At their Jan. 12 meeting, Lake Township trustees acknowledged receipt of a financial gift from the Willard Miller Testamentary Trust. The donation of more than $78,000 will be used for maintenance of East Nimishillen Cemetery, as requested by the anonymous donor.
In other business, the board hired Bryan Birtch as a full-time road department employee. Trustees agreed to pay $23,757 to Terry’s Truck & Trailer for the buildout of a 2026 Chevrolet 3500 4×4 truck for the road department. They also approved the purchase of carbide cutting edges for the road department’s snow and ice plow trucks from Winter Equipment for $24,352.71, the first such purchase in three years.
Trustees approved the purchase of 25 Model 45 MOS 9mm Glock pistols for the Uniontown Police Department at a cost of $4,120 and agreed to trade in 20 Glock 45 9mm pistols currently owned by the department for credit toward the purchase…