{"id":9,"date":"2020-08-27T23:41:59","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T23:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Harrisontownship.net\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2020-09-03T19:31:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T19:31:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

\"\"What are Townships? <\/strong>In the State of Ohio, each\u00a0township is a political subdivision entrusted with powers specifically\u00a0delegated to them by the General Assembly or inferred by the Ohio Revised Code.\u00a0The ORC grants specific kinds of authority to townships, some of which are\u00a0required, some are permitted, and some prohibited.<\/p>\r\n

Each township is governed<\/strong> by three elected trustees, serving four year terms. The board of trustees has legislative authority and many executive responsibilities. Also serving with the trustees, is a fourth elected official, the fiscal officer. This official serves a four year term, and his or her duties include recording of township proceedings and keeping records of
township financial accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Most common services townships provide are road\u00a0maintenance, cemetery management, solid waste disposal, and zoning\u00a0enforcement.\u00a0 Ohio\u2019s townships maintain\u00a0approximately 41,000 miles of roadways and manage over 1,800 cemeteries.<\/p>\r\n

The Harrison Township officials<\/strong>\u00a0have a collective goal to work together to ensure that all decisions and\u00a0actions comply\"\" with laws and regulations governing townships. Further, your\u00a0elected officials wish to provide high quality services, while being fiscally\u00a0responsible, and continuing to promote Harrison Township as a desirable\u00a0community. Thus, with a generous helping and understanding of our past, the\u00a0vision to provide a stable future, and a beneficial and community mindedness,
Harrison Township is providing an attractive place for many to call home.<\/p>\r\n

Road Department – <\/strong>The Ohio Revised Code has a\u00a0classification system which divides all roads in the state, and establishes the\u00a0entity responsible for maintaining them. Generally speaking, roads are\u00a0maintained by municipalities, townships, counties, or the state. Further, the\u00a0road department is charged with maintain, construct, improve, reconstruct, or\u00a0resurface roadways.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

We are proud of our road\u00a0department\u00a0and take great pride in the township\u2019s 47+ miles of roadways. With\u00a0this being a primary duty of the township, we are diligent in our maintenance\u00a0of the streets. If fact, this has become a calling card of the township, as we\u00a0feel that our roadways and the road department\u2019s maintenance is second to none\u00a0in central Ohio. Please feel free to contact our road department with any\u00a0questions or concerns you may have.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\"\"Zoning Department – <\/strong>The zoning department is charged\u00a0with establishing goals for land use development and future growth, issuance of\u00a0zoning permits, and the enforcement of the adopted zoning resolution. Zoning provides\u00a0a tool by which planning goals may be implemented and enforced, for the long\u00a0term health of the community.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The zoning department has two\u00a0boards\u00a0under its auspices. The township Zoning Commission is a five member\u00a0board, which meets to develop land use plans, zoning resolutions, and zoning maps.\u00a0These are ultimately forwarded to the trustees for adoption, or review.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The other zoning board is the\u00a0Board of Zoning Appeals. This board is a quasi-judicial entity, which is\u00a0empowered to hear variance requests, conditional use permits, rule on appeals\u00a0to the zoning inspector\u2019s decisions, or for changes in non-conforming uses.\u00a0This board is autonomous; and any decision rendered by the board must be\u00a0appealed to the Licking County Court of Common Pleas.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Harrison Township Offices located at 6750 Outville Road, Pataskala, Ohio 43062. \u200b\u00a0 740-927-8277<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Zoning Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9 am to 5 pm<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Road Department Hours<\/strong>: Monday-Friday 7 am – 3:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Township Trustees Meetings\u00a0 – First Monday of Month 6:00 p.m.<\/strong>

Zoning Commission\u00a0 –\u00a0 First Tuesday of the Month 7:00 p.m.<\/strong>
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Board of Zoning Appeals\u00a0 –\u00a0 Meet as required<\/strong><\/h6>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are Townships? In the State of Ohio, each\u00a0township is a political subdivision entrusted with powers specifically\u00a0delegated to them by the General Assembly or inferred by the Ohio Revised Code.\u00a0The ORC grants specific kinds of authority to townships, some of which are\u00a0required, some are permitted, and some prohibited. Each township is governed by three elected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrisontownship.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}