Cleanup Day June 2

Do you have old furniture, appliances, construction material, demolition debris, tires, scrap metal, or other items cluttering up your house or garage? Or maybe even your yard?

Do you want to get rid of all that “stuff” you no longer use, but don’t know where or how?

Well, do we have a deal for you!

On June 2 Bethel Township and New Carlisle are sponsoring their annual Cleanup Day and you can dispose of those hard-to-get-rid-of items, mostly at no charge.  Here are the rules:

Township residents - bring your things to Tecumseh High School or the old Park Layne School site at Styer and Cliffside.
New Carlisle city residents - go to the old New Carlisle Middle School site.

There is a charge for passenger tires ($2 off the rim or $5 on the rim), and a $5 charge for any appliance that uses coolant (air conditioner, refrigerator, freezer, etc.). Everything else is FREE!  You can even get a free new digital thermometer if you bring in your old mercury one to trade in.

*  We cannot take hazardous materials like paint, poisons,pesticides, etc.
*  We cannot take bagged household trash.
*  We cannot take yard waste, grass, brush, etc.
*  We may not be able to take all electronics.

Come early, because when the dumpsters are full it’s over and we can’t accept any more. We open at 8:00 and will be there until noon - or when the dumpsters are full,  whichever is first.

Thank you to IMPACT Bethel, Clark County Solid Waste District, Clark County Combined Health District, and Clark County Sheriff’s Department and the PRIDE workers for their help.  We couldn’t do this without them.

Deputy Johnny Lemen Week

Each year the Sheriff recognizes outstanding deputies, and this year Deputy Johnny Lemen, our contracted township deputy, received the following awards:

• Meritorious Award for OVI Arrests and Traffic Citations – so far this year Deputy Lemen has made over 36 OVI (previously DUI) arrests and issued well over 300 traffic citations
• Perfect Attendance Award
• “Best of the Best” -  the highest award a deputy can receive from the Sheriff.  Deputy Lemen is now a two time recipient.

On behalf of the residents of Bethel Township, the trustees would like to thank Deputy Lemen for his dedication and hard work.  They have proclaimed the week of November 26 through Dec. 3 as Deputy Johnny Lemen Week in Bethel Township in his honor.

If you see Deputy Lemen around be sure and congratulate him, and thank him for his hard work.

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Donnelsville Park Has a New Playground

New slide, swings, and climbing equipment.  It’s back by the picnic shelter – bring your kids and check it out if you haven’t been there recently.

Congratulations to Lt. Cotterman

Chris Cotterman was promoted to the position of Lieutenant in the Bethel Township Fire Department at the June 28th meeting.  We want to offer congratulations and best wishes as he begins his career as an officer with the department.

Clean-Up Day a Success

This year’s Clean-Up Day was the most successful ever, with seven dumpsters filled at the Tecumseh site and four filled at the Park Layne site.  We had to send some people from Park Layne to Tecumseh because dumpsters there filled so early.  We do not have a vehicle count for the Tecumseh site, but over 100 cars and trucks came through the Park Layne site, some more than once, and most had large loads to dispose of.

Thank you to Clark County Waste Management District, the Clark County Combined Health District, Impact Bethel, and especially the Sheriff’s Department and Pride Workers who did such a fantastic job helping unload all those vehicles and dispose of the trash properly.  We couldn’t have done it without all of you.

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Coupon Class Is Full

Response to the free couponing class has been so great we have had to lose registrations.  The instructor has agreed to come back and teach it again and we are now taking names for that class.   If you are interested contact us at email@betheltownship.info and we will let you know once we have a date set for it.

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A Busy Week in Bethel Township

There’s a lot going on this week, especially if you are cleaning up around the house.

This week is our brush pickup for June.  If you have any tree or hedge trimmings you need to dispose of call the township at 849-9499 and get on our list for free pickup.

We have a free coupon class this Thursday at Station 51, 3333 Lake Rd. in Medway.  The class starts at 7:00 and seating is limited, so call if you are interested.

Finally, Saturday is our big township cleanup day, starting at 8:00 a.m. and going till noon or until the dumpsters are full.  Check out the last post for a list of what you can bring to dispose of.  Let’s get the township cleaned up!

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