Current Events / Announcements
Annual Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report 2024
For a paper copy, call the Water Department at (419) 499-4161 ext. 8
BACKFLOW PREVENTION & CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PAMPHLET
To view the ‘Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control’ pamphlet, click on the following link below
OHIO REGULATIONS ON TREE TRIMMING AROUND ELECTRIC WIRES
To view the Consumer Fact Sheet regarding Ohio regulations on tree trimming around electric wires. Click on the following highlighted link. Basics of Tree Trimming. The Village Electric Department will be trimming trees to these standards this year and in the future.
Aggregator and Supplier
The new rate for Milan natural gas aggregation participants will be the fixed rate of $5.75 per MCF for the period of December 2024 through November 2026 through IGS. Although Milan is not a provider for natural gas, we research the cost of natural gas to get the best available rate at the time of each contract. All residents of the Village will qualify for this rate, however, they are not obligated in any way to participate in this program.
AFTER-HOURS UTILITY EMERGENCIES
For after-hours utility emergencies, please call the Milan Police Department non-emergency number at (419) 499-2001.
UTILITY OFFICE HOURS
REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Village offices will be closed Monday May 26, 2025 in observance of Memorial Day.
Continual Accusations
On August 7th, the Village of Milan received emails from Sandusky Register Editor Matt Westerhold regarding payments to the Village Administrator. The Village feels that we should present his information to our residents to keep them abreast of the continual accusations the Village is receiving. Below you will find the emails he sent and Mayor Crosby's response to the accusations
MAYOR CROSBY SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION
To view the summary of the investigation that Mayor Crosby read at the Special Council Meeting on Wednesday March 29, 2023 click on the following link.
At the December 20th Village Council Meeting, the newly elected Mayor and Councilpersons were sworn in by Erie County Municipal Court Judge C.J. Kamm, by reading their Oath of Office. Pictured from left to right; Councilperson Nate Shafer, Councilperson Tori Naufel, Judge C.J. Kamm, and Mayor Pamela Crosby.
REMINDER TO PET OWNERS
Reminder to pet owners, you are responsible to clean up after your dogs. Violation is a minor misdemeanor and punishable by a fine.
COUNCIL MEETING
Council meetings are open to the public. The Village of Milan welcomes an open-door policy for any concerns or questions you may have. However, to help us prepare, we require a 48-hour notice to be placed on the agenda. To be given the opportunity to speak under our Citizen Participation portion for no more than 5 minutes on your stated topic, please email the Fiscal Officer, Joanne Clapp at the following link email stating your name, address and your question for Council, 48-hours prior to the Council meeting.
PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL RULE OF BEHAVIOR AT A COUNCIL MEETING
The presiding President of Council shall enforce orderly conduct at all meetings and enforce rules of Council.
No person shall recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm to another by doing any of the following:
- Engaging in fighting, in threatening harm to persons or property or in a violent or turbulent behavior;
- Making unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive language to any person;
- Insulting, taunting or challenging another, under circumstances in which that conduct is likely to provoke a violent response;
- Creating a condition that is physically offensive to persons or that presents a risk of physical harm to person or property by any act that serves no lawful and reasonable purpose of the offender.
COMMISSION OPENINGS
Columbia Gas Quarterly Community Updates
2025 BRUSH PICKUP and YARD WASTE SCHEDULE
Brush Pickup Information
The Village will resume brush pickup program beginning on Monday April 7th. Brush pickup will then continue the first Monday of each month except for Labor Day in September (which will be performed on Monday, September 8th). The last brush pickup will be on Monday, October 6th. Please remember no yard waste or garden refuse, shrubs, roots or complete tree removal will be picked up (this includes brush from a complete tree removal). Please do not place items for pickup on the tree lawn in front of your home until the day before the scheduled pickup. In an effort to assist the Street Department please lay your brush in one direction.
Yard Waste Pickup Information
The Village Spring and Fall yard waste pickup for this year will begin on April 14th. Residents who have material for collection should place their material curbside, the day before the scheduled pickup, according to the following:
1) All material for collection must be yard waste only (grass, weeds and shrubs) free from trash and plastic. Absolutely no plastic or stones.
2) Maximum container weight 50 pounds.
3) Material will be collected in the following: Compostable Kraft paper bags, cardboard boxes or 30 gallon trash containers clearly marked “YARD WASTE”. Bulk bushes should be tied with jute twine, no wire or nylon.
Village employees will pick up on the dates listed above unless there is an emergency. We will have the yard waste dumpster at the Street Department for the week yard waste is scheduled Monday through Friday morning.
Please note that this notice is for Village of Milan Residents not Milan Township Residents. Township Residents will have to check with the Township on their scheduled brush pickup dates.
Brush Pickup Schedule
April 7th
May 5th
June 2nd
July 7th
August 4th
September 8th
October 6th
Yard Waste Schedule
April 14th
May 12th
August 11th
October 20th
ONE CALL NOW
The Village of Milan is pleased to introduce to our utility customers a communication tool that will allow us to quickly send emergency or informational messages to our residents. Each resident can have up to six phone numbers per household. This will allow for messages to be sent to home phones, work phones, cell phones, etc. Click here complete the form to sign up for this service. You may either drop off the form at the Utility Office or in the drop box.
ERIE COUNTY OHIO RECYCLING
It's easy to recycle in Erie County, choose from one of seven drop-off sites for recyclables throughout the county and for a complete listing of all special material recycling locations go to eriecountyrecycles.org
ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION NAMES MILAN TREE CITY USA FOR THE 22ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
On Friday April 25, 2025, the Village of Milan held an Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony. Village of Milan Street Department and Village resident Ann Russell assisted in planting an October Glory Maple on South Center Street. Mayor Pamela Crosby read an Arbor Day Proclamation at a recent Council Meeting on April 23, 2025. Two Spring Snow, two Red Sunset and one other October Glory were also planted throughout the Village. Pictured from left to right Ann Russell and Traci Valko.
Milan, OH, was named a 2021 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.
Milan achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program's four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.
"Tree City USA communities see the impact an urban forest has in a community first hand," said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation. "Additionally, recognition brings residents together and creates a sense of community pride, whether it's through volunteer engagement or public education."
Trees provide multiple benefits to a community when properly planted and maintained. They help to improve the visual appeal of a neighborhood, increase property values, reduce home cooling costs, remove air pollutants and provide wildlife habitat, among many other benefits.
More information on the program is available at arborday.org/TreeCityUSA.
About the Arbor Day Foundation: The Arbor Day Foundation is a million member nonprofit conservation and education organization with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. More information is available at arborday.org.