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CANFIELD -- City Council unanimously approved an annexation issue involving a 1.993-acre lot at 7320 West Akron-Canfield and Palmyra roads at its Wednesday meeting.
The property is the location of Youngstown Tile and Terrazzo Company.
The first resolution was for consent to the proposed annexation by petitioner Paul Sherba. The second resolution involved the city services the city will provide on the property, which includes water and sewer services, police protection, road maintenance and other services provided to city residents.
"Any property owner who files to annex with the county, we get notified of," said city attorney Mark Fortunato. He said city council must then agree to accept it and pass a resolution to provide the services.
City Councilman Chuck Tieche asked what the intent was for annexing and Councilman John Morvay said the septic system needs replaced and that could run as high as $40,000-50,000. He said that is why the company wants city services.
Morvay said the annexation would be a Type 2, which means the property owner in Ohio actually becomes a resident of both the township and the municipality to where the property will be annexed. For the business at 7320 West Akron-Canfield Road, that means the city can collect city income tax, while the township can collect the property tax.
With both resolutions approved, the issue will now go back to the county for the final acceptance.
Also at Wednesday's meeting, resident Robert Blott questioned the amount the city pays for leaf collection and the number of man hours it takes.
Morvay told him city council approved up to $50,000 in the budget to hire a leaf pickup company and the city crews and pickup would probably add another $50,000, totaling $100,000 for leaf pick up.
Blott questioned the service, but police Chief Chuck Colucci said it is cheaper to pick up the leaves as opposed to clearing out clogged sewers that can cause backups. "And this town wants leaf pick up," Colucci said.
Mayor Don Dragish added, "We do have a lot of trees. After all, we are a Tree City."
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