(10/2024) It has been a busy Summer here at Liberty Township, especially for the road department. We were happy to get the Bullfrog Rd. full depth reclamation done on schedule prior to the school year starting. Additionally, we were able to get the line painting done, including the double yellow lines down the center of the road and the fog lines on the sides of the road. We are continuing to work along Bullfrog Rd. completing shoulder work. Once the shoulder work is complete, we will start winterizing the road equipment for the upcoming winter season.

FY-25 budget planning is under way for Liberty Township. One project that we are considering, if finances allow it, is tearing down our old salt shed building that sits along the roadway and replacing it with a new five bay structure that we can utilize for the road department. This project would extend through 2025 and possibly longer. We also recently requested a proposal to upgrade the outdoor lighting. The plan is to replace the old ballast lights with LED lights. The upgrade will help with loading materials at night in winter weather and provide better lighting in the parking lot. We are trying to upgrade and modernize our equipment and our structures here at the township to make them more suitable for today’s world.

As of September 9, Tax Collector and Alternate Secretary/Treasurer Jessica Ilko has taken on even more responsibility in the township. She is now working part-time as an administrative assistant to the police department. We appreciate her willingness to take on this additional position, so we could streamline the township working pool and consolidate the administrative support of the positions into one job.

Our two recently hired part-time police officers have been on the job in Freedom, Highland, and Liberty Townships since September. They have completed their field training and are out on their own. If you see them out and about, give them a welcoming wave. We appreciate them coming on board and we look forward to them interacting with the residents in our area. Speed enforcement is one thing that they are enforcing daily to make sure that the traffic laws in our township are being obeyed for the safety of all our residents. If you witness any suspicious activity, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the police department at 717-642-6103 and report those concerns, so that they can be addressed.

With the addition of these new officers, we anticipate almost daily coverage, not 24/7 coverage, but we are most certainly able to have police activity and police involvement in our community on more of a daily basis than we have had in the recent past. We thank all of our officers for their willingness to put in the time and the effort to be here to patrol and to give our residents a sense of security and protection on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, we thank Officer DeWitt for his continued support and reaching out to other officers and bringing them on board to work for Liberty Township.

We are planning a trunk or treat even this month, so please check the Township’s website for details once the date, time and location are set.

Carroll Valley’s Police Department is hosting a National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Event on October 26 from 10 to 2 at the Carroll Valley Municipal building. This program is available to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of medications.

Tax season is upon us, please remember that we are currently in penalty phase for Municipal/County taxes and those taxes can be collected until December 31. We are currently in Face/Par collection for School taxes until October 31. The tax collector is currently available by appointment only.