News and Events
Road Projects
For our 2024 road projects, we will be adding a new coat of chip seal to the roads in Olive Green, except for Washington Street. We will also be adding some grader paving to fix the edges of the road on Patrick Road East and Justamere Road. We will also be adding a new layer of chip seal to Patrick Road East and Justamere Road. Please note that any work in the road right-of-way requires prior approval from ODOT, County or Township authorities. Road right-of-way work requires a permit from the Board of Trustees on Township roads. Please call a Trustee before installing or replacing driveway aprons/culverts or filling in the ditch along a Township road.
2023 Property Value Reappraisal
An important message from the Delaware County Auditor regarding the 2023 property value reappraisal.
New Invasive Species to Ohio
At the end of June 2023, the USDA confirmed that the box tree moth is in Hamilton and Clermont counties in Ohio. The Box tree moth is from Asia and eats boxwood shrubs. Please keep an eye out. If you see one, use the reporting tool at: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/1b36dd2cf09e4be0a79776a6104ce1dc
Reference: https://agri.ohio.gov/home/news-and-events/all-news/box-tree-moth-found-in-ohio
Rumpke Waste and Recycling not only provides our weekly trash pickup but will also pick up bulk items in conjunction with your weekly curbside trash service. Call Rumpke Waste and Recycling at 1-800-828-8171. Rumpke will have instructions specific to which bulk items you would like to have picked up. For example, old mattresses and box springs can be picked up curbside, if you have them in mattress bags. Mattress bags are available for purchase at our local Ace Hardware, and Washington’s Do-it-Best Hardware in Sunbury.
Recycling is also easy in our township free of charge! We have several Recycling Dumpster size bins at our Township Maintenance Building on Olive Green Road, across from the Porter-Kingston Fire house. The following items may be recycled at the Township Maintenance Building:
- Paper Products
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars (any color)
- Plastic bottles, including the caps
- Aluminum cans
- Aerosol cans
- Metal cans, including lids
- Tin cans
- Cartons for juice, soy milk, milk, broth, cream, egg substitutes
Have any old car parts, mowers, scrap metal, or old appliances with Freon?? Take them to Sims Brothers Recycling in Delaware, OH. Please see their information below. Sims Brothers will pay you!!
Sims Brothers Recycling
65 London Road
Delaware, OH 43015
(740) 363-9192
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm; Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Everyone loves a nice tire swing in their yard, but do you have some old tires that need to go?? Bring your old tires to one of the following locations. It is not free, just a small fee. Light Truck and Car tires cost around $6 per tire for disposal. Call ahead for pricing on Agriculture and Large truck tires.
Pond Tire II
3900 St Rt 3
Sunbury, OH 43074
(740) 965-5711
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Wilson Tire
5861 St Rt 565
Marengo, OH 43334
(740) 625-6894
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Old televisions, computers, cellphones, tablets, or e-readers can we disposed of or recycled as well. Check with Rumpke first to see if they will take it. You can recycle old electronics at the following locations:
Best Buy Stores. Go to the following website for details:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/services/recycling/pcmcat149900050025.c?id=pcmcat149900050025
Ohio Mulch – Delaware, OH
883 US Rt 42
Delaware, OH 43015
(740) 363-8496
Hours: Monday to Saturday 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Ohio Mulch – Westerville, OH
4665 Westerville Road
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 891-3242
Hours: Monday to Saturday 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
Go to http://ohiodropoff.com/what.html for details on electronic recycling at Ohio Mulch Locations.
Old Motor Oil can be deposited at most Vehicle Service stations. They use this oil to heat their garages in the winter. Call ahead first. Here are a few locations in our area that take up to five gallons of old Motor Oil.
Napa Auto Parts – Sunbury, OH
494 West Cherry Street
Sunbury OH, 43074
(740) 965-2814
Hours: Monday to Saturday 7 am to 7 pm; Sunday 9 am to 5 pm
Advanced Auto Parts – Sunbury, OH
400 West Cherry Street
Sunbury, OH 43074
Hours: Monday through Saturday 7:30 am to 9 pm; Sunday 9 am to 8 pm
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Knox County Hazardous Waste Drop off
April to September / 2nd & 4th Wednesday
$1 per pound
Call 740-393-4600 to schedule a drop off appointment
New Families
Porter Township is growing every day! Please welcome our new neighbors and families. Thank you.
Family Gatherings
If you are planning to get family/friends together for a special occasion, why not rent the town hall? It is a very nice facility situated in Olive Green, in the center of our community. It can be rented by residents for a very reasonable fee. For more information see Rental of Township Hall on the Fees page of this website.
To schedule a date, please call Eddy Ambrose at 614-419-4608.
County Bridge/Road Projects
Current delaware county projects
The Adopt-A-Roadway Program
Would your family or group like to volunteer to keep a road in Porter Township looking great?
The Adopt-A-Roadway Program is a community service opportunity sponsored by The Delaware General Health District’s Keep Delaware County Beautiful Program. The program originated in the 1980s, in Texas, when James Evans saw debris flying out of a pickup truck bed. This program allows individuals, families, local clubs, groups and organizations to adopt portions of county or township roadways in Delaware County. Adopting groups can take great pride in the fact that they are keeping our roadways clean and free of litter and that residents and visitors alike will appreciate their efforts.
The Adopt-A-Roadway Program is part of a continuing effort to educate both youth and adults and raise community awareness about environmental issues in our county. We look forward to working with you in the near future.
For more information, Phone: 740-368-1700 ext. 2077, Email litter@rrohio.com or go to: https://delawarehealth.org/recycling-litter-prevention/ for more information.
Website History
The first website came online Tuesday, July 9, 2008. Tell your Porter Township friends the address of this website www.PorterTwp.org. This is our place to keep residents aware of improvements to roads, bridges, and any other pertinent information. Please review this and let us know what you like and dislike about the site. If you have something that you think should be on the site, let us know. We will continue to place photos on the site of the progress of the improvements and interesting pictures from our roads. This township is very historic, and we would like to include pictures of interesting and unusual houses, barns, and historic buildings.
Thank You,
Matthew Isganitis
Porter Township Board of Trustees