Announcements
Hiram Township Fire Dept - Swearing In CeremonyThe Township will hold a swearing in ceremony for 20 new Fire Dept personnel on Tuesday September 22, 2026 at 6:45pm prior to the Trustees Meeting. This ceremony will be held at 6352 SR 82, Hiram. A flyer for the event is available here
September Trustees Meeting Moved 1 WeekThe September 2026 Hiram Trustees Meeting has been moved from Tuesday, September 15 2026 to the following Tuesday, September 22 at 7:00pm to accommodate the Public Bids for the Driveway Repair at the Township Facility.
Mediation UpdateRepresentatives of the Village of Hiram and Hiram Township met in mediation on Friday, September 4, 2026 to discuss the future direction and operation of the fire department. Both parties shared their issues and concerns and exchanged meaningful information with the other. Significant progress was made with the assistance of the mediator, and both parties are pleased with the status of discussions. A future meeting is being planned, and both parties are hopeful that a resolution can be reached. However, in the interim and pursuant to the instruction of the mediator, neither party will comment further on the status of their discussions or proposals that were made. The parties simply request that the public be patient and let the process take its natural course toward conclusion.
2026-07-15 Fire & EMS Contract between Village of Hiram and Hiram TownshipOn Tuesday July, 21 2026 the Trustees of Hiram Township passed Resolution 2026-020 which submmitted a Fire and EMS agreement to the Village of Hiram. It is readable here
ORC 505.371 related to Joint Fire DistrictFor more information related to the Ohio Revised Code pertaining to the creation of a Joint Fire District, please visit the Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules web site.
ATTN: Roadside Mowing within the TownshipWe have some new employees this year. If you do not want the backslope of your ditch mowed, please put up "DO NOT MOW" signs at the start and finish of your ditch. However, by law, we must mow the side of the ditch adjacent to the road. Thank you for your understanding.
May 2026 Township NewsletterThe first ever Hiram Township newsletter has been posted for May 2026. It is available for download
Kimble Rates Increase on 1/1/2024Per the contract that Kimble has with the Township, there will be a pricing increase on trash and recycling pickup effective 1/1/2024. The amount of the increase will be 5.8%
Public Access to the Cuyahoga RiverIf you are interested in accessing the Cuyahoga River that flows through the Township, a number of public access locations exist. Please use these instead of private property. For more information on the locations of these public access area, check out https://cuyahogariverwatertrail.org/
