Public Works

Eastside: Streets and areas east of Mosquito Creek.
Everything must be curbside before April 15th.

Westside: All streets off of North Road, including North Road within Howland Township.
Everything must be curbside before April 29th.

  • ONE PASS WILL BE MADE ON EACH STREETbranches
  • The night before pick-up begins on your side of the Township your branches must be at the curb.
  • Cut end facing the street.
  • Only trimmed or pruned, root-free branches, up to 6" in diameter.
  • Wood pile should be no larger than 4' x 8'.
  • Excessively large piles will not be picked up.  DO NOT combine piles with your neighbors so that the pile is larger than the allowed 4' x 8'.
  • No firewood, large logs, or complete trees will be picked up (a commercial tree service must be used).
Mosquito Spraying

Howland Township sprays for mosquitoes during certain weeks in the summer months.  This helps us to keep the populations low and allows residents to enjoy the great outdoors and reduce the incidence of disease carried by these flying insects! It also benefits township recreation areas and businesses by making Howland Township a much more pleasant place to live, work, play and shop during mosquito season.

In case of rain, the spraying takes place the following evening. Resident are encouraged to close their windows, keep pets indoors and not to leave any food outdoors during the spraying.

Leaf Bags

Republic Services Customers: In an effort to reduce costs, save taxpayer dollars and provide service, Republic Services will pick-up a maximum of 10 bags of leaves per week during your regular garbage pick-up.  All leaves and grass can be placed in paper or plastic bags. Please try to keep the weight of the bags under 40 lbs.

Pick-up begins in October and goes through December.

If you have someone other than Republic Services as your garbage hauler, you will have to check with them on their policy for leaf pickup.


If you have any questions, you can contact the Administration Office at (330)856-2340.

Howland Township sponsors Christmas Tree pick-up and recycling annually. Residents must remove all ornaments and trimmings before placing curbside.

Howland Township residents also may drop off Christmas Trees during specific dates and times (see the home page during the Christmas season), at the Public Works Dept. located at 3600 North River Road.

This program is only offered at specific times during the year.  Please watch the Home page for dates and times!

If you have any questions, please call our Public Works Department – (330) 856-4037

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, that the Howland Township Road Department has in the past replaced or repaired mail boxes that have been damaged during the ice control and snow removal season, and
WHEREAS, the cost of such operation has become greater and greater each year, due mostly to the more exotic types of mail boxes, in comparison to the standard metal rural mailbox. Also, so many boxes and posts that are replaced, in many cases, have already served their usefullness[sic] and should have been replaced by the owner prior to the winter weather, and
WHEREAS, some residents insist that we completely replace a complete box and post, especially the more expensive ones, the costs have become unreasonable, and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that all replacement and repairs to residents mail boxes, due to damage from the snow plows and ice control equipment, will not be expended unless the location of such mail box complies with the following regulation and then the only expenditure will be for one (1) 4" x 4" post and one regular standard metal mail box, if the Road Department is responsible for damage:
All mail boxes on curbed and guttered roads and streets must set back a minimum of one foot (12 inches) from the inside edge of the curb or gutter. On roads or streets not guttered or curbed, the box must set back from the edge of the pavement a minimum of two feet (24 inches). In either case a minimum height from the ground is four feet (48 inches). This height is a Postal Department requirement. All set back measurements are for the front of the mail box and not the post dimension.

HOWLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
G. Lee Krauss, Clerk

Richard E. Orwig, Chairman
David A. Hines, Vice Chairman
Lloyd F. Welch, Trustee
Dated March 16, 1982

Zoning Contact

Administration Building
205 Niles-Cortland Road NE
Warren, Ohio 44484
(330) 856-5223
Emergency: 911
howlandtownship.org/zoning