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CALCUTTA -- St. Clair Township officials again are dealing with property that reportedly is housing junk vehicles.
During Tuesday's meeting, trustees discussed their next move including obtaining photographs regarding the matter.
Trustee James Hall explained the vehicles at one location have been found in a creek bed along with stacks of tires on the property. There also is the possibility a business is being operated without the proper licensing. Hall said he will contact state authorities as well as county health department director Wes Vins about the situation, and will see about getting an inspector at the property.
"This goes back to 2010, when we had a problem with it, and so I'll contact the person to see if she's there to explain what's going on," Hall said. "I'll also talk to Wes Vins because they have vehicles in the creek bed out there, which is not good."
Road supervisor Scott Barrett said "I've heard some of the other one had switched around or changed around. I heard we need to do a follow-up on their license. I guess you have to have a license on a certain address. When you move one, you have to have the address reapplied."
Trustee Chairman James Sabatini said Hall had followed up on previous situations, but acknowledged the situation currently is "getting out of hand."
"Even though there is no zoning, there are certain remedies that, I guess, we can put into place for ourselves," Sabatini said.
That remedy consists of a resolution the trustees are looking to develop that goes in line with Ohio Revised Code, which covers the storage of junk motor vehicles. The matter was placed on Tuesday's agenda, but was tabled by trustees until they get more information.
Also during his report, Barrett presented contact information to fiscal officer Deborah Dawson regarding a logging company working on Midland-Fredericktown Road, about a third of a mile from the Pennsylvania state line, that reportedly was without a permit or a bond on the roads.
Barrett said the township has previously worked with OMEGA, and said it either paid the township or was bonded. Barrett, however, also said that some workers were unaware that they are not in Pennsylvania, and the company will look to fix the situation.