Lafayette Township
Medina County, Ohio
Lee Kehoe President, Board of Trustees Lynda Bowers Board of Trustees Don Butler Board of Trustees
Shirley Bailey Fiscal Officer
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Police Protection
The Township maintains a community policing
contract with the Medina County Sheriff's
Office. Under this contract, three specific
Sheriff Deputies are assigned to patrol
Lafayette Township neighborhoods exclusively.
As a result, the Lafayette Deputies, as they
are called, are able to respond to calls within
moments. The Lafayette officers are: Deputy
Steve Clark, Deputy Larry Covey and Deputy
Scott Simonton. The Medina County Sheriff is
Neil Hassinger.
The Sheriff's Office non-emergency phone
number is 330/725-6631, and the Trustee who
serves as Police Liaison is Don Butler,
330/725-0496.
Fire and Rescue
The Township maintains a volunteer fire and
rescue department which is headed by a
full-time Fire Chief. The department has
recently added paid staffing during the day to
handle daytime emergencies.
The Township maintains two fire stations: one
at the Township Complex at 6776 Wedgewood
Rd., and another located at 5834 Heather
Hedge Dr. in Chippewa Lake Village.
Under the leadership of Fire Chief Jim
Sheppard, the Fire and Rescue Department
has a total of 39 members. Equipment
consists of 9 pieces of heavy duty equipment
highlighted by 3 ambulances, 1 heavy rescue
unit as well as tankers, pumpers and related
apparatus. The department also has 1 boat
for water rescue and a safety trailer used for
public safety demonstrations.
The Fire Department provides safety training
demonstrations, smoke alarms and other
safety services
Service Department
Headed by Service Department Supervisor
Dave Figgers, the service department
maintains Lafayette Township roads and
handles roadside berms, ditch maintenance,
mowing and snow removal along those roads.
The Township also has an emergency snow
removal program for senior citizens on limited
income. To contact the service department,
please call 330/725-3233, or call the Trustee
in charge of the service department: Lynda
Bowers 330/723-8483.
* The Service department also has a part-time
resident and vehicle inspector. Pepper was found
in the Township's salt bin as a kitten. She lives
part-time in the service department, and spends
weekends, holidays and cold days at the home of
Roy, one of the department's staff.



The Fire & Rescue Department and Lafayette Deputies team up to conduct Safety Days throughout the Township...featuring "Identikits" for children, safety tips and fun. If you are interested in having an event held in your area, contact the Police Liaison for the Township. (See contact info at top left)
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Township truck inspections *
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Sheriff Hassinger (R) with Lt. Detchon and Lafayette Deputiies
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DOES YOUR ROAD NEED ATTENTION???
Not all roads in the township are maintained by LafayetteTownship. Some roads in our community are county roads, and still others are state routes, which means that maintenance and snow removal on those roads are the responsibilities of those agencies. Before you pick up the phone to call about a road issue, please check this list (click here) so that you call the right place.
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