On the record: Champion trustees

Local News On the record: Champion trustees November 12, 2026 2 min read Trending WHAT: Champion Township trustees meeting Nov. 3 PRESENT: Doug Emerine, Rick York and Tom Jeffers Trustees: * Said they met recently with Warren Township trustees to discuss zoning and utility alignment of shared industrial parcels, including the former Copperweld Steel property, which spans both towns. The site is a 360‑acre property off state Route 45, with about 65% in Warren Township and 35% in Champion Township. Officials in both townships have said there have been no requests or inquiries for a data center at that location. Officials want to have matching zoning requirements for the property such as residential, agricultural, and environmentally sensitive areas, infrastructure, traffic and noise impacts, economic development, and public health and safety. * Approved renewal of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation policy for 2027 at $34,434 with a $688 savings. * Reappointed John Kiepper to the zoning board for five years beginning Jan. 1. * Approved petitioning the county commissioners to vacate a portion of unused township road between Verona Avenue and Cleveland Street and unused township road known as Bond Street between Towson Avenue and Cleveland Street. * Received a donation of paper towel dispensers for the township administration building from resident Justin Templeton. * Heard from police Chief Larry Skaggs that a fundraiser took place in October for the police department’s Shop with a Cop program in which children go shopping with police officers at Walmart for Christmas gifts. Shop with a Cop is set at 10 a.m. Dec. 12. * Announced the police department will collect food items for families for the holidays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Golden Dawn. * Approved sale of an old police vehicle and old guns. – Bob Coupland