Chet Chaney Perry Township Trustee

Perry Township's Halloween trick-or-treat activities will take place from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The Perry Township Police will be patrolling the neighborhoods and distributing candy to all those participating in this year's event. We would like to remind residents to:

• Ensure trick-or-treaters are accompanied by an adult and walk in groups.
• Have children and adults carry a flashlight or some alternative lighting source.
• Never go into someone's home or accept a ride from a stranger.
• For motorists, drive slowly, eliminate distractions, and remain attentive. Enter and exit driveways carefully as children are quickly moving through these areas.

Finally, please report anything suspicious or any unsafe activities to the Perry Township Police.

Once again, autumn has arrived, and along with it comes the falling of leaves from the beautiful trees in our community. Perry Township offers leaf pick-up services to all township residents beginning October 16, 2023, to December 1, 2023. The general guidelines for leaf collection include:

• Rake all leaves to the edge of your yard.
• Do not rake leaves into the street for the safety of motorists, walkers, and bicyclists.
• Piles of leaves should be free of tree limbs, vines, grass, and other debris.
• Leaves should not be piled around mailboxes, fire hydrants, etc.
• Do not park vehicles in front of or on top of leaf piles.
• Piles of leaves should not obstruct the roadway or any storm sewer drain/catch basins.
• Do not bag your leaves if you want them picked up by the township.
• Yard waste pickup from Rumpke will continue through November 25, 2023.

More specific questions should be directed to Ian Warren, Perry Township Road Superintendent, by emailing [email protected] or by calling (614) 889-8781. Residents can see the progress of our four-member road crew by following them on Perry Township's website (www.perrytwp.org) and page (https://www.facebook.com/PerryTownshipFranklinCounty).

Street sweeping and mosquito spraying scheduled for this week:

In preparation for the events over the 4th of July weekend, street sweeping will take place Thursday, June 29, 2023, and Friday, June 30, 2023.

Street sweeping (Sweeper Corp.) will take place between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm starting on Thursday and finishing on Friday. The affected areas are: The Courtyards on Riverside, Ravello, Charlbury Drive, Woodview Place, and Worthington Hills. Please avoid parking cars on the street during these times. Also, street sweeping will occur on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, for the July 4th parade route in Worthington Hills only.

Franklin County Public Health has scheduled mosquito spraying for Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 9:00pm in the township (weather permitting). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the BITE LINE by calling (614) 525-2483 (BITE) or visiting their website. You can view the links to the map and website below:

Map: https://mosquito.myfcph.org/spray-schedule-maps/
Website: https://mosquito.myfcph.org/

Rumpke of Ohio hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their new $50 million recycling center for Central Ohio. The company hopes to have the facility on-line by 2024 and will process recycling material from communities like Perry Township. Visit the link for the official groundbreaking event and facility details.

The Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center Groundbreaking Celebration Rumpke Waste & Recycling, joined by state, regional, industry and community leaders, broke ground on February 23, 2023, on its state-of-the-art recycling cam...