Bid Specification

TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES FOR COPLEY TOWNSHIP

Next Meeting:  Thursday, February 23, 2012 @ 7 pm - Copley Community Center.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

From its formation in 1978, the Copley Homeowner's Association (CHA) played a big part in shaping the land use of Copley Township.  Today a new group of Copley residents are picking up where the original founders left off.  The Copley Homeowner's Association is reorganizing.

In the past, Copley Homeowner's Association focused on zoning, land use, and township services.  Today, concerns are still the same. As in the recent past, Copley Township landowners are once again being solicited for oil and gas leases.  Not since the 80's has oil and gas been in such demand in Copley. This rush for exploration and extraction of oil and gas deposits has been ongoing for a number of years to the east in Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia.  Within the last 18 months the search has moved into eastern and southeastern Ohio. Within the last month or two, the quest has moved into Summit County. Many of you landowners have been solicited by out of state companies seeking to acquire their "mineral rights". In fact, this past Tuesday, officials from the Townships of Bath and Copley and the City of Fairlawn met in their quarterly safety meeting and the focus of discussion was the methodology of hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells in Summit County.

Second, the Township is undertaking a major rewrite of the zoning code.  You may wish to understand how the revised code affects you. This can be accomplished through routine reports from the CHA.

Below are answers to some of the questions that were asked at the meeting on January 19th.

• Copley Township contains a total of 7,389 individual parcels.
• Copley Township has a total of 13,193 acres within its jurisdiction
• The average parcel size within Copley is 1.785 acres

Articles of Incorporation

Bylaws

Survey of Interest

Sadie Hawkins Day Picnic -

55 and Beyond, a senior group from Bath and Copley Township, is hosting an old fashion picnic on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Copley Community Center from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  The community center is located at 1278 Sunset Drive, Copley, Ohio 44321.  Picnic fare will be hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, refreshments and desserts. To make things interesting, a bake-off is planned.  Celebrity Judge, Jane Snow, will determine who is worthy to proceed to the Pillsbury Bake-Off.  Entry forms can be obtained at www.bathtownship.org, www.copley.oh.us, by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone Sandra at 330-664-4437.  The event is free and open to all 55 and Beyond!

Click Here For Bake-Off Entry Form

The Copley Township Cemetery was founded in 1820 and has been active for 191 years. In its present configuration, the cemetery contains 1829 burial lots in nine different sections.  There are roughly 125 total burial lots available. Burial lots contain one, two or three graves per lot. Copley Township, on average, performs 25-30 burials per year. It is estimated that in four years there will be no single grave lots left and in 16 years, no double or triple grave lots left.

Although it may appear there is ample time to decide the future of offering cemetery services, the time to decide that future is before us and should not be delayed, thus the reason for conducting this survey.

The Copley Board of Trustees highly values its resident's input on all matters and this survey will assist them in their decision making process for the future of the Copley Township Cemetery.  Your input is greatly appreciated.  Please take a few minutes of your time and answer the questions in the survey below and return it in person, by mail or by fax.

COPLEY TOWNSHIP CEMETERY SURVEY