Trustee Township Meetings

"Generally, regular meetings of the Board are set for the first and third Mondays of each month (subject to holiday adjustment), beginning at 4:30 p.m. for executive sessions, as authorized, such executive sessions to conclude no later than 5:30 p.m.; with the public session to then commence at 5:30 p.m. at each regular meeting."

Lawrence Township - Stark County

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States.

The 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.

Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Lawrence Township is divided between three school districts. The northern half of the township is served by the Northwest Local School District, while the southern half is part of Tuslaw Local School District. A small area along Erie Avenue in the eastern part of the township is zoned to the Jackson Local School District.

GAS & ELECTRIC AGGREGRATE
Lawrence Township has an aggregate for both gas and electric.
Please use the following phone numbers to contact them with any questions.
Energy Harbor (electric):  1-866-636-3749
IGS (gas):  1-888-862-6060

The Township’s current electric aggregation rate with Energy Harbor will expire May 2025.  We’ve been fortunate to experience a low electric aggregation rate the last 4 years.  The Township has contracted with Constellation Energy to provide electric aggregation for the next 2 years at 9.198 cents/kwh. Unfortunately, the rate is higher than the current rate ,but was the lowest rate and option offered to the Township.  Rising costs of fuel used to produce energy, inflation of costs to staff, operate and maintain electric generation powerplants as well as changes in the energy market have contributed to higher prices.

We encourage you to go to 

https://www.energychoice.ohio.gov/ApplesToApplesComparision.aspx?Category=Electric&TerritoryId=7&RateCode=1

to search for the lowest and best rate for your household.  Please be cognizant of early termination fees, monthly charges, term and other costs.

 

If you want to stay with the Township’s aggregation, do nothing and you will be automatically enrolled.

If you wish to opt-out you simply return the bottom portion of the letter you received from Constellation by April 10th. (If you opt out Constellation will always try to accommodate residents, should they wish to enroll at a later date, however Constellation reserves the right to decline late enrollments depending on market conditions).