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Township offices will be closed:October 9 Columbus Day Regular scheduleNovember 23 & 24 Thanksgiving Thur. & Fri. pick up delayedDecember 25 Christmas Trash delayed by one dayJanuary 1 New Year’s Day Trash delayed by one dayJanuary 15 MLK Day Regular scheduleFebruary 19 President’s Day Regular schedule

Board of Trustees meeting scheduleBoard of Trustees’ meetings are held twice a month at the Township Government Center:First Monday – workshop meeting at 5:30 p.m.; general session at 7 p.m.Third Thursday – workshop meeting at 10:30 a.m.; general session at 12 p.m.All meetings except executive sessions are open to the public, and citizens are welcome to attend.

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P u b l i s h e d f o r t h e R e s i d e n t s o f H a r r i s o n T o w n s h i p , F a l l 2 0 1 7 , V o l u m e 2 8 , I s s u e 2

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Trustee’s Passing Mourned

Leaf Pickup Returns

Business Meet and Greet Planned

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Hard-working volunteers – including people from all walks of life – have recently been out in force in Harrison Township neighborhoods. They’ve been on a mission to pick up litter, whack weeds, remove junk and generally do what it takes to spruce up neglected properties and other eyesores.

Their efforts are paying off: there’s been an uptick in the community’s appear-ance, safety and health.

Community Pride Catching on in Township

Bulk Item Pickup is FREE It’s easy to dispose of large household items you no longer need, and it’s free as part of your regular trash service. Simply set items out with your trash the evening before pickup day, or no later than 6 a.m. on pickup day. This service includes furniture, microwave ovens, porcelain or ceramic bathtubs, wood, dry paint cans and carpet, among other items. Please check the Township’s website at www.harrisontownship.org, or call 937-890-5611 to learn how eligible items must be prepared.

Neighbors have been in-spired to take more action, and interest in cleanup events is growing.

The Esmeralda Neighbor-hood Association’s cleanup day came first in August, followed by the “Love

Northridge” event, spear-headed by the First Heavy Metal Church of Christ, in September. Fort McKinley Church is planning a neighborhood cleanup day on Saturday, Oct. 14.

Congratulations to all the hard-working organizers and volunteers for a job well done in the success of neighborhood cleanup days.

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T O W N S H I P N E W S

Chemical dependency counselor Wendie Jackson was more than surprised when an unfamiliar wom-an approached her at her workplace, the Cornerstone Project addiction treatment center.

“Thank you,” said the woman as she wrapped Jackson in a big hug. “You saved my life.”

Jackson, whose job includes community outreach for the area’s Getting Recovery Options Working (GROW) program, later learned that the 53-year-old heroin ad-dict was one she had ush-ered into drug treatment a month earlier. She didn’t recognize the woman after just 30 days of treatment and a drug-free lifestyle.

Too many are dying in the opioid epidemic

In June, Sheriff Phil Plum-mer announced that Mont-gomery County is on pace to see 800 overdose deaths in 2017. The Montgomery County Drug-Free Coalition is determined to slow this deadly trend.

The coalition last year launched the GROW program, which works to get addicts into treatment. Harrison Township is one of the jurisdictions that has signed on to the program, having designated a deputy sheriff to accompany Jack-son as she knocks on doors to talk to individuals who have overdosed. During these contacts, they discuss treatment options.

“They’re nervous when we show up,” said Officer Matt Bowling, Harrison Town-ship’s GROW officer. “The first thing we do is assure them we’re not there for anything bad.”

Program Helps Addicts Recover

The program has brought 62 individu-als into treatment

“Some are receptive and ready to go when we meet them,” she said. “Others are still contemplating. Even if they’re not ready yet, we leave a GROW bag containing resource

David A. Woods Roland Winburn

Community Mourns Trustee’s Passing

Grant Supports EMSAn emergency medical services grant from the state of Ohio helped the Fire Department with the purchase of lifesaving intubation equipment for use by paramedics and improved software for more efficient EMS reporting.

Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Bowling and GROW outreach coordinator Wendie Jackson are knocking on doors to share information on drug treatment to overdose victims and their families.

The Harrison Township community was saddened by the death of longtime resident and Township Trustee David A. Woods on March 10, 2017. Mr. Woods retired from the Sheriff’s Office in 2000, after 30 years of service. He served as a township trustee from 2002 to 2017.

The Harrison Township Trustees and staff extend their sympathy to the family and friends of Mr. Woods.

