WHY RETAIN BRIAN GOVERNOR FOR TRUSTEE

Note: The following is a brief recap and accomplishments during my time in office along with thoughts about the future.  I am honored to have been voted as Chair of the Board of Trustees multiple times and a lot has been accomplished.  But, I have to say, thank you all the employees of Canfield Township, they make the plans happen! You all need to know that we have a great dedicated team that really cares about the Township!  

A few recent accomplishments: 

• Unanimously elected Chair of the Board multiple times 
• Lead negotiator with public works union. Reached fair agreements 
• Lead negotiator with City of Canfield and Schools for joint Resource Officer program
• Lead negotiator with Mahoning County Sheriff for Township police services
• Worked to negotiate an updated field agreement with the Canfield Soccer Club

        Led the following: 

• Installation of new streetlights for residents on a few township roads
• Updates at the community park 
• Restoration of township hall- upstairs
• Significant technology updates and hall, park, and public works

Finances/Budget

• We operate very efficiently and always within budget, no major audit findings
• Canfield Township has no additional levies (like road or police) or income taxes and no plans to add any! We operate on what we have!
• Your tax dollars are leveraged to obtain grants for many projects
• Significant investments with great amounts of interest returned every year 
• Generators installed at hall and public works with grant money. 
• Digital Sign on the green with grant money.
• Pickleball courts to be built with private donations and grant money

         Next Step for the Budget:

• Be prepared for any and all changes ie: property tax changes 
• Continue the close working relationship with the Fiscal Officer
• Keep analyzing every line and asking questions like “why”
• No plans to ask for any levies from Township residents
• Go after as many grants as possible

Roads

• Currently working on a 5-year plan to pave entire developments along with roads close to each development 
• Capitalizing on the .25% sales tax money

               2023 - Covington Cove Development, part of Summit 

               2024 - Villa Rosa Development, Sperone, Woodland Place

                          Timbercrest, Mission Hills, August Hills. 

                          Plus, Briarwood Court Project-Curb, Gutter, Paving 

               2025 - Fox Den Development, Meadowview, McCarty

               2026 - Westbury Development, possibly others

• Annual street sweeping all curb and gutter streets
• Continue to support the best snow and ice removal crew in the County! 

         Next Step for Roads: 

• Work an updated 5-year paving plan
• Will include catch basins, pipes curbs and gutters 
• Continue with additional developments
• Pave as many roads as possible (provided .25% sales tax continues) 

Infrastructure

• Canfield Township consistently leads Mahoning County in housing starts 
• The majority of our catch basins and cross over pipes are repaired in house saving thousands of dollars 
• Many projects by and with the ABC Water and Storm Water District to help in areas that the township is not permitted to work in
• Revere Run storm sewer replacement 
• Implemented a Right of Way permitting process to protect against outside companies randomly “putting line in the ground” 

Safety in your Township 

• Canfield Township is one of the safest communities in the County 
• Township police services are provided through an agreement with the Mahoning County Sheriff.
• By outsourcing this, we save hundreds of thousands of dollars and no tax levy is required.
• Trustees receive monthly reports of police activity and are made aware of any urgent matters in real time in the Township

         Next Steps for Policing:

• Continue and enhance current agreement with Sheriff
• Add more patrols to monitor speeding and have a stronger presence

Public Works

• Keeping the Township moving …and we provide the vehicles and equipment 
• A few newer equipment purchases; new plow trucks, enclosed trailer for hauling equipment, camera to record water/sewer lines, and a sewer truck
• Daily contact with residents for things like jet pipes, install pipes, repair sinkholes, tree work of all types, install signs, pick up dead animals, repairs of all types

Cemeteries

• We have two 2 cemeteries in the Township: Dean Hill and Cornersburg
• Township are required to take care of these Cemeteries - and we do! 
• Significant recent improvements to Cornersburg Cemetery 
• We continuously repair older headstones, remove dead trees, and pave drives 
• New signs and fence plus platted new burial section at Dean Hill

Zoning

• I believe Zoning is the backbone of any Community 
• Completed the 2040 Comprehensive Land Use Plan
• Focused on removing the blight, adopted a junk vehicle policy
• Complete re-write of the Township Zoning Resolution
• Strong zoning inspector and boards serving the Township well 

         Next Steps for Zoning:

• Fully execute our new Zoning Resolution
• Software updates for cloud-based usage
• Scan and electronically save all paper maps 
• Continue abating properties as needed
• Fully execute our Junk Vehicle Policy 

Township Community Park

• Residents told us they want a well-kept park in their community 
• I recently led the charge to make several necessary improvements, for example: Power washed and painted the multipurpose building, update the worn picnic tables, replaced aging security cameras and equipment, added safety poles to better protect all that use the fields
• Breaking ground for (4) pickleball courts and a parking lot in September of 2025 all paid for by private donations and grant money

         Next Steps for your Park:

• Finish creating a resident lead park committee 
• More playground equipment for smaller children
• Add Bocce Courts-with a covered pavilion
• Pave the drives
• Outdoor Amphitheater for community events