The Miami Township Board of Trustees selected business owner and Miami Township resident, Doug Barry, to complete a vacated term expiring December 31, 2025. He was sworn into office at the trustees’ meeting on Monday, October 28, 2024. Barry will collaborate with Trustee President Don Culp and Trustee Vice President Terry Posey, Jr. to oversee township operations.

Barry is owner and president of BarryStaff, Inc, a local employment agency he founded in 2001. He previously held office as township trustee from 2014-2019. He holds marketing and management degrees from Ohio Northern University. He and his wife, Jessica, have two children.

The Board of Trustees meeting on October 28 was a busy one. Not only did trustees Don Culp and Terry Posey welcome Doug Barry to the board, but they also voted to approve the following:

• Approved the the second year option in the contract with Rumpke Trash & Recycling. It is a 4% increase from $15.24 to $15.85 beginning in June 2025.
• Four police officers were sworn in and Lt. Wooddell and Sgt. Todd were both promoted.
• Final development plans were approved for the construction of a second building at the First Flight Commerce Center and for construction of a new Chick-fil-A on the east side of SR 741 across from Austin Landing.
• Community Development is working to update the conditional use requirements for social service facilities that want to locate in the township.

To learn more about each of these plans and discussions, plus other items of interest, watch the trustees' meeting in its entirety on our YouTube channel:

Leaf collection begins November 4. Public Works crews will complete several rounds of pickup with the final round beginning December 2.

You can help crews by:

-Raking leaves early and placing them at the curb. Leaves too far into the yard slow the process.

-Do not mix in twigs and limbs. The leaf machine is a vacuum, not a chipper. When sticks clog the machinery, crews must stop and risk their safety to clear the debris.

-Do not park on top of the leaves. Crews cannot reach them. They will leave a note that they were unable to pick them up.

-Do not get near the trucks. They are dangerous.

-Crews cannot wait for a resident who is raking while they are working. They must stay on schedule.

Thank you to those residents who give crews water and treats! They truly appreciate it.

A daily update is available on our website. You will find where crews are working each day and where they are headed. So, have those leaves out to the curb by December 2. Click for more.

Happy holidays! While we extend our best wishes for a food and family filled Thanksgiving, we are already planning for the 2024 Holiday Home Decorating Contest. Sign-up for the sixth annual contest begins Friday, November 15, 2024. The deadline to register is Friday, December 6. Our judges will hit the streets Thursday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m., to choose the best display, so be sure to have your home lit up.

Official entry forms will be available to download from our website or you can pick one up at the Government Center, 2700 Lyons Road, during normal business hours, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Other options: email your entry to contact@miamitownship.com or mail it to Miami Township Holiday Contest, 2700 Lyons Road, Miamisburg, OH, 45342. You can also register by calling (937) 433-9969.

If you have yet to take part, make this the year! It is all in fun and the winners receive a $50 gift card from Home Depot. Happy decorating!

Enter your kids, ages 5-17, for a chance to have their name on the passenger side door of a snowplow for the winter season. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Names will be drawn at random on December 4, 2024. Selected Snow Kids will be notified by the contact information emailed to publicworks@miamitownship.com. Please include the following: Child's name, home address, email address, contact phone number.

It is especially important that we receive your home address so that each Snow Kid sees their name on their truck in action this winter. Public Works will make every effort to add names to a snowplow whose route is through the child's neighborhood. Be sure your child stays a safe distance away as the snowplows drive by! Call (937) 866-4661 with any questions.

• Election Day is Tuesday, November 5! Get out and vote!

• There is one Board of Trustees meeting scheduled in November on the 19th, at 6 p.m., 2700 Lyons Road.

• The Government Center is closed Monday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Offices reopen Tuesday, November 12, at 8 a.m. No trash delay.

• Remember to Fall Back Sunday, November 3, at 2 a.m., when Daylight Saving Time ends. Set those clocks back an hour!