allowed to expire in the
mid 1980's. At that time
there was money
accumulated, but it was
spent years ago. Bethel
Township is one of only a
few townships in Clark
County that does not have
a levy to support road
maintenance.
The current sources of
revenue for maintenance
are gasoline taxes,
licensing fees, and a state
road and bridge fund.
Just as the cost of
gasoline has gone up
dramatically, the cost of
asphalt keeps rising.
Our road fund is on a fixed
income, though. Our
revenues do not increase,
and if people drive less
with the higher gas prices
our gas tax revenue will
actually go down.
The township has about
$125,000 a year to spend
on road maintenance
projects. This includes:
Paving - it was over
$40,000 per mile last year;
we have 59 miles.
Alternate methods of
maintenance, such as chip
and seal, skin coating,
rejuvenators, slurry seals,
crack sealing, cape seals,
etc. They have varying
costs and extend the time
before repaving is needed,
and the township has been
using all of them.
Cleaning catch basins -
estimated at almost
$15,000 for this year, it is
EPA required.
Curbs and gutters - they
are badly deteriorating in
Park Layne, and cost
about $20 per foot to
remove and replace. The
township has gotten
several grants to replace
most of those in the upper
plat, but have been told we
cannot get money from the
same source for the lower
plat. We are looking for
alternate sources.
Addressing drainage
problems - this includes
digging out ditches,
installing and/or replacing
culverts, and other
methods of directing
storm water appropriately.
Costs vary depending on
the project.
Purchasing supplies to
patch potholes and
operate the Dura-Patch
machine, to repair roads in
the most cost effective
methods available.
What do we do?
What would you do?
If you would like to give us
your opinion, contact us.