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  Administrator Has Served For A Decade  
  August 4, 2016 Edition  
Jason Loree
      Entering his second decade of service as Boardman Township Administrator is 34-year-old Jason Loree.
      Loree actually began his career at Boardman Township as a student intern from Kent State University in 2005. During that time he worked on accreditation programs with the police department, and then stayed another three months, working with assistant administrator Christina Griffith, developing a policy manual.
      In Aug., 2006, following graduation from KSU, Loree returned to Boardman Township, as an administrative assistant, first under longtime Administrator Curt B. Seditz, and then briefly under Administrator Michael Villano, who served less than a month with Boardman Township.
      With the township in disarray under the leadership of Trustees Robin Gallitto and Kathy Miller, Loree took over the top spot when Villano abruptly left his post citing a lack of collegiality (the cooperative relationship of colleagues) in Boardman. At 24-years-old, he was the youngest township administrator in Ohio.
      “I had accepted a position with the Village of Carrollton and was due to be there in Sept., 2006. But I decided to stay home and accepted the job as administrator in Boardman,” Loree said this week.
      He notes his tenure as Boardman Township Administrator has been fulfilling, especially working with the current four, elected officials including Trustees Tom Costello, Brad Calhoun and Larry Moliterno, and Fiscal Officer William Leicht.
      “I was only on the job for three months and suddenly I had to deal with an issue involving two police officers we eventually had to remove from the force for improper conduct. I learned rather quickly it takes a lot of stamina and decorum to do this job properly,” Loree recalled this week.
      “Things can get kind of hectic. You can have your day, or week all planned out, and then you get a call that can disrupt everything.
      “People really want to talk to you, and many times if you just give the courtesy of talking with them, everything can be solved. They appreciate you took the time to hear them out,” Loree said.
      He noted his job “really gives me a sense of pride when things go right.”
      A graduate of Boardman High School, Loree was named by then Ohio Gov. Bob Taft as a student member of the Kent State Board of Trustees.
      “It was an amazing experience, seeing first-hand how a university board of trustees operates. They were always prepared, and when they didn’t have an answer for something, they would admit it, and find an answer. It’s a lesson that still carries with me today,” Loree said.
      Another influence in Loree’s life was his grandfather, the late Joe Loree Sr., who founded The Sandwich Factory.
      “Grandpa taught me the importance of family, choosing just a few good friends, and how to be responsible,” the administrator said.
      One of the hardest tasks Loree has had while leading Boardman Township was the layoffs of firemen and road personnel, and the closing of a fire station in 2008.
      “We were able to get over that with a new Board of Trustees who brought the township together and we were able to pass two levies. That showed the importance of working together, and I can tell you, without passage of those issue, we wouldn’t be where we are today” Loree said.
      Under the current board of trustees, Loree notes that Boardman Township expanded its annual Community Day program and now once a year, in June, thousands come to the Boardman Township Government Center where they view all aspects of the township’s operations, and, as well, enjoy free food and pop.
      “That event has created a sense of fellowship in the community,” Loree observed.
      Other programs he has worked on that have reaped benefits for Boardman include an electric and natural gas aggregation program to insure the lowest-possible rates for residents, a drug drop-off program at the police department (one of the township’s most popular programs), a paving program where bids are sought with several townships creating lower prices and providing more funds to pave more roads, a dog park at Boardman Park and the consolidation of 9-1-1 programs in Mahoning County.
      Among the first programs he completed was refurbishing the Marie P. DeBartolo Meeting Room, where trustees meet.
      Expected to be completed within a month is a property swap with the Boardman Local Schools that will result in a new fire station at Market St. and Stadium Dr., and a new school bus garage on Raupp Ave.
      “This job can be difficult, especially when answers ro issues are elusive,” Loree said this week, adding “We are fortunate here in Boardman to have elected officials who work together. They always ask, if we are going to do something, will it benefit the township, its businesses and residents. When we work that way, things get done.”
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      Pictured: photo/John A. Darnell jr.
       BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR JASON LOREE, pictured, has served in the post for 10 years. He says the job is very rewarding, “when things go right.”
 
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