Center Township Trustee Jesse Harper is planning to purchase a building for the new township office after decades of renting.

“As long as I’ve been trustee, which has been almost seven years now, and at least 34 years prior to that, Center Township has never had its own building,” he said.

It’s rare for a township that size not to have its own building, he said.

“I believe we can do this without a bond, without a loan. I believe we can do this with the reserves we have,” Harper said. He credited prior trustees with being fiscally responsible and fiscally conservative, setting aside funds to purchase a building outright.

“It’s really essential considering that Center Township continues to grow and see more and more clients every month,” he said.

“We have actually been looking for a bui

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