Departments & Services
Fire Department
The Newbury Volunteer Fire Department provides fire and rescue services for township residents. The NVFD is an independent volunteer corporation, which is funded by a 1.6 mill fire levy which currently raises approximately $260,000 per year, plus a $70,000 per year payment from the township general fund.
Contact: 440-564-2261
(Non-Emergency)
For more information go to: www.newburyfire.com
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Road Department
The Newbury Road Department provides maintenance services for township roads. The road department is funded by two state sources - the motor vehicle license tax and the gasoline tax inside millage ffom the general fund (road and bridge fund), as well as two property tax levies, which provide revenue to the road district fund. The Year 2009 appropriation for all road department activities was $970,000.
Contact: Randy Hollis 440- 564-9127
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Cemeteries
The Newbury Cemetery Department provides maintenance of and record-keeping for township cemeteries. The cemetery department receives some funding from a cemetery fund into which monies paid for sale of cemetery plots is deposited, but the majority of the funding comes from the general fund. Year 2009 appropriations to the cemetery fund included $20,000 from the general fund and $9,100 from the cemetery fund
In general, Newbury Township provides a free cemetery plot to Newbury residents at the time of their death; other rules and regulations apply to this policy; please contact a township trustee for further information. There are four township cemeteries: Morton, South Newbury, Munn and Newbury Center. Morton and South Newbury do not have available plots at this time.
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Contact: Ann Wishart 440-564-5369 awishart@newburyohio.com
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Park Board
The mission of the Newbury Park Board is to establish park district properties and facilities throughout the boundaries of Newbury Township in Geauga County, Ohio. The parks, currently including Oberland Park on Auburn Road and Grange Park on Kinsman Road, will conserve our natural resources, protect wildlife habitats and sensitive ecosystems, and preserve our land for the purpose of educational, conservational, and recreational uses, providing open space and rural atmosphere for future generations to enjoy. The 2009 budget for parks and recreation is $33,000.