From Brimfield Town Hall:
Brimfield Township a name that will be respected as we define and become one of the prime progressive communities in Portage County. Regardless of our views we in Brimfield are blessed. We are blessed because Brimfield has ample beautiful open spaces, prime affordable real estate, a bit of rural America, local history and an active interested and growing community.

To this end, we as a board of trustees had a choice to sit back and let development over take our way of life or manage it in the form of a new Zoning Book and Map, we choose the latter about 2 years ago. Effective May 26th 2004 when the board of Trustees all approved the new zoning book and map a new chapter in Brimfield future was written. This new book and map is the first new zoning book since 1960. Brimfield has changed much since 1960 and to be still shackled to zoning from 1960’s would have left us all scratching our heads and asking why we didn’t think of this option sooner.
What this customized book does is create 14 different districts, from town center and highway usage, all the way to rural residential. All the districts have a purpose and a plan and green open space is a critical component of all. I invite anyone with questions to stop in and talk to our zoning master, or a trustee and find out how the book will benefit us all and future residents.

On the ever evolving development front of the township, 4 major projects are ready to explode into the Brimfield landscape. We as a business community must not fear them, but be thankful for their coming. It is a fact each new business generates more for the township and school system than one would believe, it would take many homes to generate what one business can contribute to a community. It is a fact, the more revenue a township receives the less we have to keep going back to the voters in the form of levy’s to provide the service we provide and to a degree are expected from us.
On a police note, our new K-9 police dog was born in May and is being named by the Brimfield elementary school kids. A thank you from the board to the many businesses that have offered to help support and donate to our K-9 program. A dog is a critical tool in a new age of law enforcement .

Community Center and Library, plans are coming around nicely. I can’t name any names as of yet but a contributor has stepped forward to buy the naming rights to the library. For those of you interested we still have the community Building, and community room naming rights available, for any interested parties please contact me at Town Hall or Mike’s Place. I would love to talk to any of you and explain the concept and the project. When plans and artist renderings are complete I would like to have the opportunity to come explain the project and its financing to any interested group, just give me a call, or arrange a meeting with me through our township secretary Carol Nelson, who by the way planned the nice Memorial day service and parade.

A quick note, a Brimfest parade is being planned, stay tuned for the details. All summer is upon us, have a safe and happy one.

Mike Kostensky
Chairman, Brimfield Board of Trustees
yikesplace@aol.com
Phone: (330) 678-0739 Fax: 330-678-6626