Township

Township governments play a very important role in society both past and present. This particular form of government is the oldest and still provides continuous service. It offers many services that assist and benefit citizens in and around its boundaries. Township governments are responsible for three main obligations. They are to maintain roads, assess property, and to provide assistance to the less fortunate. These responsibilities are vital for communities and to make sure townships are successful. Townships in America date back to before we were a country. The first township was established in Providence, Rhode Island in 1636. In 1848 the Illinois constitution gave voters the opportunity to adopt a Township Government. Two years later the first township governments began. Today the township form of government serves more than 8 million people. Today township governments still play an important role in society. Not all township governments provide the same services or have as much influence as others. Edwardsville provides many programs and services through the township. Everything from…

Everyone wants live in a safe affordable well planned community with easy access to community amenities and employment. When it comes to planning those communities, landowners, developers, planners, public agencies and municipal councils all play a role in determining future land use. It is also important to ensure that residents have also opportunities to connect with stakeholders and express opinions and concerns regarding future development. Municipal planners are at the heart of community…

I have currently resided in Olmsted Township since May of 2015. Previously I lived in Elyria going to Lorain County Community College. I moved to Olmsted Township to be closer to Central School of Practical Nursing. When I was growing up I moved around very frequently. We never lived in one place for more than a year. I grew up around the Akron area until I moved up to the Cleveland area my sophomore year in high school. I am honestly very glad my family moved away from the Akron area to Avon.…

When you live in a small town, people seem to doubt that you will ever move on to bigger and better things. When you seem different than everyone else, or have different motivations, goals and interests, people seem to think you will falter in your attempt to achieve your goals. The reality is, no matter where you come from, or what your interests are, the only time you will encounter a detour on your road to success, is when you lack self-confidence and the necessary work ethic. On the road to…

1. One of the events that broke down the "Invisible Wall", was the war. When each side lost family members from the war, it brought the two sides together and they forgot their about their differences. Another event that broke the invisible wall down was when the Germans surrendered and the war ended. The two sides came together to celebrate and the bitterness and animosity that had existed between the two sides disappeared. Harry noticed that, "The war, it seemed, had almost completely…

a norm are not in need of new paint, are not run down, nor are they brand new with perfectly cut lawns in the summer. Any swing sets would be in the back yards, but one can hardly see in the backyards of the majority of the houses from the street. There is no main street in Glen Gardner; there is a post office, a hotdog stand, and random car shops on the highway that splits Glen Gardner. There is one traffic light in Glen Gardner that is located on the route 31. A person must travel out of town…

American Society’s Materialism in A Perfect Day For Bannafish J.D Salinger believes society turns each and every one of us into bananafish. In his short story A Perfect Day For Bananafish he expresses some of his views on the American society and the problems that he has with it. He believes Americans put too much value in material possessions and that their lives, shaped by a constant bombardment of advertisements and new products that are bigger and better than the last, are harmful to…

Ghosts, witches, and family curses aren’t subjects normally found in nineteenth-century romances. And yet, all are present in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s eerie second novel, The House of the Seven Gables. In it, Hawthorne introduces the Pyncheons, a self-righteous, greedy, and slothful people whose destructive hereditary traits arouse the revenge of the humble Maules. In turn, the Pyncheons blame the Maules’ revenge—and, particularly, the ancient curse of accused wizard Matthew Maule—for each…

As fair as the fabulous asphodels; And flow 'rets which, drooping as day drooped too, Fell into pavilions, white, purple, and blue, To roof the glow-worm from the evening dew. – From The Sensitive Plant by Percy Shelly, March 1820 The Township of Asphodel, named by the Deputy Land Surveyor Richard Birdsall in 1820 from the recently penned poem of Shelly, was full of Irish Immigrants, the so called Peter Robinson Settlers. Like the Harrisons some had been bankrupt and others became unemployed or…

Tocqueville created a rather lovely image of what townships were like back in the 1800s. He gives us a deep look into what townships were like back then and even tells us of its origins. He paints a rather rosy picture of involvement and the livelihood of how townships operated. By looking at how Tocqueville saw townships in his day and age, we can use it to compare how townships look in today’s day and age. Tocqueville counts Plymouth, New York as the where the origins of the township system…