Letter to Residents - March 2024

Residents of Licking Township:

It appears that March may be coming in as a sheep this year. With mild temperatures, longer days, and the grass starting to green, it is hard not to get excited for Spring.

Before we get too busy with spring clean-up and to-do lists, we wanted to share some of the many things accomplished in 2023:

Licking Township 2023 Highlights

• Expenditures in 2023 totaled approximately $1.9 million
• Issued 56 Zoning Permits in 2023
• Resurfaced and repaired approximately 1 mile of roads in Misty Meadows using OPW grant funds awarded in 2022. Applied for 2 additional OPW grants in 2023 pending approval in 2024. Resurfaced Over Drive and Rosemary Lane totaling $78K.
• Received approximately $60K in Fire/EMS grants
• Fire & EMS Run Totals 1323 runs
• Conducted Fire Prevention & Safety Classes for 750 students grades 1-5 from both Lakewood & Eagle Wings.
• Proudly escorted over 5 athletic Fire Truck Rides and participated in the Jacksontown United Methodist Easter Egg Hunt by offering fire truck rides
• Instituted Fire Inspection Program
• Received a $500.00 MORE Grant for safety equipment for the Road Dept.
• Collected 95,116 lbs. in 2023 of recyclable materials @ our bins located at 6800 Phil Linn Parkway (behind the fire station)

In 2024, you will see our Road Department Technicians mowing, trimming, crack sealing, replacing signs, and maintaining the township ditches and cemeteries. Licking Township Fire Company will continue to provide exceptional services to our township and surrounding communities in addition to completing fire inspections, rope training, HazMat Training, EMS Training, Paramedic Refresher Courses, and attending Dive School classes. Our Zoning Department has some exciting news too. Not only do we have several new faces on both boards, the Trustees recently contracted with a consulting firm to assist in updating the Licking Township Comprehensive Plan! We also have plans to restore several headstones at the Jacksontown Cemetery this summer.

As you can see, there are many, many great things happening in our township!

Once again, we wish to thank the men and women who serve our township every day through our Fire & EMS Services, Road Department, & Zoning Department . Teamwork really does make the dream work!

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Trustee John Holman 740-404-4721; Trustee Dave Miller 740-404-4720; or Trustee John Cormican 740-899-6451.

Happy Spring!

John Holman, Licking Township Trustee Chairman