Mantua – At their last meeting, Village Council approved legislation authorizing an increase of $30 for sewer rates (Ordinance 2020-15) and an increase of $20 for water rates (Ordinance 2020-16). According to Mayor Linda Clark, the increases will generate roughly $192,000 per year, and will give the village a better chance for grants for much-needed repairs to the water and sewer valves and lines. In similar news, the village issued a reminder that residents are asked to pay bills by the 24th of each month, but noted that late fees will be waived during the corona emergency.
Brush pick up will resume the second Tuesday of May and continue through the second Tuesday of October. As a reminder, all brush is to be placed at the curb with the cut ends facing the street; branches over 8 feet in length or 4 inches in diameter or thorny bushes will not be picked up. Please note that service crews will spend no more then 20 minutes at each address.
In other news, a few village residents are needed to fill open seats on several committees. The Cemetery Committee has one opening, as does the Records Retention Committee. There are three open seats on the Historic Landmark Committee, and applicants for the Landmark Committee do not need to be village residents. Anyone interested in any of these opportunities is asked to contact Mayor Clark at (330) 274-8776 ext. 155. In addition, the Village of Mantua Police Department is seeking part-time dispatchers; visit mantuavillage.com for full details.
Due to the coronavirus health crisis, the Village of Mantua will be conducting all regular committee and council meetings via video conferencing and live video streaming on Mantua’s YouTube Live Stream page until further notice. Complete details are available at mantuavillage.com. The next village council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19th at 6:30 pm. Public participation is available during meetings by email message sent to villagesolicitor@gmail.com. Messages will be conveyed during the meeting as promptly as possible. Please email questions or comments during the meeting to the email address above, as the live chat messages may not be consistently monitored during the meeting.
In similar news, the Mantua Village Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing on an application for a variance relating to the property located at 10686 Main Street in the Village of Mantua. If the Governor’s Stay at Home order is still active, the meeting will be live streamed on Mantua’s YouTube Live channel at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, May 20th.
The topic is application #10-2020, submitted by Edie and Jeff Benner, which requests a variance to allow painting of a mural on the side of a building. Copies of this application are available for review at the Mantua Village Clerk-Treasurer’s Office during regular business hours. According to Toomas Tubalkain, Chairman, Board of Zoning Appeals, the opportunity to be heard will be afforded any person attending the hearing.
If you wish to offer testimony at the hearing, please email villagesolicitor@gmail.com at least 24 hours in advance. Further, the Village of Mantua Planning Commission will hold a public hearing regarding two applications for Site Plan Review on May 26th at 6:30 pm.
Application one, submitted by Toomas Tubalkain, requests Site Plan Review for a new single family home to be constructed on vacant land located at 4826 Canada Road in the Village of Mantua.
Application two, submitted by Julia Stamm, requests Site Plan Review for a new single family home to be constructed on vacant land located at 4916 Canada Road. Copies of the plans and documents relating to this project and site plan review are available for inspection at the Mantua Village Clerk-Treasurer’s Office during regular business hours. If you wish to offer input or submit a letter of opposition or support, please email the host at least 24 hours in advance.
Lastly, Mantua Village Council will be holding a Public Hearing for the 2021 tax budget on June 16th, 2020 at 6:15 pm with the regular monthly Council meeting to follow.
