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Fire chief raises safety concern after fatal crash; trustee presses property enforcement
Summary
Sherwood Township’s fire chief reported two serious accidents at Dunks and Athens Roads, including one fatality, and suggested a blinking stop sign. Trustee Courliss presented photos of properties for possible referral to Safebuilt; residents also raised storm-damage and tornado-cleanup questions.
Chief Smurr told the board that the fire department responded to five calls this month and that two recent accidents at the corner of Dunks and Athens Roads were especially troubling, one of them fatal. The chief suggested installing a blinking stop sign at the corner to improve safety; the minutes record the suggestion but show no follow-up action or vote.
Trustee Courliss presented photographs of properties the township might turn over to Safebuilt for enforcement action and submitted a cost proposal to pave or gravel Chippawa Road to Cherokee Road. The minutes do not record any immediate enforcement action or acceptance of the road proposal.
In public comment, resident Margie Whitcomb reported a tree damaged in a recent storm and recommended Seeley & Son for removal; Doug Diamond offered to mulch the township building grounds and said he would perform tree work if the township can wait. A resident asked whether tornado cleanup was being addressed and whether government assistance is available; the minutes record the question but no response is included.