New trustee appointed

Roland Winburn was ap-pointed to fill Mr. Woods’ unexpired term by Trustees

guides and then make contact again and again, if necessary.”

Although most addiction treatment takes about 18 months, the one-year-old GROW program is show-ing promise. Twenty-five individuals are still in treatment, including

the woman who hugged Jackson. Most importantly, she’s still “clean” and says she’s determined to stay that way.

If you or someone you know needs help with an addiction problem, please contact Wendie Jackson at 937-522-0923.

Georgeann Godsey and Ron Casey on March 23, 2017. Winburn served as trustee from 2001 to 2008,

and as state representa-tive of the 40th and 43rd districts from 2009-2014.

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A house fire is a scary thought, but preparation can make all the dif-ference. That’s why the Harrison Township Fire Department is joining departments across the country in promoting this year’s Fire Prevention Week message, “Every Second Counts – Plan 2 Ways

Week of Week ofZone 1 October 16 November 27

Zone 2 October 16 December 4

Zone 3 October 23 December 11

Zone 4 October 30 December 18

Zone 5 November 6 December 25

Zone 6 November 13 December 25

Leaf Pickup Returns

Fire Prevention Week Oct. 8-14

Could Your Family Escape a House Fire?

Out!” It’s a reminder that every household should de-sign and practice two ways to escape a home fire.

Come see your fire department

Celebrate Fire Prevention Week with a family visit to either of the Township’s two fire stations – Station

Harrison Township will provide free leaf pick-up twice this fall, between Oct. 16 and Dec. 29.

The schedule is organized by leaf pick-up zones. You can find your zone on the Township’s website at www.harrisontownship.org. From the home page, click on the “2017 Leaf Pickup Schedule” and look up your street name.

Please be sure to save the schedule at left and follow these guidelines:

• Pile your leaves curbside by 7:30 a.m. on Monday of your scheduled week.

• Avoid piling leaves around parked vehicles, trees, poles, signs, culverts and ditches.

• Don’t mix any other wastes, such as brush, tree limbs, gar-bage, grass clippings and animal wastes, with your leaves.

You may also put your leaves in trash bags and leave them out for pickup on your regular trash collection day.

If you have questions about leaf pick-up, please contact the Services Department at 937-274-6871.

94 at 2400 Turner Rd. or Station 95 at Needmore Road and Payne Avenue. Tours will be given from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through the week. Kids of all ages are welcome to enjoy our firefighting equipment, special giveaways and visits with Sparky the Fire Dog.

Township Bans Medical Marijuana BusinessesWhen the Ohio legisla-tors passed the medical marijuana bill last year, they allowed townships to decide whether to permit marijuana cultivation, processing and retail sale in their communities. After studying the pros and cons, Harrison Town-ship Trustees passed a resolution prohibiting these business activities.

“After much research and discussion, the Board decided, at this time, it is not in the best interest of our township residents and businesses to allow distribution, processing or cultivation of medical marijuana,” said Board President Georgeann Godsey.

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N E I G H B O R H O O D N E W S

Harrison Township De-velopment Director Cathi Spaugy recently addressed her colleagues about the Fort McKinley neighbor-hood and how it is defying the odds to overcome the challenges of older sub-urbs. Speaking to attendees of the Ohio Conference of Community Development summer meeting, she high-lighted accomplishments including...

• The 25 new homes that were constructed are occupied by the original tenants, and there is a waiting list of 250 families.

• The Fort McKinley Neighborhood Com-munity Center’s success, having received grants that benefit the neigh-borhood and support redevelopment.

For Seniors OnlyHarrison Township Senior Open House

Men and women age 50 and up: Bring your friends or make new ones.

When: Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 1 – 3 p.m.

Where: Harrison Township Community Center, 5945 N. Dixie Dr. (behind Government Center)

Come enjoy fellowship with fun people!

Development Director Touts Neighborhood

• Neighborhood residents’ role in redevelopment as Township representatives knocked on doors to ask about their needs.

“I was honored to speak to the pride and determi-nation of our residents,” said Spaugy. “I also talked about the Township’s continued efforts to provide quality services that promote neighborhood revitalization and a safe, sustainable community.”

Community pride – continued from Page 1

“Love Northridge” was a large-scale show of community spirit as dozens of community groups, churches, busi-nesses and public organizations came together as a volunteer force of more than 200 people. They worked in teams on 34 cleanup projects across Northridge, including overgrown, abandoned properties and littered underpasses and roadsides.

