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        Jerusalem Township will not have its own property maintenance code after all. A draft of a proposed maintenance code was discussed at previous meetings, but met with considerable opposition in December.

        Jerusalem Township, in partnership with the Reno Beach Howard Farms Conservancy District, received an Ohio Lake Erie Commission grant for $83,200 to establish a framework for risk assessment of the comprehensive water control system along Lake

        Jerusalem Township plans to demolish a hazardous property at 11741 Corduroy Road after getting a grant from the Lucas County Land Bank, which awards grant funds to help communities promote revitalization.

       Jerusalem Township trustees are reviewing a draft property maintenance code that was passed by its zoning commission.

       Snapping turtles are getting a raw deal with the development of Howard Marsh Metropark, which was just completed last month in Jerusalem Township.

        Jerusalem Township is hoping more residents will sign up with an emergency alert system that warns of imminent danger to safety, such as severe weather, as well as public service announcements, in text messages on their cell phones and other compatible mo

        Lucas County Sheriff Mike Navarre has reassured Jerusalem Township Trustees that nothing has changed about providing road patrols to the township.

Sheriff Mike Navarre said if the townships don't pay his deputies will only respond to emergency situations starting Jan. 1, 2023.

        At a Jerusalem Township Trustee meeting in May, Lucas County Sheriff Michael J. Navarre told trustees that deputies will continue to provide road patrols into 2023, although not 24/7 as deputies currently do.