Hambden Township Trustee
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Term: 4 years commencing 1/1/2026Responsibilities: provide residents with services such as road maintenance, cemetery management, police and fire protection, emergency medical services, solid waste disposal, and zoning.Also responsible for ditches, drains and other surface waters; line fences between adjacent properties; township hospitals or township hospital districts; and the control of weeds and brush.
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David P Johnson
(Non)
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Catherine Wolcott
(Non)
What do you think is the biggest fiscal challenge facing the Township?
Education
High School
Experience
43 years self employed, annual budget, job costing, business management, expense reports, Deacon, President Chardon Rotary, Advisory board Kent State Geauga, Advisory Board Auburn Career Center, instructor Auburn Career Center.
Volunteer/Community Service
Chardon Chamber of Commerce, Chardon Rotary Board and past President, Hambden Community Picnic, 4H, Leroy Community Chapel, Geauga Farm Bureau Board
Controlling overall cost, the most volatile at this time would be roads and maintenance of roads and equipment
Education
Chardon High School
Experience
Two years as current Trustee
Volunteer/Community Service
Geauga County Farm Bureau, trustee Geauga County 4-H, advisor Chardon Square Association, member Chardon Chamber, member. Destination Geauga, member.
Hambden is very strong in balancing the budget, with recent approval at the budget hearing for 2026. Our board is in agreeance to all matters that come up and comes together with good discussion. Our fiscal officer is very diligent while working with the Township's funds. Hambden had a clean audit. At this time I do not see that Hambden is facing any challenges, besides inflation. A threat to our township, and the whole state, would be the elimination of property taxes, this is what township funding relies on. I will continue to work along side the fiscal officer and see that tax dollars are spent wisely.
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