Two candidates will be on the November general election ballot for the post of Boardman Township Fiscal Officer, including incumbent William Leicht.
      The township fiscal officer is responsible for distributing the more than $19 million a year that is costs to operate Boardman government, including its police, fire and road departments, as well as the zoning/planning department.
      Mr. Leicht has served Boardman Township extremely well, having previously served as a member of the Boardman Board of Education, before becoming Boardman Township’s Fiscal Officer.
      Perhaps his most significant achievement in office was figuring out how to finance a new main fire station at Market St. and Stadium Dr., at a cost of more than $3.2 million, without going to the electorate for new tax monies to finance the project.
      Boardman Township has flourished under the financial direction provided by Mr. Leicht, a Certified Public Account, despite the loss of millions of dollars in state funding.
      His contribution to leading the way to finance the new fire station will serve Boardman Township, its residents and visitors, as well as businesses, for many decades to come.