Volume 54, No. 11
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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CHESTERLAND NEWS Sherwood named Executive Lieutenant of Chester PD By Brian Doering brian@karlovecmedia.com
“We are excited and honored to have Mr. Sherwood join us in Chester Township,” said Young. “Mr. It was all smiles and cheers Sherwood will fill a fiduciary role as during the Oct. 6 Chester Townan administrator at this ship Trustees meeting agency, which is obvias a new officer was welously a position of trust. comed to the township’s Mr. Sherwood brings a police department. wealth of experience, During the Oct. 6 knowledge and credibilmeeting, trustees apity to the position of exproved the hiring of ecutive lieutenant.” Jeffrey A. Sherwood to Sherwood enters the position of execu- Sherwood the role after complettive lieutenant under ing 26 years of service the recommendation of Chief Craig at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Young at the pay rate of $44 per where he served as chief deputy, hour. executive lieutenant (patrol com-
mander), SWAT commander, court services administrator, lieutenant (road patrol division), sergeant (road patrol division) and detective. “He has worked his way up the management chain and people speak very highly of him, including his current chief,” said Trustee Ken Radtke. “It’s going to be a great influence on our younger officers.” Young said Sherwood will have direct control of the road patrol division and detective bureau within the department. “He will assume administrative duties associated with those divisions, such as case management, scheduling, policy development,
etc.,” said Young. “He will be a tremendous asset to this agency and this community.” Radtke said the hiring of Sherwood will be an excellent addition because of his experience and diversity of skill-sets. “The background and experience that he has is going to improve their performance and efficiencies significantly. He lives in our community and he has a desire to serve here,” said Radtke. “He’s taking a position within his community that excites him and I think that also will be an incentive for him to do an excellent job for us.”
Russell Trustees May Add Community Room to Admin Building By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com The need for an addition to the Russell Township Administration Building was briefly questioned at the trustees meeting Oct. 6. Trustee Matt Rambo presented drawings for the 44-by-56-foot community room by Strollo Architects of Youngstown.
Trustees and township organizations have been meeting in the historic town hall at the corner of Chillicothe and Kinsman roads since the pandemic. Previous to that, they used the fire station meeting room, but that became a dormitory for department personnel to improve staffing during the pandemic.
Problems with the old town hall include poor acoustics, making it difficult for an audience to hear clearly despite microphones, concern for the condition of the historic building and safety issues. “The windows are all painted shut,” Rambo said. “This building is aged and suffering the effects of that age.”
Although other updates to the water pump system and a kitchen renovation are needed, Trustee Jim Mueller briefly objected to the proposal. “That does not preclude us from using the center portion of the building,” he said of the old town hall, but Rambo and Trustee See Russell • Page 11
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