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Sunday 01st of August 2010

Monroe Township Lucas
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March 6 & 7, 13 & 14 - Visit Malabar Farm State Park for the Annual maple Syrup Festival - from 12:00 to 4:00 daily.
For more information, visit their website at http://www.malabarfarm.org 

 

This is the on-line home of Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio.  The purpose of this website is to provide information to the residents of Monroe Township regarding township events, news, and current information. 

Monroe Township
P. O. Box 503
Lucas, OH 44843
(419) 892-3617

 
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Monroe Township Office
P. O. Box 503
Lucas, OH 44843
(419) 892-3617

Township Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday
of every month at 7:00 pm.

Location:
Memorial Building
36 W. Main St.
Lucas, Ohio 44843

 

Board of Trustees and Fiscal Officer

Chairman:
Michael L. Switzer
1609 Lucas-North Rd.
Lucas, Ohio 44843
Phone (419) 892-2113

Vice Chair:
Rick D. Harvey
2646 Stout Rd.
Lucas, Ohio 44843
Phone (419) 892-1971

Trustee
James Sweat
2498 Stout Road
Lucas, Ohio 44843
Phone (419) 892-3921

Fiscal Officer:
Brigette R. Banks
86 Pleasant St.
Lucas, Ohio 44843

 
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Monroe Township and all other Ohio townships are a political subdivision of the state of Ohio. As such, townships have only those powers granted to it by the state legislature and perform functions defined by the state. To keep pace with the demands of changing times, the functions, duties and obligations of the township have changed over the years. Demands for increased or different services have prompted the state legislature to grant Ohio's 1,309 townships the authority to fulfill many of the changing demands.

Township administration in all Ohio townships are governed by three trustees and a fiscal officer, each elected for a four-year term. Officially they fill their offices on a part-time basis, but they are always ready to meet their responsibilities and put in many hours of work to serve their constituents. Their accessibility to the township residents and their intimate knowledge of their community, its needs, and its citizens enables them to offer more personal service than any other unit of government.

The Monroe Township Board of Trustees meets regularly on the  first and third Thursdays of each month to conduct Township government business. All special meetings are advertised. There are public comment sections listed in each meeting agenda and the public is welcome to address the Board at meetings.

According to the 2000 Census, Monroe Township has a population of 2,656 persons living in the township, 2,036 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions.

The major priority for the Monroe Township Trustees and their staff is to provide needed services while maintaining the quality of life that the township residents have come to enjoy.
 

Monroe Township, Richland County, Ohio