Common Issues & Concerns – Jackson Township Service Department

Contact the Service Department at 871-1119.

 I want to have my front yard ditch repaired or install tile.  Depending on existing conditions, the Township may be able to install drainage tile purchased by the property owner.  The Township’s standard for yard tile / ditch pipe is 12” N-12 polyethelyne pipe.   Each property must be reviewed and approved by the Township Road Superintendent.

The pipe under my driveway is broken.  The Township may be able to install a new pipe under your driveway.  The Township’s standard for driveway pipe is 12” concrete pipe and all materials are purchased by the property owner.  Call the Service Department to schedule an inspection.

The catch-basin next to the road is overflowing.  The basin may be plugged or the drainage pipes broken.  Call the Service Department immediately to inspect and repair the problem.

There is a dead animal on the road?   The Township can remove dead animals along Township roads.  Call the ODOT Service Garage on Haughn Road at 875-3336 for removal of animals on state highways (SR-104, SR-665 or US-62) or Franklin County Engineers 462-6781 for removal of animals on county roads (Holton, White, Hoover, Orders).

Where can I get a reflective address marker?  The Township Administration Office sells the green signs with the reflective numbers for approximately $7.00.  Contact the office at 875-2742.

My mailbox was hit by a snow plow.  Occasionally, the force of snow coming off the road may break a mailbox.  If the Township broke your mailbox, we will make efforts to promptly replace your mailbox with a standard post and box.   Sometimes, however, other crews from the county, state or city may have damaged your box.  In any event, contact the Township Offices if your mail box is damaged during a snow event.

When & How do you spray for mosquitoes?  Typically, the Service Department will spray during the summer months, in the evenings 7pm-10pm depending on weather condition.  The Township only sprays for mosquitoes within the subdivisions as spraying on low-density rural roads is ineffective and a waste of expensive insecticide products.   The Township uses Bio-Mist which is an environmentally friendly and non-toxic insecticide.  All equipment is calibrated by factory technicians each season.  A larvicide briquette is the most effective technique used by the Township as these briquettes can be placed in known wet areas such as catch basins.  The briquettes slowly dissolve over a 6-8 week timeframe killing all the mosquito larvae.  The Township also has contractual agreements in place to allow the Franklin County Board of Health to monitor, trap and treat mosquito problems that may appear in the Township.