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Our Minutes and Finances page is very popular and information about past trustee meetings may be found there. 

We have added a page dedicated to zoning that includes the minutes from the board of zoning appeals and zoning commission meetings as well as information about the zoning process in Newbury. If you have questions about zoning you may contact the zoning inspector, Karen Endres, at karen44065@hotmail.com.  

 You may also call Ann at 440-564-5369 or send an e-mail  to awishart@newburyohio.com.

Dear Newbury Residents,

Over the last few years Munn Cemetery has been the site of some extensive personal landscaping by friends and families of individuals buried there. A recent survey of the cemetery by our service director showed more than a dozen graves with landscaping beyond the scope of the cemetery regulations, as follows:

Planting may be made at the East side of the stone (on the grave) not exceeding a distance of two feet total from the marker. Ground cover is not permitted beyond the two-foot distance from the marker and will be cut as necessary.
New shrubs, bushes or trees are not permitted as gravesite plantings. Existing shrubs or bushes will be trimmed or removed by cemetery maintenance as needed.
Artificial flowers or ornaments are permitted on the graves until they become weather beaten. Christmas decorations must be removed by April 1. The Township is not responsible for damage or theft of such items and may remove them if they become unsightly.
Benches must be authorized by the township.
Large monuments that cover the entire gravesite, and boulders or rocks are not permitted.

Extensive landscaping and grave decorating beyond the two-foot limit makes access by the township backhoe difficult in the best of weather and nearly impossible during a typical Newbury winter.

Therefore, all plants, unpermitted benches, rocks or bricks and all other items must be removed if they are beyond the two-foot limit. The deadline for removal by friends or families was October 17. After that, the sexton and road department will review the cemeteries and remove those items still in the way. Plants may be relocated and other items will be kept in the Newbury Center Cemetery vault until next spring. If unclaimed they will be disposed of.

If you have concerns about graveside plantings please send an e-mail to awishart@newburyohio.com including the name on the grave, the location and your concern. Ann will consult with the cemetery liaison and respond accordingly.

We want to respect our departed but we also need to maintain our cemeteries in as efficient and cost-effective a manner as possible. We ask for your cooperation in this endeavor.

Newbury Township Trustees

During the trustees’ meeting August 17, 2011, wording of a resolution was passed setting a township-wide curfew for individuals under the age of 18.
Trustees passed this resolution in response to complaints from residents regarding a growing number of incidents involving juveniles.
In order for the Geauga County Sheriff’s Department to address such incidents the Sheriff recommended setting a township-wide curfew to remain in effect as long as necessary.
The curfew for Newbury Township, commencing immediately, is as follows:
Juveniles under the age of 12 shall not be permitted on public streets and places between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Juveniles age 12 to 15 shall not be permitted on public streets and places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and for juveniles age 15 to 18 curfew is between midnight (12 a.m.) and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Any person under the age of 18 who violates curfew shall be charged as an unruly child and taken before Juvenile Court as provided in chapter 2151 of the Ohio Revised Code.
The reasons listed in the resolution are that the curfew will help combat unruly juvenile behavior in the township, may deter other juveniles from coming to Newbury Township for this purpose and will give the Sheriff’s Department legal means to control juvenile activity that does not rise to the level of disorderly conduct.

Trustees approve juvenile curfew

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Newbury Township Hall

14899 Auburn Road
P.O. Box 257
Newbury, OH 44065

Ph. 440-564-5997
Fx. 440-564-7512
info@newburyohio.com

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 Newbury Township Trustees passed a resolution regarding oil and gas well drilling in the township in February 2013. The link to the resolution is on the Zoning Page under 'links.'

          Newbury Township annual spring clean-up day will be from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the township garage on Route 87. Items may be dropped off by Newbury residents only – identification is required.
          Metal items, appliances, and empty oil tanks will be accepted. Each household may deliver up to six tires and they must be off the rims. No liquids, paints, antifreeze or motor oil will be allowed. No hazardous materials, rocks, dirt, tree trunks or household garbage will be accepted.
          Small materials should be bundled or placed neatly in containers for easy handling. For more information call Newbury Town Hall (440) 564-5369.
Senior citizen home collection
          If you are a Newbury resident age 60 or older you qualify to have trash collected at your home on Monday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 4.
          The Newbury Township Trustees, Road Department and Geauga County Department on Aging are collaborating to pick up trash for seniors at their homes on the Monday following the township’s annual Trash Collection Day. Seniors who want trash picked up at their homes must be registered with the Department on Aging prior to pick up and must be home the day of pick up. If the senior cannot be home, someone 18 years or older may be appointed by the senior to sign a release for the items collected.
          To register for home pick up or for more information call the department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays at (440) 279-2103 or call (440) 834-1856 or 564-7131 at extension 2130.
          Registration for the June Senior Clean-up is on a first come, first served basis and the number of seniors who can be assisted is limited. Call soon and have the following information available: senior’s name; address; phone number; date of birth and a list of the 10 or fewer items needing to be removed. For restrictions on permitted items, see above. Newbury Township requests items to be set outside the garage, not at the curb. If a senior needs assistance removing items from the house, please let someone know when you call to register with the Department on Aging.