“We hope ’Love Northridge’ lights a fire and inspires other people in the township,” said First Heavy Metal Church Pastor Brian Smith. “It’s all about beautifying our great town – about reaching out to love this community.”

Where love grows

Fort McKinley Church and Salem Church of God recently partnered for an outreach ministry called “Love Does,” which brought members of both churches together to serve people in the Fort McKinley neighborhood.

Their projects included providing breakfast, giving away produce, handing out snack bags at the bus stop, painting fences, washing cars, power washing and grilling out for the neighbors at lunchtime.

“People from all walks of life came together to love our neighbors,” said Pastor Jon Morgan of Fort McKinley Church. “It was refreshing to see people of different economic situations, races and ages serving a wonderful community.”

Fire Hydrant Testing The Fire Department will be testing fire hydrants across Harrison Township from Oct. 23 through Nov. 12. This may stir up sediment in the water lines and cause the water to be discolored, so it’s best to check before doing laundry.

To find out when the testing will take place in your area, please visit the Township’s website at www.harrisontownship.org, or contact the Fire Depart-ment at 937-274-4351.

Success story: Five years ago, the construction of 25 new homes in Fort McKinley sparked interest in neighborhood renewal and pride.

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Street Improvement UpdateA busy summer construction season has stretched into fall as Harrison Township continues several capital improvement projects. The total cost of all these projects is $5,787,423. Through aggressive efforts to win grants from the State of Ohio and other sources, the Township has reduced its cost to only $236,820, or 4.1 percent of the total bill.

Here’s a construction update:

Fort McKinley

• The Michigan plat project, which consisted of nine roads, was com-pleted in August. The Township’s share of this $412,555 project was $41,255; the remain-der was paid with grant dollars.

• Montgomery County milled and resurfaced Salem Avenue in Har-rison Township from the city of Dayton border at Klepinger north to Get-tysburg Avenue.

Northridge

• The Sumpter plat project involved the milling and resurfacing of nine roads, and it was completed in August. The Township paid $61,500 of the $270,116 project cost, and the rest was paid with grants. Up-grading the curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act require-ments will be completed this fall.

• The Titus plat is seeing the milling and resurfac-ing of six roads, and completion is expected this fall. The Township will pay $24,063 of the project’s $219,551 cost.

• The Ashcraft project includes the milling and resurfacing of six roads in Northridge and will be completed this fall. The Township is paying $59,000 of the project’s cost of $268,861.

• The Arthur plat project, a joint effort with Mont-gomery County Environ-mental Services, includes water-main replace-ments and the milling and resurfacing of six roads. The $2,402,494 cost will be paid with

grant and loan money, with $29,019 being con-tributed by the Township. The water-main portion will be completed this fall and the resurfacing, next spring.

• The Woodland Hills plat project, a joint project with Montgomery County Environmental Services, includes water-main replacement and the milling and resurfac-ing of eight roads. The $2,213,846 cost will be paid with grant/loan money, with $21,983 being contributed by the Township. The water main will be completed this fall, and the resur-facing, next spring.

Shiloh

• North Main Street in Harrison Township from the city of Dayton border at Redwood, north to Shiloh Springs Rd. milled and resurfaced.

Sumpter plat resurfacing. Woodland Hills plat water main replacement, with resurfacing to follow.

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B U S I N E S S N E W S

Your favorite, mouth-watering barbeque sauce may be produced right here in Harrison Township. The same goes for the salad dressing, pasta sauce, salsa, mustard, jelly and jam you can’t resist.

Hinkle Fine Foods, a maker of small-batch gourmet sauces, moved this summer from Englewood to the former Superior Abrasives building at 4800 Wad-sworth Ave. The company cooks and cold processes sauces for clients who have recipes but not enough capacity to make the prod-uct themselves. The clients typically sell the products made by Hinkle at grocery stores and restaurants.

Hinkle’s CEO Mike Beller and President Craig Frost, co-owners since 2012, have nearly quadrupled

The co-owners have set their sights on earning cer-tification from the Global Food Safety Initiative. The industry group certi-fies food producers who voluntarily undergo audits for safety standards that are far more stringent than those set by government regulations.

“Many of our potential customers really care about this certification,” Beller said. “They won’t buy from a manufacturer that doesn’t have it.”

Township officials welcome Hinkle Fine Foods’ reloca-tion to the community.

“Working with Mike Beller and Craig Frost, it’s ap-parent they’re determined to grow their business,” said Development Director Cathi Spaugy. “We’re glad Harrison Township is the location they’ve chosen to do just that.”

