A new wood carving! Councilman Dave Patterson carved the wooden indian, a green man, and now a wood sprite on display in our lobby. Stop in a take a look at his talented carvings.

With the lovely Fall weather we have experienced in our community, many of you are raking leaves in preparation of Winter. Be advised that Washington Township has a leaf-burning ordinance for the Lakeside area. Contact the Administration Office for more information when you are leagllly allowed to burn leaves. Please be cognizant of your neighbors who may suffer from seasonal allergies or lung maladies which are exacerbated with leaf burning.  Be a courteous neighbor! Washington Township urges residents to consider backyard compost bins to recycle those leaves.

Washington Township has purchased a 2011 JCB Backhoe from Walsh Equipment. The backhoe replaces the 1999 416C CAT Backhoe. The new backhoe was delivered on October 27, 2011 and was demonstrated at the Erie County Association of Township Officials Convention held at Nick's Place in Edinboro.  If you are interested in viewing the Township's equipment, please stop in and Roadmaster Hank Wescoat will be glad to show you the Township's fleet. 

Yes, It Snows in Washington Township

Well here we are again, looking forward to another winter in Erie County. We are all accustomed to the many comments that friends and family make about the lake effect snow and the Snow Belt. On top of that, guess who is in the Snow Belt of the Snow Belt, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. So with that bit of news behind us, it time to review what the Township will be doing to fight the snow monster and how you can help us tame the formidable beast.

The Township has purchased a truck with a wing plow to operate in the Lakeside area. This will reduce the number of passes needed to clear the road, but will not allow us to get as close to mailboxes as we have in the past. It is YOUR responsibility to clear for the mail delivery. In addition, a reminder for all residents, placing your garbage cans in the path of the snowplow may result in scattered rubbish. PLEASE, don’t leave them in the road way; clear an area behind the plow line for trash cans.

Speaking of mailboxes, one of the biggest complaints we regularly receive in the winter months is the damage of mailboxes supposedly by the snowplows. The policy of Washington Township has been that mailboxes are allowed in the right-of-way as courtesy and not as a privilege. WE DO NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE mailboxes damaged during normal snowplowing operations.

Parking on Township owned roads during the winter plowing is prohibited and violations WILL result in fines and possible towing of your vehicle. Please don’t force us to take this action, but with the amount of snow and the regularity of snow events, this has been a huge problem for our drivers and must be aggressively addressed.

In order to make positive changes to improve upon our plowing operations, we will be changing the work schedule for the Road Crew in order to get them out on the roads even earlier during the winter months. We hope this facilitates the necessity of early morning travelers and clears the roads sooner for the school bus drivers.

Please respect the flashing yellow lights and remember that while your snuggled in your warm bed at night, our dedicated crew is out in the worst of conditions trying to open the roads for all to use. Remember that not every road can be the first one to be plowed and we each have to take our turn. We realize that the most important road in the Township is the one you live on. Good things are always happening in Washington Township. Visit our new and improved website at www.washington-township.info for additional information about your local government.  

The Township Road Crew was busy replacing the shorter existing culvert with a much larger diameter culvert in august, 2011. This new cluvert will help keep stromwater off of the roads and farmer's fields. Nice job guys!