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Norwich Township trustees approve nearly $70,000 radio purchase, greenlight Safety Services parking-lot bid
Summary
The Norwich Township Board of Trustees approved several 2025 capital purchases — including $69,995.72 for replacement radios — authorized bidding for rear parking-lot improvements at the Safety Services Building (costs to be split with the City of Hilliard) and approved landscaping and community sponsorships; public commenters raised a no-knock registry request and Renner Road parking concerns.
The Norwich Township Board of Trustees on March 4 approved a series of 2025 capital purchases and authorized a county bidding process for parking-lot improvements at the Safety Services Building.
Trustee Rick Tidd moved to approve the largest purchase: $69,995.72 for replacement radios from VASU Communications Inc., a capital budget item for 2025; Chairman Greg Young seconded. The motion passed with two votes in favor and Trustee Charles Wm. Buck recorded as absent. The board also approved $7,135.00 in computer subscriptions and equipment through IT Made Real, LLC, a $10,500 Home Depot order for tools and equipment for the new fire station, and a $400 Amazon purchase for station organizers. Each of those motions was moved by Tidd, seconded by Young, and recorded as approved with Buck absent.
The trustees unanimously approved — with Buck absent — a motion to proceed with the bidding process through the Franklin County Engineers office for phases 2 and 3 of the rear parking-lot improvements at the Safety Services Building, including sealing and stall markings as listed in Exhibit A. The minutes note the parking-lot project is a 2025 capital item with portions of the work and costs to be split with the City of Hilliard.
Other approved capital items included a multifunctional full-color Sharp printer through DME for $7,062.12 and the disposal of unneeded or obsolete property identified in Exhibit B. The board also approved a $12,280 landscaping proposal by Waugh Landscaping for the front of the Safety Services Building (to be split with the City of Hilliard) and a $2,000 sponsorship of the Family Fun Day at the 2025 Franklin County Fair through the Franklin County Agricultural Society.
Fiscal Officer Omar Tarazi reported the 2024 year-end closing has been completed and documentation is available for review. Township Administrator Jamie Fisher said discussion of the American Legion William R. Schnug Memorial Post 614, scheduled to be presented by Commander Thomas R. Rowe Jr., was postponed.
During public participation, unnamed attendees asked about creating a no-knock registry and raised parking concerns on Renner Road; the minutes record the comments but show no follow-up motions or tasking arising from those remarks.
All recorded motions were made by Trustee Rick Tidd and seconded by Chairman Greg Young. Vote tallies in the minutes consistently show Tidd and Young voting yes and Trustee Charles Wm. Buck absent. The trustees adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
What’s next: Administrator Jamie Fisher is to provide additional detail on screening options at the board’s April 1, 2025 meeting; the parking-lot bid process will proceed through the Franklin County Engineers office as authorized.