Harrison Township is pleased to welcome these new businesses to the community:

Best Linen Warehouse Inc. - 2620 Keenan Ave.

Capital Health Services Inc. - 5020 Philadelphia Dr.

Dawn Restores Hair International Beauty - 7416 N. Main St.

Dayton Springfield Heart Vascular Medicine - 7111 N. Main St.

Floral Moments - 3500-3510 Stop Eight Rd.

Jeff’s Tire Center - 4201 N. Dixie Dr.

the company’s footprint in their new, 35,000-square-foot building. They’re on course to invest $1 million this year to prepare it for food production, and employment has grown from seven to 12 positions. With an eye toward future expansion, they also pur-chased two adjacent lots.

The company’s current customer base stretches from Ohio south to Florida and east to New York. They are also pursuing new business in Georgia and Michigan.

“One of the most attractive features of this location is excellent truck access to interstates 70 and 75,” said Beller. “It’s easy to bring in raw materials and ship out our product.”

Secret Sauce: Company Plans Growth in Township

Now with added space for production and storage at its new Harrison Township location, Hinkle Fine Foods is growing the business and meeting even higher quality standards.

Mercury Services - 3472 Stop Eight Rd.

Miracle Faith - 5314 N. Main St.

Owl Ink - 3440 Susannah Ave.

Smoke-N-Talk - 3896 N. Dixie Dr.

Tur Trucking - 5941 Milo Rd.

West Coast Line LLC - 2579 Ashcraft Dr.

XPO Logistics - 3410 Stop Eight Rd.

Please remember to choose local businesses when shopping for goods and services.

Welcome, New Businesses

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Local Businesses Receive County Grants

Business networking after hours

Join Us for a Business Meet & Greet

Here’s a great opportunity for members of the Harrison Township business community to connect and collaborate with

Development Department staff and other local businesses. You will…

Build business relationships

Promote your business

Meet new contacts

Discuss opportunities to grow the Harrison Township business community

Enjoy light appetizers and refreshments

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017

5:30 – 7 p.m.

Harrison Township Government Center 5945 N. Dixie Dr.

For more information please contact Development Director, Cathi Spaugy at

937-890-5611 or cspaugy@harrisontownship.org.

Four Harrison Township businesses have been selected to receive a total of nearly $550,000 in Mi-croenterprise grants from Montgomery County:

• Equipment Specialists of Dayton, 5595 Webster St.

• Ms. Grace Hair and Spa Salon, 3916 Salem Ave.

• Shanetta Sutton, DDS, 515 Shiloh Springs Rd.

• Whipp Appeal Hair Design, 12 Macy St.

Montgomery County established the program to support and strengthen the small-business sector. The grants help growth-minded businesses that have five employees or fewer, at least one year in business and sales revenue of less than $500,000.

A seven-member grant review committee reads applications and decides who will receive the funds, based on the company’s business plan, needs, finan-cial statement, requested amount and intended use of the grant funds.

“Small businesses are the backbone of the Dayton region, and these invest-ments make it possible for small and disadvantaged businesses to get funding that they need to succeed,” said County Commis-sion President Dan Foley. “Montgomery County not only provides the funds for these projects, but also the guidance our entrepre-neurs need to help them grow and thrive.”

Plan Underway for Forest Park AreaThe future of the former Forest Park Shopping Center will be the subject of a comprehensive planning process over the next six months. The Township has hired the Cincinnati-based professional planning firm, MKSK, to complete the Re-development Master Plan, a study encompassing the former retail center and surrounding area – 300 acres in total.

“One feature that makes this planning process unique is that it will con-sider what’s realistic in the marketplace,” said Town-ship Administrator Kris McClintick. “It will also be based on public input and best planning practices.”

Grants will pay one-half of the plan’s $150,000 cost, and owners of surrounding private properties will pay the other half.

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Administrative Offices: 937-890-5611

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Change Your Clock; Change Your BatteryWhen you change your clock to “fall back” at 2 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 5, remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarm.

Trick or TreatCalling all ghosts, ghouls and goblins! Beggars’ Night will be held in Harrison Township on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m.

Please keep your children safe!

Georgeann Godsey President, Board of Trustees ggodsey@harrisontownship.org

Ron Casey Vice President, Board of Trustees rcasey@harrisontownship.org

Roland Winburn Trustee, Board of Trustees rwinburn@harrisontownship.org

Deborah Merrick Fiscal Officer dmerrick@harrisontownship.org