Athens Township
Athens Township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1 and an elected Fiscal Officer.
Athens Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio and 1,308 in the State of Ohio.
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In Athens Township, Trustees are responsible for managing the township’s affairs, including overseeing road maintenance (54 miles of improved public roadway), fire protection (provided by The Plains Volunteer Fire Department and the Richland Area Fire Brigade), police protection (provided by the Athens County Sheriff’s department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol), cemeteries Wolf-Plains and Union), parks and recreation (The Plains Community Park), zoning administration, property maintenance and waste disposal, as well as managing the township budget and assets.
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